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

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UFC Prez Dan White Forges Ahead With UFC 249 Event April 18 Amid COVID-19 Pandemic As U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 10K

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Justin Gaethje, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tony Ferguson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com If you thought Dana White pulling of a magic trick like getting Conor McGregor to

Basketball Raiders Stadium T-Mobile Arena Thomas & Mack Center UFC

LVSportsBiz Recommendation: Make Las Vegas Western U.S. Sports Hub During Interim Period When Major League Sports Are Phased Back Into American Society

March 31, 2020 Alan Snel Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com These are New Normal Times of #flattenthecurve, social distancing and donated masks and gloves. People

UFC President Dana White

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UFC Prez Dana White Will Not Be Denied: ‘Fights Will Go On’ During COVID-19 Virus Crisis

March 14, 2020March 15, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tony Ferguson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com UFC President Dana White knows only one way: To put on fights. That’s why he is

Scene from Modelo beer commercial featuring Amanda Nunes.

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Sports Marketing: UFC Star Amanda Nunes Stars In Modelo Beer Commercial To Highlight Her ‘Fighting Spirit’

March 13, 2020 Alan Snel Amanda Nunes, Cris "Cyborg" Justino, Germaine de Randamie, Holly Holm, Ronda Rousey

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Amanda Nunes, one of UFC’s biggest stars but still not a household name for many

UFC's APEX building

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Two UFC Fight Night Shows Relocated To UFC’s APEX Building In Las Vegas Amid Sports Leagues Shutting Down Games Because Of Coronavirus Pandemic

March 12, 2020March 13, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The fight shows go on for Las Vegas-based UFC in this new anxious time when

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UFC Prez Dana White Last Year Predicted Ascension of Chinese Fighter; Zhang Defends Her Strawweight Belt Against Joanna in Fierce Battle at UFC 248 in Las Vegas

March 7, 2020March 8, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Zhang Weili

By Cassandra Cousineau and Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Even before Zhang Weili distinguished herself with a strawweight world championship belt

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Exactly Three Years After Painful Near-Death, Day of Gratitude and Tripleheader of Sports-Business Events To Cover To Celebrate Life

March 7, 2020March 8, 2020 Alan Snel Brian Dutcher, Dana White, Kris Bryant, Sam Merrill, Steve Fisher

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The ambulance tech was wheeling me into the ER at Lawnwood Medical Center in Fort

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In Sports World Of Stiff Executives, Press Releases, and Boring Cliches, Dana White’s Brutal Honesty, Blue Jeans and Blue Language Give UFC Headline Power

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com He’s the sports executive unicorn of f-bombs, blue jeans and blunt-speaking prose. While the NFL,

UFC President Dana White

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UFC’s Dana White On Coronavirus: ‘We’re Looking At How This Will Affect Our Business This Year’

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Tulsi Gabbard, Zhang Weili

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com With countries around the world enacting screening measures, it’s hard to ignore the impact COVID-19,

Welterweight Conor McGregor beat Donald Cowboy Cerrone 40 seconds into round one with a TKO at T-Mobile Arena Saturday night.

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Conor 2.0: UFC’s Meal Ticket Transforming His Brand and Marketing Style, But Will Mr. Nice Guy Deliver The Big Money?; Conor Whips Cowboy 40 Seconds Into Round One With TKO In Las Vegas Saturday

January 18, 2020January 19, 2020 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Donald Cowboy Cerrone, Khabib Nurmagomedov

By Cassandra Cousineau and Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Conor McGregor’s bad boy image for years was great for UFC’s financial

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.

ADVERTISEMENT: Please shop at Jay’s Market at 190 East Flamingo at the Koval Lane intersection east of the Strip. Jay’s Market is the official presenting sponsor of LVSportBiz.com’s stories.

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.