Bodog Television Presents Bodog Fight Round 3 - Bodog.com News

Bodog Television is one arm of the growing Bodog media empire. While Bodog.com tries to keep its ambitions realistic, the online gambling outfit is targetting several of the most popular entertainment avenues of the 21st century.

Bodog.TV features poker television and talent search competitions. One of its most popular shows is Bodog Fight.

Bodog Fight is back for a third time. The first two round of Bodog Fight have been considered a big success. The last show came from St. Petersburg, while this next program will be shot in Costa Rica. The mixed martial arts competition will debut on Tuesday April 17, 2007 on ION Television.

Bodog knows what it's doing here. Bodog.com has featured mixed martial arts bets for years now. Since MMC is one of the fastest growing sports in America, so now's a good time for Bodog to push mixed martial arts. The Ultimate Fighting Championship has materially affected the popularity of rival fight productions like boxing and professional wrestling. UFC purchased Pride, its major competitor. This might open the door for a new rival to appear.

The U.S. versus Russia storyline of the St. Petersburg broadcast won't be copied here. Guess the Russian domination of the Americans wasn't much to the liking of the producers. I imagine we could win if it was U.S. versus Costa Rica, which is where this fight card is being hosted.

Details of Bodog Fight #3

The April 17th fight card includes Jack Shields versus San Luis Obispo. Shields comes into the ring with a 16-4 record with 11 knockouts. Obispo is 8-3.

Steve "The Red-Nosed Pit Bull" Berger brings his brawling style to the ring against Piotr Jakacynski, who is unbeaten with a 2-0 record with one knockout.

Big names from the MMC world will be on site. The list of co-hosts includes
Royce Gracie, Denis Kang, , Phil Baroni and Josh Barnett.

If you don't see the episode on the 17th, don't worry. ION Television will replay the show several times this week.

You might check out several other mixed martial arts stories posted here. Included are Pride 34 Odds and Pride 34 Results, along with the results for the major upset at UFC 69.

Bodog Television Presents Bodog Fight Round 3 - Bodog.com News