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UFC bossman Dana White in action this week. Photo: Cassandra Cousineau/LVSportsBiz.com

UFC, WWE Merge Their Live Event Teams Into Single Events Strategy Team, Showing Strong Connection Between Two Entertainment Powerhouses

May 23, 2024 Alan Snel Andrew Schleimer, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Lawrence Epstein, Michael Chandler, Peter Dropick, Vince McMahon

By Cassandra Cousineau, LVSportsBiz.com UFC Writer Las Vegas-based UFC and fellow entertainment powerhouse WWE have merged their live event teams

Chris Daly, Nevada State Education Association political director, tells the Las Vegas Stadium Authority that hiring the LVCVA for stadium board work is a clear conflict of interest. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

Athletics Baseball Major League Baseball Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Man Of Many Hats: Steve Hill Center Of Three-Way Between Stadium Authority, Tourism Agency, Athletics Stadium Subsidy

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 Alan Snel Alexander Marks, Chris Daly, Jeremy Aguero, Lawrence Epstein, Steve Hill

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Steve Hill wears many hats. The former concrete business owner is CEO of

UFC

Nevada DMV Taps Out And Offers UFC Specialty License Plate

May 18, 2022 Alan Snel Lawrence Epstein

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com You don’t have to give a rear naked chokehold to the DMV employee to get

UFC

UFC Fight Night On ABC Debuts Venum Sponsorship

April 10, 2021 Alan Snel Anderson Silva, Lawrence Epstein, Lorenzo Fertitta

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com For the second time in less than a year, Las Vegas-based Ultimate Fighting Championship scored

Gambling UFC

UFC Chief Operating Officer Lawrence Epstein Breaks Down UFC’s DraftKings Sponsorship Deal

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 Alan Snel Dana White, Lawrence Epstein

LVSportsBiz.com talked with UFC Chief Operating Officer Lawrence Epstein to break down the Las Vegas-based MMA promotion’s $350 million, five-year

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

UFC President Dana White. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

UFC

It’s In Dana White’s DNA To Stage UFC Fight Shows During Virus Pandemic; UFC 249 Fighter Souza Tests Positive For Virus, But Event Goes On Saturday

May 8, 2020May 9, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Donald Trump, Justin Gaethje, Lawrence Epstein, Tony Ferguson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com At the essence of what drives Las Vegas-based Ultimate Fighting Championship is a simple slogan

Raiders stadium is Allegiant Stadium under a new naming rights deal announced Monday.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

It’s Official: Raiders Stadium is Allegiant Stadium; Naming Rights Deal Announced At Topping Out Event Monday Morning

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 Alan Snel Cliff Branch, Eric Johnson, Fred Biletnikoff, Jason Gilbert, Lawrence Epstein, Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Maury Gallagher, Myron Todichinii, Otis Sistrunk, Scott DeAngelo, Sonny Begay

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Raiders owner Mark Davis said his word of the day

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LVSportsBiz.com Podcast Series: Killingsworth, Lashbrook, White, Epstein

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Brian Killingsworth, Dana White, Lawrence Epstein

Our second anniversary LVSportsBiz.com podcast series received much feedback last week. So, we have assembled all four podcasts in one

UFC

LVSportsBiz Podcast Features Lawrence Epstein, UFC Chief Operating Officer: Epstein Says UFC’s ESPN Deal Is Paying Off

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Alan Snel Lawrence Epstein

Our fourth and final podcast celebrating LVSportsBiz.com’s second anniversary featured Lawrence Epstein Thursday from 2-3 PM. News nuggets included Epstein

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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.

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.