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MMA Pro League named FITE by Triller the exclusive worldwide streaming partner for the explosive Team NJ vs. Team Ohio battle happening on October 28, 2023 at the Hilton Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA. FITE, known as the leading combat sports platform, will present the event live on PPV at 7:00 pm ET/6:00 pm CT/5:00 pm MT/4:00 pm PT (October 29, 2023, 9:00 am AEDT, 8:00 am JST, 7:00 am PHT/HKT/SGT, 6:00 am WIB). Two Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) superstars will head up the broadcast team – Renzo Gracie, the member of the historic Gracie MMA/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu family, and Jim Miller who holds UFC records for most bouts, most total wins, and most wins in the lightweight division. Experienced combat sports announcer Cara Castronuova (also a celebrity fitness trainer on The Biggest Loser) rounds out the team.
The October 28th event will also feature star coaches for both teams with Team Ohio coached by UFC standout Matt Brown and Team NJ led by Hall Of Fame trainer Murat Keshtov. The teams will be loaded with outstanding fighters vying to win for their respective states and demonstrate that they are part of the next generation of mixed martial arts stars. "I am so appreciative and encouraged by the support our Team NJ vs Team Ohio event has received from our distributors, sponsors and broadcast talent. Renzo Gracie, Jim Miller and Cara Castronuova bring a large and diverse fan base to MMA Pro League, FITE is recognized around the world for its leadership in combat sports streaming, and our sponsors Wild Orchard, Green Hill Sports and La Ziza all produce the premium-quality products in their respective fields. It all adds up to a super night of action and fun at Hilton Meadowlands on October 28th," said MMA Pro League CEO Hani Darwish. Wild Orchard delivers top-of-the-line organic American-grown hemp products through unbiased third-party ISO-certified lab testing to maintain category-leading purity and quality in the edible and vape markets that consumers can trust. Green Hill Sports, the official equipment and apparel company for the MMA Pro League October 28 event, has been a provider of premium sports products to the combat sports industry for over three decades. La Ziza Restaurant and Lounge is based in Clifton, New Jersey and takes great pride in providing the highest quality Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine to its longtime customer base.
On the other hand, FITE has also announced the return of Warrior Wrestling on its platform with upcoming events broadcasting live and some of the most exciting shows from the past available on-demand via FITE+, the best value in streaming sports. Warrior Wrestling Founder & CEO Steve Tortorello said, "We're thrilled to have both our live events going forward and our extensive back catalogue on the platform that wrestling fans worldwide trust and flock to." The incredible past shows from Warrior Wrestling included with FITE+ include Warrior Wrestling 16 through 24 and many Stadium Series shows and feature athletes like Will Ospreay, Speedball Mike Bailey, Nick Wayne, Athena, Thunder Rosa, Alex Shelley, Tom Lawlor, and Sam Adonis. "We're so happy to have Steve Tortorello's amazing promotion Warrior Wrestling back in the FITE family. I go way back in the business, and I know the real thing when I see it. Obviously, some of the biggest wrestlers in the scene see it in Steve and Warrior Wrestling too and want to be part of these shows. What's great now is that we can make it so fun and easy to watch with FITE+," said FITE Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer Michael Weber.
Also available via FITE+ are twenty classic, must-see-again-and-again, events from IMPACT Wrestling's first 20 years to FITE+, the best value in streaming sports. The madness kicked off last October 5, 2023 featuring two "firsts" with the first-ever NWA/TNA PPV and Sting's debut in NWA/TNA Weekly Episode 50 in celebration of its first year anniversary, TNA Bound For Glory 2016 featuring EC3 vs. Bobby Lashley as well as Brandi and Cody Rhodes making their TNA debut in honor of October being Bound For Glory month for IMPACT Wrestling and prior to Bound For Glory 2023 coming to FITE on October 21st live from Cicero Stadium in Chicago, Illinois and Kurt Angle's TNA Impact debut from 2006. Curated by FITE Social Media Director Joel Arkin, the selection continues every Thursday towards the month of November with two events available weekly. Meanwhile, ONE Championship (ONE), the world's largest martial arts organization, and FITE by Triller, announced an exclusive agreement to broadcast live action-packed ONE Championship events in New Zealand and select Pacific Islands. The deal includes all Asia primetime ONE Friday Fight events as well as all U.S. primetime ONE Fight Night events which kicked off with ONE Fight Night 14: Stamp vs. Ham last September 29, 2023 from the world-renouned Singapore Indoor Stadium. The partnership provides fans with near-weekly live action in English as part of a FITE+ subscription's low monthly rate. Outside of New Zealand, the FITE+ broadcast partnership will provide access to live ONE Championship events for fans in American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis, and Futuna.
All this exciting FITE+ action from Warrior Wrestling, IMPACT Wrestling and ONE Championship exclusively in New Zealand and select Pacific Island nations joins exclusive wrestling action from Major League Wrestling, Game Changer Wrestling, Wrestling Revolver, and Insane Championship Wrestling as well as archival shows from New Japan Pro Wrestling; Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship events; other leading boxing, MMA and grappling promotions; and AFC Champions League soccer in select European countries. The subscription gives you unlimited on-demand access to the entire FITE+ library with over 4,000 hours from more than 100 organizations from around the world.
