Northwest FightScene - IFL Sept 27th Press Release

INTERNATIONAL FIGHT LEAGUE (IFL) RETURNS TO PORTLAND

FOR WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS

ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2

Press Release from The IFL

Hometown Wolfpack takes on Bas Rutten's Anacondas, Pat Miletich's Silverbacks to meet Carlos Newton's Dragons, in addition to two legendary Superfights at Memorial Coliseum

NEW YORK, September 27, 2006-- The International Fight League (IFL) today announced that

it will return to the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, for the World Team Championship

semifinals on Thursday, November 2, at 7 p.m. PT. Bas Rutten's Anacondas vs. Matt

Lindland's Wolfpack will be one matchup, and Pat Miletich's Silverbacks vs. Carlos

Newton's Dragons will be the other. The night will also feature a pair of Superfights with

Daniel Gracie facing Allan Goes and Mark Kerr taking on Mike Whitehead. Tickets for

the event will go on sale on Saturday, September 30, at 9 a.m. PT.

"We are elated to be able to return to Portland," IFL co-founder and Commissioner Kurt Otto

said. "The excitement and intensity that was shown for our September quarterfinals showed

us that the market is ready for an even bigger event this time around."

The Anacondas reached the semifinals by sweeping the Sabres (based in Tokyo), 5-0,

on September 9, the same night that that Portland's Wolfpack defeated the Tiger Sharks

(based in Seattle), 3-2. The Silverbacks edged the Pitbulls (based in New York), 3-2,

while the Dragons (based in Toronto) edged the Razorclaws (based in San Jose), 3-2,

this past Saturday in Moline, Illinois. The winners will move on to the World Team

Championships in late December; site and date are to be announced.

Kerr is a former NCAA wrestling champion and All-American (at Syracuse University) and

UFC and PRIDE heavyweight champion who is returning to the ring for the first time since 2004.

MMA veteran Whitehead, was also a three-time all-America wrestler at North Idaho Junior

College, Southern Oregon University, and the University of Missouri has posted a 9-1 record

in his last 10 MMA bouts. Brazilians Gracie and Goes have both made successful IFL debuts

on the team level, with Gracie defeating Wes Sims in an IFL Superfight in June and

Goes defeating Devin Cole in September as part of the Tiger Sharks.

Tickets are available at the Rose Quarter Box Office, participating Safeway locations,

by telephone at (877)789-ROSE (7673) or online at www.rosequarter.com.

About the IFL
Founded in 2005 by Kurt Otto, a real estate investor and a life-long martial arts participant

and Gareb Shamus, chairman of Wizard Entertainment Group, the International Fight

League™ (IFL) was created to establish a centralized and structured organization that brings

the power and influence of the mixed martial arts industry together. On August 25, 2006, IFL

entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Paligent, Inc. (PGNT:OTCBB), pursuant to

which IFL would emerge as the surviving entity. For further information regarding the merger,

contact Paligent at (212) 755-5461. For more information on the IFL, go to www.IFL.tv.

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