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Back in the good old days in June 2019 when UFC President Dana White was leading a tour of the newly-built UFC Apex building.
UFC 

Dana White: UFC Is Losing $100 Million+ This Year Without Gate Revenue During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com UFC is losing more than $100 million in gate money from not selling tickets to

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Reporters inside the media tent for Friday's weigh-in event for UFC Fight Night 38 Saturday.
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Media Treatment At UFC Fight Event in Las Vegas Offers Clues For How Fans Will Be Treated At Sports Events During Pandemic

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Alan Snel Brok Weaver, Dana White, Gilbert Burns, Tyron Woodley

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Reporting on live sports in the age of COVID-19 has changed. The manner in which

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UFC Fight Shows At APEX In Las Vegas Saturday and June 6 Are A Go After Nevada Athletic Commission This Morning Approves UFC Events

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Alan Snel Bob Bennett, Dana White

By Cassandra Cousineau and Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s fight night on for Dana White and Las Vegas-based UFC, which

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UFC’s Dana White Needs Nevada Athletic Commission’s Blessing Wednesday To Stage Fight Event At APEX Saturday After Gov. Sisolak Clears Path For UFC Fight Show

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Donald Trump, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel and Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Dana White believes he’s going to stage a UFC fight night at

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How COVID-19 Pandemic Forced Sports Industry To Innovate In First Round Of Sports Return Broadcasts This Month

May 23, 2020May 27, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Matthew Wolff, Rickie Fowler

By Vivi Lin for LVSportsBiz.com LinkedIn: @ViviOnTheSpot IG: @ViviOnTheSpot4TV  Facebook: @ViviOnTheSpot4TV With the widespread impact of the novel coronavirus and suspension

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UFC President Dana White
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Dana White: Next UFC Fight Event Is May 30 At Promotion’s APEX Building In Las Vegas

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Big-time sports are back in Nevada later this month and UFC President Dana White is

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Sports and Coronavirus: UFC’s Dana White Does Not See Fans At Live Sports Events Like UFC Fight Shows Until COVID-19 Testing Technology Improves

May 12, 2020May 13, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Donald Trump, Justin Gaethje, Kevin Camper, Khabib Nurmagomedov

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com UFC President Dana White told LVSportsBiz.com Tuesday he doesn’t foresee fans being allowed to attend

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UFC President Dana White
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President Trump Counts On UFC’s Dana White To Re-Start Sports In U.S. Amid COVID-19 Pandemic At UFC 249 Saturday; Gaethje Over Ferguson In TKO

May 9, 2020May 9, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Donald Trump, Jacare Souza, Justin Gaethje, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tony Ferguson

By Alan Snel and Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Dana White talked for weeks about how he’s in the fight business

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UFC President Dana White. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com
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It’s In Dana White’s DNA To Stage UFC Fight Shows During Virus Pandemic; UFC 249 Fighter Souza Tests Positive For Virus, But Event Goes On Saturday

May 8, 2020May 9, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Donald Trump, Justin Gaethje, Lawrence Epstein, Tony Ferguson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com At the essence of what drives Las Vegas-based Ultimate Fighting Championship is a simple slogan

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Fight Show Goes On: UFC 249, Tony Ferguson and Friends Set To Fight In Jacksonville Saturday

May 6, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Justin Gaethje, Tony Ferguson

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com UFC fighter Tony Ferguson is the type of guy who would film himself with a

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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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A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

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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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