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Hey, what do you know, there’s a WEC on tap for Saturday night - and this one won’t cost you anything if you have cable TV and the Versus channel (unlike WEC 48, which will cost you more clams than it’s worth).

XYIENCE, the official energy drink of the UFC, will hold a model search for the new face of their Xenergy Xtreme energy drink on Wednesday, March 24th from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Blue Martini in Las Vegas‘ Town Square.

XYIENCE will be looking for models with or without previous experience, at least 21 years of age, have a valid license, be a resident of the Las Vegas Valley area and have some knowledge of mixed martial arts, although not required. XYIENCE also suggests that models bring resumes, outlining previous work experience, headshots and portfolio samples.

The company is searching for a model to represent their latest energy drink, Xenergy Xtreme and the chosen model will participate in drink samplings and attend XYIENCE’s special events for UFC in addition to appearing on the official website and other promotional materials for the company.

“Now with two energy drinks in our line –Xenergy Premium and Xenergy Xtreme, its important that each drink have model whose images reflects its unique qualities,” explained senior marketing specialist Jessica Lautman-Hughes.

Since the interview process is on a first-come, first-serve basis, interviews cannot be guaranteed by XYIENCE and it is recommended to contact XYIENCE by email to schedule an appointment.

“We had a tremendous turn-out for our last model search and we anticipate another great response”, added Jessica.

XYIENCE was launched in Vegas in 2004 and since its inauguration it has become one of the fastest-growing brands in its category.

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On Friday, February 19, stars such as Tony Hawk, Christian Slater, Brad Garrett, Jason Alexander, Joanna Krupa, Montel Williams, Donnie Wahlberg, Marlon Waynes and Slash were among the 39 players who competed in the $540 event in The Venetian Poker Room - raising more than $42,000 for Three Square, a food charity in Southern Nevada.

This inaugural poker event started off on the right foot with over 872 poker players registering for the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Tournament with many well-known names in the international poker scene.

Friday’s tournament saw some big celebrity names battle it out on the poker tables including:

AJ Buckley from CSI NY, Nicholas Gonzalez and Shaun Sipos of CW’s Melrose Place and UFC fighter Tito Ortiz.

Christian Slater was amazingly friendly and a fan favorite. He kept jumping up from the poker table to take photos with the fans lining the aisles. A bounty was put on Daniel Negreanu and the prize - a signed guitar by Slash - went to actor Donnie Wahlberg. Donnie said he was going to give the guitar to his son.

Zak “Zakooza” Alameddine from New York won the event and a ticket into next year’s PokerStars.net Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas. He beat top poker pros such as Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, world champion Joe Cada, Gavin Griffin, Dennis Phillips, Chris Moneymaker and Vanessa Rousso.

Baseball legend, Orel Hershiser, came second winning a seat in the NAPT Mohegan Sun event in April.  John Beveridge from Henderson, Nevada, came third and won a seat into today’s $5,000 PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour Venetian Main Event which is set to attract more than 800 players.

After playing in the tournament, the stars headed up to TAO Nightclub for cocktails, hors dourves and a special musical performance by recording artist T-Pain.

-    Christian Slater was seeing talking with Marlon Waynes and taking more photos with party guests and snacking on chicken satay.

-    Poker great Phil Hellmuth was seen relaxing in the VIP area with Brad Garrett and his friend enjoying a few cocktails.

-    Joanna Krupa mingled with  Tony Hawk then turned her attention to T-Pain and danced to the music.

-    Melrose Place stars Nicholas Gonzalez and Shaun Sipos also hung out in the VIP area and spoke about how much they love Tao and The Palazzo and can’t wait to come back.

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Next up: Brendan Barrett of Brutal MMA and Joe Abouata of Wilkie’s Warriors in a heavyweight bout. Abouata is what you’d get if you crossed a human’s DNA with a Harley Davidson, but Barrett’s always been a tough, top-level guy. He comes out and establishes control early, getting the Wilkie Warrior down and grinding him throughout the first, and tapping him with a guillotine from mount in the second. The official time of the tap out is :45 of Round 2. The ever-popular Nabih Barakat of Serra/Longo takes to the cage to face the Armory’s Edson Barboza. Yikes. Barboza is definitely some kind of ringer, as he wades in and clips Barakat with a right and follows him down with some hellacious leather. Barakat is so messed up, he’s trying to work his guard even after the ref has pulled Barboza off, and Kevin Mulhall has to hold his ankles while Dr. Wulkan struggles to get him to snap out of it. The official time of the KO is 1:09 of the first round. It’s time for Brazil vs. Brazil, with Vagner Fernandes of Gold Team taking on Andre Gusmao of Ricardo Almeida’s School for Gifted Grapplers. As an aside, Gusmao is also a skilled capoeira practitioner, which enabled him to dominate when he fought in the IFL but availed him naught in his time in the UFC. It doesn’t avail him much here, either, as Fernandes rocks him with a right and proceeds to use his face as a punching bag. Yet Gusmao is tough, and he gains dominate position on the ground, flattens Fernandes out, and drops the hammer until the ref steps in at 3:25 of Round 1.

G’day mate! Seems the UFC has ventured on down unda for their latest installment, and it looks to be a decent night of walloping for convicts and Americans alike. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cain Velasquez get to pretend that Brock Lesnar gives a crap about defending his belt, while the once-feared Wanderlei Silva and the once-relevant Michael Bisping get another shot at salvaging their waning career. So put another shrimp on the barbie, ’cause here are some predictions!

• Mirko CroCop gets another shot in the Octagon, and as it’s not on US soil (and under the watchful eye of an athletic commission with a post-fight drug test requirement), he actually stands a chance at winning.
• I bet Ben Rothwell thinks back on those days when he dominated in the IFL and gets all wistful and teary.
• Keith Jardine’s still alive? Ryan Bader via ground and pound.
• George Sotiropoulos may be a local, but Joe Stevenson will likely be the crowd favorite an account of him looking very much like a koala bear.
• Bisping is young and despised. Silva is old and beloved. Ultimately, that means that the person everyone doesn’t want to win will win.
• Velasquez is young and moderately liked. Nogueira is Nogueira, and he is going to kill him.

Good. That means all that weight Frank Mir put on won’t be for nothing after all.

That’s also good news for UFC fans who thought they’ve seen the last of Brock Lesnar in the UFC after only four fights inside the Octagon.

And in case you didn’t get that yet, Brock Lesnar is good to go this year after being sidelined by what was first believed to be mono, but later revealed to be an intestinal disorder, diverticulitis.

According to his head trainer Greg Nelson, Lesnar will be definitely back. ”Brock Lesnar is definitely coming back to fight,” Nelson said. ”And he’s just kind of coming up slowly, training, trying to get his body ready and being smart with his recovery.”

Nelson is the leader of the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy in St. Paul, where Lesnar joined in 2007 when he began his pursuit in MMA.

As one of the few with access to the very private heavyweight, Nelson has been communicating with Lesnar through emails, texts and occasional phone calls.

”He’s been going into the doctor and making sure everything is going well for him and he’ll continue to go in for a couple more tests to make sure he is 100 percent ready to train when he starts up,” Nelson said. ”He still has a few more things to go through.”

UFC President Dana White has described Lesnar’s illness as potentially career-ending, but Nelson believed right then and there that’s not the case. He already believed then that Lesnar is the type of individual with the strength to pull through the…

Starting on February 15th, Bodog Poker will give players the chance to win tickets for some of the hottest sports events on the world with the new Ultimate Sports Fan Experience promotion.

The promotion will run from February 15th to March 14th, 2010, and is open to all players. Bodog Poker will be giving away weekly trips and tickets to an NCAA March Madness Game, UFC event, U.S. Open, or NASCAR event, plus seats at special $5,000 freeroll tournaments. To be eligible for the weekly prizes, players must enter at least 5 eligible “Sit and Go” Tournaments that week.

There is a new prize each week, so players who want to get in on all 4 draws, can come back every week and compete for the prize. Players can also get into one of the two $5,000 freeroll tournaments, by cashing out in 3 eligible real money “Sit and Go” Tournaments over the course of the promotion. All qualified players will be notified by Email with registration details.

In addition, Bodog will award one lucky player the Ultimate Sports Fan Prize Package consisting of 2 tickets to the NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Finals, Super Bowl, and World Series. Players can earn their entry into the draw by entering the qualifying real money “Sit and Go Tournaments”, and cash (receive a payout), in 3 eligible  Tournaments over the course of the promotion. Winners will also get Airfare, accommodations,  transportation, and $500 in spending money for each trip. For full contest entry details, please visit Bodog.com.

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Despite Chael Sonnen’s impressive defeat of top contender Nate Marquardt at UFC 109, manager, translator and aspiring matchmaker Ed Soares – the English-speaking front man for UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva – doesn’t feel the American deserves a shot at his ward’s belt.