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The Sept. 27, 2020 NASCAR race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway could spark Las Vegas' biggest sports weekend ever. Photo by Daniel Clark.

September 2020 Could Deliver Mother Lode Of Sports Weekends In Las Vegas: ‘This Would Be Unbelievable’

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 Alan Snel Desiree Reed-Francois, Kevin Camper, Peter Guzman

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas tourism and sports leaders are working on creating the mother lode sports weekend in

The last fight of Dana White's Contender Series tonight at the UFC APEX building in Las Vegas.

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UFC’s Original Programming Sets MMA Fight Show Promoter Apart From All Others In Las Vegas

August 27, 2019August 28, 2019 Alan Snel Craig Borsari, Dana White, TJ Brown

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The Raiders have their own show on

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UFC Joins Forces With Canadian Company For 8-Year Deal To Study Impact of CBDs on UFC Fighters

July 24, 2019July 24, 2019 Alan Snel Dana White, Darren Karasiuk, Terry Booth

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell It’s in UFC’s DNA to push the frontier for

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With First Round TKO Over Holm At UFC 239 In Las Vegas Saturday, Nunes Gives Prez Dana White Another Reason To Ratchet Up Marketing Push She Earned

July 6, 2019July 6, 2019 Alan Snel Amanda Nunes, Conor McGregor, Cris "Cyborg" Justino, Holly Holm, Jon Jones, Rashad Evans, Ronda Rousey

By Cassandra Cousineau LVSportsBiz.com The powerful Brazilian with two UFC division belts pummelled the Las Vegas -based promotion’s biggest

UFC fighter Pannie Kianzad fields a question during UFC 239 media day.

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Two UFC Unknowns Hope UFC 239 Is Springboard To Bigger Fights and Paydays

July 4, 2019July 6, 2019 Alan Snel Amanda Nunes, Chance Rencountre, Jon Jones, Pannie Kianzad

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com They’re tucked in the corners of the UFC media day room on Independence Day Thursday,

UFC fan Courtney Gagne shows the UFC app listing all the International Week fan events this week in Las Vegas.

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Economics of Being A UFC Fan: One Woman Explains Why She Is Not Attending UFC 239 To Take In Week’s Free UFC Fan Events Instead

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 Alan Snel Amanda Nunes, Holly Holm, Jon Jones

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Most days, 27-year-old Courtney Gagne is a mild-mannered pre-school teacher living in the southwest Las

UFC Prez and ringmaster Dana White

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UFC’s White Plays Tour Guide to Show Fight Promotion’s New Studio/Mini-Arena Facility, Part of HQ Site’s Master Plan

June 17, 2019June 18, 2019 Alan Snel Dana White

By Alan Snel and Cassandra Cousineau LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by Steve Rosenthal Dana White was in a chipper

Dana White discusses UFC APEX facility during LVSportsBiz.com's podcast last week.

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UFC’s Dana White Is Tour Guide Monday Showing UFC’s New APEX Production Studio/Arena Facility

June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 Alan Snel Dana White

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas-based UFC has ambitious plans for a new high-powered 120,000-square-feet production studio and arena

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LVSportsBiz Podcast Features Lawrence Epstein, UFC Chief Operating Officer: Epstein Says UFC’s ESPN Deal Is Paying Off

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Alan Snel Lawrence Epstein

Our fourth and final podcast celebrating LVSportsBiz.com’s second anniversary featured Lawrence Epstein Thursday from 2-3 PM. News nuggets included Epstein

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Dana White On Fertittas Buying NFL Team: ‘If They Buy a Team, I’m In. I Will Partner Up With Them’

June 11, 2019June 13, 2019 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Jessica Andrade, Justin Bieber, Tom Cruise, Weili Zhang

By Alan Snel and Cassandra Cousineau LVSportsBiz.com Listen to the entire Dana White podcast here. Dana White will partner

July 5, 2021

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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

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