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2 unusual facts about MGM Grand


Shane Proctor

Proctor is currently sponsored by Cinch Jeans & Shirts, Corral Boots, Kawasaki and MGM Grand.

Trevor Brazile

Brazile is sponsored by Wrangler Jeans & Shirts, Justin Boots, Resistol Hats, AT&T, Cactus Ropes & Saddlery, MGM Grand, Power Service Diesel Additives, Pro Equine Products, Platinum Performance and Twister Trailers.


Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza

The program was hosted by Drew Carey from CBS's The Price Is Right and former host of ABC's Whose Line Is It Anyway? and was produced at the Hollywood Theatre at the MGM Grand in Paradise, Nevada.

Patrick Hyland

On 8 December 2012, Hyland faced fellow unbeaten fighter Javier Fortuna of the Dominican Republic in the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Interim WBA World Title on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez IV on HBO PPV.

Straight to the Bank

50 Cent performed the song live for the first time at the highly touted WBC Super Welterweight Championship fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Oscar De La Hoya on May 5, 2007, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, while leading Mayweather's entourage into the ring.

W. R. Byron Airport

An interesting sidebar to history puts billionaire Kirk Kerkorian at Morton Air Academy as a flight instructor during the early World War II period flying throughout the California desert; he made a first career flying charters, and later building hotels like the MGM Grand years later.


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Jai alai

Jai alai enjoyed a brief and popular stint in Las Vegas, Nevada with the opening of a fronton at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino; however, by the early 1980s the fronton was losing money and was closed by MGM Grand owner Kirk Kerkorian.

One Step Away

Since releasing One Decision and For the Broken, One Step Away has played venues across the country including Universal Studios Hollywood Citywalk Stage, Whisky-A-Go-Go, Fox Theater, and MGM Grand.

TABU Ultra Lounge

Of note, in January 2013, Hall of Fame Director and Photographer Miles Long shot the billboard ad campaign for the event he hosted along with Gracie Glam, Kendall Karson and Nikki Phoenix at TABU Ultra Lounge in the MGM Grand Las Vegas during the 2013 AVN Awards weekend.