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TORTOISE ROCK CASINO PRESENTS ULTIMATE VIEWING PARTY FOR UFC 196 FEATURING FIGHT BETWEEN DOS ANJOS AND MCGREGOR Watch Live In Casino Saturday, March 5 at 7 p.m.

TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA – (February 10, 2016) – Tortoise Rock Casino is proud to present the ultimate viewing party for UFC 196 featuring the highly anticipated UFC Lightweight Championship fight between and Conor McGregor. UFC 196 will be shown live in Shelly’s Lounge on Saturday, March 5 at 7 p.m.

Rafael dos Anjos won the UFC Lightweight title with a unanimous decision over at UFC 185 and successfully defended the title beating in December earning Performance of the Night honors in both fights.

Challenging dos Anjos is trash-talking “The Notorious” Conor McGregor, who enters the bout on a 15- match winning streak, 14 of which haven’t made it past the second round. He is the current two-time UFC Featherweight Champion with wins over and Jose Aldo. Last year, he was named “Fighter of the Year” by many outlets including ESPN, Fox Sports and Sherdog.

There are eight other fights on the main card including an exciting bout between Holly Holm and . Other notable fights include versus Tom Lawlor and vs. Michael Johnson.

The fights will take in and the action will be shown live on Saturday, March 5 at 7 p.m. in Shelly’s Lounge. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. After UFC 196, stay and play on one of Tortoise Rock Casino’s 400 slot machines or twelve table games. 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.

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