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Historic Sports Night In Vegas As UFC’s MMA Event At Sphere ($23 Million Gate) Goes Mano A Mano Against Canelo Boxing Match ($17 Million Gate) At T-Mobile Arena Saturday

September 14, 2024September 18, 2024 Alan Snel Canelo Alvarez, Dana White, Jeff Mullen, Matthew Valenzuela, Stephen Espinoza

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Dana White is heading to Florida for UFC 261 . Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

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Nevada State Athletic Agency Will Regulate Dana White’s Slap Fighting Business; Sport Described As ‘Highly Entertaining’

October 18, 2022 Alan Snel Craig Piligian, Dana White, Frank Fertitta, Hunter Campbell, Jeff Mullen, Lorenzo Fertitta, Stephen Cloobeck

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Cassandra Cousineau, LVSportsBiz.com UFC Writer Dana White’s fight business just got bigger Tuesday. This time, it’s Slap

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 24: T.J. Dillashaw reacts after his split-decision victory over Corey Sandhagen in their bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on July 24, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

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Nevada Athletic Commission Chief Bob Bennett Plans To Step Down, Nominates Mullen To Run State Athletic Commission

November 17, 2021 Alan Snel Bob Bennett, Jeff Mullen

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Bob Bennett will step down from his post as Nevada Athletic Commission executive director at

July 5, 2021

Alan Snel, veteran journalist and LVSportsBiz.com publisher. ASnel@LVSportsBiz.com.

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking news 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, New York, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic.

Click here for Alan’s recent appearance on KNPR radio in Las Vegas.

BRIEFS

UNLV’s sports conference — the Mountain West — has a new slogan and “refreshed brand identity.” Built Bold is the “new defining tagline.”

The Vegas Golden Knights Foundation said it raised $2,001,640 through the 51/49 Raffle during the 2025-26 season. All proceeds came from the team’s home games at T-Mobile Arena from the regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs.

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president Marc Badain

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

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

May 24, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel is a nationally-known bicycle rights leader and bicycle travel writer.

Alan focuses on reducing road violence and has asked government to enforce road safety laws, design better roads for bicyclists and walkers not just motorists, educate drivers, install more penalties for reckless motorists and lower speed limits.

Here are Alan’s travel story samples, literary adventures based on Alan’s expansive and curious approach to reporting sports-business news and a bicycle life:

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel has also written two books: Long Road Back To Las Vegas and Bicycle Man. Purchase Long Road Back To Las Vegas on Amazon and contact Alan to buy Bicycle Man at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com.