Just got back from Vegas (that’s twice in one week for anyone that’s counting) and the only reason that could bring me back for another round of Sin City was the most anticipated UFC fights ever with the re-match of Georges St. Pierre and BJ Penn.

sorry for the blurry photos…small camera from a long distance = poor photo

I was disappointed by BJ’s conditioning or lack of conditioning in this fight. GSP just overpowered him in every aspect of the fight. The energy in the arena was crazy with chants of “BJ Penn” and “GSP” throughout the night even through other matches. Most of the fights were a little stale with most going to a decision, but Machida vs. Silva was the definite fight of the night with Machida knocking out Silva at the end of the 1st to retain his undefeated record and become next in line for the light heavyweight championship against Rashad Evans.

Machida!

BJ!

the winner!

standard ring shot

After the fight we planned on attending the BJ Penn afterparty, but since it looked like he might not make it we decided to head to the Hard Rock for some food and drinks and ended up checking out Wasted Space. Wasted Space at the Hard Rock is their new mini club / concert venue and it is owned by Carey Hart. Good we got in free thanks to DJ Melo D, because the crowd was very peculiar and random. Overall it was a good time and this dude kept us entertained with his insane dance moves.

Even go-go dancers make friends

Sundays in Vegas are always the day to recover. Excessive drinking and gambling can wear on you. So we decided to do a little more gambling and visit my brother at Encore then headed over to the Luxor for the “Bodies” exhibit. I’ve wanted to check this out for a long time and it was amazing. Photos weren’t allowed, but I do highly recommend visiting this exhibit.

Watched the Superbowl, while eating all you can eat sushi and then headed home…4 Vegas trips in 3 months, 2 for 2009 already. I’ll have to keep count this year.