Las Vegas Nevada News Feed

UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn looks to become the first fighter in history to hold two UFC championships at the same time when he faces Georges St-Pierre for the UFC welterweight championship at UFC 94: ST-PIERRE VS. PENN 2 live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday, Jan. 31. Two of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world will go five rounds for the welterweight championship.

UFC 94 Tickets

In March 2006, top welterweights St-Pierre and Penn fought for the division’s No. 1 contender’s spot. St-Pierre earned a razor-thin split decision and later went on to win the UFC welterweight title. Penn dropped to the lightweight division and won the organization’s 155-pound title. Now they’re about to do it again, but this time, there’s much more at stake.

“This may be the most anticipated rematch in UFC history,” said Dana White, UFC president. “Their first fight was an epic battle of two of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the sport. After that fight, St-Pierre would go on to win the UFC World Welterweight title and Penn would go on to win the UFC World Lightweight title. Now these two champions will meet again with a lot of pride and St-Pierre’s title on the line. This fight will be talked about for years to come.”

One of the sport’s most dynamic athletes, St-Pierre (17-2) will be prepared to go five rounds to defend his UFC welterweight championship. The Montreal native has won his last four fights and nine of his last 10. Most recently, the popular champ defeated No. 1 contender Jon Fitch in a five-round war. At 27, he is in the prime of his brilliant fighting career and looking to send Penn back to the 155-pound weight class.

St-Pierre said, “I’m very honored to fight BJ Penn and very excited because it’s the fight that everybody wants to see, including myself. It will be one of the most anticipated fights in UFC history, and I’m glad and humbled to be a part of it.”

The current UFC lightweight champion, Hilo, Hawaii native Penn (14-4-1), earned the welterweight title in 2004 with a submission victory over UFC legend Matt Hughes. Penn has been even more untouchable since returning to the lightweight division. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt has won his last three fights against world-class foes including Jens Pulver, Joe Stevenson and Sean Sherk. However, the only thing on Penn’s mind right now is a return to the welterweight division for a healthy dose of revenge.

Penn said, “For the first fight against St-Pierre, I was at a point in my career where I didn’t prepare as well as I should have. During the second and third round I realized that I ran into someone who wanted it more than I did. Now, I’m very prepared to go five rounds.”

UFC 94 Tickets

MGM Grand Hotel and Casino

Comments Off

Terrible’s Primm Valley Casino Resorts presents the father-son Lucha Libre wrestling team of Rey Misterio Sr. and Jr. for the first time in Southern Nevada as they compete in the Star of the Desert Arena at Buffalo Bill’s Resort at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13.

“We’re very excited about wrestling in the Las Vegas area for the first time,” said Misterio Sr., who has been a superstar in Mexican wrestling for decades. “Our matches are always exciting and entertaining, but because my son and I are on the same card and because it’s our first time here, we have a few surprises planned as well.”

Lucha Libre began in Mexico almost 100 years ago earning a place in the country’s culture. It has gained stature in Mexico and other Latin countries ever since. Lucha Libre performers are known as luchadores. The sport differs from wrestling in the U.S. in that luchadores are traditionally quicker and perform more aerial maneuvers than their American counterparts. Because of the quick-paced athleticism and the daring, unique maneuvers of the luchadores, Lucha Libre has grown in popularity in the U.S. during the past 15 years. They also use intricate combinations in rapid-fire succession and apply complex submission holds while wearing masks during the competition. Other standout Lucha Libre wrestlers on the card will be announced at a later date.

Lucha Libre is at the Star of the Desert arena inside Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino. Tickets are $19.95 and $34.95 and are available online at www.primmvalleyresorts.com or by calling 1.800.FUN.STOP. As part of the complimentary ticket offer from Terrible’s Primm Valley Casino Resorts, 500 free tickets will be available for the event at www.primmconcerts.com. Doors open at 7 p.m. on Dec. 13 and the first match will begin at 8 p.m.

About Terrible’s Primm Valley Casino Resorts:
Primm Valley Casino Resorts, located 25 minutes south of Las Vegas on Interstate 15 at the Southern Nevada/California state line, includes Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino, Primm Valley Resort & Casino, Whiskey Pete’s Hotel & Casino, Primm Center and the Primm Valley Lotto Store. Combined, the three properties feature 2,644 guest rooms, 136,000 square feet of casino space, 2,900 slot machines and 98 gaming tables.

Primm Valley Casino Resorts

Comments Off

After thirteen weeks of intense competition seen by millions of viewers on Spike TV, four competitors from The Ultimate Fighter® Team Nogueira vs Team Mir will fight for the ultimate prize on December 13th – the chance to become The Ultimate Fighter and win a multi-year, six-figure contract with the UFC®. The Ultimate Fighter Team Nogueira vs Team Mir Finale will take place Saturday, Dec. 13 live from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas and will air live on Spike TV, beginning at 9pm ET/PT (tape delayed).

UFC Finale 8 Tickets

UFC fans can tune in to The Ultimate Fighter Team Nogueira vs Team Mir on Spike TV every Wednesday at 10pm ET/PT now through December 3rd to see which competitors advance each week and who will be fighting in the finals live on Dec. 13th.

For more information about The Ultimate Fighter Team Nogueira vs Team Mir Finale, UFC 89, UFC 90, UFC 91 or any upcoming UFC event, visit ufc.com or uk.ufc.com or ufcespanol.com. All bouts are live and subject to change.

UFC Finale 8 Tickets

Palms Casino Resort

Comments Off

Sahara to Host Numerous “Official” PBR Events, Promotions & Room/Ticket Package Deals.

PBR Tickets

As an official sponsor of the 2008 Professional Bull Riders (PBR) World Finals, the legendary Sahara Hotel & Casino is hosting numerous events, promotions and offering premier room/ticket packages for cowboys and girls alike from Oct. 31 through Nov. 9. Savor the flavor of the “Ultimate Cowboy Dinner” in the House of Lords Steak House featuring rocky mountain oysters, buffalo filet and wild boar for $42 per person (Oct. 31-Nov. 9). Country Rock Band “Wolfcreek” will be holding free concerts in the Casbar Lounge Oct. 29 through Nov. 9 at 9 p.m. nightly.

The Sahara will be bucking throughout the finals with the hottest Bikini Bull Riding Contests in town Oct. 31 through Nov. 9. Don’t miss seeing six of the beautiful ladies of Ba-Da-Bing Gentlemen’s Club’s compete for cash prizes riding the Sahara’s mechanical bull on Nov. 7 at 10 p.m. in the Casbar Lounge. Each entertainer will also pick out a cowboy in the crowd to compete with them in a “Frozen T-shirt Contest.” The first three cowboys to complete the frozen T-shirt contest will escort the Ba-Da-Bing girls back to the Ba-Da-Bing Club via Hummer stretch limo. Two PBR riders will be making surprise guest appearances, along with the Jack Daniel’s and Miller High Life spokes models with giveaways.

The Sahara will be hosting the “Official PBR 3rd and 7th Round Drafts” and will be hosting the “Official PBR After Parties” on Saturday, Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 8. These parties will be held in the NASCAR Café and begin at approximately 9 p.m. just after the Sahara hosted PBR Drafts. All riders participating in the Finals will be attending the parties and a line up of well-known riders will be available for autographs and photos. A few of these riders will include Reese Cates, Kolt Donaldson, Mike Lee, Cord McCoy, McKennon Wimberly, and the 2000 PBR World Finals champion Tater Porter. The Jack Daniel’s and Miller High Life spokes models will also be on hand with giveaways. The events will include country DJs, dancing and drink specials featuring Jack Daniels and Miller High Life.

Other PBR promotions the Sahara will be offering include a “T-Bone-n-Brew Special” in the Caravan Café which includes a 1lb grilled t-bone steak with salad and choice of potato along with an ice cold Miller High Life or Miller Light for $14.95 (available 24/7 Oct. 31-Nov. 9); a “Thomas & Mack Coupon Giveaway” where 500 coupons for a ‘Free Miller High Life & Shot of Jack’ will be given away each evening at the Thomas & Mack’s “Jack Daniels Lounge” redeemable at any Sahara bar; and guests who show a “PBR Ticket Stub” will receive a $1 discount on all beverages at the casino bars. Other numerous “Drink Specials” will be available 24/7 in all the casino bars Oct. 29 through Nov. 9 including $2 Miller High Life Longnecks, Jack Daniels from $4, Gentlemen Jacks and Jack Single Barrels, $6 Miller High Life Longnecks and shots of Jack Daniels (double the shot for $2 more), and $10 buckets of six Miller High Life Longnecks.

In addition, the Sahara is offering three fantastic room/ticket package deals including a Basic Room & Ticket Package for the first weekend, Oct. 31 through Nov. 2, and two Deluxe Packages, “The Miller High Life Package” Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 and “The Jack Daniels Package” Nov. 6-9.

The “Basic Room and Ticket Package” includes three nights accommodation Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 and 1 PBR ticket, in the Plaza section, per occupant for each nights event. Single occupancy is $453, double occupancy is $744, triple occupancy is $1,032 and quad occupancy is priced at $1,317.

“The Miller High Life Package” includes three nights accommodation, free upgrade to a Deluxe room, one ticket (Plaza section) per occupant per day for the PBR event, $25 in free plays (slots or tables) up to double occupancy, $5 discount off of the House of Lords “Ultimate Cowboy Dinner,” one coupon for a free Miller High Life and roundtrip transportation to the PBR event each night. Single occupancy is $728, double occupancy is $1,019, triple occupancy is $1,362 and quad occupancy is $1,598.

“The Jack Daniels Package” includes four nights accommodation in a standard room, one ticket (Balcony section) per occupant per day for the PBR event, $25 in free (slots or tables) up to double occupancy, $5 discount off the House of Lords “Ultimate Cowboy Dinner,” two coupons for a free Jack Daniels Country Cocktail and roundtrip transportation to the PBR event each night. Single occupancy is $988, double occupancy is $1,346, triple occupancy is $1,699 and quad occupancy is $2,069. Upgrade to a Deluxe room at a rate of $1,005 for single occupancy, $1,367 for double occupancy, $1,729 for triple occupancy and $2,087 for quad occupancy.

For more information or to book any of these packages call 1-888-696-2121.

Located on the northern end of the famed Las Vegas Strip, the Sahara Hotel and Casino is a desert jewel rich with history and nostalgia. Since 1952, the Sahara has been a refuge for glitzy entertainment, exhilarating casino action, sumptuous dining and relaxing poolside decadence. The last remaining “Rat Pack” resort, the Sahara was the setting for the original “Ocean’s Eleven” film and has played host to everyone from The Beatles to Dean Martin to Marilyn Monroe. The legendary Sahara offers guests the opportunity to experience classic Vegas at its best, at one of the last remaining properties of the Strip’s glamorous heyday.

PBR Tickets

Sahara Hotel and Casino

Comments Off

FORREST GRIFFIN VS. “SUGAR” RASHAD EVANS
ANTONIO “MINOTAURO” NOGUEIRA VS. FRANK MIR
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. QUINTON “RAMPAGE” JACKSON

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27 AT MGM GRAND

Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) is proud to announce three classic bouts on the historic final card of the year UFC 92: THE ULTIMATE 2008, live Saturday, Dec. 27 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. UFC light heavyweight champion and the original The Ultimate Fighter® Forrest Griffin will headline the fight card. Griffin looks to defend his belt against The Ultimate Fighter® Season 2 heavyweight winner Rashad Evans, fresh off a devastating knockout win against former UFC champion Chuck Liddell.

UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 Tickets

“We are ending 2008 with a fight card like no other,” said UFC President Dana White. “One for every fight fan out there.”

Former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir continues his pursuit for not one but two titles when he meets Interim UFC Heavyweight champion Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueira in the season-ending match-up between the two The Ultimate Fighter coaches. Also on the card is a grudge match between two former champions as MMA legend Wanderlei Silva takes on former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.

The question of who is the greatest champion to ever come out of The Ultimate Fighter could be answered when Forrest Griffin (16-4) meets the red-hot Rashad Evans (16-0-1) for the light heavyweight belt. Griffin, from Columbus, OH, has won three consecutive fights including a submission victory against former Pride champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and a unanimous decision victory against Jackson. Evans, a Niagara Falls, N.Y. native and former national junior college champion wrestler, has KO wins over Jason Lambert, Sean Salmon and most recently UFC legend Liddell.

“Forrest fights from the heart just like me, and everyone underestimates Forrest until they get in there with him, like me,” said Evans. “I think he and I are going to be like Ali vs. Frazier – this will be the first time we meet, but it won’t be the last, so I want to set the precedent. Fighting Forrest for the title is a dream come true; it’s crazy to think how far I’ve come but I’m going to treat this like every other fight. Like I’ve shown time and time again in my fights, opportunity is all I need.”

It’s almost time for The Ultimate Fighter’s Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir coaches to step from the Octagon™ apron to inside the cage and decide who deserves to be the heavyweight champion. Las Vegas’ Frank Mir (11-3) will meet the only man ever to hold the Pride and UFC heavyweight titles, Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueira (31-4-1). The match-up features two Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belts who enjoy high-profile matches.

White added, “Mir won the heavyweight title in 2004, breaking Tim Sylvia’s arm in the process. However a severe motorcycle injury took him out of the UFC heavyweight picture for more than a year. After a rocky road back, Mir now has a chance to regain his championship belt. Nogueira is the only man to win both Pride and UFC World Heavyweight championships. He looks to defeat Mir and leave no doubt about who is the best submission specialist in the heavyweight division.”

In what could be the match of the night, former Pride champion Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva faces a man who he has beaten twice before, Memphis, Tenn. native Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. This time Rampage (28-7) is looking to prove he is a different and greatly improved fighter.

Jackson said, “Wanderlei is an exciting fighter with awesome skills. I think this is going to be the fight of the year. Don’t miss it.”

However, Brazil’s Silva (32-8-1), who is coming off a vicious KO win over Keith Jardine, didn’t return the compliment. Silva stated, “I’m not fighting him for money, I’m fighting him for pure pleasure. He talks bad about me on the Internet, yet he won’t talk bad to my face. I don’t like him and I can’t wait to beat him down at UFC 92.”

UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. PST via the website www.ufc.com. An Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers Friday, Oct. 24 starting at 10 a.m. PST.

UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 Tickets

MGM Grand Hotel and Casino

Comments Off

Additional MGM MIRAGE Properties To Host Limited Closed Circuit Seats; Tickets Now On Sale.

De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao Tickets

Mandalay Bay and The Mirage will host closed circuit viewing in conjunction with the upcoming “Dream Match” between the ‘Golden Boy’ Oscar De La Hoya and Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao. The championship card, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, will be distributed by HBO-Pay-Per-View and the live telecast will begin at 6 p.m. PST. Circus Circus, TI, Monte Carlo, Excalibur, Luxor and New York-New York will host a limited number of closed circuit seats.

Tickets for the fight sold out in one day and established a live gate of nearly $17 million. This was second only to the De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather fight held in May 2007 which featured a record-breaking $19 million gate.

Promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, Inc., presented by Tequila Cazadores and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, Dewalt Tools and Southwest Airlines, this fight is an exciting and intriguing 12-round, 147-pound welterweight battle pitting two of the most recognizable and popular talents in the sport in what will be the grand finale of the 2008 boxing calendar year.

De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao Tickets

Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino

Comments Off