International Fighting Championship (IFC)

INTERNATIONAL FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP (IFC)

 PROFESSIONAL CAGEFIGHTING

DEBUTS IN PENTICTON FOR FIRST TIME EVER!

Tickets go on sale Friday, May 1^st at 10:00 a.m.

Penticton, BC: The South Okanagan Events Centre and F.I.T.E Club are pleased to present International Fighting Championship (IFC) on Saturday, August 15^th at 8:00 p.m. at the South Okanagan Events Centre. This event will mark the return of the International Fighting Championship (IFC) to Canada. The IFC was the first to debut the controversial professional fighting sport of Mixed Martial Arts in this country.  The IFC efforts in Quebec Province, which were seen on Viewers Choice Canada and RDS, lead to regulation by that province and eventually across most of Canada.

Tickets are $30, $40, $52.50, $70 and $80* and are on sale Friday, May 1^st at 10:00 a.m. exclusively through ValleyFirstTIX.com, the South Okanagan Events Centre Box Office, the Wine Country Visitors Centre or charge by phone at 1-877-763-2849. (*additional service charges apply)

Mixed Martial Arts allows the fighters to punch, kick, knee, throw, choke, forearm, arm bar, leg lock and otherwise incapacitate their opponents.  They are not allowed to bite, bend back their opponents toes or fingers, spit or pull their opponents hair. Otherwise, just about anything else goes while locked in the cage. Women fight under the same rules as men. Opponents are matched by weight and skill level.

The IFC will be bringing a soon-to-be announced ten person fight card to Penticton which will feature some of North Americas’ best fighters. Former and current IFC Champions include Chuck Liddell, Eugene Jackson, Rich Franklin, Tim Silva, Jens Pulver, Dan Severn, Igor Vovchanchin, Matt Lindland, Paul Buentello, Jeremy Horn and many of the other top fighters in MMA. IFC fighters come from many backgrounds; they are respected as some of the best athletes in the world. Most use a combination of boxing, wrestling, open hand combat and martial arts fighting techniques in the cage. Fights can be won by knockout, submission or by the scorecard. There are three five-minute rounds in a non-championship bout and five five-minute rounds in a championship bout. Known for their extreme, no holds barred fighting in the steel cage, IFC fighters will do just about anything necessary to win.

The event is sanctioned by the Penticton Athletic Commission. The action starts at 8:00 p.m. and it isn’t over until the last fight ends. Great mixed martial arts cage fights, smoking hot cage girls, and plenty of action – the party is all under one roof at South Okanagan Events Centre on August 15^th.

Join the free SOEC CyberClub and receive advance notice and special offers to future events at www.SOEC.ca .  Group discounts to this event are also available by calling 250.490.2351.

IFC Website