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SHOWTIME SPORTS® SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WITH NEW INSTALLMENT:
FIGHT CAMP 360°: Fedor vs.
Rogers


Premieres Tuesday, Nov. 3, 9:30 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME®;
For The First Time Ever, Film Crew Captures The Athlete, The Family
Man and The Mystique of MMA's # 1 Fighter, Fedor, in Russian
Training Camp
NEW YORK
(Oct. 22, 2009)—In
the wake of the critically acclaimed debut of
FIGHT CAMP 360°:
Inside The Super Six World Boxing
Classic,
SHOWTIME Sports® turns the spotlight to mixed martial
arts with FIGHT CAMP 360°:
Fedor vs. Rogers.
FIGHT CAMP 360°:
Fedor vs. Rogers will
feature unrestricted access to one of the most enigmatic
professional athletes of today,
Fedor Emelianenko and his next opponent, the undefeated
Brett Rogers,
as they prepare to headline "STRIKEFORCE/M-1 Global
Saturday Night Fights" to be broadcast LIVE on Saturday,
Nov. 7 (9:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the
CBS Television Network.
FIGHT CAMP 360°:
Fedor vs. Rogers will
premiere on SHOWTIME®
on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 9:30
p.m. ET/PT. The CBS Television Network will also
make the show available to its 203 affiliated stations for broadcast
in advance of the fight.
From director
Ron Yassen, who is
embedded in Fedor’s training camp in Stary Oskol, Russia: “Fedor is
beyond captivating as a fighter, and more so, as a man. It's a pure
joy to film him so intimately as he strives for perfection in life
and sport with grace and charm. While training for this most
important match, he kindly opened up his life to us in and out of
the ring, without the ego that often comes with being the very best
at one's craft.”
Produced in
conjunction with Roadside Entertainment, FIGHT CAMP 360°:
Fedor vs. Rogers will
showcase both fighters as they prepare for this historic fight.
Nov. 7 marks the first time Fedor, widely considered the sport’s No.
1 fighter, will appear in front of a national broadcast television
audience. Despite his iconic status within the sport, Fedor (30-1)
remains shrouded in mystery, living and training in seclusion in a
remote mining village in Russia far away from the spotlight afforded
the sports’ very best.
Rogers lives and
trains in Minneapolis, and enters the fight with an impressive 10-0
record after most recently dismantling former heavyweight champion
Andrei Arlovski.
Rogers, a quiet, soft-spoken giant outside the cage, who earlier
this year quit his job as a tire technician at Sam’s Club, has the
opportunity of a lifetime to dethrone the sport’s greatest in front
of a national television audience.
“The response to
our inaugural episode of Fight Camp 360°:
Inside The Super Six World Boxing
Classic chronicling the boxing tournament has been
overwhelming,” said SHOWTIME Sports General Manager
Ken Hershman, who commissioned the project. “Because of
the subjects involved—the mysterious world champion set to fight a
man living the American dream—we had to turn our lens in this
direction. Special thanks to M-1 Global and STRIKEFORCE for
affording us a level of access to both men that has been
unparalleled in their respective careers.”
Scott Coker,
president of STRIKEFORCE, added, ”This is a one of a kind
opportunity for fans to go behind the scenes and take a close look
at the extraordinary, number one fighter in the world - Fedor - and
his opponent who has become a symbol of The American Dream."


Below are the air dates and times for FIGHT CAMP 360°:
Fedor vs. Rogers on
SHOWTIME and SHOWTIME 2®.
Tuesday, Nov.
3 9:30p (premiere) SHO
Tuesday, Nov.
3 10:00p SHO2
Wednesday, Nov.
4 11p SHO2
Thursday, Nov.
5 10p SHO2
Friday, Nov.
6 10p SHO2
Saturday, Nov.
7 4:30p SHO
Note: all times ET/PT
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