Travelling to America for a UFC Event - Advice, Tips, Costs etc

dulux99 · 03-10-2018 3:06pm

Has anyone seen any info regarding the press Conf tomorrow? First access to fight club members I hope/assume?

Mr. Manager · 03-10-2018 3:42pm

Doors open 4pm
VIP check in from 4:15 - 4:45
Weigh-in starts 5pm

sc86 · 03-10-2018 4:16pm

many irish visable yet?

JoeyJJ · 03-10-2018 10:05pm

Looks like fighters staying mgm park.

wilkie2006 · 04-10-2018 5:24am

Mr. Manager wrote: »

Doors open 4pm
VIP check in from 4:15 - 4:45
Weigh-in starts 5pm

Anyone ever attended presser before? Would you want to be queuing a good bit in advance?

The Ayatolla · 04-10-2018 5:28am

No need to queue really, there usually is a massive queue but you could easily stroll in 10 mins before it starts and avoid all that. Unless your particular about where you want to sit, which doesn't really matter. the seats up close are reserved for media etc.

JoeyJJ · 04-10-2018 6:38am

Girl on check in at airport said a lot going to vegas this morning had no fight tickets.

dulux99 · 04-10-2018 7:52am

JoeyJJ wrote: »

Girl on check in at airport said a lot going to vegas this morning had no fight tickets.

The person I spoke to checking into the hotel said the same. Fair few irish around already but Vegas is fairly quiet, maybe its just cos its a Wednesday.

Any word on official times for the door etc for the presser tomorrow? Fairly wrecked now after the day of travel but gonna be up early tomorrow and make a day of it

JoeyJJ · 04-10-2018 8:14am

Think it was 2pm doors its on one of the threads here. Im going to just miss it.

Hope the person who missed their flight on Norweigan this morning doesnt have a ticket

DrPhilG · 04-10-2018 10:20am

The Ayatolla wrote: »

No need to queue really, there usually is a massive queue but you could easily stroll in 10 mins before it starts and avoid all that. Unless your particular about where you want to sit, which doesn't really matter. the seats up close are reserved for media etc.

I showed up 5 minutes late to the UFC 100 weigh in and wasn't allowed in. Fight Club member or not.

EagererBeaver · 04-10-2018 1:31pm

Reports on Twitter of loads of lads at the airport not being allowed on their flight this morning by US immigration.

Whelo79 · 04-10-2018 1:45pm

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Reports on Twitter of loads of lads at the airport not being allowed on their flight this morning by US immigration.

Good. The lads were probably all decked out in their finest tracksuits, tricolors and singing away with a belly full of booze by 11am. I had to sit through hours of insufferable ***** when I went over for the Aldo fight.

I remember reports of flights being turned around and fights on board before take off previously. I'd feel sorry for any genuine respectable fan who got caught up in this but zero sympathy towards the other scrotes.

EagererBeaver · 04-10-2018 1:50pm

Whelo79 wrote: »

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Reports on Twitter of loads of lads at the airport not being allowed on their flight this morning by US immigration.

Good. The lads were probably all decked out in their finest tracksuits, tricolors and singing away with a belly full of booze by 11am. I had to sit through hours of insufferable ***** when I went over for the Aldo fight.

I remember reports of flights being turned around and fights on board before take off previously. I'd feel sorry for any genuine respectable fan who got caught up in this but zero sympathy towards the other scrotes.

The lad I saw tweeting about it insisted that he was kosher but some of the other lads had "past convictions"

dulux99 · 04-10-2018 3:33pm

Actually lads something I posted in the main CMG thread which may be of some use. We landed in immigration yesterday in Vegas and the que was already insane - if you already have your esta form done, there's a self service on the right hand side where you just scan your passport and I was genuinely through in about five mins. Met a guy from our flight earlier in the day later on in the mgm who said they were 2.5hrs getting through immigration.

Axwell · 04-10-2018 3:39pm

You need to have your ESTA done to leave Dublin/London anyways..if you dont have it they will make you go do it there and then online.

dulux99 · 04-10-2018 3:43pm

Axwell wrote: »

You need to have your ESTA done to leave Dublin/London anyways..if you dont have it they will make you go do it there and then online.

Yeah I always thought that myself but it was a strange moment, one of the staff at the airport came upto me and asked if I had my esta completed (which I thought went without saying) and he almost whispered that there was a self service terminal for people who've already had their esta approved. I thought everyone getting off the flight would already have their esta approved, and maybe they did tbf. Now for all I know the self service could have gotten much busier when people saw us breezing through it

Axwell · 04-10-2018 4:09pm

Well not every country can apply for an ESTA so it was maybe they meant if you have an ESTA you can self service as its matched to your passport and can be read electronically. Someone who cant get an ESTA has to go through customs, they cant do it electronically.

wilkie2006 · 04-10-2018 4:12pm

dulux99 wrote: »

Actually lads something I posted in the main CMG thread which may be of some use. We landed in immigration yesterday in Vegas and the que was already insane - if you already have your esta form done, there's a self service on the right hand side where you just scan your passport and I was genuinely through in about five mins. Met a guy from our flight earlier in the day later on in the mgm who said they were 2.5hrs getting through immigration.

Ah sorry, man. I guess I was just lucky last time I visited (VERY lucky, by the sounds of it).

JoeyJJ · 04-10-2018 6:03pm

Tickets for sale on my flight earlier. Mates refused entey of the guys selling

xtal191 · 04-10-2018 7:17pm

JoeyJJ wrote: »

Tickets for sale on my flight earlier. Mates refused entey of the guys selling

Any idea why they were refused?

JoeyJJ · 04-10-2018 11:39pm

xtal191 wrote: »

Any idea why they were refused?

The mate selling didnt hide why but that shouldn't be said on public forums. Not massive offences

EagererBeaver · 05-10-2018 12:31am

JoeyJJ wrote: »

xtal191 wrote: »

Any idea why they were refused?

The mate selling didnt hide why but that shouldn't be said on public forums. Not massive offences

Were they honest on the ESTA application? If you lie and are caught they'll tell you to **** off every time.

Trying to enter the US with a conviction on your record is a risky game

KingJamsie · 05-10-2018 2:15pm

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Reports on Twitter of loads of lads at the airport not being allowed on their flight this morning by US immigration.

Funny McGregor mentioned this at the presser. Might have been some of his family

JoeyJJ · 05-10-2018 2:58pm

6am mgm poker tables im in heaven

Whelo79 · 05-10-2018 3:06pm

JoeyJJ wrote: »

6am mgm poker tables im in heaven

You'll lose a fortune. No way you can concentrate on Poker when you know official weigh ins are a couple of hours away!

JoeyJJ · 05-10-2018 4:09pm

Ok so far however nearly time for breakfast

dulux99 · 05-10-2018 4:29pm

Christ it was some sh*tshow trying to get into the press conference yesterday. They really underestimated the amount of people that showed up

JoeyJJ · 05-10-2018 6:00pm

What times are for today?

JoeyJJ · 05-10-2018 6:02pm

Ryan Laflare would want to negotiate a better room is a few doors down from me

KingJamsie · 05-10-2018 7:32pm

JoeyJJ wrote: »

What times are for today?

open to correction but Ceremonial Weigh-ins 1am IST

dulux99 · 05-10-2018 8:30pm

Anyone know what the story is for fight club members trying to get into the weigh in? For other events there's been special entry for fight club members but can't find anything about this oneb

dulux99 · 05-10-2018 8:30pm

Anyone know what the story is for fight club members trying to get into the weigh in? For other events there's been special entry for fight club members but can't find anything about this one

dulux99 · 05-10-2018 8:30pm

Anyone know what the story is for fight club members trying to get into the weigh in? For other events there's been special entry for fight club members but can't find anything about this one

JoeyJJ · 05-10-2018 9:32pm

People queueing already wtf

dulux99 · 05-10-2018 9:54pm

JoeyJJ wrote: »

People queueing already wtf

I know yeah the lunatics. In this heat and all.

Must say the Irish people over here are fairly well behaved. Compared to some of the eejits I saw at 194 anyway

JoeyJJ · 05-10-2018 10:48pm

At least there is shade there now. So many with no tickets for tomorrow

Axwell · 06-10-2018 10:16pm

Enjoy the fight all you lucky f***ers who are over there!

09-10-2018 10:52am

dulux99 wrote: »

I know yeah the lunatics. In this heat and all.

Must say the Irish people over here are fairly well behaved. Compared to some of the eejits I saw at 194 anyway

Did you run into these Irish heroes?

https://youtu.be/unmrdlXbBvk

dulux99 · 09-10-2018 5:34pm

glasso wrote: »

Did you run into these Irish heroes?

https://youtu.be/unmrdlXbBvk

Genuinely I saw none of that, everywhere I went both sets of fans were very well natured. Before and after the fight. Listening to second captains earlier and they had a guy from the examiner reporting from Vegas who said the air of tension was palpable wherever he went after the fight - total bullsh*t.

A load of Russian lads came into 9 fine Irishmen in NYNY after the fight and a jovial time was had by all.

Sadly those f*cking apes in that video have painted the scenes over there to be far different to what it was actually like. It was very annoying to read all of the reports after the fight from Irish media about the atmosphere over there because as usual they wanted to go hatchet on anything and everything to do with McGregor. This tweet from Marc Raimondi was the only accurate portrayal of it :

https://twitter.com/marc_raimondi/status/1048809160802856960?s=09

Also, can I just say - the lad who got sparked in that video deserved a smack.

wilkie2006 · 09-10-2018 7:59pm

dulux99 wrote: »

Genuinely I saw none of that, everywhere I went both sets of fans were very well natured. Before and after the fight. Listening to second captains earlier and they had a guy from the examiner reporting from Vegas who said the air of tension was palpable wherever he went after the fight - total bullsh*t.

A load of Russian lads came into 9 fine Irishmen in NYNY after the fight and a jovial time was had by all.

Sadly those f*cking apes in that video have painted the scenes over there to be far different to what it was actually like. It was very annoying to read all of the reports after the fight from Irish media about the atmosphere over there because as usual they wanted to go hatchet on anything and everything to do with McGregor. This tweet from Marc Raimondi was the only accurate portrayal of it :

https://twitter.com/marc_raimondi/status/1048809160802856960?s=09

Also, can I just say - the lad who got sparked in that video deserved a smack.

Yes, agreed: I didn't see any trouble or feel any atmosphere of aggression. I think it's a shame that the media was so keen to present that idea.

The Ayatolla · 09-10-2018 8:56pm

A fight broke out in my section just after the fight ended. Security nullified it fairly quickly.

rob316 · 10-10-2018 11:04am

As I thought, a load of nothing bigged up by the media.

Anyone with half a brain wouldn't go near these russian lads anyway. Irish crowds in my experience at these just shout ole ole ole ole ole ole ole.

sc86 · 10-10-2018 2:00pm

didnt see any fights - was a wild night all the same

10-10-2018 4:44pm

dulux99 wrote: »

A load of Russian lads came into 9 fine Irishmen in NYNY after the fight and a jovial time was had by all.

:eek:

unfortunate use of that pub's name there in the context

dulux99 · 13-10-2018 1:10am

I'm having withdrawal symptoms now to be honest. Love Las Vegas, love the place itself, love the buzz, love the fight week events like press conference and weigh ins, loved the atmosphere infront of the arena beforehand with the fighters outside taking pics, loved the commraderie before and after with both Irish and Russians - despite what the media would have you believe

Sadly I think I'll struggle to get anyone to come with me to a non mcgregor fight, and if he fights in the summer then Vegas is too expensive. Great times though.

wilkie2006 · 14-10-2018 10:11am

dulux99 wrote: »

I'm having withdrawal symptoms now to be honest. Love Las Vegas, love the place itself, love the buzz, love the fight week events like press conference and weigh ins, loved the atmosphere infront of the arena beforehand with the fighters outside taking pics, loved the commraderie before and after with both Irish and Russians - despite what the media would have you believe

Sadly I think I'll struggle to get anyone to come with me to a non mcgregor fight, and if he fights in the summer then Vegas is too expensive. Great times though.

Agreed. Had been to Vegas before (and didn't really care for it), but not for a fight. This trip was incredible, though: was really sorry to come home.

I'm lucky that my wife enjoyed the whole trip too and is happy to visit again for a card without McGregor.

JoeyJJ · 14-10-2018 5:34pm

Thats 4 times there now over 11 years (4 fight cards). May be a long long time before we go again. Still love the place even though it is getting more expensive.

dulux99 · 14-10-2018 5:36pm

JoeyJJ wrote: »

Thats 4 times there now over 11 years (4 fight cards). May be a long long time before we go again. Still love the place even though it is getting more expensive.

Yeah it's definitely getting more expensive I noticed that myself

DrPhilG · 15-10-2018 9:43am

I'd love to go back, might even wangle a trip this year sometime.

Been 4 times, UFC 100, 116, 189 and Manny Pacquaio's retirement fight (although he didn't stay retired) against Bradley I think.

Porthallian · 01-11-2018 12:15pm

Anyone else heading to MSG this week? Looking forward to the main event and Weidman v Jacare. Other than that I'm really disappointed in the card. Especially losing the Diaz Poirier fight.

Travelling to America for a UFC Event - Advice, Tips, Costs etc

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