HDNET TO BROADCAST FOUR LIVE MMA EVENTS – ALL WITHIN TWO WEEKS!

Posted on | September 10, 2011 | No Comments

STRIKEFORCE PRELIMS TOMORROW AND DREAM 17 WILL BE LIVE

DALLAS (September 9, 2011) This afternoon, HDNet announced on a special LIVE “Inside MMA” that the network would be adding DREAM 17 as part of a LIVE doubleheader later this month for MMA fanatics.

Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten announced that on Friday, September 23, HDNet will first take fans to Kansas City for Titan Fighting Championship 20. But, we don’t stop there!

Just a few hours later, HDNet takes you to Japan for DREAM 17 LIVE!

These events, in addition to the network’s LIVE coverage of the Strikeforce World Grand Prix: Heavyweight Semi-Finals Undercard TOMORROW night and the Legacy Fighting Championship 8 on September 16, brings HDNet’s coverage of LIVE MMA up to FOUR events in TWO weeks.

“No other network comes close to this kind of live coverage – four events in two weeks,” said Andrew Simon, CEO of HDNet Fights. “We’re definitely proud to bring these fights to our viewers – we’ll even circle the globe to do it!”

HDNet’s LIVE MMA schedule is as follows:

TOMORROW, September 10 – Strikeforce World Grand Prix: Heavyweight Semi-Finals – Undercard, featuring Mike Kyle v. Marcos Rogerio De Lima

8:00 p.m. ET

Friday, September 16 – Legacy Fighting Championship 8, featuring Pete Spratt v. Jorge Patino

10:00 p.m. ET

Friday, September 23 – Titan Fighting Championship 20, featuring Brett Rogers v. Eddie Sanchez

10:00 p.m. ET

Saturday, September 24 – DREAM 17 from Japan, featuring Shinya Aoki v. Rob McCullough

3:00 a.m. ET