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UFC President Dana White and Tucker Greene, UFC senior vice president, originals production, review UFC materials recently. Photo credits for White and Greene photos: UFC

UFC’s Original Content Development Sets Las Vegas-Based MMA Promoter Apart From Sports Leagues

June 30, 2024 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Doug Herzog, Frank Fertitta, Lorenzo Fertitta, Michael Chandler

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

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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

Knights celebrate Marchessault goal in period one. Photo: VGK

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Monday Morning Gambler: Vegas Golden Knights Bettors Find (duh) That All Winning Streaks Must End

May 3, 2021 Alan Snel A.J. Pollock, Bob Baffert, Charles Oliveira, Dominick Reyes, Jiri Prochazka, Mark Stone, Michael Chandler

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com The Vegas Golden Knights were hot. Sizzling hot. And streaking. They had won a franchise record 10 straight

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UFC’s Apex Facility Has Turned Into Godsend For Las Vegas-based MMA Fight Show Promotion

April 18, 2021April 18, 2021 Alan Snel Charles Oliveira, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Dustin Poirier, Garth Brooks, Jorge Masvidal, Kamaru Usman, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Michael Chandler, Steve Sisolak

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Last week, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak said the state plans to lift COVID restrictions-19 except

VGK made their first road trip to the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Photo by @VGKFlamingo

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On Sports Betting: Vegas Golden Knights Streak Ends, But They Recover Quickly

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 Alan Snel Dan Hooker, Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler, Pete DeBoer, William Karlsson

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com All streaks come to an end. Eventually. For the Vegas Golden Knights, their four-game winning

July 5, 2021

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.

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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.