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The Fight Network is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel devoted to airing programming related to wrestling, boxing, mixed martial arts, and other combatant styles. Along with airing the live fighting events themselves, The Fight Network also airs fight themed movies, documentaries, television series, and news related shows.
The channel was launched on September 21, 2005 and is available on Rogers Cable, Vidéotron, Star Choice, Source, Telus, Cogeco, and Aurora Cable.
The Fight Network is owned by BlackOut Communications Inc., which also operates a number of other commerce and content businesses in the radio, web, and mobile phone spaces.:
- Fight MOBILE which provides WAP feeds to Verizon, Sprint, and Cingular mobile phones in partnership with Setanta Mobile, a division of Setanta Sports
- Live Audio Wrestling™ (“LAW”)
- MMA Weekly.com
- The Wagering Network™
BlackOut Communications has a working relationship with a publicly traded company, BlackOut Media Corporation, whose stock symbol is BKMP.PK. BlackOut Media Corporation holds a twenty (20%) interest in all BlackOut Communications holdings.
Programming
Boxing
- Ballroom Boxing- From Glen Burnie, New York
- Broadway Boxing
- Guilty Boxing
- Orion Boxing
- Showtime Boxing - All the great bouts from Showtime
- So You Wanna Fight?
Kickboxing
- K-1 - Action from the top kickboxing league in the world that hails from Japan
- Superleague - Kickboxing action featuring the top stars from Europe
- Fitness Kick - Fitness program with John Savidis
- Japanese Catfighting
Mixed Martial Arts
- International Vale Tudo Championships - MMA event from Brazil
- Pride Fighting Championships - Very popular MMA event from Japan
- Rumble On the Rock - MMA event out of Hawaii
- TKO - Promotion out of Montreal, Canada
Wrestling
- FMW
- Live Action Wrestling
- Live audio wrestling (The LAW) - Wrestling talk show
- Memphis Classic Wrestling
- Memphis Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling NOAH - Navigation with Breeze
- Ring of Honor
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling - TNA Xplosion
- Women's Xtreme Wrestling- Alternative form of wrestling that combines ethusiasm of today's contemporary stye with stunts and characters of scantily clad women.
- Wrestling at the Chase
Other Programs
The Fight Network also features the best fight-themed films and documentaries, here are just some of the titles:
Films
- Best of the Best 3
- Bloodsport
- Bloodsport2
- Bloody Fists
- Master With Cracked Fingers
- Shadow Fury
- The Street Fighter
Documentaries
- Durelle - A look at one of the most successful Canadian Boxers in history, Yvon Durelle
- The Last Round: Chuvalo vs Ali - A look back at the great match between local fighter George Chuvalo and Boxing Great Muhammed Ali and the events preceding it
- The Steak - A look at the world of Boxing and boxer Gaetan Hart
- The Ring Within - The story of Dan Bigras and his friends, who participate in Martial arts and Extreme Fighting
- Wrestling with Shadows - A look at the life of Professional wrestler Bret Hart
External links
"The Fight Network"