MMA Comes to North Carolina
In December 2007, North Carolina’s governor signed a bill that allows mixed martial arts fights to be staged and promoted in NC. On April 26, Carolina Fight Promotions will have an event in Raleigh at Dorton arena.
This is obviously not major news nationally, but it’s just one more signal that MMA isn’t going away anytime soon. According to Carolina Fight Promotions, “MMA fights were officially the number one grossing sporting events in 2007. More viewers tuned in to the reality TV series “The Ultimate Fighter” than the American League Baseball playoffs.”
On another note, I’ve been on vacation the past two weeks (NC mtns, beach and Aspen) so that’s why posts have been sparse around here lately. Expect to see more regular updates from now on.
March 17th, 2008 at 11:06 am
hmm, the $25 they are asking for general admission tickets sounds pretty steep to me. the show looks kind of amateurish, maybe i am wrong.