UFC FIGHTERS TAKE OVER LAGASSE’S STADIUM AT THE PALAZZO® LAS VEGAS DURING INTERNATIONAL FIGHT WEEK!
WHAT: Calling all MMA fans and sports enthusiasts! For the second year in a row, Lagasse’s Stadium at The Palazzo Las Vegas is teaming up with the UFC for a big week of sports.
Get ready for a series of 2014 World Cup viewing parties hosted by UFC fighters Johny Hendricks, Forrest Griffin, Miesha Tate , Junior dos Santos and Glover Teixeira to name a few. During these action-packed events on July 1 and July 4, fans will have the opportunity to interact with UFC stars while enjoying an assortment of kicked-up bar food created by celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse at the ultimate sports bar and sports book in Las Vegas.
With more than 100 HDTVs, including a giant 9-foot by 16-foot screen, pocket casino tableside betting, and plush stadium seating, guests will be treated to the ultimate fan experience.
WHERE:
Lagasse’s Stadium
The Palazzo Las Vegas
3325 S Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89109
WHEN:
World Cup Viewing Party
Tuesday, July 1
8:30am – doors open
9am – Game 1
9:30am – UFC Welterweight Champion Johnny Hendricks, Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin, and Octagon Girl Vanessa Hansen arrive.
9:45am – 10:00am – Half-Time
- Fighters play EA Sports UFC game on big screen
- Fighter vs Fighter
- Fighter plays EA FIFA game on big screen
- Fighter vs Lucky Fan
10:00am – 2nd half resumes (45 min)
UFC Talent walk around and mix and mingle with fans
11am– Fighter Q&A session with fans
1pm – Game 2
1:30pm–UFC Flyweight Joseph Benavidez, UFC Women’s Bantamweight Miesha Tate and Octagon Girl Brittney Palmer arrive
1:45pm – 2:00pm – Half-Time
Fighters play EA Sports UFC game on big screen
Fighter vs Fighter
- Fighter plays EA FIFA game on big screen
- Fighter vs Lucky Fan
2:00pm – 2nd half resumes (45 min)
UFC Talent walk around and mix and mingle with fans
3:00pm – Fighter Q&A Session with fans
Friday, July 4
8:30am – doors open
9am – Game 1
9:30am – Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos, Former UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson, and Octagon Girl Chrissy Blair arrive.
9:45am – 10:00am – Half-Time
- Fighters play EA Sports UFC game on big screen
- Fighter vs Fighter
- Fighter plays EA FIFA game on big screen
- Fighter vs Lucky Fan
10:00am – 2nd half resumes (45 min)
UFC Talent walk around and mix and mingle with fans
11am– Fighter Q&A session with fans
1pm –Game 2
1:30pm–UFC Light Heavyweight Glover Teixeira, UFC Heavyweight Brendan Schaub and Octagon Girl Jhenny Andrade
1:45pm – 2:00pm – Half-Time
Fighters play EA Sports UFC game on big screen
Fighter vs Fighter
- Fighter plays EA FIFA game on big screen
- Fighter vs Lucky Fan
2:00pm – 2nd half resumes (45 min)
UFC Talent walk around and mix and mingle with fans
3:00pm – Fighter Q&A Session with fans
Cost: Food and beverage minimum $50 – $100
About Lagasse’s Stadium
Lagasse’s Stadium combines celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse’s signature cuisine and kicked up eats for the sports fan. With an innovative take on tailgating, Lagasse’s Stadium features game day favorite menu items, free flowing brew and more than 100 HD TVs, including a 9 foot by 16 foot main TV. Highlights include plush stadium-style seating, luxury boxes, patio dining, billiard tables, sports betting stations, video poker machines, black jack and craps tables and during-the-game sports betting in the palm of your hand via Cantor Gaming mobile devices. Signature dishes include Emeril’s Steak BAM’Wich, New Orleans Style Crab Cakes, Creole Reuben, BBQ Ribs and other favorites. Located just steps from Las Vegas Blvd. in front of The Palazzo, this is tailgating done Vegas style. Restaurant and bar hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, sportsbook and gaming lounge opens at 10 a.m. For luxury box and table reservations call 702.607.2665. Keep up with specials on Twitter @LagassesStadium and Facebook.com/LagassesStadium.
About The Venetian® and The Palazzo® Las Vegas
The LEED EB Gold®-certified Venetian Las Vegas, the largest property in the country to receive AAA’s Five Diamond and the coveted Forbes Travel Guide Four Star awards, is one of the world’s most luxurious resort and convention destinations. Recreating Venice’s legendary landmarks, the resort offers unmatched service and quality for leisure and corporate guests. With suites ranging from a standard 650-square-foot Luxury Suite to the luxurious 10,000-square-foot Chairman Suite, the all-suite resort boasts more than 4,000 of Las Vegas’ most lavish suite accommodations.
The Silver LEED®-certified Palazzo Las Vegas literally takes luxury to new heights. Ranked as one of the top 25 hotels in the U.S. and Canada in Travel + Leisure “World’s Best Awards,” the AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Travel Guide Four Star-Award winning resort is highlighted by a flagship 85,000-square-foot Barneys New York. The all-suite resort offers plush and opulent suite accommodations ranging from a Luxury Suite at an unprecedented 720 square feet to the 8,000-square-foot Chairman suite with private terraces and plunge pools. The Palazzo also offers a variety of cuisines from a collection of award-winning chefs such as Buddy V’s by “The Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro, Carnevino by Mario Batali, CUT by Wolfgang Puck and Table 10 by Emeril Lagasse.
The expansive Venetian and Palazzo Congress Center features convention and meeting rooms that span 340 distinct venues and more than 2.25 million square feet of flexible space, including the 85,000-square-foot Venetian Ballroom and the newly remodeled Sands Expo.
Grand Canal Shoppes® at The Venetian and The Palazzo features more than 160 luxury boutiques, specialty brands and world-class restaurants nestled around a charming and faithful reproduction of Venice’s Grand Canal, complete with cobbled walkways, street side cafes and live entertainment. Signature brands include Nevada’s only Barneys New York, Jimmy Choo, Diane von Furstenberg, Christian Louboutin, Kenneth Cole, Dooney & Bourke, Hervé Léger and Swarovski.
Located in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, The Venetian features an indoor streets cape complete with gondolas and singing gondoliers, the Canyon Ranch SpaClub®, world-class gaming, exquisite restaurants, a wide variety of entertainment such as the party musical “ROCK OF AGES;” “PANDA!,” an unprecedented theatrical spectacle; showroom headliners including Human Nature, David Spade, Rita Rudner, Tim Allen and Joan Rivers and extensive convention and corporate services.
Other unique offerings include the chic dining and nightlife hotspots, TAO and LAVO; the world’s largest Canyon Ranch SpaClub; the ultimate sports bar, sports book and restaurant on the Strip, Lagasse’s Stadium; and Prestige at The Palazzo – an exclusive space designed to offer the sophisticated traveler an elevated level of services and amenities.
Guests can earn points while they eat, sleep, shop and play with Grazie, the premier loyalty program. The Palazzo and The Venetian Las Vegas are the first ever Alliance Resorts in the InterContinental Hotel Group global portfolio.
For additional information, visit venetian.com or palazzolasvegas.com , follow on Twitter @venetianvegas @palazzovegas and interact on Facebook.
