UFC wants Olympic mixed martial arts

Sports
Feb 19, 2010
X

SYDNEY — Ultimate Fighting Championship executives say they’ll support a move for mixed martial arts to become an Olympic sport.

UFC President Dana White, in Sydney ahead of Sunday’s sold-out UFC 110 at Acer Arena, said while his company would not actively lobby the International Olympic Committee, he would support their inclusion in the games.

Although UFC matches feature caged fighting, the different disciplines of mixed martial arts are featured in the Olympics as individual events.

In Other News
1
Boys basketball: 13-0 run in fourth quarter pushes Centerville past...
2
Former Wittenberg men’s basketball assistant coach dies at 50
3
Stewart cleared to return, ready to fulfill expectations
4
Athlete of the Week: Bella Cherry, Tri-County North
5
High school football: Who are all state performers in Division I?