Background The Ohio Combat League presents OCL24 at the Arnold Sport Festival. Ohio Combat League has been presenting their talented fighters at the Arnold for a few years now. A full list of the fight card can be found on the OCL website HERE. Impression The Ohio Combat League never disappoints in their live events….
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Arnold Sport Expo 2023 – Medieval Fighting
Background Organized by the Detroit Fight Club, Medieval Fighting has returned to the Arnold Sports Festival in 2023. During the time frame that we covered the event, we witnessed 5 on 5 Buhurt combat matches. Buhurt medieval combat consists of fighters using blunted hand weapons and armor commonly found in 14th to 16th century field…
Arnold Sports Expo 2023 – Guns & Hoses Boxing
Background An annual event, with this being it’s seventh year, at the Arnold Sports Festival, Guns and Hoses boxing makes a return! Once more, at the Hollywood Casino Event Center in Columbus. This charity event pits volunteer boxers from the local police and fire departments in exhibition matches. There were 24 matches scheduled for 2023….
Arnold Sports Festival 2022
Ohio Combat League Background: Martial Arts and Mixed Martial Arts competitions have been a long standing series of event at the Arnold Sports Festival. In 2022, VisualOhio covered the Ohio Combat League matches at the Hollywood Casino event center. The Ohio Combat League is a relatively new mixed martial arts promotion that is based out…
Arnold Sports Festival 2020 – Pro Strongwomen & Record Breakers
VisualOhio has covered the Arnold Pro Strongwoman since the first time it was brought to Columbus. The women’s event is every bit as entertaining as the men’s and continues to grow in popularity and viewership each year. This year, we got to cover a few of the events. Olga Liaschuck from the Netherlands took a…
Arnold Sport Festival 2020 – The Competitions Continue Without Spectators
The first day of the Arnold Sports Festival has come and the athletes are competing…but with minimal crowds. Per Ohio Department of Health Director’s Order, no spectators are allowed to view the general events. Spectators are allowed to buy tickets and view the competitions being held in the Battelle Grand Ballroom. A copy of the…
Arnold Sport Festival 2020 – Expo Postponed Due to CoronaVirus Concerns
Hello there VisualOhio viewers! We found out earlier today that Arnold announced that the Expo is being postponed due to concern of bringing 250,000 people together from all over the world because of the concern of the spread of the CoronaVirus. It will be investigated to see if the Expo can be held later on…
Columbus Pet Expo
In it’s 23rd year, the Columbus Pet Expo is an annual event all about pets of numerous kinds! Impression We all love out pets, whether they be dogs, cats, ferrets or whatever else non-humanoid we decide to bring into our homes and care for. That love is first evident by the sheer volume of people…
Arnold Fitness Expo 2019 – Guns and Hoses – One Shot!
Location: Voinovich Center, Ohio State Fairgrounds At the end of the third round, bloodied but still on his feet, this Guns and Hoses competitor showed strength and tenacity in all three rounds of his fight. The annual Guns and Hoses boxing exhibition is one of the highlights of the Arnold Fitness Expo. This year, it…
Arnold Sports Festival 2018 Recap
We want to welcome back our Arnold Sports Festival Columbus readers as well as any new readers! You might be wondering why the Arnold articles now? We wanted to give you a little recap of 2018 and start getting you pumped and excited about all that is going to go on in 2019! The team…
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