Las Vegas Weekly

December 10, 2008 · 1:26 PM

Strip Parties: Baseball, boxing, MMA and UFC stars party hearty at Tryst

By Robin Leach

C.C. Sabathia, Bill Hall and Josh Barfield.

Photo: Alex Loc Thieu/Tryst

Nightclub emperor Victor Drai is now less than 20 days away from opening his incredible, new, luxurious, blow-your-mind XS hot spot at Steve Wynn’s new Encore tower. In the meantime, his Tryst nightclub in the adjoining Wynn packs in celebrities and sports stars in ever-increasing numbers.

Here’s the latest photo roundup of the not-so-usual suspects:

Former Cy Young Award winner and three-time All-Star pitcher C.C. Sabathia has made Tryst his nightly home while in town with the Major League Baseball stars and league owner meetings. Rumors are that the former Cleveland Indians player and free agent been offered a new, six-year-contract worth $140 million! One night C.C. was joined there by center fielders Tori Hunter of Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Grady Sizemore of the Cleveland Indians, Derrek Lee of the Chicago Cubs and all-star veteran slugger Gary Sheffield of the Detroit Tigers.

Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Bill Hall and Josh Barfield, second baseman for the Cleveland Indians, also showed up with them on the second night. Also there were San Diego Chargers Stephen Cooper and Shaun Phillips, plus Chicago Cubs outfielder Reed Johnson and Toronto Blue Jays star Vernon Wells, who both celebrated their 30th birthdays at the club.

X-Men and Rush Hour movie director and producer Brett Ratner, Laguna Beach reality star Casey Reinhardt, The Hills reality star Frankie Delgado, Playboy Playmate Brittany Binger (Miss June 2007) and rapper Too Short joined the party players. He gave an impromptu performance of his club classic hip-hop hit “Blow the Whistle,” which even had light welterweight boxing champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton from England moving and grooving -- and he happily posed there for a four-femme photo!

UFC President Dana White took a VIP dance floor table far enough away from rival mixed martial arts fighters Andrei Arlovski, Jay Hieron, Tito Ortiz and Tyson Griffin with Affliction co-owner Tom Atencio.

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