IFL championship in December *possible spoiler

Ninjamonkey · 11-05-2006, 03:19 PM

OK,

I put spoiler up because I don't think the november IFL show aired yet. Anyway, we now know the finals will be Pat Miletich's silverbacks vs Matt Lindland's wolfpack. Who do you guys think will win it all?

I'll admit, I don't know much about either of these teams as I just started to watch IFL, so I will be rooting for the coach that I like more, Pat Miletich and his silverbacks.

Second, The first superfight out of five that is announced is renzo gracie vs carlos newton. Gracie is coming off a nice win against miletich while newton also is coming off a win. Both of these guys have been in a slump in their last few fights, and the last time they faced, it went to a split decision. Who do you think is going to take the win this time?

I think Newton by tko strikes in the second.

Finally, anyone have any idea on who the other superfights will be?

Ninjamonkey · 11-21-2006, 11:25 AM

They announced all of the fights for the ifl championship. I'm stoked for my first live mma event

Then ufc 66 is the next night, oh will be a good weekend of mma for me.

Quote:

NEW YORK, November 20, 2006 -- The International Fight League (IFL), the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, today announced the rosters for the 2006 IFL World Team Championship final, to be held at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Friday, December 29, at 7 p.m. The team matchup between the Silverbacks, coached by Pat Miletich and based in Quad Cities, Iowa/Ill., and the Wolfpack, coached by Matt Lindland and based in Portland, Ore., yields five outstanding bouts. Renzo Gracie (Holmdel, N.J.) and Carlos Newton (Newmarket, Ontario) will square off in a Superfight matching two MMA legends and the coaches of the New York and Toronto teams, respectively. And four other bouts will feature members of IFL teams which did not advance to the finals, for a total of 10 fights on the card.

Tickets for the IFL World Team Championship Final at Mohegan Sun are on sale now and are available through the Mohegan Sun Box Office and Ticketmaster. Customers may log onto www.ticketmaster.com, call any Ticketmaster phone number, or visit any Ticketmaster outlet.

The pairing of the Silverbacks and Wolfpack, who advanced to the final with respective semifinal victories in Portland on Nov. 2, brings together many of the league’s top athletes in intriguing matchups. The lightweight bout pits the Silverbacks’ Bart Palaszewski (Wonderlake, Ill.) against Ryan Schultz (Eagle Creek, Ore.). Sluggers Rory Markham (Chicago) and Chris Wilson (Portland, Ore.) go at it at 170 lbs. Ryan McGivern (Bettendorf, Iowa) takes on Matt Horwich (Gresham, Ore.) in the middleweight division. Mike Ciesnolevicz (Williamstown, Pa.) tangles with Aaron Stark (Portland, Ore.) at light heavyweight, while Ben Rothwell (Kenosha, Wis.) and Devin Cole (Medford, Ore.) battle in the heavyweight bout.

In addition to the Gracie-Newton Superfight, four intraleague Superfights involving IFL athletes supplement the card. Erik Owings (New York), who has fought for the Pitbulls, takes on Ed West (Tucson, Ariz.), a member of the Sabres this past year, in a 155-lb. bout. In a pair of light heavyweight fights, Brent Beauparlant (Montreal, Quebec) of the Dragons challenges Alex Schoenauer (Las Vegas) of the Anacondas, while the Pitbulls’ Jamal Patterson (Hoboken, N.J.) battles the Tiger Sharks’ Reese Andy (Billings, Mont.). Krzysztof Soszynski (Winnipeg, Manitoba) of the Anacondas and Mike Whitehead (Central Point, Ore.), who defeated Mark Kerr in an IFL Superfight in Portland on Nov. 2, clash in a heavyweight matchup.

--Taken from ifl.tv website.