New Delhi: Live action of the first season of the Super Fight League (SFL), the world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) league will begin on 20th January 2017 at the Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi.
The opening ceremony will be telecasted on Sony Max at 6 PM on 20th January and will feature performances from Music director duo Salim-Sulaiman who also co-own the UP Nawabs team in the league. Celebrity team owners Ajay Devgn from Mumbai Maniacs, Arjun Rampal from Delhi heroes and Randeep Hooda from Haryana Sultans amongst other celebrities will grace the opening ceremony.
The first fight-night will see a clash of fists between Arjun Rampal’s Delhi Heroes and Randeep Hooda’s Haryana Sultans at 7PM on Sony ESPN and Sony ESPN HD.
The Super Fight league will consist of 8 teams with 2 teams battling it out each fight night. The matches will be telecasted live on Sony ESPN and Sony ESPN HD, 7 PM onwards on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The season one match schedule is attached below for reference.
Bill Dosanjh, SFL’s CEO & Principal Founder said “We are extremely excited and look forward to the inaugural season of the league. This league will showcase a glimpse of how exciting Mixed Martial Arts really is. Super Fight League has some talented Indian and International fighters on board who will fight it out till the end to secure a victory for their team. We once again thank all our team owners, partners and Sony Pictures Network for making this dream a possibility.
Amir Khan, SFL’s Co-Founder and two-time world boxing champion adds “India has a lot of talent in mixed martial arts which we are going to witness this season. I’m proud of the fact that with this competition we are giving young talent an opportunity to exhibit their prowess. India has always shown potential in combat sports and hopefully we churn out some superstars in the first season.”
The Super Fight League signed a momentous deal with Sony Pictures Network India (SPN) who will be the league’s official broadcast partner. Ace TV & Radio Host Siddharth Kannan will be the official host for the inaugural season which will be telecasted LIVE and exclusive, every Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 7:00 PM onwards on SONY ESPN & SONY ESPN HD channels and can also be streamed live on SonyLIV.
