Strikeforce and NBC
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 11, 2008
Sneak Peak At
“Strikeforce on NBC” Available Online
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A minute and a half preview of “Strikeforce on NBC,” the
52-week mixed martial arts series that premieres from 2-2:30 a.m. ET tomorrow
on NBC, is available for viewing at NBC Sports
Online as well as on the official Strikeforce
homepage.
“Strikeforce
on NBC” marks the debut of mixed martial arts programming on network television
in The United States. The series will
include fighter profiles as well as Strikeforce bouts and highlights.
Tomorrow’s historic, premiere
episode will be highlighted by a feature segment on newly crowned Strikeforce
World Middleweight (185 lb. limit) Champion, Cung Le. The battle between
Le and longtime rival, Brian “Unbreakable” Warren, as well as the classic,
barnburner fight between knockout artist Duane “Bang” Ludwig and rival 170 lb.
warrior Tony “The Freak” Fryklund will also air tomorrow night.
"Strikeforce on NBC" represents the latest
addition to the network’s traditionally first-class late night programming
lineup, arguably best defined by “Saturday Night Live,” the award-winning
variety show in the midst of its 33rd season. “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “Late
Night with Conan O’Brien” have consistently ranked number one in their
respective weeknight time slots for nearly the last decade and a half.
About Strikeforce:
Strikeforce is a
world-class mixed martial arts cage fight promotion which, on Friday, March 10,
2006, made history with its “Shamrock vs. Gracie” event, the first sanctioned
mixed martial arts fight card in California state history. The star-studded extravaganza, which pitted
legendary champion Frank Shamrock against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Cesar
Gracie at San Jose’s HP Pavilion, played host to a sold-out, record crowd of
18,265. Since 1995, Strikeforce has been
the exclusive provider of martial arts programming for ESPN and, after 12 years
of success as a leading, world championship kickboxing promotion, the company
unveiled its mixed martial arts series with “Shamrock vs. Gracie.” Since then, it has co-produced the first
SHOWTIME PPV mixed martial arts event in history with its world championship
“Shamrock vs. Baroni” card on June 22nd of this year followed by the
first-ever mixed martial arts event at the world-famous Playboy Mansion on
September 29th.
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