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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Jessica Rees Jrees@Cordmedia.Com 760-834-8599 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Jessica Rees [email protected] 760-834-8599 TORTOISE ROCK CASINO PRESENTS ULTIMATE VIEWING PARTY FOR UFC 201 FEATURING FIGHT BETWEEN LAWLER AND WOODLEY Watch Live In Casino Saturday, July 30 at 7 p.m. TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA – (July 27, 2016) – Tortoise Rock Casino is proud to present the ultimate viewing party for UFC 201 the highly anticipated UFC World Welterweight Championship fight between Robbie Lawler and Tyron Woodley. UFC 201 will be shown live in Shelly’s Lounge on Saturday, July 30 at 7 p.m. Robbie “Ruthless” Lawler is a professional mixed martial artist (MMA) and current UFC Welterweight Champion. He is also a former EliteXC Middleweight Champion and is currently #4 in official UFC pound- for-pound rankings. He is best known for his 2015 title defense against Rory MacDonald, a match that has gone down in UFC history as one of the greatest world title fights of all time. Following his amazing wrestling career at the University of Missouri, where he was awarded the first Big 12 Champion in Mizzou’s history and was named a two-time wrestling All American, Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley enters the bout with an impressive 36-second knockout (KO) in his UFC debut. Prior to his UFC debut, Woodley had a very successful MMA career with an impressive 7-0 record, with all bouts ending by KO or submission. The UFC 201 card features four other fights on the main card. The fights will take in Atlanta, GA and the action will be shown live on Saturday, July 30 at 7 p.m. in Shelly’s Lounge. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Tortoise Rock Casino can be found by taking a right on Adobe Road at Highway 62 going east. Everyone 18 years of age and over can join the non-stop sizzling gaming action at Tortoise Rock Casino. For more information, visit www.TortoiseRockCasino.com. ABOUT TORTOISE ROCK CASINO: Tortoise Rock Casino is owned and operated by the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians. This gorgeous entertainment destination in Twentynine Palms, California is beautifully situated between the majestic Joshua Tree National Park and one of the country’s largest military training facilities—the United States Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. The casino offers 30,000 square feet of gaming space with over 400 Slot Machines, 12 Table Games, three poker tables, plus live entertainment, Oasis Grille and Shelly’s Lounge. Visit www.TortoiseRockCasino.com for more information or call 1.866.377.6829. The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians also owns and operates Spotlight 29 Casino in nearby Coachella, California. ### .
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