MMA XFC Recap

About a week ago Rupp Arena hosted it’s second Mixed Martial Arts event this year. This time around it was the XFC Salute to the Armed Forces. Although the stands weren’t filled, there were definitely a lot more people in attendance at this event than the last MMA event on March 7. It is no surprise that Mixed Martial Arts is one of the fastest growing sports right now. Although Kentucky may be a bit behind the trend, it does seem to be catching on here as well.

From the viewpoint of an average person, not ‘in the know’ about the sport, the fights seemed much more exciting this time around. There were a lot of body drops, some extremely effective holds and people that left the ring with more than their ego bruised. As the sport gets more steam (more so in KY), it is attracting serious athletes, some military, others experienced martial artists.

I was on hand (or rather in seat) with camera at-the-ready snapping as many photos as I could of the event. Below are a few examples of some that I took. You can find them all on our Flickr page in the MMA XFC photo collection.

As with all of our events, we love to see the photos the fans took. If you were able to attend the XFC Salute to Our Armed Forces event on June 7th and took your digital camera, camera phone, or can sketch really fast on paper, then we would love to see what you have. With your permission, we will even add anything you send us to a fan set on our Flickr page under the photo collection for this event (and give you credit of course). Send all photos to rupparenablog@gmail.com.