"There were, before darkness fell outside the DCU Center last night, several hints that the evening ahead was not going to be just another reason to get off the couch for some popcorn and punch.

For one thing, there was the Polish paraphernalia. The sidewalks outside the arena were throbbing with fans wearing Polish scarves, Polish hats and Polish T-shirts, and carrying Polish flags. Inside the building, the concourse was ringed with the usual concession stands — beer, pizza, hot dogs, Dippin’ Dots — and, of course, a place for fans to do pullups.

It was not Greco-Polish wrestling. It was less ancient, and somewhat more potentially lethal.

It was Mixed Martial Arts, presented by Moosin: God of Martial Arts, and it was making its debut here, although in some ways it is not a lot different than Kelley Square at 7:30 on a Tuesday morning. "

Bill Ballou showing us how not to cover a MMA event and just focus on fighters nicknames.