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NBA Summer League Day 2 was a sellout of 17,500, including this big crowd watching the Suns-Kings game.
Lights NBA Summer League T-Mobile Arena Thomas & Mack Center UFC WNBA Aces 

NBA Summer League Day 2 and UFC 226 Are Sellouts, While WNBA Aces’ Attendance Is Down Saturday

July 7, 2018July 8, 2018 Alan Snel Lance Evans, Marc Andre-Fleury

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   The Las Vegas Golden Knights finished their season a month ago, the Las Vegas Raiders

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UFC 

Las Vegas-based UFC Cuts TV Rights Deal With ESPN, Finishing Agreement That Began With Digital Rights

May 22, 2018May 23, 2018 Alan Snel Dana White

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   After UFC sold digital rights to new streaming platform ESPN+ two weeks ago, the Las

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Expect to see Dana White more on ESPN.
UFC 

UFC Cuts Subscription Deal To Show Fight Events, Dana White Content On ESPN+, ESPN Platforms

May 8, 2018May 8, 2018 Alan Snel Dana White

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   Expect to see more Dana White — and UFC fights and content — on ESPN,

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UFC lined up many new corporate partnership deals this year. This scene is from a hallway at UFC's new headquarters that opened earlier this year.
UFC 

UFC Scored Numerous Sponsorship Deals in 2017

December 25, 2017December 26, 2017 Alan Snel Dana White, Floyd Mayweather, Lawrence Epstein

By ALAN SNEL   Poor UFC.   After selling for more than $4 billion and opening a gorgeous new corporate

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Las Vegas-based UFC held its first mainland China event and is now looking at Russia.
UFC 

UFC Chief Operating Officer Lawrence “Ike” Epstein Talks China, Russia and Dana White ‘Lookin’ for a Fight’ in Both Countries

November 28, 2017 Alan Snel Dana White, Lawrence Epstein

By ALAN SNEL   LVSportsBiz.com chatted with Lawrence “Ike” Epstein, UFC chief operating officer about the recent fight show staged

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Column Raiders Stadium T-Mobile Arena UFC UNLV 

LVSportsBiz.com’s High Five: 5 News Items That Got Us Thinking

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 Alan Snel Armani Rogers, Bill Foley, Frank Fertitta, Lorenzo Fertitta, Rex Ryan, Tilman Fertitta, Tony Romo

By ALAN SNEL   — Forbes reported last week that brothers Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta cashed out their final stake

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Boxing UFC 

McGregor-Mayweather Boxing Match A Very Different Promotion Event For UFC

August 11, 2017August 12, 2017 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Floyd Mayweather, Kenny Mayne

By ALAN SNEL   There’s not a better sports organization in the world that promotes and markets its product better

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UFC's spacious new headquarters off the 215 Beltway in southest Las Vegas replaces the former organization base off West Sahara Avenue.
UFC 

UFC Invests Millions in New Headquarters, Training Center Where McGregor Works Out for Mega-Match with Mayweather

July 27, 2017 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Jon Jones, Lawrence Epstein, Lorenzo Fertitta

By ALAN SNEL The new sleek headquarters opened in May. But Thursday for the first time, Lorenzo Fertitta — the

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UFC 

Nevada Athletic Commission Chief Expects No Problems Sanctioning Money vs. Conor for Aug. 26 Megafight

June 14, 2017June 14, 2017 Alan Snel Bob Bennett, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Floyd Mayweather

Bob Bennett, Nevada Athletic Commission executive director, said he doesn’t anticipate any problems with his agency sanctioning the crossover superfight

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T-Mobile Arena UFC 

Dana White: Mayweather vs. McGregor to Generate 2.5 million-4 million Pay-Per-View Buys

June 4, 2017June 6, 2017 Alan Snel Dana White, Mayweather, McGregor, UFC

By ALAN SNEL Dana White was in New York City last week, just two hours before checking out some MMA

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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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T-Mobile Arena opened in April 2016 and is home to Vegas Golden Knights and UFC
Las Vegas Ballpark home to Triple A baseball's Las Vegas Aviators
Las Vegas Ballpark opened in April 2019 and is home to Triple A baseball's Las Vegas Aviators
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Allegiant Stadium opened in late July 2020 as home for Las Vegas Raiders and UNLV football team
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