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UFC to likely return to Nationwide Arena in Ohio March 7, 2009
UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com —
... Executive Director of the Ohio Athletic Commission, Bernie Profato, revealed in a Cleveland Plain Dealer article that the promotion “has tentative plans to return to Nationwide Arena in Columbus on March 7, 2009.” ...
For Bernard Hopkins Fight, Kelly Pavlik Spars With Byron Mitchell
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... "I've always been compared to Hopkins," Mitchell tells the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Kelly is a lot stronger than he looks. I've tried some of those tricks." ...
UFC Planning To Return To Columbus, Ohio in March
MMAFrenzy.com —
The UFC is likely to return to the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on March 7, 2009, according to Cleveland.com.
The event, tentatively UFC 96, would be the promotion’s fourth in the state since March 2007, including three in Columbus. UFC 82, which featured Anderson Silva’s successful title defense over Dan Henderson, took place at the arena in March and UFC 68, featuring the return of Randy Couture to defeat Tim Sylvia, took place in Columbus last March.
As has been the case for the past two years, the event coincides with the Arnold ...
UFC is going Back to Ohio
instantmma.net —
... Cleveland.com is reporting that the UFC has tentative plans to return to Nationwide Arena, March 7, 2009 in Columbus, Ohio. If I were a betting man I would say that it would be a good bet for the second and final leg of the “Heavyweight Tournament” to be held there. Columbus is the site of the Randy Couture victory over Tim Sylvia to win the UFC Heavyweight belt, amongst many other great UFC events. Look for an official announcement soon. ...
