The Fight Network (UK & Ireland)

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The Fight Network (UK & Ireland)
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Launched 15 March 2004,
(pre-launch 1 December 2003)
Closed 1 December 2008
Audience share Not zero (December, 2007, [1])
Slogan "All Fights All The Time -
- Get It On!"
Formerly called The Wrestling Channel
(until October 2005),
TWC
(until December 2006),
TWC Fight!
(until January 2008)
Sister channel(s) The Wresting channel Re:Loaded
(launched October 2004, ceased March 2005) and was replaced with moies 333
Website thefightnetwork.co.uk
For the channel in Canada, see The Fight Network.

The Fight Network (UK & Ireland) was a free-to-air digital satellite television sports channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland, devoted to airing programming related to boxing, mixed martial arts, pro-wrestling and other combat sports. Launched on 14 January 2008, it was the first international channel from the Canadian-based The Fight Network. The UK & Ireland variant evolved from TWC Fight! (originally The Wrestling Channel) after they acquired the channel.

The channel, in 2007, when using TWC Fight! branding, also used to show wrestling shoot interviews. Jim Cornette, Raven and Vince Russo were some of the shoot interviews shown.

The Fight Network in the UK and Ireland ceased transmission on 1st December 2008 at 00:00UTC. They were removed from Sky Digital's EPG at 06:00UTC December 1st. The former frequency of this channel on Eurobird, 11.260Ghz (Vertical, Symbol Rate 27.5Mbaud, FEC 2/3) currently carries a standard colour bar test pattern.


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Used From 2006 - 2007

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