Northwest FightScene - IFL Jan 3rd Press Release

2007 INTERNATIONAL FIGHT LEAGUE (IFL) SEASON OPENS

WITH "SHAMROCK VS. SHAMROCK" TEAM MATCHUP

IN OAKLAND ON JAN. 19

Press Release from The IFL

Rosters Announced As Lions vs. Razorclaws, Tiger Sharks vs. Condors,

Horn vs. Vitale "Superfight" Complete 11-Fight Card at ORACLE Arena

NEW YORK and OAKLAND, Calif., January 3, 2007 - The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world's first team-based professional mixed martial arts league,

today announced rosters for its 2007-season-opening event, which will take place on

Friday, January 19 at the ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

The 11-bout card features matchups between teams coached by the famed Shamrock

brothers - Ken's Lions, based in Reno, Nev., and Frank's Razorclaws, based

in San Jose, Calif., and between the Tiger Sharks, based in Seattle and coached

by MMA and kickboxing champion Maurice Smith, and Condors, based in Southern Calif.

and coached by MMA legend Marco Ruas. The evening will be capped by a

"Superfight" between veterans Jeremy Horn and Niko Vitale.

The evening is part of the full 11-event IFL 2007 schedule, the most comprehensive advance

schedule in the history of fight sports. Below are the matchups for the Oakland event:

Tiger Sharks (Seattle) vs. Condors (Southern Calif.)
LW/155: Shad Lierley (Seattle) vs. Adam Lynn (Pittsburgh)
WW/170: Brad Blackburn (Olympia, Wash.) vs. Rodrigo Ruas (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
MW/185: Bristol Marunde (Sequim, Wash.) vs. Jeremy Williams (Laguna Niguel, Calif.)
LH/205: Reese Andy (Billings, Mont.) vs. Justin Levens (Laguna Niguel, Calif.)
HW/265: Curtis Crawford (Portland, Ore.) vs. Antoine Jaoude (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Lions (Reno, Nev.) vs. Razorclaws (San Jose, Calif.)
LW/155 - John Gunderson (Medford, Ore.) vs. Josh Odom (Tallahassee, Fla.)
WW/170 - Pat Healy (St. Louis) vs. Ray Steinbeiss (Phoenix)
MW/185 - Daniel Molina (Carson City, Nev.) vs. Brian Foster (Moreno Valley, Calif.)
LH/205 - Vernon White (East Palo Alto, Calif.) vs. Raphael Davis (Torrance, Calif.)
HW/265 - Roy Nelson (Las Vegas) vs. Vince Lucero (Casa Grande, Ariz.)

Superfight
MW/185: Jeremy Horn (Salt Lake City) vs. Niko Vitale (Honolulu)

Tickets are available through www.ifl.tv or via Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com,

by telephone or at Ticketmaster outlets.

Each of the nine regular season IFL events will consist of four teams - each with an athlete

in all five weight classes competing - along with a special Superfight, for a minimum

of 11 bouts per card. The team that wins the best three of five match setup will be

declared the team winner for the match, similar to collegiate and high school

wrestling meets. The IFL also differs from other MMA organizations in that the bouts

are held in an oversized five-rope boxing ring with three, four-minute rounds,

each designed to create the most compelling in-arena experience for local fans.

Each of the 12 IFL teams for 2007 will compete in three regular season events; the teams

with the top four overall win-loss team records will advance to the semi-finals, which will be

held on Thursday, August 2, 2007 at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J.

The 2007 IFL Finals will then be held at The Forum in Los Angeles on

Saturday, September 15, 2007.

The 10 venues for the 2007 season (The Forum in Los Angeles will host two events) will

scale to between 7,000 and 13,000 seats, which has been consistent with

the IFL's plan of managed growth.

About ORACLE Arena
The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Complex, including ORACLE Arena and

McAfee Coliseum, is home to the Oakland Athletics, Oakland Raiders and

Golden State Warriors as well as a host of other sporting events, concerts and family shows.

The Coliseum Complex is jointly owned by the City of Oakland and Alameda County

and managed by the Oakland Coliseum Joint Venture (OCJV), owned in majority by SMG.

SMG is the world's leading company in the private development and management of

public assembly facilities, including 180 properties in arenas, stadiums, convention centers,

performing arts centers and recreational facilities around the world.

About the IFL

International Fight League™ (IFL) is the world's first professional mixed martial arts sports league. IFL has its headquarters in New York, NY and offices in Las Vegas, NV. For more information about IFL, please see: www.ifl.tv

Forward-Looking Statements: This release contains forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are subject to various risks and IFL's management's expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future financial condition, and results of operations. There can be no assurance that future developments actually affecting IFL will be those anticipated.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ (favorably or unfavorably) from the expectations stated in this release include the risks and uncertainties such as the conditions of the markets for live events, broadcast television, cable television, pay-per-view, Internet, entertainment, professional sports, and licensed merchandise; acceptance of the Company's brands, media and merchandise within those markets; uncertainties relating to litigation; risks associated with producing live events; uncertainties associated with international markets; risks relating to maintaining and renewing key agreements, including television distribution agreements; effects of competition, including locations of competitors and operating and market competition.. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the Company's assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements.

IFL undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. This press release may include the opinions of IFL and does not necessarily include the views of any other person or entity.

The names of all International Fight League, Inc. televised and live programming, teams, images, and logos are trademarks, which are the exclusive property of International Fight League, Inc. All other trademarks and tradenames mentioned in this release are the property of their respective owners, and are not affiliated with IFL in any way.

International Fight League, ORACLE Arena, Oakland, Calif., Jan. 19, 2007

Tiger Sharks (IFL, Overall) vs. Condors (IFL, Overall)

155 lb. Shad Lierly (Seattle) (0-0, 0-0) vs. Adam Lynn (Pittsburgh) (0-0, 10-5)

170 lb. Brad Blackburn (Olympia, Wash.) (2-1, 9-8) vs. Rodrigo Ruas (Rio de Janeiro) (0-0, 2-3-2)

185 lb. Bristol Marunde (Sequim,WA)(0-1, 2-3) vs. Jeremy Williams (Laguna Niguel,CA)(0-0, 5-2)

205 lb. Reese Andy (Billings, Mont.) (2-1, 4-1) vs. Justin Levens (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) (0-0, 9-3)

265 lb. Curtis Crawford (Portland, OR) (0-0, 1-2) vs. Antoine Jaoude (Rio de Janeiro) (0-0, 3-2)

Lions (IFL, Overall) vs. Razorclaws (IFL, Overall)
155 lb. John Gunderson (Medford, Ore.) (0-0, 10-4) vs. Josh Odom (Tallahassee, Fla.) (1-0, 4-1)

170 lb. Pat Healy (St.Louis) (0-0, 15-11) vs. Ray Steinbeiss (Phoenix) (0-1, 8-2)

185 lb. Dan Molina (Carson City, Nev.) (0-0, 6-5) vs. Brian Foster (Moreno Valley, CA) (1-1, 7-10)

205 lb. Vernon White (E. Palo Alto, CA) (0-0, 24-29-2) vs. Raphael Davis (Torrance, CA)(0-1, 1-1)

265 lb. Roy Nelson (Las Vegas) (0-0, 6-0) vs. Vince Lucero (Casa Grande, Ariz.) (0-0, 17-10)

Superfight
Jeremy Horn (Salt Lake City) (0-1, 78-15-5) vs. Niko Vitale (Honolulu) (0-0, 21-6)

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