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UFC 232’s jilted Las Vegas fans detail havoc wrought on their year-end plans

Alex is an 11-year-old from Dallas who wrestles, boxes, and trains in Muay Thai. But jiu-jitsu is his favorite discipline, and he loves Hall’s unique manner of translating his grappling into mixed martial arts.

So when Hall was announced for a fight with the legendary B.J. Penn at UFC 232, Bilbrey’s parents decided it was time to make a special holiday trip to Las Vegas.

Tim Bilbrey splurged on three eighth-row floor seats at T-Mobile Arena for the event which was scheduled for Saturday night so his son could see his favorite fighter up close.