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The International Fight League was formed in 2006 to present mixed martial arts to fans in a format familiar to other popular sports using the concept of teams. In IFL events, a team of five different fighters from lightweight, welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight divisions compete against another team similarly composed. Whichever team wins the majority of the 5 bouts wins the match.

To borrow a hackneyed cliche, “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”, and a group of Brazilians recently announced their intention to create their own version of the IFL in Brazil called the MoTeam League, which was detailed earlier this month in Rio de Janeiro.

• MTL: Wild Fire vs. Hurricane, August 11 2007
• MTL: Tsunami vs. Avalanche, September 29, 2007

The winning team of each event above will go on to fight against one another on November 10.

The teams’ four coaches are well-known Brazilian fighters in their own rights:

Hurricane	Wild Fire	Tsunami	Avalanche
Wanderlei Silva	Murilo Bustamante	Pedro Rizzo	Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

For a little perspective on the organization, Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Fabio Gurgel is helping to organize the league, and the first two events will be held at the Club Athletico Paulistano, “one of the most traditional associations of leisure, culture, and sports in Sao Paulo”.

Tickets for the MTL: Wild Fire vs. Hurricane fights are on sale now. Here are the prices in Brazilian Reais and the US dollar equivalents:

• Front Row VIP: 250 Reais ($135.87)
• Normal VIP: 200 Reais ($108.71)
• All others: 80 Reais ($43.48)

- Caleb

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