The Ultimate Fighting Championship organization will present local and national fighters performing a night of mixed martial arts at the Deseret Peak Complex in Tooele on Saturday, Nov. 10.

The event will feature a combination of all martial arts styles including boxing, karate, wrestling, judo and jujitsu -- also known as "ultimate fighting" -- in a cage-fight atmosphere. There will be a total of eight fighters from Utah competing in the event.

The evening will be hosted by Josh Burkman, a full-time professional ultimate fighter from Salt Lake City who is also known as "The People's Warrior." He will also be signing autographs for dedicated fans at the show.

"We'll have both local and national fighters, and they'll have the exact same moves and rules seen in the UFC," Burkman said. "Steven Siler and Steven Sharp, the top two fighters in Utah, will be fighting as well. We will have 16 three-to-five-minute rounds with two fighters each, and I'll be hosting the events and making sure there are good fights for everyone out there to watch."

Burkman said Utah is becoming one of the hot spots in the country for ultimate fighting, and that the sport is becoming more and more popular as time goes on.

"There are a lot of ultimate fighters from Utah, and a lot of them train here," he said. "It's got a good conservative feel, which makes it easy to stay focused here, and the weather and altitude are good as well. For quite a few years it used to be that even the best fighters in the world had to work a second job, but now a lot of fighters are making it their full-time living."

The show will start at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10. Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com or at the Deseret Peak Complex's box office.

Doug Radunich: dougrad@tooeletranscript.com