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BodogFight Awards Bonus Prize to MMA Fighter

at Inaugural Pay-Per-View Event

Press Release from Bodog.com

Photos by Mike Renouard


(Chael Sonnen (USA) beat Alexei Olyinek (Russia) by Unanimous Decision)


At its spectacular pay-per-view event on Saturday, BodogFight recognized

Chael Sonnen as the viewer's choice for favorite fighter. In a strictly fan-based

voting contest, Sonnen beat out all other fighters who competed in the first season

of the newest mixed martial arts (MMA) program created by billionaire Bodog.com

Entertainment Founder Calvin Ayre. For receiving nearly four times the number

of votes than his nearest competitor, Sonnen will take home the $50,000 cash prize

as the fan's favorite fighter.

 

"Upon his arrival in Costa Rica, Chael made it clear that he was out to be the

toughest fighter in BodogFight's debut season," says Calvin Ayre, whose digital

empire includes the international record label, Bodog Music, which provided the

soundtrack for the series. "Chael annihilated his opponent Tim Credeur inside the

ring then crushed all the competitors in voting. He's truly deserving of this honor."

 

Sonnen possesses all the qualities of a warrior and was born into an accomplished

sporting family in West Linn, Oregon; his mother was a seven-time trap-shooting

champion. With family support, he quickly ascended to the top level in two sports,

competitive wrestling and MMA. Training with Team Quest, one of MMA's most

accomplished fighting groups, Sonnen has perfected his Vale Tudo fighting style

under the watchful eyes of four-time UFC champion Randy Couture, Olympic

silver-medalist Matt Lindland and Pride idol Dan Henderson. With all the necessary

tools in his arsenal, Sonnen has the skill, discipline and focus to become a

phenomenon in MMA. With the culmination of BodogFight's successful first season

and pay-per-view extravaganza, filming of BodogFight: St. Petersburg is now under

way. In the breathtaking city of St. Petersburg, Russia, 32 of the world's

top combatants will compete for a spot in BodogFight's second live

pay-per-view event in March 2007.

 

Biographies of all BodogFight: St. Petersburg fighters, exclusive footage, and

unedited interviews from the filming in Russia will soon be available at BodogFight's

official web site, www.bodogfight.com, with additions added to "The Latest" section

as MMA news happens. Each episode will air simultaneously on the BodogFight.com

broadband network and in more than 43 million homes across the United States.


About Bodog.com Entertainment Group 
Bodog.com, with its head office located in the Caribbean nation of Antigua, is

licensed in the United Kingdom and Kahnawake, Canada. Bodog.com Entertainment

Founder Calvin Ayre, recognized as a world authority on branding in digital

entertainment, was featured on the cover of Forbes magazine's recent best-selling

"Billionaires" issue. Bodog.com also has a thriving online community, which

includes history-making World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jamie Gold

(www.bodog.com/poker). Bodog.com Entertainment Group offers a host of

entertainment services, including: online gaming (Bodog.com); an international

record label (BodogMusic.com ); a million-dollar band search competition

(BodogBattleoftheBands.com); a publishing division (with an online magazine,

BodogNation.com, and blog, BodogBeat.com); an events department renowned for

producing parties that are stunning, chic and celebrity-filled; and an international

television production division, which produces reality television series, such as

BodogFight (BodogFight.com) and Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker (CalvinAyre.com).

For more information, contact Media Relations at 1-866-892-3371, or pr@bodog.com.

BODOG is a registered trademark of Bodog Entertainment Group.


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