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Article: Arco Arena set to rock for UFC 65.
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- Appeal-Democrat (Marysville, CA)
- Article date:
- November 18, 2006
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Byline: Justin Miller
Nov. 18--If you have ever thought that mixed martial arts could never eclipse the popularity of main stream sporting events, think again.
It has taken Zuffa, LLC nearly five years to turn the Ultimate Fighting Championship's negative reputation as a brutal form of hand-to-hand combat into a highly-legit form of mixed martial arts competition.
Tonight, Northern California will be treated to the first ever UFC event when Zuffa presents UFC 65: Bad Intentions from Arco Arena in Sacramento. The nine-fight card features a heavyweight title fight and a welterweight title fight. Sacramento's James Irvin and Stockton's Nick Diaz ...