Toronto – Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, has signed a multi-fight deal with M-1 Global, kicking off with a live broadcast of M-1 Challenge 41 tomorrow – Wednesday, August 21, at 12 p.m. ET from St. Petersburg, Russia.
Fight Network signs multi-fight deal with M-1 Global, first show on August 21st
Fight Network’s live HD broadcast of M-1 Challenge 41 will be aired nationwide in Canada, as well as internationally as part of Fight Network’s expansion on ZON in Portugal, D-Smart in Turkey, and ZAP in Angola and Mozambique.
Headlined by a clash for the M-1 Global 65 kg world championship, Russia’s own Yuri Ivlev (18-7) takes on undefeated Ukrainian prospect Marat Gafurov (7-0).
In addition, M-1 Global will stage the semifinals of the 2013 heavyweight grand prix with Latvian Konstantin Gluhov (26-12) taking on Estonian Denis Smoldarev (5-0), plus Frenchman Chaban Ka (6-1) looks to end the perfect professional run of Poland’s Marcin Tybura (7-0).
In other featured bouts, Zulfikar Usmanov (4-1) meets Mansour Barnaoui (8-2), plus Mikhail Malyutin (25-10) battles Georgi Stoyanov (15-2).
Three hours of live action is expected for the afternoon broadcast.
For a full listing of Fight Network’s broadcast schedule, please visit tv.fightnetwork.com.
About Fight Network:
Fight Network (www.fightnetwork.com) is the world’s premier combat sports network dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, including fights, fighters, fight news and fight lifestyle. The channel is available on all major carriers in Canada, select countries in Europe and Africa, on TSN Radio in Canada via its program “Live Audio Wrestling,” and in North America via its programming on Sirius XM Channel 167 and its programming block on Pursuit Channel (www.pursuitchannel.com). Fight Network’s parent company Anthem Media Group also owns a significant interest in the Pursuit Channel and will be launching the Fantasy Sports Network across North America in 2013.
