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Slideshow | UFC Fight Night Macao – Venetian Macao

  • The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returned to the Venetian Macao on August 23, delivering an evening of mixed martial arts combat to an audience of over 7,000
  • Attending UFC Fight Night Macao as a special guest was undefeated UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey (pictured, centre), who recently won the ESPY’s 2014 award for top female athlete from American cable television network ESPN
  • The event featured Hong Kong models Jessica C (left) and Rosemary Vandenbroucke (right) as Octagon girls
  • It also included the first-ever women’s UFC match-up in Asia with American Elizabeth Phillips (left) losing to Russia’s Milana Dudieva (right) by split decision after three rounds
  • The main event saw a middleweight clash between two veteran fighters, with Michael ‘The Count’ Bisping (left) beating Hollywood actor and former Strikeforce champion Cung Le (right) by technical KO in round four

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"If the [Macau casino] concessions are put up for bid, there will also be a lot of giant Chinese companies, some having nothing to do with gaming, which would like to take over these enormously successful casinos”

Nelson Rose
Professor emeritus at Whittier Law School in California, in the United States, and a visiting professor at University of Macau