By Priscilla Marie delgado

Millennium Events is proud to present an electrifying Professional MMA Xplosion event taking place on October 9 inside The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Local favorite Vitor Vianna fighting out of Wand Fight Team will headline this stacked card against an MMA veteran Aaron Brink. Roy “big country” Nelson’s top heavyweight candidate Scott Junk will face a  tough opponent, Blagony Ivanov, the only person that has defeated Fedor Emelianko in 2008  before his second loss against Fabricio Werdum this year.

USA vs. Kazakhstan team competition will feature the 155 pound title bout between Lance Wipf (USA) and Ardak Nazarov (kazakhstan). Other fighters that are representing team USA include Maurice Senters, Kui Gonsalves, Daniel Sensitaffar, Jose Salgado, and Pedro Munhoz. Representing team Kazakhstan includes Beibyt Nazarov, Amuyez Aziz, Mussayev Nairi, Ashimov Kazybek and Amanbayev Begnar.

“I am extremely pleased with the quality of content scheduled for this event and international tournament,” said promoter Vlad Warton. “With the inclusion of Vitor Vianna, Scott Junk, Blagoy Ivanov and USA vs. Kazakhstan, MMA Xplosion promises to be an unforgettable night of mixed martial arts.”

Fight Card:

Vitor Vianna vs. Aaron Brink
Michele Gutierrez vs. Lacey Schuckman
Jessica Rakoczy vs. Kyane Hampton
Blagoy Ivanov vs. Scott Junk
Lance Wipf vs. Ardak Nazarov (Title Fight)
…. and more to come.

Tickets start at $30 and are on sale at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Box office.

The event is open to all ages, doors open at 6 pm and first bout will begin at 7pm.

UFC 118 is this saturday and everyone is pumped not just for the UFC Expo and parties happening allover town but for the event that’s going down in the TD Garden!

The event will feature the MMA debut of a professional and current IBA boxing  heavyweight champion James “Lights Out” Toney.

On August 5, The word came out that Terry Etim  had suffered a broken rib while training and was  pulling out of his fight with Joe Lauzon. Etim is being replaced by former  TUF Veteran Gabe Reudiger.

Phil Baroni was originally going to face  John Salter, but Baroni was pulled out the card with an injury and Dan Miller will step in for him.
2 Preliminary bouts will be aired on Spike TV.

We want your picks for this stacked card!!!

Here’s are the bouts:

Preliminary card

• Welterweight bout: Mike Pierce vs. Amilcar Alves
  

• Welterweight bout: Nick Osipczack vs. Greg Soto
  

• Middleweight bout: Dan Miller vs. John salter
  

Preliminary card (aired on Spike TV)

• Lightweight bout: Andre Winner vs. Nik Lentz

• Lightweight bout: Joe Lauzon vs. Gabe Reudiger

Main card

• Welterweight bout: Nate Diaz. Marcus Davis
  

• Lightweight bout: Kenny Florian vs. Gray Maynard
  

• Middleweight bout: Demian Maia vs. Mario Miranda
  

• Heavyweight bout: Randy Couture vs. James Toney
  

Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar vs.BJ Penn

The 80’s seemed like a fun era to live in,VHS tapes were released, guys and girls rocked the big hair,rock bands jamming late nights,Michael Jackson changed the world of music,acid wash jeans, neon colors,Reebok High Tops were worn,popular video games were invented,and even the horror movies were good!

Now  is the time to re-live the 80’s for one night only!

On Friday August 27th the Las Vegas TapouT Training Center presents: Funky Friday!

Dress up in your 80’s workout clothes,jam into some old school songs,and you can even participate in the Chuck Norris Look-a-like contest!

Bring your posse and don’t miss out on this mega event!

Dennis Warner is bringing his next installment of  WCK Full Rules of Muay Thai on Saturday, August 28th at Buffalo Bill’s Resort and Casino at Primm,NV!

Match ups and Titles:
WBC Muaythai United States Super Heavyweight Title 5rds.
Rick Cheek vs Stephen Banks

WBC Muaythai Female International Bantamweight Title 5rds.
Jeri Sitzes vs Lim Su Jeong (Korea)

IKKC Muaythai International Light Heavyweight Title 5rds.
Shawn Yarborough (champion) vs Mawande Vapi (South Africa)

WBC Muaythai Super Welterweight Title Elimination Bout 5rds.
Raul Rodriguez vs William Sriyapai

WBC Middleweight International Prestige Bout 5rds.
Chaz Mulkey vs Remy Bonnel

IKKC Muaythai United States Welterweight Title 5rds.
Scott Leffler (champion) vs Justin Greskiewicz

IKKC Muaythai Super Middleweight Bout 4rds.
Jack Thames vs Mike Ryan

IKKC Muaythai Super Welterweight Bout 4rds.
Shawn Yacoubian vs Joe Davidson

IKKC Muaythai Welterweight Bout 4rds.
Artem Sharoshkin vs Titus Holmes

Move over singing,dancing,and talent competitors! Breakdancing seems to be the new “it” thing these days,especially on the streets.As we all know the hottest show on MTV is Randy Jacksons Americas Best Dance Crew,many underground breakdancers audition from allover the world to have their chance at fame and to inspire many aspiring breakdancers out there to follow their dreams.
There are many breakdancing crews in the world of today like the winners of ABDC: JabbaWockeeZ, Super Cr3w, Quest Crew, We Are Heroes, and Poreotix. There is also The Ultimate B-Boy Championships that is an ingenious event that connects b-boys and b-girls across the countries for competitions to recognize the epicness of the break dance world.

On July 30th the TapouT Training center in Las Vegas presents: TapouT BBoy Jam.
This event is free for all ages and doors open at 7pm, registration ends at 8pm.
The food and beverages is provided by Island Sushi and Grill.
There will be giveaways by Combat Clothing and the TapouT Training Center and performing by the UBC Crew will be Knucklehead Zoo.
This event ends at 11pm so don’t miss out!

I am sure by now that Antwain is a household name, with a Pro record of 11 wins 4 losses.  We last saw him fight Rafael Cavalcante in Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery. Although this was a loss for Antwain after his winning streak, this isn’t holding him back. He is ready to get back out there and fight again.  Antwain has also been busy creating classes on self defense for women, both young and old down in the Virginia Beach area.  When I get more on his classes I will definitely let you all know!

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What exactly makes a warrior? What makes a warrior what he is? Are
warriors the equivalence of the modern day pro fighters? Would you
pass up a chance of studying the ways of such a phenominan? If you
train or are fan of MMA you cannot miss this opportunity. Now is your
chance to train with the best modern-day warriors also known as the
best mma fighters of today.This exciting 2 day event will all take
place at the Las Vegas TapouT Training Center on July 24th and
25th, all ages are welcome and beginners will get to train with the
best coaches and the advanced get to train with the pros including
Vinny Magalhaes, Fabricio Werdum, Cris Dos Santos, Cris Cyborg,Greg
Jackson, Shawn Tompkins, Ratae Cordeiro, Kim Couture,and Bas Rutten.
Check out this seminar that will shape you into becoming the next best skilled fighter.

I got the chance to get a few questions over to John after seeing him two times at UWC in Northern Virginia (My hometown!). He is an amazing fighter who really has earned the nickname “The Magician.”  Even though he is only 5′4″ , he has quick hands, reflexes and can land vicious combos on his opponent before they even have time to blink.  With a 9-5 pro record, John is definitely on his way to the top.  You might have recognized him from the TapouT reality show, but what he is known for along with his quick hands is his fly through the air like magic kicks.  Keep an eye out for John, I feel bigger things coming along for him very very soon  John was also kind enough to send over some really awesome TapouT shirts, one for myself and one for a lucky winner!

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*written by Prizzy:

On May 22nd a weekend before the UFC Expo and UFC 114 everyone turned their attention to The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino for the MMA Xplosion Fights. The main event featured Ultimate Fighter season 10 contestant Justin Wren (8-2) against Reggie Higgins (3-1). Wren won via Unanimous Decision over Higgins. The co-main event feautured the local favorite Jorge Lopez (7-1) against Anthony Njokuani’s little brother Chidi Njokuani (2-1). Lopez defeated Njokuani via TKO at 4:22 of the first round. This event left the crowd satisfied and making MMA Xplosion an epic night to remember and pumping up the crowd early for UFC weekend.

On July 31st MMA Xplosion is returning to the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino bringing top contenders:Travis Bartlett, Vitor Vianna, BJ Lacy, Jorge Lopez and Alex Schoenauer.Alex was in the first season of The Ultimate Fighter and competed in a preliminary bout against the one time UFC Lightweight Champion Forrest Griffin . Also fighting on the card is former UFC Middleweight fighter Dave Terrell.Chidi Njokuanni will return, along with local favorites Danny Davis, Michele Gutierrez, Angelo Antuna, and Maurice Jackson.

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Fight night to poker night to fun times all around everybody knows Vegas is the #1 place for high rollers to come out and play and some even compete with the best in the game to challenge themselves, either win or lose the high rollers will always be on a roll in Sin City. Vegas is also known for being the Fight Capital of the world.There are many MMA  events that takes place here in the casinos that are always worth watching and it leaves you standing on your own two feet.
July 17th is going to be a huge date for Vegas, not only because of the MMA Xplosion fights but because the World Series Of Poker is making history on Friday night by the winner receiving more than  8.9 million dollars making it the third largest prize in poker history and the second largest field ever for the Main Event making it an MMA and Poker night.This historic event will all go down at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino inside the Pavillion.