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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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Khabib after the UFC 229 brawl.
UFC 

Khabib, McGregor Agree to Suspensions, Fines For UFC 229 Post-Fight Melee Oct. 6

January 29, 2019 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov

By ALAN SNEL and CASSANDRA COUSINEAU LVSportsBiz.com   UFC combatants and post-UFC 229 fight brawlers Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor

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UFC Says UFC 229 Fight Show of Khabib vs McGregor Generated $86.4 Million in ‘Economic Output’ Oct. 6

January 28, 2019 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   The end of the UFC 229 fight show was a disgrace when a brawl was

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UFC 

After UFC 229 Brawl Fiasco, Time for UFC to Enact Code of Conduct

October 7, 2018 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov

By CASSANDRA COUSINEAU LVSportsBiz.com   UFC 229, headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor, will be recorded Saturday night as

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UFC 

UFC Sowed Seeds of Saturday’s Ugly Brawl During Weeks Leading Up To UFC 229 By Allowing Vicious Smack Talk On Religion, Ethnicity, Family

October 7, 2018October 8, 2018 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tony Ferguson

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   The Nevada Athletic Commission withheld UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov’s purse after he flew “like

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UFC 

Conor McDollar Set To Deliver Record-Breaking Pay-Per-Views For UFC 229 Saturday

October 5, 2018 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Lawrence Epstein

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   Las Vegas-based UFC, which relies on pay-per-view buys for a significant share of its annual

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McGregor is worth too much money to UFC to not be fighting in the Octagon.
UFC WNBA Aces 

Harmonic Convergence of Aces’ Travel Woes, McGregor/White and Wild Bill Shows Power of The Mighty Dollar

August 4, 2018 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, William Karlsson

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   After the Las Vegas Aces travel headaches, you have to wonder how many metal dollies

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July 5, 2021

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LVCVA spends $8.25 million on A’s sponsorship

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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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