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Dana White at the UFC Apex building next to the promotion's HQ in Las Vegas.
UFC 

UFC’s Many Controversies Are Welcomed Marketing Tools To Sell Fight Show Product

September 20, 2020September 21, 2020 Alan Snel Colby Covington, Dana White, Donald Trump, Jorge Masvidal, Kamaru Usman, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tyron Woodley

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Controversy sells and there’s no sport organization generating more of it than Las Vegas-based Ultimate

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UFC 

President Trump’s Republican Convention Card Features A Heavy Hitter: UFC Prez Dana White

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Alan Snel Colby Covington, Dana White, Donald Trump, Kamaru Usman

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com UFC President Dana White is flying to Washington, D.C., this week to meet his friend,

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UFC 251 took place on Fight Island. Photo credit: UFC on Twitter.
Gambling 

On Sports Betting: Favorites Rule in UFC 251 from ‘Fight Island’

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 Alan Snel Gerrit Cole, Jorge Masvidal, Kamaru Usman, Max Scherzer, Patrick Rishe

By Daniel Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com      It was a seemingly normal Saturday afternoon at a locals casino in western

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Usman defeated Masvidal. Photo credit: UFC on Twitter.
UFC 

Sports and COVID-19: UFC, White Pull Off Fight Island Event From Abu Dhabi

July 11, 2020July 11, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Jorge Masvidal, Kamaru Usman

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Dana White had some fun promoting Fight Island, but the UFC president’s shtick could not

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UFC 

Las Vegas-Based UFC Anchored On Fight Island In Abu Dhabi, While U.S. Sports Leagues, VGK, Aces Embark On Pandemic’s Great Unknown

July 11, 2020July 11, 2020 Alan Snel Buster Posey, Dana White, David Price, Kamaru Usman

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com When you watch ESPN’s promotional coverage of Las Vegas-based UFC’s fight events these days during

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UFC Fight Island events start Saturday -- Photo from UFC twitter
Basketball COVID-19 UFC 

UFC’s Nimble Business Style Comes In Handy During COVID-19 Pandemic As Sports Leagues Cope With Players Testing Positive

July 6, 2020July 8, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Gilbert Burns, Jorge Masvidal, Kamaru Usman, Lawrence Epstein, Tyron Woodley

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com For all the goofy “Fight Island” shtick and references to tiki huts and beaches, Las

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Gambling 

On Sports Betting: Harvick Rewards Bettors in NASCAR Cup Series Race

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 Alan Snel Bryson DeChambeau, Jorge Masvidal, Kamaru Usman, Liz Cambage

By Daniel Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com    The sponsored name of the race was fitting for the times: the Big Machine

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LVSportsBiz Contact

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.

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

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

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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.

 

 

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