[Boondock]

this is absolutely huge news.

http://www.internationalfightleague.com/press_1-17.cfm

IFL Logo Imagine a day when professional mixed martial artists will be able to bank on the same stability and longevity enjoyed by professional baseball or football players, a day where a fighter will be free to simply train without having to scrounge from fight to fight and from promotion to promotion.

This is the vision of Kurt Otto and Gareb Shamus, co-promoters of the International Fight League, the newest mixed martial arts promotion to enter the fray with its own intriguing twist




Otto, a successful figure in architecture and real estate development, and Shamus, founder and Chairman of Wizard Entertainment Group, a multi-million dollar, multi-media corporation servicing the comic book and popular culture industry, have quietly surveyed the mixed martial arts landscape this past year and feel they have something new to bring to the table. With key figures from all avenues of the sport from production to performance already recruited to join its efforts, the inspiration behind the IFL concept is fighter-friendly for sure.







In early April, four teams from the International Fight League will be unveiled at the organization's inaugural event. The four teams of five – consisting of a lightweight, welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight – will be led by four distinctly different coaches, but leaders all in the industry. At this time, Shamus and Otto will only describe this fantastic four as "the premiere or top names in the MMA world," but hope to take these "legends and belt wearers on their way to retired or retiring," and give them a chance to create a legacy with their respective fighting systems.

According to Shamus and Otto, contacted coaches have already assembled their teams, who will all be guaranteed a base salary and health insurance no matter how many times they fight during their contracted periods, along with a bonus system that will offer individual and team incentives for performances.





^^^^^^^^^RIGHT FUCKIN THERE^^^^^^^^^^^^

[TheBagman]

It's coming more and more mainstream... I hear about more and more people watching it...

[Boondock]

i think this is great news but it's never gonna be the same and i'm gonna miss the "good ol days"

the more popular it gets the more corrupted it's gonna get and the worked, rehearsed pre determined fights are gonna start. then the gimmick shit. then it's wwe

[elroypornlab]

you'll alwyas have your dvd's

[Boondock]

i have all those fights memorized. i might use them to show my brother in law whats up since my back is fucked and i can't school him myself.

[Tasha]

Hey boon, when are you going to fix your back anyway?

Wasn't your surgury scheded or something?

[Boondock]

Originally Posted by The_Shootist

Hey boon, when are you going to fix your back anyway?

Wasn't your surgury scheded or something?

going to the renouned spine center in cleveland on april 17th to see if it's a go. if it's a go then probably june

[JamaicanHerb]

thats probably gonna ruin it for you, just like in the old days when people actually wrestled, not came out in costumes dancing and making speaches on the mic