The inaugural season of the

International Fight League The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006, and closed on July 31, 2008.

(IFL) started in 2006 and was split into two halves.

Season

First Season

The first half of the season consisted of two events and only four teams (

New York Pitbulls The New York Pitbulls were an International Fight League team based in NYC, New York. Coached by Brazilian Jiu Jitsu expert and MMA veteran Renzo Gracie, the Pitbulls were one of four teams competing in the IFL's inaugural season. Record/Roste ...

, Los Angeles Anacondas,

Quad City Silverbacks The Quad Cities Silverbacks was an International Fight League team based in the Quad Cities region of the United States. Coached by former UFC Welterweight Champion and founder of the very successful Miletich Fighting Systems camp, Pat Miletich ...

, and

Seattle Tiger Sharks The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006, and closed on July 31, 2008.

). The

Pat Miletich Patrick Jay Miletich (; born March 9, 1966) is a retired American mixed martial artist and former sports commentator. He is known for his fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he became the first UFC Welterweight Champion and UFC ...

lead

won the first Championship event defeating the Maurice Smith led

on June 3, 2006.

Second Season

The Second half of the 2006 season saw the addition of four new teams to the IFL ( Toronto Dragons, Tokyo Sabres,

Portland Wolfpack The Portland Wolfpack were a team in the now-defunct International Fight League and based in Portland, Oregon. The Wolfpack were coached by Olympic silver medalist in Greco Roman Wrestling, Matt Lindland. The Wolfpack were established in the mi ...

and San Jose Razorclaws). The championship event was held at the end of the year between defending champions,

and newcomers

with the Silverbacks capturing their second consecutive team championship. Each event in the 2006 season had at least one superfight along with the team format matches.

Results

Events

IFL: Legends Championship 2006

IFL: Legends Championship 2006 took place on April 29, 2006 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Results

IFL: Championship 2006

IFL: Championship 2006 took place on June 3, 2006 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Results

References

External links

IFL
- Official Website

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