The Maximum Fighting Championship and Mark Cuban’s HDNet have agreed to a second three-show deal which will air MFC events live throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. This new deal will commence with the final MFC show of 2008 – MFC 19: Long Time Coming which takes place on Friday, December 5 inside The Venue at River Cree Resort and Casino.

The MFC is the first and only organization based in Canada that airs live on HDNet Fights.

“We are very proud to have that distinction,” said MFC Owner/President Mark Pavelich. “But I’m also excited about where our partnership with HDNet will lead in the future. As the Maximum Fighting Championship gets closer to having its first shows on American soil in 2009, we expect that HDNet will be a big part of that.

Mark Cuban attended MFC 17: Hostile Takeover and came away impressed by what he saw first-hand from ringside in addition to his time spent alongside Mark Pavelich and the rest of the MFC staff.

“As a business guy I am here as much to watch how the MFC puts the promotions together and how the fans respond and everything,” he told the Edmonton Sun. “They have got a great reputation for putting on great shows and selling out the venue. The fans here seem to love it. I’ve come here to enjoy the fights but also to steal some ideas.”

Cuban expected his company and Pavelich’s MFC would be able to strike a renewal agreement shortly afterwards and there was little time wasted in making that happen.

“HDNet Fights seeks out the best partners around the globe and this past year the MFC brought some amazing action to HDNet,” said Andrew Simon, CEO of HDNet Fights. “It was an easy decision to renew our partnership with the MFC.”

HDNet Fights play-by-play announcer Kenny Rice called the MFC “one of the hardest tickets to get in all of MMA.” That point has been proven as the MFC has sold out 11 straight events.

Schedule of Events

Press Conference

Thursday, September 25 3 p.m.
Centre Bar – River Cree Resort and Casino

Speakers will include:
•    Mark Pavelich
•    Ryan Ford
•    LaVerne Clark
•    David Heath
•    Emanuel Newton
•    Aron Lofton

Weigh-Ins

Thursday, September 25, 6 p.m.

Centre Bar – River Cree Resort and Casino All fighters will be on the scale and available for interviews and photos.

Fight Night
Friday, September 26, 6:30 p.m.
The Venue – River Cree Resort and Casino
Doors open at 6 p.m. with undercard bouts starting at 6:30 p.m. The main card begins at 8 p.m.
 

The tentative card is as follows:

Emanuel Newton                vs.                David Heath
LaVerne Clark                    vs.                Ryan Ford
Joe Heiland                    vs.                Donald Sanchez
Gavin Neil                    vs.                Ryan Machan
Chris Camozzi                    vs.                Elliot Duff
Jay Whitford                    vs.                Aron Lofton
Gerald Lovato                    vs.                Simon Marini
Troy Sorenson                    vs.                Evan Sanguin
Mike Gates                    vs.                Josh Russell
Jason Zorthian                    vs.                Jesse Clarke
Jeff Kilisolosky                    vs.                Sheldon Westcott