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Art of Fighting – Mixed Martial Arts Event in Jacksonville

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Mixed martial art fighting invades Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena on September 4, 2010.
This event will mark the Art of Fighting’s first endeavor into the Jacksonville, FL fight market. Art of Fighting 9: Apocalypse will be held at the Veteran’s Memorial Arena . This event is the first professional mixed martial arts show to be held at the Veteran’s arena.

The Art of Fighting 9 fight card will be the best collection of fighters to ever appear in Jacksonville. The main event will be a world title bout between veteran welterweights Delson “Pe de Chumbo” Heleno and Jason “The Kansas City Bandit” High. The fight card will also feature local Jacksonville fighters including James Smiley, Terry Blackburn, Angelica Brotherton, Jamie Harrison and many more. Doors open at 5pm on September 4 at the Veterans Arena, with the first fighter to enter the cage around 6:15pm.

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The 2010 SEC Gymnastics Championship – Jacksonville, Fl

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The Southeastern Conference has awarded the 2010 SEC Gymnastics Championship to Jacksonville, Fla., SEC Commissioner Mike Slive announced today. The championship will be hosted by the Gator Bowl Association.

“We are excited about the opportunity to have our gymnastics championship at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena,” said Slive. “Gymnastics has been very popular in the SEC and having our championship in such a great SEC city gives us another location where we can showcase this exciting event.”

The SEC has won 14 national championships in the sport of gymnastics since 1987, including a current streak of five consecutive by the University of Georgia.

“The Gator Bowl Association is extremely proud to host the 2010 Southeastern Conference Gymnastics Championship featuring the top gymnastics teams in the nation,” said Gator Bowl Association President Rick Catlett. “The City of Jacksonville has a long history with gymnastics competition but the SEC Gymnastics Championship will take that to a whole new level.”

The SEC Gymnastics Championship was held at on-campus sites from 1981-2000. It was then moved to neutral sites and held in Birmingham, Ala. (2001-2003, ‘06), while also being held since in Duluth, Ga.(2004-05, ‘08), North Little Rock, Ark (2007) and Nashville, Tenn.(2009).

“It is great to host SEC athletics, once again, in Jacksonville,” Assistant General Manager Robin Timothy said. “On behalf of the entire SMG staff and the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, we look forward to serving the athletes and the fans during this competition.”

The 2010 SEC Gymnastics Championship will take place on Saturday, March 27. For ticket information, please visit www.SECsports.com.