MMA comes to Vicksburg
Published 12:00 am Monday, March 23, 2009
Mickey Owens, left, from Brandon, and Wally Jones, from McComb, exchange punches during the “Battle in the Burg” mixed martial arts card at the Vicksburg Convention Center on Saturday. Owens won the the fight. Below, former Ultimate Fighting Championship light-heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz, right, takes a photograph with a fan during intermission. Xtreme Sports Entertainment put on the 15 mixed martial arts fights in an octagon cage with celebrity guest appearances from UFC fighters Alan Belcher, Ortiz, “Razor” Rob McCullough and Tiki Ghosn.