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UFC’s Sean O’Malley Wants To Be Bigger Than Conor McGregor
Sean O’Malley is currently the No. 1 contender in the UFC bantamweight division. Zuffa LLC If Conor McGregor is the gold standard for success in and out of the octagon in mixed martial arts, the...
Ukraine’s Yaroslav Amosov — After Fighting Russian Forces — Returns To The Cage Saturday At Bellator 291
Bellator chamption Yaroslav Amosov, resting his head on his hands, and other Ukrainian soldiers … [+] prepare to face Russian forces. (MARCUS YAM / LOS ANGELES TIMES) Los Angeles Times via Getty...
Francis Ngannou To The PFL Would Be ‘Massive’
Francis Ngannou in action against Stipe Miocic during a heavyweight championship mixed martial arts … [+] bout at UFC 220, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, in Boston. Miocic retained his title via unanimo...
“She’s Scared To Lose Her Belt”
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 11: Julianna Pena (R) exchanges punches with Amanda Nunes of Brazil in … [+] their women’s bantamweight title fight during the UFC 269 event at T-Mobile ...
Endeavor falls after UFC boss Dana White hits wife
Dana White appears at the UFC 282 post-fight press conference on December 10, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. Amy Kaplan | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images Media and entertainment company ...
The PFL’s 2022 Highlights Include Big Matches And Bigger Moves
Larissa Pacheco (right) beat undefeated Kayla Harrison during the 2022 PFL Championships at the Hulu … [+] Theater at Madison Square Garden. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) Getty Images Yes...
Judge Pauses Follow-On Antitrust Lawsuit Against The UFC
VANCOUVER, BC – JUNE 11: Kajan Johnson poses for a portrait during a UFC photo session on June 11, … [+] 2014 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa...
Argentinian UFC Fighter Cannetti to Receive Salary in USDC
Guido Cannetti – an Argentinian mixed martial artist who competes in the UFC – partnered with the crypto-focused payment company Bitwage to become its ambassador. In addition, he will start receiving ...
Why Nate Diaz vs. Jake Paul in 2023 Appears On Collision Course
GLENDALE, ARIZONA – JUNE 12: Nate Diaz enters the octagon to fight Leon Edwards of Jamaica during … [+] their UFC 263 welterweight match at Gila River Arena on June 12, 2021 in Glendale, A...
Exclusive: Bitwage partners with Argentinian UFC fighter Guido Cannetti
Invezz can exclusively report that Bitwage has partnered with Argentinian UFC fighter Guido Cannetti. Following the partnership, Guido will receive all his salary in USDC stablecoin through the Stella...
The PFL Is The No. 2 MMA Company And The Shane Burgos Deal Is Proof
Shane Burgos, left, in action against Charles Jourdain, has left the UFC and signed with the PFL. … [+] (AP Photo/Gregory Payan) Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. It wasn...
A Triple Champ Was Crowned At UFC 278. His Name? Tim Simpson.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – AUGUST 20: Leon Edwards of Jamaica poses for a post fight portrait backstage … [+] during the UFC 278 event at Vivint Arena on August 20, 2022 in Salt Lake City, Uta...
MMA Fighters And Fans Love Their Guns, According To Derek Pitera
Derek Pitera poses for a photo outside of his firearms store in Spotswood, NJ. Derek Pitera According to a July 2022 story from Forbes reporter Joe Walsh, a record 2.8 million AR-15 and AK-style rifle...
Stevie Ray Beats Anthony Pettis Again, Advances To The Championship
Stevie Ray tries to lock on a chokehold on Anthony Pettis during the PFL playoffs. (AP Photo/Gregory … [+] Payan) Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Anthony Pettis showed ...
Vechain CEO In An Interview With UFC Discloses How VeChain Plans to “Change the World”
– Advertisement – Sunny Lu, the CEO of VeChain, has given tips on how the popular blockchain project is planning to use its technology to change the world. According to Lu, VeChain is a...
MMA League Planning To Launch Division Out Of U.A.E. In 2023 Or 2024
PFL CEO Peter Murray says the fight league has plans to expand in the U.A.E. by 2023 or 2024. Photo courtesy of PFL The Professional Fighters League is making moves. Big moves. A couple weeks ago, the...
Strawweight Luana Pinheiro Becomes First Female UFC Fighter to Be Paid in Bitcoin – Bitcoin News
On Wednesday, the cryptocurrency payments service company Bitwage announced that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight Luana Pinheiro will be the first female UFC fighter to be paid in ...
Luana Pinheiro, World’s First Female UFC Champion, will receive her almost total salary in BTC
Luana Pinheiro, a Brazilian Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Female Fighter, has allied with Bitwage, a premier payroll & HR service provider, to ascertain that she receives her salary in BTC ...
VeChain partners with UFC to aid global blockchain adoption
Blockchain solution service provider, VeChain, recently partnered with the UFC in a bid to advance the adoption of blockchain. This development was confirmed in a blog post relayed by UFC on Thursday....
UFC fighter will receive full salary in Bitcoin, shrugs off crypto market volatility
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Luana Pinheiro announced that she has partnered with Bitwage to receive her salary in Bitcoin (BTC). Pinheiro said she continues to receive fiat payments f...
How The ‘Crypto Winter’ Could Impact The Future Of Crypto-Based Entertainment Sports Sponsorships
ROME, ITALY – OCTOBER 21: Details on the SS Lazio jersey showing the new sponsor Binance during the … [+] UEFA Europa League group E match between SS Lazio and Olympique Marseille at Olimp...
Mohegan Tribe Reportedly Provides Bizarre Document On MMA Judging To Bellator 282 Fighters
Logan Storley (left) and Michael Page in action during the Welterweight Interim World Championship … [+] fight at the SSE Arena, London. Picture date: Friday May 13, 2022. (Photo by Zac Goodwin/...
Must-Watch Heavyweight Renan Ferreira Ready For Next Challenge At PFL 5 On Friday Night
Renan Ferreira set the record for quickest finish in PFL heavyweight history with a 25-second … [+] knockout of Jamelle Jones in April. (Cooper Neill / PFL) It’s the buzz. It’s the hype. And it’...
VeChain and UFC International Fight Week Community Ticket Giveaway
To celebrate the successful launch of our long-term global marketing partnership deal with UFC, the VeChain Foundation is launching a special event – 12 tickets will be given away to VeChain Community...
VeChain – The First Official Layer-1 Blockchain Partner of UFC
VeChain will have meaningful brand visibility within an estimated 900 million TV UFC and VeChain will collaborate on a variety of custom and original content UFC athletes will also benefit from this d...
VeChain (VET) Announces Major Marketing Partnership with UFC – crypto.news
The world’s leading mixed martial arts organization UFC has partnered with VeChain (VET), the premier global sustainability-focused blockchain Foundation, an official announcement reads. VeChain Partn...
VeChain (VET) Soars 10% On UFC Deal, Here’s Why More Upside Awaits
VeChain (VET) price soared nearly 10% after the blockchain signed a long-term partnership with the world’s largest mixed martial arts firm, UFC. The trading volume has jumped significantly to 120% as ...
VeChain’s $100M sponsorship deal with UFC
Blockchain logistics firm the VeChain Foundation has signed a multi-year marketing partnership with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) worth nearly $100 million, becoming the UFC’s first-ever la...