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International Fight League MMA events in 2006
The inaugural season of the International Fight League (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 , Los Angeles Anacondas , Quad City Silverbacks , and Seattle Tiger Sharks ). The Pat Miletich lead Quad City Silverbacks won the first Championship event defeating the Maurice Smith led Seattle Tiger Sharks 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 and San Jose Razorclaws ). The championship event was held at the end of the year between defending champions, Quad City Silverbacks and newcomers Portland Wolfpack 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
Date
Venue
Location
Team Matches
Superfight
Results
April 29, 2006
Trump Taj Mahal
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Quad City Silverbacks vs Los Angeles Anacondas New York Pitbulls vs Seattle Tiger Sharks
Jens Pulver vs Cole Escovedo
Silverbacks def Anacondas 4-1 Tiger Sharks def Pitbulls 3-2 Pulver def Escovedo
June 3, 2006
Trump Taj Mahal
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Quad City Silverbacks vs Seattle Tiger Sharks
Daniel Gracie vs Wes Sims
Silverbacks def Tiger Sharks 4-1 Gracie def Sims
September 9, 2006
Rose Garden Arena
Portland, Oregon
Portland Wolfpack vs Seattle Tiger Sharks Los Angeles Anacondas vs Tokyo Sabres
Matt Lindland vs Jeremy Horn
Wolfpack def Tiger Sharks 3-2 Anacondas def Sabres 5-0 Lindland def Horn
September 23, 2006
MARK of the Quad Cities
Moline, Illinois
Toronto Dragons vs San Jose Razorclaws Quad City Silverbacks vs New York Pitbulls
Renzo Gracie vs Pat Miletich
Dragons def Razorclaws 3-2 Silverbacks def Pitbulls 3-2 Gracie def Miletich
November 2, 2006
Memorial Coliseum
Portland, Oregon
Portland Wolfpack vs Los Angeles Anacondas Quad City Silverbacks vs Toronto Dragons
Allan Goes Vs Daniel Gracie Mike Whitehead vs Mark Kerr
Wolfpack def Anacondas 3-2 Quad City Silverbacks def Toronto Dragons 4-1 Goes def Gracie Whitehead def Kerr
December 29, 2006
Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Connecticut
Portland Wolfpack vs Quad City Silverbacks
Carlos Newton vs Renzo Gracie
Quad City Silverbacks def Portland Wolfpack 4-1 Gracie def Newton
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