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IFL World Championship Rosters Announced
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IFL World Championship Rosters Announced
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
by Sherdog.com Staff

Rosters for the Quad Cities Silverbacks and New York Pitbulls, which face off Sept. 20 at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Fla. for the 2007 International Fight League World Championship, were announced Wednesday.

Following a semifinal round marred by injuries, the only notable finals' absence is Silverbacks' welterweight Rory Markham (Pictures), who broke his left hand in a first-round KO of Chris Clements (Pictures) that helped propel his squad over the top-seeded Los Angeles Anacondas.

New York, seeded second after going 3-0 in the regular season, will once again feature Deividas Taursevicius at lightweight. Taursevicius replaced an injured Erik Owings (Pictures) during the Aug. 2 semifinals when the Pitbulls defeated the Tokyo Sabres 3-2. Facing Bart Palaszweski, one of the most successful 155-pounders in the league, Taursevicius, now a starter, will be tested.

At welterweight, Delson Heleno (Pictures) waits on Silverbacks' head coach Pat Miletich (Pictures) to find a replacement for Markham.

The middleweight contest sees the returns of Ryan McGivern (Pictures) and Fabio Leopoldo (Pictures), who both missed their semifinal fights.

Light heavyweights Mike Ciesnolevicz (Pictures) and Jamal Patterson (Pictures), recovered from an injury that kept him out of the semis, square off.

Ben Rothwell (Pictures), the anchor of the Quad Cities squad, faces Bryan Vetell (Pictures) in a heavyweight clash.

In addition to the league championship, the IFL also announced four fights pitting IFL veterans against members of Florida's American Top Team.

Ryan Schultz (Pictures) fights Aaron Riley (Pictures) in a lightweight tilt. Brad Blackburn (Pictures) takes on Travis Cox at 170 pounds. Allan Goes (Pictures) fights Chris Baten at 205 pounds. And Rolles Gracie makes his MMA debut against Seth Petruzelli (Pictures) in a heavyweight contest.
 

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