Inside MMA 238: Strikeforce & EliteXC

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M-1 Challenge Tonight On HDNet

From the people at M-1 Global who bring you Fedor Emelianenko comes the M-1 Challenge. It consists of 10 teams from eight countries competing all over the world in what is being billed as the “World Cup of Mixed Martial Arts.” Sorry, no Fedor, but the tournament is said to have some really good up-and-coming international talent competing in it.

The M-1 Challenge premiers tonight on HDNet at 8PM ET.

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Ken Shamrock And Kimbo Slice Talk About Their Upcoming Fight On ‘Inside MMA’

The video above features Ken Shamrock talking to Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten about his upcoming fight with Kimbo Slice at EliteXC: Heat on CBS. Five Oz. has the video of Kimbo talking about Ken up at their site. They both talk about each other’s weaknesses quite a bit. On Oct. 4, we’ll find out who exposes who.

On a quick side note, EliteXC’s Jeremy Lappen commented on the lack of marketing for “Heat” and the strength of their partnership with CBS in a media teleconference today. Apparently, CBS has “significant” plans to start marketing the event during upcoming college and NFL football games, and they have been in discussions to extend their deal with CBS.

CR: MMAJunkie.com for the video

HDNet & Affliction Announce Long-Term Deal To Air Pay-Per-View Lead-In Fights

Affliction HDNet Deal

The press release:

HDNET FIGHTS AND AFFLICTION ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE LONG-TERM DEAL TO AIR LIVE MMA EVENTS ON HDNET

Partnership solidifies HDNet as THE Home for Mixed Martial Arts on television

DALLAS (September 3, 2008) - HDNet Fights today announced a long-term partnership with Affliction Entertainment to air live MMA events exclusively in North America on HDNet. These live events, featuring the top Mixed Martial Arts fighters from around the world, will be broadcast on HDNet as a lead-in to Affliction’s Pay Per View Events.

“This is the beginning of a long-term partnership with Affliction that encompasses live MMA, co-marketing and top fighters for the top weekly show in MMA - Inside MMA on HDNet,” said Andrew Simon, CEO of HDNet Fights. “Affliction has quickly become one of the top organizations in MMA which means it is a must have for HDNet.”

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Affliction Announces Partial ‘Day of Reckoning’ Fight Card; Tito Ortiz Not Signed?

Affliction Day of Reckoning Poster

Affliction held a press conference today to officially announce a few of the bouts on their second card, which has been titled “Day of Reckoning.” They also announced that HDNet would air three preliminary bouts prior to the start of the pay-per-view like they did with FSN for “Banned.” Tickets will range in price from $75 to $500.

The announced fights:

Full Weekend Of MMA Action On HDNet

For you lucky ones with HDNet, there’s a lot of great MMA being aired on the network this weekend, including DREAM.4 and Adrenaline MMA’s debut event.

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