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PHILADELPHIA - Boston, a city close to UFC president Dana White's heart and one that has long been the target of UFC expansion, could produce one of the more memorable events in UFC history.
In a post-UFC 101 press conference, White confirmed plans to hold an event in Boston.
The real surprise, though, came when he revealed a potential venue for the event: historic Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox.
"We're looking at doing it at Fenway," White said when asked about the event.
Late last month, the State Senate voted to approve a bill that would bring mixed-martial-arts regulation to Massachusetts. White and Co. hope the bill will be signed into law by late 2009 so a Boston show can be held sometime in 2010.
Fenway Park, opened in 1912 (with a series of renovations in recent years), currently seats 37,000 for baseball games. That number could fluctuate wildly depending on the seating configuration used for an MMA event.
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