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Jon Jones

UFC 

Talented Jones, Beset by Drug Suspensions and License Issues, Retains Title at UFC 235

March 3, 2019March 3, 2019 Alan Snel Anthony Smith, Dana White, Jon Jones

By CASSANDRA COUSINEAU LVSportsBiz.com   UFC star Jon Jones’ long-awaited return to the Octagon in Las Vegas ended with a

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Jon Jones, UFC's talented enigma.
UFC 

UFC Star Jon Jones Expresses Awareness Of Las Vegas Workers Losing Income When UFC 232 Was Moved from LV To LA

March 1, 2019March 1, 2019 Alan Snel Anthony Smith, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Jon Jones, Khabib Nurmagomedov

By CASSANDRA COUSINEAU LVSportsBiz.com   The MMA Enigma also known as UFC headliner Jon Jones listened intently and respectfully to

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UFC 

UFC’s Re-location of 232 Fight Show from Las Vegas to LA Disrespects Nunes-Cyborg Megamatch

December 25, 2018December 25, 2018 Alan Snel Alexander Gustafsson, Amanda Nunes, Conor McGregor, Cris "Cyborg", Dana White, Demetrious Johnson, Jon Jones, Miesha Tate, Ronda Rousey, Valentina Schevchenko

By CASSANDRA COUSINEAU LVSportsBiz.com   It’s the biggest women’s fight in UFC history. Sorry Ronda Rousey, but Amanda Nunes vs.

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Dana White switches UFC 232 from Las Vegas to Los Angeles.
UFC 

UFC’s Switch of 232 Fight Show to LA from Las Vegas Scrambles Many Plans, Lives

December 23, 2018December 24, 2018 Alan Snel Amanda Nunes, Dana White, Jon Jones

By CASSANDRA COUSINEAU LVSportsBiz.com   Dana White and Jon Jones.   What a tag team.   White, the UFC president

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Boxer Floyd Mayweather.
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On Combat Sports: Champions Crowned and Sport’s Biggest Female Fight Set for UFC 232

December 11, 2018 Alan Snel Alexander Gustafsson, Amanda Nunes, Cris "Cyborg" Justino, Floyd Mayweather, Jon Jones

By CASSANDRA COUSINEAU LVSportsBiz.com   It’s been an action-filled 72 hours in the world of combat sports. Champions in both

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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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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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