Las Vegas Sun

April 18, 2024

Weekend Rewind: Conor McGregor, Matthew McConaughey, Jeremy Renner and more

Conor McGregor

Danny Mahoney

Conor McGregor celebrates at Encore Beach Club.

Saturday night was fight night in Las Vegas but it also marked the first anniversary of the On the Record nightclub at Park MGM, just next door to T-Mobile Arena and UFC 246. Among the celebs joining club operators Jonnie and Mark Houston to celebrate were “Avengers” actor Jeremy Renner, “Suicide Squad” actor Joel Kinnamen with Victoria’s Secret model Kelly Gale, “Magnum PI” actor Jay Hernandez, actor Shane West and actress Bella Thorne. Also spotted partying were model Tina Louise, rapper and TV personality Flavor Flav, actor Daniel Baldwin and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone after his loss to Conor McGregor in the UFC main event. McGregor’s victory party was held at Encore Beach Club, where the fighter toasted the win with his own Proper No. Twelve Irish whiskey while a packed crowd cheered him on. Free agent quarterback Johnny Manziel and Cleveland Browns QB Baker Mayfield were also spotted at EBC.

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Matthew McConaughey with the young performers of "The Beatles LOVE."

Also on Saturday night, Oscar winner and star of this week’s new crime flick “The Gentlemen” Matthew McConaughey took his wife Camila Alves and their three children to see “The Beatles LOVE” by Cirque du Soleil at the Mirage. The family was invited backstage before the show to get a sneak peek at the musical action. UFC legend Chuck Liddell caught the show Friday night.

Las Vegas Aces superstar Liz Cambage is back in town and made the rounds Saturday, attending the fight at T-Mobile, bumping into Jon Bon Jovi for a selfie and partying with DJ duo Loud Luxury at Hakkasan at MGM Grand. Cambage has been hosting a fundraiser for bushfire relief for her native Australia and you can contribute to the effort at GoFundMe. The Aces unveiled the 2020 season schedule last week and Cambage and her teammates open play on May 17 against Dallas at Mandalay Bay Events Center.

On Wednesday night, Alyssa Edwards of Netflix show “Dancing Queen” attended “Celestia” at the STRAT while celebrating her birthday in Las Vegas. She was joined by fellow “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alum Coco Montrese.