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UFC’s International Fight Week Returns To Las Vegas In September

July 18, 2021July 18, 2021 Alan Snel Alexander Volkanovski, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Lauren Murphy, Nick Diaz, Rashad Evans, Robbie Lawler, Valentina Shevchenko

By Cassandra Counsineau of LVSportsBiz.com Back in the pre-pandemic good old days, Las Vegas-based UFC used to hold International Fight

Dustin Poirier Photo: UFC

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Monday Morning Gambler: Poirier’s Victory at UFC 264 Delights Favorite Bettors

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Dustin Poirier, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joey Gallo, Shohei Ohtani

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com That line of people you saw late Saturday night and early Sunday at your local

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A Loser In UFC Octagon Saturday, McGregor Still Padding His Bank Account In Branding Game

July 11, 2021July 11, 2021 Alan Snel Charles Oliviera, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Dustin Poirier, Ronda Rousey

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com If you ask Conor McGregor if he’s a businessman, the brash MMA fighter will tell

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COVID, Record Heat Be Damned, Las Vegas Packed Allegiant Stadium, T-Mobile Arena For Events Saturday Night

July 10, 2021July 11, 2021 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Donald Trump, Dustin Poirier, Garth Brooks

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s the building that Southern Nevada has invested so much in, a domed stadium that

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Garth, UFC, Bruno — Plus COVID Cases and Record Heat — On Entertainment Menu For Historic Saturday In Las Vegas

July 9, 2021July 10, 2021 Alan Snel Bruno Mars, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Deontay Wilder, Donald Trump, Dustin Poirier, Garth Brooks, Tyson Fury

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Garth Brooks. Conor McGregor. Bruno Mars. COVID-19. Record-breaking 117-degree heat. Welcome to Saturday night in

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Now More Notorious For His Trash-Talking Than Cage Wins, McGregor Hurls Insults At Poirier At UFC 264 Presser Thursday

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Dustin Poirier, Khabib Nurmagomedov

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com It was only 18 months ago in January 2020 when UFC’s ol’ trash-talking money bags

UFC has a kit sponsorship deal. Photos: UFC

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Las Vegas-Based UFC Goes Head First Into Cryptocurrency With $175 Million ‘Fight Kit’ Sponsorship

July 7, 2021 Alan Snel Dana White, Kris Marszalek

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com In the middle of its biggest fight week of this pandemic year, Endeavor-owned Ultimate Fighting

It's Aces basketball on local TV in Las Vegas. Photo credit: Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

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Monday Morning Gambler: Las Vegas Aces On, Off, Then On Again For Bettors

July 5, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, Kelsey Plum, Victor Hedman

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Well, that was easy. In the first of two games at the Los Angeles Sparks,

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 22: (L-R) Cody Garbrandt punches Rob Font in their bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 22, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

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UFC Fighter Cody Garbrandt Fought Rob Font — And COVID-19

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 Alan Snel Cody Garbrandt, Dana White, Deiveson Figueiredo, Rob Font

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com There’s a saying, “Sometimes you win, and sometimes you learn.” When it comes to mixed

Knights celebrate Marchessault goal in period one. Photo: VGK

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Monday Morning Gambler: Vegas Golden Knights Bettors Find (duh) That All Winning Streaks Must End

May 3, 2021 Alan Snel A.J. Pollock, Bob Baffert, Charles Oliveira, Dominick Reyes, Jiri Prochazka, Mark Stone, Michael Chandler

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com The Vegas Golden Knights were hot. Sizzling hot. And streaking. They had won a franchise record 10 straight

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.