February 22, 2013 - UFC 157 weigh-ins are taking place in Anaheim today

The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to town with UFC 157 on Saturday!  Today, all the fighters on the card will be weighing in and having their stare downs at 3:00 p.m. at the Honda Center!  This is free event to attend and open to the public!  In addition to the fighters, Dana White, Joe Rogan and Bruce Buffer will also be in attendance. 

Fighters weighing include the following:

"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey, Liz Carmouche, Dan Henderson, Urijah Faber, Ivan Menjivar, Court McGee, Josh Neer, Josh Koscheck, "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler, Brendan Schaub, Lavar Johnson, Michael Chiesa, Anton Kuivanen, Dennis Bermudez, Matt Grice, Sam Stout, Caros Fodor, Kenny Robertson, Brock Jardine, Jon Manley, Neil Magny, Jon Manley & Neil Magny.

The Honda Center 2695 East Katella Avenue in Anaheim and directions can be found here.  For further information, please call the Honda Center at (714) 704-2400.

February 20, 2013 - UFC has two open workouts with fighters today in Torrance

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to town with UFC 157 at the Honda Center on Saturday!  Today, there will be a two open workouts today at the UFC Gym in Torrance.  These workouts are open to the public and free to attend, so bring your camera along!

The 12:30 p.m. workout included the following fighters:

•  The #1 contender for the UFC women's bantamweight championship Liz Carmouche.

• Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida.

• Ivan Menjivar.

The 1:30 p.m. workout includes the following fighters:

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• UFC women's bantamweight champion "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey.  Ronda Rousey was a silver medalist in Judo in the Olympics, who has looked outstanding and unstoppable in her previous fights.  She has won all 6 of her matches via armbar submission quickly.  This is also a historic match for the UFC, as it's the first women's match in the history of the promotion.

•  Former Pride and Strikeforce champion, legend and future Hall of Famer Dan Henderson.

• Former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber.

The UFC Gym is located at 19800 Hawthorne Boulevard #420 in Torrance and directions can be found here.  For any additional information, please call the UFC Gym at (877) 283-2496.

October 12, 2012 - MMA legend Frank Shamrock has a book signing tonight in Burbank

MMA (mixed martial arts) fighting legend Frank Shamrock is stopping by Barnes & Noble at the Burbank Town Center to sign copies of his new book Uncaged: My Life as a Champion MMA Fighter at 7:00 PM!

The Burbank Town Center is located at 731 North San Fernando Boulevard in Burbank and directions can be found here.  For further information, please call Barnes & Noble at (818) 558-1383.  

August 3, 2012 - Free admission to the UFC on FOX weigh-in at the Staples Center

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Free admission to the UFC on FOX weigh-in at Staples Center at 4:00 PM!  See Dana White, Joe Rogan and all the fighters on tomorrow's show that airs free on FOX!  The weigh-ins features the following fighter/matches:

•  Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Brandon "The Truth" Vera

• Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida vs. Ryan "Darth" Bader

• Joe "JLo" Lauzon vs. Jamie Varner

• Mike "Quick" Swick vs. DaMarques Johnson

• Cole Miller vs. Nam Phan

• Phil "Mr. Wonderful" Davis vs. Wagner Prado

• Rani Yahya vs. Josh Grispi

• Phil De Fries vs. Oli Thompson

•  Michihiro Omigawa vs. Manny "The Anvil" Gamburyan

• Ulysses Gomez vs. John Moraga

 The Staples Center is located at 1111 South Figueroa Street and directions can be found here.

August 2, 2012 - The UFC is holding a press conference this morning at L.A. LIVE

The UFC is holding a press conference for their UFC on FOX card that's taking place at the Staples Center on Saturday!  UFC President Dana White and fighters Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Brandon "The Truth" Vera, Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida and Ryan "Darth" Bader are all scheduled to attend.  The press conference starts at 11:00 AM, is free and open to the public! 

The press conference is taking place in The Mixing Room at the JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE.  The JW Marriott at L.A. LIVE is located at 900 West Olympic Boulevard and directions can be found here.

January 13, 2012 - Free tickets to see Gina Carano's new movie Haywire on 1/19 & 1/17

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Gina Carano is known as a pioneer in women's MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighting, but after the movie Haywire she'll be known as a huge star in Hollywood!  RSVP for free tickets to see the movie here by entering the code CORRLA39T4.  You'll need to print out the tickets.

The screening is happening on January 19th starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Regal South Gate Stadium 20.  The Regal South Gate is located at 8630 Garfield Avenue in South Gate and directions can be found here.

***UPDATE***  All tickets to the Santa Clara screening are now gone.  Another free screening has been added for 1/17.  The screening is at 7:30 p.m. in Santa Clara and you can print tickets out here.   

December 1, 2011 - Screening of 'The Hammer: Based on the Life of Matt Hamill' tonight followed by a Q&A with filmmakers & actors

Tonight the ArcLight Sherman Oaks is screening 'The Hammer: Based on the Life of Matt Hamill' followed by a question and answer session with the filmmakers Oren Kaplan (director), Eben Kostbar (writer/producer), Joseph McKelheer (writer/producer) and stars Shoshannah Stern and Michael Anthony Spady!  This event will be starting at 8:00 p.m. and an interpreter will be on hand for the hearing impaired.  'The Hammer' is the incredible and inspirational story of deaf wrestler and former UFC fighter Matt Hamill!

Tickets can be purchased at the box office or online here.  The ArcLight Sherman Oaks is located at 15301 Ventura Boulevard and directions can be found here.

November 17, 2011 - 'The Hammer: Based on the Life of Matt Hamill' screens tonight followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers

 

Tonight there's a screening of the critically acclaimed movie 'The Hammer: Based on the Life of Matt Hamill' that's based on the inspiring life story of retired UFC fighter Matt Hamill who's deaf, followed by a question and answer session with director/producer Oren Kaplan, writer/producer Eben Kostbar and actor Michael Spady.  The Q&A session will follow the 8:00 p.m. screening of 'The Hammer.'  An interpreter will also be on hand for the hearing impaired. 

This event is taking place at the ArcLight, located at 15301 Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks.  Directions can be found here and tickets can be purchased here.

November 11, 2011 - Two HUGE Free UFC Events Today at the Santa Monica Pier

Today the UFC will be holding two HUGE events at the Santa Monica Pier!  First, there's a press conference at 2:00 PM to announce the UFC 141 main event, which is former WWE superstar Brock Lesnar facing Alistair Overeem.  Lesnar, Overeem and Dana White are all scheduled for the press conference.  Seating for this FREE event starts at 1:00, so get there early. 

 Also today, weigh-ins for the UFC on FOX television special will take place at the Santa Monica Pier with all the fighters on the card, Dana White and Joe Rogan in attendance!  The weigh-ins start at 4:00 PM for this FREE event open to the public.  The lineup includes the following:

• Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez vs. Junior Dos Santos
• Clay Guida vs. Ben Henderson
• Pablo Garza vs. Dustin Poirier
• Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto vs. Darren Uyenoyama
• Ricardo Lamas vs. Cub Swanson
• Clay Harvsion vs. Mackens Semerzier
• Paul Bradley vs. Mike Pierce
• Matt Lucas vs. Aaron Rosa
• Alex "Bruce Leroy" Caceres vs. Cole Escovedo

 The Santa Monica Pier is located at 200 Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica.  Directions to the Pier can be found here.

November 11, 2011 - UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre Meeting Fans Today

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Reigning UFC Welterweight Champion and arguably the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Georges St-Pierre will be meeting fans and signing free autographs and meeting fans today!  This event is taking place from 5-6 p.m. outside of the Honda Center.  The Honda Center is located at 2695 East Katella Avenue in Anaheim.  Directions can be found here.

November 9, 2011 - Free Wine Tasting Tonight

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gLance Wine Bar returns with another FREE wine tasting tonight from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM.  gLance is offering free wine tastings every Wednesday!  Tonight they'll be offering Alexander Valley Vineyards Family-owned estate, that produces 9 varietal wines and proprietary blends.  This is happening right around the corner from the UFC press conference that's happening earlier in the day.

gLance is located in the JW Marriot on the lobby level.  The JW Marriot is located at 900 West Olympic Boulevard in Los Angeles.  Directions can be found here.

November 9, 2011 - UFC Press Conference Today in Los Angeles

 The Ultimate Fighting Championship is holding a press conference today for their first UFC on FOX special today at at Nokia Plaza.  Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez, Junior Dos Santos, Ben Henderson, Clay "The Carpenter" Guida, Dana White and Joe Rogan are all scheduled to be there today.  This event is FREE and open to the public.  Seating begins at 12:00 p.m. and the press conference will start at 1:00 p.m.

The Nokia Plaza is located at 777 Chick Hearn Court in Los Angeles.  Directions can be found here.

Late add

This is going up late, but after the 7:30 showing of 'The Hammer: Based on the Life of Matt Hamill' tonight there will be a Q&A with director Oren Kaplan, writer/producer Joseph McKelheer, writer/producer Eben Kostbar, actor Raymond J. Barry and actress Shoshannah Stern at the Arclight Cinema in Hollywood.  This movie is based on the amazing story of former UFC fighter Matt Hamill who's deaf.  Tickets can be found here.  Directions to the Arclight Cinema Hollywood are here.