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With UFC’s Big-Name Stars Fading, Las Vegas MMA Promotion Marketing Lesser-Known Fighters

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Deiveson Figueiredo, Impa Kasanganay, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Joaquin Buckley, Jordan Wright, Valentina Shevchenko

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com In this most wild year for all professional sports, Las Vegas-based UFC has found athletes

UFC Prez Dana White leaves Air Force One in Bullhead City. LVSportsBiz.cpom photos by J. Tyge O'Donnell

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UFC Prez Dana White Joins President Trump On Campaign Trail, Says Air Force One Is Bad Ass

October 28, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Donald Trump

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com President Donald Trump has UFC bossman Dana White on the campaign trail with him, as

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 25: Khabib Nurmagomedov of Russia announces his retirement in the Octagon after his victory over Justin Gaethje in their lightweight title bout during the UFC 254 event on October 25, 2020 on UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

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UFC Undefeated Champ Khabib Retires After Emotional Win At UFC 254 Saturday

October 24, 2020 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Justin Gaethje, Khabib Nurmagomedov

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com For the first time in a decade, UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov entered a professional MMA

Dana White at the UFC Apex building next to the promotion's HQ in Las Vegas.

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UFC’s Many Controversies Are Welcomed Marketing Tools To Sell Fight Show Product

September 20, 2020September 21, 2020 Alan Snel Colby Covington, Dana White, Donald Trump, Jorge Masvidal, Kamaru Usman, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tyron Woodley

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Controversy sells and there’s no sport organization generating more of it than Las Vegas-based Ultimate

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 12: (L-R) Michelle Waterson kicks Angela Hill in a strawweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on September 12, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

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UFC (and Dana White) Have Come A Long Way With Women Fighters

September 13, 2020September 13, 2020 Alan Snel Amanda Nunes, Dana White, Gina Carano, Michelle Waterson, Ronda Rousey, Weili Zhang

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas-based Ultimate Fighting Championship had another big night at its Apex building in the

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) laughs with teammates as they stretch during warm ups at the Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Henderson. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

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LVSportsBiz Roundup Thursday: NFL, Raiders Will Have Election Day Off To Vote; Raiders’ Newest Sponsor; UFC’s Newest Worker; Downtown Las Vegas’ Circa Hotel-Casino Hiring 100 Workers For Stadium Swim

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Derek Stevens, Paul Stastny, Ryan Reaves, Tom Seaver

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Raiders and the other 31 NFL teams will close their offices Nov.

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President Trump’s Republican Convention Card Features A Heavy Hitter: UFC Prez Dana White

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Alan Snel Colby Covington, Dana White, Donald Trump, Kamaru Usman

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com UFC President Dana White is flying to Washington, D.C., this week to meet his friend,

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Sports Marketing: Modelo Looks To Grow Brand Presence In Las Vegas Through Raiders Sponsorship

August 19, 2020August 20, 2020 Alan Snel Amanda Nunes, Rene Ramos

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Beer and sports. The partnerships go way back way. It’s reached the point where teams

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UFC’s Cormier Performed Double Duty for UFC As Both Fighter And Broadcaster; Miocic Defeats DC In Cormier’s Final Fight

August 15, 2020August 16, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Daniel Cormier, Stipe Miocic

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com With the most consequential heavyweight championship in UFC history on the line in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - AUGUST 01: (L-R) Vince Cachero punches Jamall Emmers in their featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on August 01, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

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UFC Returns From Fight Island For Busy Month At Apex Building In Las Vegas Amid Pandemic

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Derek Brunson, Edmen Shahbazyan

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com While Major League Baseball appears to be heading to a grounded season because of non-bubble

July 5, 2021

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.

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Hirings and Firings:

Las Vegas Aces President Nikki Fargas said the Aces are not renewing the contract of General Manager Natalie Williams. The Aces hired Williams as the team’s general manager in April 2022.

Vegas Golden Knights said the NHL club has signed defenseman Shea Theodore to a seven-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $7,425,000.

Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.

Mark Rosentraub on A’s stadium site on Strip.

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

To contact LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel or buy his book, Bicycle Man: Life of Journeys, email him at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com

LVSportsBiz number for 2024: $1,178,161,041. That’s the amount of debt Las Vegas (actually, Clark County) owes for its public share of building the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium.