IFL Partnership with HDNet Continues

The International Fight League and HDNet Fights announced Tuesday that the first three IFL events of 2008 would be televised live on the high-definition network.

Starting with a Feb. 29 card at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, HDNet will also broadcast the IFL's April 4 event from the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J., and a May 16 card at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

A minimum of five bouts, including at least two championship contests, will be shown during the two-hour broadcasts.

"The first event we did with the IFL was a great success, and we are very pleased to be able to expand that relationship into the first quarter of 2008," said Andrew Simon, CEO of HDNet Fights.

The Feb. 29 event will air live on HDNet at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT.

IFL Las Vegas Lineup:
Preliminary Bout
145: Ian Loveland (Pictures) vs. Dennis Davis (Pictures)

Team Xtreme Couture vs. World Class Fight Center (Mario Sperry (Pictures))
145: Santino Defranco (Pictures) vs. Rafael Dias (Pictures)
185: Benji Radach (Pictures) vs. Leopoldo Serao (Pictures)
205: Lew Polley vs. Alexandre Ferreira

Team Quest (Matt Lindland (Pictures)) vs. Lions Den (Ken Shamrock (Pictures))
170: Jake Ellenberger (Pictures) vs. Pat Healy (Pictures)
155: Ryan Schultz (Pictures) vs. John Gunderson (Pictures) *
265: Fabiano Scherner (Pictures) vs. Roy Nelson (Pictures) *

Middleweight Championship Bout
185: Ryan McGivern (Pictures) vs. Matt Horwich (Pictures)

*Championship Bout