The Fight Network

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The Fight Network
Image:The Fight Network Logo Official.gif
Type Digital cable specialty channel
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Availability National
Owner BlackOut Communications Inc.
Launch date September 21, 2005
Website www.thefightnetwork.com

The Fight Network is a Canadian category 2 digital cable specialty channel devoted to airing programming related to wrestling, boxing, mixed martial arts, and other combatant styles. Along with airing live fighting events themselves, The Fight Network also airs fight themed movies, documentaries, television series, news and fitness related shows. It boasts the reputation of being the first of its kind in the world.

The channel was launched on September 21, 2005 and is available on several major cable operators including Rogers Cable, Vidéotron, Shaw Cable, Star Choice, Telus, Cogeco, Bell Expressvu and more and has begun its U.S. rollout beginning with Backspace.tv in addition to opening a South American office to continue their planned global expansion.

The Fight Network is a full multimedia company. They boast television, radio, and internet presence coupling that with strong MMA affiliations of Chuck Liddell ("The Iceman"), who is the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Randy Couture ("The Natural"), who is the current UFC Heavyweight Champion, record 5-time UFC Champion, and UFC Hall of Famer, and exclusive Fight Brand clothing and athletic wear.

The Fight Network is owned by BlackOut Communications Inc., which also operates a number of other commerce and content businesses in the radio, web, and mobile phone spaces. BlackOut Communications has a working relationship with a publicly traded company, BlackOut Media Corporation, whose stock symbol is BKMP.PK. BlackOut Media Corporation holds a twenty (20%) interest in all of BlackOut Communications holdings.

Blackout Communications also operates


Contents

[edit] TFN Programming

Boxing

  • Ballroom Boxing- From Glen Burnie, New York
  • Broadway Boxing
  • Guilty Boxing
  • Orion Boxing
  • Showtime Boxing - All the great bouts from Showtime
  • So You Wanna Fight?
  • UK Cat Fights- The UK's top models train and then fight it out.

Kickboxing

  • K-1 - the top kickboxing league in the world organized in Japan
  • Superleague - Kickboxing action featuring the top stars from Europe
  • World Championship Kickboxing - Title Fights hosted in Las Vegas
  • XFC - Xtreme Fighting Challenge from Alberta Canada featuring Thai Combat.
  • K1 MAX - K1's light division with the fastest and best technical fighters in the world.
  • K1 Battle Scramble - A half hour show that documents K1 events from the past, showing behind-the-scenes stories and all the drama not seen on the pay-per-view broadcasts.

Mixed Martial Arts

  • EliteXC - Live MMA event, simulcast from Showtime Networks in the U.S.
  • IVC: International Vale Tudo Championships - MMA events featuring Brazil's best talent
  • PRIDE Fighting Championships - the world's most popular MMA event from Japan
  • Rumble On the Rock - MMA events in Hawaii
  • TKO - Promotion out of Montreal, Canada
  • UCE (Ultimate Combat Experience - MMA from Utah
  • IFC - International Fighting Challenge
  • MECA - Brazilian Promotion featuring early fights from Anderson Silva, Ninja and Shogun Rua and more.

Wrestling

[edit] Other Programs

  • George "Rush" St. Pierre Training - MMA training videos hosted by UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre
  • Fitness Kick - Fitness program with John Savidis
  • Japanese Catfighting
  • Amber Lady Honey Wrestling - Girls Wrestling in Honey from Lithuania.
  • FIGHT - Variety show featuring highlights from EVERYTHING fight related. Hockey fights, K1, boxing, soccer brawls, Karate Tournaments and anything/everything else fight related. This show has everything fight related from everywhere packed into a half hour and is very entertaining and interesting to watch.

[edit] Films

The Fight Network also features fight-themed films and documentaries, here are just some of the titles:

Documentaries

  • Durelle - A look at one of the most successful Canadian Boxers in history, Yvon Durelle
  • The Last Round: Chuvalo vs Ali - A look back at the great match between local fighter George Chuvalo and Boxing Great Muhammed Ali and the events preceding it
  • The Steak - A look at the world of Boxing and boxer Gaetan Hart
  • The Ring Within - The story of Dan Bigras and his friends, who participate in Martial arts and Extreme Fighting
  • Wrestling with Shadows - A look at the life of Professional wrestler Bret Hart

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