Outlaw Saloon

The Outlaw Saloon is the largest bar in the U.S. state of Wyoming with an approximate 26,000 square foot.^[3][4] It is renowned for hosting various country music concerts notably during the Cheyenne Frontier Days.^[5] In more recent years, the venue began hosting combat sports events such as mixed martial arts, boxing, and kickboxing.^[6][7]

On November 7, 2020, the Outlaw Saloon hosted the historical match between Burmese-Canadian world champion Dave Leduc defending his Lethwei world title against American Cyrus Washington in Cheyenne, Wyoming.^[8][9] Wyoming being the first state to legalize the art of Lethwei, the Outlaw Saloon was the chosen venue to host the first-ever Lethwei fight as well as the first Lethwei world title fight held in the United States in the millennia-old history of the sport originating from Myanmar.^[10][11][12] The event was sanctioned by the World Lethwei Federation in partnership with the Wyoming Combat Sports Commission.^[13]

In 2003, the Outlaw Saloon, previously named Cowboy South Bar, was the last known location of Shawny Lee Smith, the victim of an unsolved homicide case.^[14]

Over the years, the Wyoming Police Department has conducted many arrests on the premises of the Outlaw Saloon.^{[15][16][17][18]}

The following is a partial list of who either got their start or had performances at The Outlaw Saloon.^[19]