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Conor McGregor. Photo from UFC.
Marketing UFC 

UFC, Panini Have Trading Card Deal

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Mark Warsop, Tracey Bleczinsk

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas-based UFC and Panini America, the sports collectible company, have a new, multi-year licensing

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McGregor: TKO at UFC 257. Photo by UFC
COVID-19 UFC 

UFC 257 Post Analysis: How UFC Will Navigate COVID-19 World?

January 25, 2021January 27, 2021 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Dustin Poirier

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com In a shocking upset of Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier pulled off the victory via TKO

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Many UFC fans were not pleased about the ESPN+ live stream Photo: UFC
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Not Only Did McGregor Feel The Pain At UFC 257, So Did Fight Fans Who Paid $70 For Choppy Live Stream

January 24, 2021 Alan Snel Chet Buchanan, Conor McGregor, Dana White

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com If you shelled out the $69.99 to watch UFC 257 on the ESPN+ and Conor

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Conor McGregor. Photo from UFC.
UFC 

UFC’s Ol’ Reliable Moneymaker McGregor Returns To Cage Today

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Dustin Poirier, Khabib Nurmagomedov

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com Conor McGregor is back and he’s still UFC’s big money man. McGregor, who hasn’t fought

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UFC 

Las Vegas-based UFC Makes Appearance On ABC Network Today

January 16, 2021January 16, 2021 Alan Snel Alexander Volkanovski, Calvin Kattar, Carlos Condit, Dana White, Matt Brown, Max Holloway

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Dana White is downright giddy about his Las Vegas-based UFC being on ABC network TV

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UFC and Amanda Nunes fan Johnny Zimmerman
UFC 

UFC and Zappos Have A Merchandise Deal

January 15, 2021 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Two very different Las Vegas-based brands are joining forces. MMA fight promoter UFC and downtown-based

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Conor McGregor will be on drive-in screens.
UFC 

UFC Will Show UFC 257, Conor Fight At Drive-In Theaters Across U.S. Jan. 23

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas-based UFC will be showing its UFC 257 fight event on drive-in theaters across

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COVID-19 Golden Knights Raiders Stadium Raiders Team UFC UNLV 

Eyewitness To Major League Sports During Pandemic: Without Fans In Venues, Big League Games Look Like High-tech Pick-up Games With Athletes In Nice Uniforms

December 29, 2020December 29, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Vegas Golden Knights have sealed off their practice rink from the public at their

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UFC President Dana White. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com
COVID-19 UFC 

UFC Boss Dana White Uses Slick ‘Victory Lap’ Video To Rip Media Critics Who Questioned Staging Fights During Pandemic

December 22, 2020December 23, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Donald Trump

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com With Christmas and the New Year approaching, UFC President Dana White released a video gift

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Boxing MMA UFC 

LVSportsBiz.com’s Combat Sports Year-in-Review In Las Vegas

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 Alan Snel Bob Arum, Dana White, Deontay Wilder, Kell Brook, Terence Crawford, Tyson Fury

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas combat sports industry took on a different look after the global COVID-19 pandemic

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July 5, 2021

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LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking info on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Our stories are quoted nationally and we set the sportsbiz news agenda in Las Vegas. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic. Our story of the month on F1 economics and race event in Las Vegas.


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Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.  

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president Marc Badain

LVCVA spends $8.25 million on A’s sponsorship

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

Athletics consultant Jeremy Aguero is eye of Las Vegas’ sports hurricane

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

Bally’s Corp, Gaming & Leisure Properties team up with A’s for ballpark on Strip

Bally’s Corp Chairman Wants Hotel Open When A’s Stadium Is Ready In 2028

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May 24, 2021

Our bicycle story collection:

Red Rock Scenic Drive outside Las Vegas

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet Outside Vegas

Bicycling Las Vegas far from Strip

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

Move over road cycling, here comes mountain biking in Las Vegas

Pedaling Zion National Park

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Remembering the Knapper

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Remembering BeFly Beth

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

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