september 22 2005 owned by anthem sports & entertainment picture format 480i sdtv 1080i hdtv slogan watch . join . live . country canada language english broadcast area canada national usa portugal nos vodafone portugal belgium telenet angola zap mozambique zap turkey d smart middle east north africa osn bosnia serbia montenegro rtv pink headquarters toronto ontario sister channel s fntsy sports network website fight network availability satellite bell tv channel 388 sd shaw direct channel 129 404 sd d smart turkey channel 87 hd osn mena channel 614 hd cable available on many canadian cable systems check local listings channels may vary grande communications channel 240 armstrong channel 239 hd iptv bell aliant channel 139 sd channel 639 hd bell fibe channel 423 sd channel 1423 hd mts channel 170 sd channel 1170 hd optik tv channel 9945 sd channel 945 hd sasktel channel 163 sd channel 463 hd vmedia channel 427 sd fight network is a canada based english language category b specialty channel devoted to airing programming related to mixed martial arts boxing kickboxing wrestling and other combat sports . along with live fighting events fight network airs fight themed movies documentaries television series news and fitness related shows . it is owned by anthem sports & entertainment with offices and studios in new york toronto los angeles and las vegas . fight network is available nationwide in canada on select carriers in the u.s. and globally in over 30 countries across europe africa and the middle east . it also offers its service on roku apple tv and amazon fire devices across north america . 1 2 contents 1 history 1.1 international expansion 2 programming 36 2.1 news and original 2.2 mixed martial arts 2.3 boxing 2.4 kickboxing 2.5 grappling 2.6 other traditional 2.7 professional wrestling 2.8 reality 2.9 films 2.10 documentaries 2.11 on radio 3 references 4 external links history edit original logo used until 2010 second logo used from 2010 to 2011 fight network founded by mike r. garrow gained approval for operation from the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc in january 2004 . 3 the channel was granted approval under the name tfn the fight network however it was launched on september 22 2005 as the fight network commonly abbreviated as tfn . blackout communications originally owned tfn ; however after several organizational restructurings fight media inc. ended up owning and operating the fight network . in 2009 fight network teamed up with mobile fringe to launch an iphone application . 4 on december 11 2010 fight network announced canadian business entrepreneur and former canwest ceo leonard asper as the new chief executive officer after he secured a significant ownership stake in the company . 5 in april of 2011 the channel rebranded itself by introducing a new logo a new on air identity and renaming itself fight network . 6 in august of 2012 fight network relaunched its website fightnetwork.com with grand creative . in addition to providing programming information fight network s website features news videos podcasts and fantasy games . 7 the network has also become active on social media platforms ; including youtube facebook twitter vimeo and pinterest . in september of 2012 fight network announced a partnership with polar mobile to launch new applications across numerous platforms including iphone ipad android windows and blackberry . 8 fn operates as an official content partner with foxsports . fn also distributes content to mobile providers across canada through quickplay . 9 in february of 2013 fight media launched a high definition simulcast of their standard definition feed on cable . on december 22 2014 fight network announced a landmark partnership with the sports network and rds to become the new canadian broadcaster of the ultimate fighting championship . in addition to live pre and post fight programming and library content fight network broadcasts all live ufc fight night events from around the world as well as preliminary bouts for domestic non pay per view cards . 10 on march 30 2015 fight network announced a multi year canadian tv deal with tna wrestling to televise impact wrestling tna xplosion and tna greatest matches . 11 on may 12 2015 fight network premiered tommy dreamer s house of hardcore a professional wrestling promotion featuring christopher daniels team 3 d matt hardy rey mysterio and other superstars . on june 3 2015 fight network announced an exclusive multi year deal with las vegas based mma organization world series of fighting to air the existing archive and future live events in canada and globally in over 30 countries across europe africa and the middle east . 12 on march 29 2016 fight network announced a comprehensive global content partnership with tna wrestling with its ott app becoming the global home for tna wrestling content . 13 it was reported on september 16 2016 by the new york post that fight network had taken a stake in tna . 14 international expansion edit fn s first international agreement was with american iptv provider backspace . fn launched on their system in the united states in 2007 ; 15 however after several months backspace removed fn from its systems . in keeping with its plans to expand internationally fn opened a south american office in ecuador to continue its planned global expansion in that region . 16 however as of april 2011 fn has not commenced operations in south america . in 2008 fn purchased twc fight based in the u.k. and subsequently renamed the network the fight network uk . 17 the u.k. based network was shut down on december 1 2008 . in november of 2012 fight network expanded into the u.s. market launching subscription services for live online streaming of the channel on neulion . 18 19 on january 11 2013 fight network s parent company anthem media group inc. announced a significant equity investment in pursuit channel . the investment included the purchase of shares from shareholders as well as from the treasury resulting in a cash injection into the company . 20 in february of 2013 fight network announced a two hour dedicated programming block monday nights on pursuit channel available in 38 million homes . 21 on february 15 2013 fight network launched with angola based operator zap making the channel available to its subscriber base in angola and mozambique . 22 on march 19 2013 fight network launched in portugal on zon with the network becoming available to its subscriber base in europe . 23 on march 23 2013 fight network announced an expansion to turkey . fight network hd is available in turkey on d smart . 24 on august 13 2013 fight network announced its agreement to launch in belgium on telenet making it the fifth new territory to launch the channel in 2013 . 25 in december of 2013 fight network announced that it had reached a deal with osn to launch osn fight network hd on its systems in the middle east and africa . 26 in june 2014 fight network launched in standard definition in the new york metropolitan area on cablevision . 27 in august 2014 fight network launched on grande communications in texas markets 28 by replacing anthem media s own my combat channel . in july 2015 fight network launched on suddenlink communications across the u.s. making it available to its base of 1.5 million subscribers . 29 in march 2016 fight network expanded to service electric broadband cable in new jersey . 30 in april 2016 fight network launched on centurylink across the u.s. 31 in october 2014 fight network launched on the iptv service hellas online hol my tv in greece . 32 in november 2015 fight network launched an app on the fourth generation apple tv set top box media player . 33 in january 2016 fight network expanded its reach in portugal by launching on vodafone portugal . 34 in april 2016 fight network launched on yiptv the mobile cable internet streaming service . 35 programming 36 edit news and original edit fight network produces several weekly news shows including fight news now daily news show discussing current events newsmakers and previewing fights . 5 rounds weekly 30 minute talk show featuring comprehensive mixed martial arts analysis and breakdowns with special guests . premieres mondays at 7 p.m. et . toe 2 toe weekly 30 minute interview program featuring sitdowns with combat sports stars and personalities hosted by john ramdeen . mma meltdown with morency weekly mixed martial arts news show hosted by gabriel morency . review a raw john pollock and wai ting review every episode of wwe s flagship weekly show wwe raw . bookie beatdown preview of the odds and fantasy picks ahead of all ufc events . fn also broadcasts live weigh ins and press conferences for major boxing fights and all ufc events . 37 38 fn airs ufc countdown and ufc primetime shows leading up to all major pay per view events . 39 mixed martial arts edit fight network s live mixed martial arts programming includes ultimate fighting championship the premier mma organization and largest pay per view provider in the world . fight network airs all ufc fight night events from around the world as well as preliminary bouts for domestic non pay per view cards plus library content and live pre and post fight programming . 40 world series of fighting a las vegas based organization founded by ray sefo . also airs on nbc sports network in the u.s. features andrei arlovski anthony johnson tyrone spong justin gaethje rousimar palhares jake shields and miguel torres . 41 one fighting championship a singapore based promotion widely recognized as the biggest promotion in asia . features tatsuya kawajiri phil baroni and renato sobral . 42 resurrection fighting alliance a u.s. based mma organization owned and operated by ed soares featuring a blend of established former ufc stars and up and coming prospects . also airs on axs tv in the u.s. 43 ksw poland s biggest mma entity showcasing the likes of mamed khalidov and mariusz pudzianowski . 44 cage warriors fighting championship a london based organization founded in 2001 . features conor mcgregor jesse taylor and leonardo santos . 45 bamma a u.k. based promotion founded in 2009 . features jack marshman andre winner and tom watson . 46 m 1 global a promotion based in the netherlands partially owned by fedor emelianenko . fn aired emelianenko s last professional bout on june 21 2012 . 47 cage contender european based mixed martial arts organization featuring the likes of paul daley gunnar nelson and dean lister . brace australia s largest mma event series . dream a japanese league promoted by former pride fc executives . features shinya aoki bibiano fernandes and kazushi sakuraba . 48 final fight championship european based hybrid mma and kickboxing events featuring paul daley ricco rodriguez and more . 49 other international mma promotions aired on fn include m 1 challenge from russia and the netherlands ultimate challenge mma from the u.k. 50 extreme fighting championship africa 51 super fight league from india 52 as well as deep pancrase and female league jewels from japan . fight network s fighting spirit mma series features compilations from numerous global mixed martial arts organizations including cage warriors bamma one fc brace ksw combato extreme final fight championship wfc super fight league and efc africa . other north american mma promotions aired on fn include leading canadian mma promotion maximum fighting championship 53 all female promotion invicta fighting championships florida based xtreme fighting championships 54 texas fight night from the lone star state 55 jimmy burchfield s ces mma as well as canadian organizations instinct mma ringside mma slamm tristar fights 56 battlefield fight league hard knocks fighting championship aggression fighting championship and rumble in the cage . fn airs several best of shows including best of tko major league mma best of