Fight night as CFC 8 thrills Dixie Convention Center crowd; STGNews photo gallery

Written by Andy Griffin
September 29, 2013
CFC 8, MMA fights at the Dixie Center, St. George, Utah, Sept. 28, 2013 | Photo by Robert Hoppie, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — It was an intense night at the Dixie Center as fighters squared off at CFC 8, this fall’s mixed martial arts competition. St. George News photographer Robert Hoppie was there to capture all the hits, knock-outs and submissions. Here are some of the top shots from fight night in St. George.

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CFC 8, MMA fights at the Dixie Center, St. George, Utah, Sept. 28, 2013 | Photo by Robert Hoppie, St. George News
CFC 8, MMA fights at the Dixie Center, St. George, Utah, Sept. 28, 2013 | Photo by Robert Hoppie, St. George News

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Andy Griffin has been in sports media since 1989 and has covered BYU, Utah State and the Utah Jazz as well as all sports in southern Utah. A journalism graduate of USU, Andy has carried on a dual career as both a sports writer and a sports broadcaster and has been heard around the country. He has also been published in USA Today, Sport magazine, The Sporting News, Fairways magazine, the Los Angeles Times and locally in the Deseret News, the Salt Lake Tribune and the Spectrum. Andy was “The Voice of Region 9 sports,” for many years. He also hosted a daily sports talk show for three years called AG in the a.m. Andy has been married to his college sweetheart Shelly for 28 years and has five children ages 13 to 25.

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4 Comments

  • Family Oriented September 29, 2013 at 12:26 pm

    Nice family oriented activity, take the toddlers, kiddies to watch men beat on each other in brutal, bloody matches.

    • Family Oriented September 29, 2013 at 12:28 pm

      Ought to stage how men beat up their women in Utah which has one of the nation’s highest rate of domestic violence against women.

  • tom September 29, 2013 at 10:05 pm

    Who said anything about it being a family event? Was there nothing to whine about so you needed to pull one out of thin air to reach your daily quota of negativity? I just reached my quota….

  • Steve September 29, 2013 at 10:45 pm

    Nice to see this event in St. George. No, it wasn’t for the kiddies or generally a family event but does everything have to be? I did enjoy taking my teenage son to this event who is also a huge boxing, wrestling and MMA fan. There should be room in this community for all kinds of events. I thank the promoters and the Dixie Center for having this event.

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