Chicago: Bars to watch the fights?

by sonofapsycho on Sep 3, 2009 3:55 AM EDT

Hey People,

Im going to be in Chicago the weekend of the UFC 103 and the Mayweather fight for the Steelers/Bears game. I really have no clue about the area and where to go other than what I've seen on the man v. food episode. I was wondering if anyone was from the Chicago area that knows of a bar or goes to a bar in the downtown area that shows UFC ppvs and Boxing ppv's.

Any help or advice will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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Are you in the suburbs or actually downtown?

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by Brent Brookhouse on Sep 3, 2009 8:50 AM EDT reply actions

im going to be downtown by michigan ave, Magnificent Mile area.

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by sonofapsycho on Sep 3, 2009 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions

man, you living the good life

by The Bronzeville Bully on Sep 3, 2009 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions

lol not really. its only a weekend.

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by sonofapsycho on Sep 3, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions

calling Mike Fagan...Mike Fagan to the front desk please...

I was always in the burbs in my time in IL, Mike lives downtown (I’m pretty sure) so he should be able to help with this one.

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by Brent Brookhouse on Sep 3, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions

I thought Fagan was in Vegas

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by ElliotMatheny on Sep 3, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions

he moved back

by The Bronzeville Bully on Sep 3, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m in Rogers Park, which is a bit away from “downtown downtown.” I watched UFC 67 at a place called Player’s and UFC 84 at some place who’s name escapes me. Both were in or near the Lakeview area. Pretty sure both show fights regularly.

I can do some research about places more near the loop.

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by Mike Fagan on Sep 3, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions

The loop..

Please do… I’m staying at the Club Quarters in the loop, how convenient.

by MiCe on Sep 3, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Player's Club?

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by Leland Roling on Sep 4, 2009 7:44 AM EDT up reply actions

No. It was this place: http://www.chibarproject.com/Reviews/Player%27sClub/Player%27s.htm

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by Mike Fagan on Sep 4, 2009 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions

You might want to check out UFCbars.com. Not sure how updated the list is, but it’s as good a place to start.

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by Mike Fagan on Sep 4, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Thanks for the info! I’ll try PLAYERS out first!

by MiCe on Sep 4, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Still, you staying in the part, you can never go wrong in Downtown.

by The Bronzeville Bully on Sep 3, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions

What a coincidence...

I, too, will be leaving L.A. Friday night to Chicago for the Bears/Steelers game and am looking for a place to watch both events on Saturday night… Now, I’ve been to Chicago once before around this time last year and its hard to believe there isn’t a spot to watch the fights..(Downtown is huge). I do remember seeing an ESPN Zone somewhere downtown… hopefully they show them there as that’s the first spot we’ll try!

by MiCe on Sep 3, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions

yea theres gotta be someplace downtown. espn zone is a good idea. i’ll bet they are showing both of them.

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by sonofapsycho on Sep 3, 2009 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Hop in a cab and head up to John Barleycorn—lots of tvs, good food, scantily-clad pretty women and a nice outdoor area. Its in Lincoln Park, which is just north of the Mag Mile area.

by judonerd on Sep 3, 2009 11:38 AM EDT reply actions

Dont go to the Barleycorn in Wrigleyville. Go to the Lincoln Park one.

by judonerd on Sep 3, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions

I agree, Cubs fans can be annoying as hell

by The Bronzeville Bully on Sep 3, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions

You sonafabitch!

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by Leland Roling on Sep 3, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions

Normally I'd give you shit as I'm a White Sox fan...

but we both are fans of underachieving shitbag teams this year.

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by Brent Brookhouse on Sep 3, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions

yea but we can say we witnessed 2005, Leland and his grandchildren will probably never witness pennant

by The Bronzeville Bully on Sep 3, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah… probably not. But hey… that isn’t really a “MUST-SEE” thing for me, so I don’t care.

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by Leland Roling on Sep 4, 2009 7:45 AM EDT up reply actions

Sox are the mediocre team they were projected to be.

Cubs on the other hand…

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by Mike Fagan on Sep 3, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Cubs, on the other hand, are the most underachieving pieces of shit I’ve seen in a long ass time. I can’t remember a team being this terrible with such talent. Or, it could be that most of these guys aren’t talented.

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