BodogFight, the action-packed mixed martial arts (MMA) reality series, created by billionaire Bodog.com Entertainment Group Founder Calvin Ayre, brings you the BodogFight: Season 1 Finale, presented by the Elite Fighting Championship . Live from The Agrodome in Vancouver, British Columbia, the PPV event will be available to an international audience Saturday, December 2, 2006. For ticket and PPV ordering information, go to www.bodogfight.com.
“The live event marks the finale of the remarkable first season of the BodogFight show and the beginning of BodogTV’s foray into the exciting world of mixed martial arts,” says Calvin Ayre, whose digital entertainment empire includes an international record label, Bodog Music, as well as a publishing division and television production house. “This event’s fight card pits two dominating nations head-to-head, as both USA and Russia vie for international bragging rights on the MMA world stage.”
As part of the PPV event, one of the three Superfights will showcase Roger Gracie in his professional MMA fight debut. An incredible tournament showdown and the introduction of a new Gracie family member to MMA fans worldwide: With all of that action, the BodogFight main event is shaping up to be the largest event of its kind.
If Roger Gracie versus Ron Waterman isn’t enough of a grudge match needed to satisfy fight fans, then MMA fighters Antonio Silva’s bout against Eric Pele should do the trick. The third fight features Eddie Alvarez against Aaron Riley in a welterweight championship bout.
Also being announced at the PPV event will be the BodogFight favorite fighter as voted by viewers, with the winning warrior taking home the $50,000 cash prize. Be sure to cast your vote soon at www.bodogfight.com , where biographies of all the fighters, exclusive footage, and unedited interviews and confrontations are readily available and continuously updated each week. The final televised episodes will air simultaneously on the Men’s Outdoor and Recreation channel, Comcast, Cox, Time Warner, and online to viewers worldwide at the official BodogFight web site, www.bodogfight.com.
With its drive into the international MMA scene, the incredibly popular BodogFight series is available in over 43 million homes across North America. Elimination battles, behind-the-scenes training, interviews with fighters, a soundtrack featuring Bodog Music artists, and lifestyle segments compose the weekly one-hour BodogFight episodes, with the finale leading into the PPV main event December 2 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Filming for BodogFight: Season II – USA vs. The World is scheduled to begin in mid-December in the breathtaking city of St. Petersburg, Russia.
About Bodog.com Entertainment Group
Bodog.com , based out of San Jose, Costa Rica, is federally licensed by the Costa Rican and UK governments. Bodog.com Entertainment Group Founder Calvin Ayre, recognized as a world authority on branding in digital entertainment, was featured on the cover of Forbes magazine’s recent best-selling “Billionaires” issue. Bodog.com also has a thriving online community, which includes history-making World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jamie Gold (www.bodog.com/poker). Bodog.com Entertainment Group offers a host of entertainment services, including: online gaming (Bodog.com); an international record label (Bodog Music.com); a million-dollar band search competition ( BodogBattleoftheBands.com); a publishing division (with an online magazine, BodogNation.com, and blog, BodogBeat.com); an events department renowned for producing parties that are stunning, chic and celebrity-filled; and an international television production division, which produces reality television series, such as BodogFight (BodogFight.com) and Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker (CalvinAyre.com ). For more information, contact Media Relations at 1-866-892-3371, or pr@bodog.com. BODOG is a registered trademark of Bodog.com Entertainment Group.