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“After doing a batch of probe connected Bitcoin, I truly judge it is the aboriginal of money, man. Bitcoin is valuable, secure, and nary 1 tin messiness with it,” said UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.
UFC heavyweight rubric holder Francis Ngannou has announced helium volition instrumentality fractional of his UFC 270 prize purse successful Bitcoin (BTC) via Cash App.
The French-Cameroonian MMA combatant volition instrumentality connected the undefeated Ciryl Gane connected Jan. 23 and is acceptable to gain a guaranteed $750,000. In a tweet published connected Jan. 18, Ngannou noted that:
"After doing a batch of probe connected Bitcoin, I truly judge it is the aboriginal of money, man. Bitcoin is valuable, secure, and nary 1 tin messiness with it."The lawsuit volition instrumentality spot wrong the 18,000+ capableness Honda Center successful Anaheim, California. In what is the archetypal defence of Ngannou’s rubric reign, the combat is an intriguing heavyweight clash successful which some fighters volition participate the arena caller disconnected their champion show to day and the victor could precise good beryllium the caller look of heavyweight for years to come.
Tickets are inactive up for grabs and the combat volition beryllium broadcast connected ESPN + PPV successful the US. Cash App is spending large connected the fight, with different $300,000 giveaway for followers who station astir the run connected Twitter.
I judge bitcoin tin empower radical everywhere. So I’m excited to spouse w/ @CashApp to instrumentality fractional my #UFC270 purse successful bitcoin. I privation to marque bitcoin much accessible to my fans, truthful I’m giving retired $300K successful bitcoin! Follow @CashApp + driblet your $cashtag w/ #PaidInBitcoin pic.twitter.com/8JEvJ1UYu1
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) January 18, 2022The Cash App selling run has witnessed eminent personalities springiness distant Bitcoin to their societal media followers. Earlier successful December, Hollywood histrion Gwyneth Paltrow announced that she was giving distant $500,000 successful BTC to her Twitter and Instagram followers via a Cash App partnership.
Ngannou is besides not the archetypal nonrecreational MMA combatant to person net successful Bitcoin. In a Dec. 17 interview, Kevin Lee said the Russia-based Eagle Fighting Championship volition pay him successful BTC.
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Billions of radical ticker sports and crypto brands are leveraging the powerfulness of sports partnerships to people mainstream users.
In 1 of the biggest crypto sports partnerships successful Australia, the Aussie Rules women's part called the AFLW has conscionable secured a $25 cardinal woody with Crypto.com. Crypto.com besides secured a $700 cardinal woody successful mid-November to rebrand the Staples Arena, Los Angeles to the Crypto.com Arena for 20 years.
The crypto institution besides signed hefty sponsorship deals with Formula 1 and UFC arsenic well, successful June and July respectively.
Cash App has formed partnerships with respective NFL players, including Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and Green Bay Packers backmost Aaron Rodgers. The concern volition let them to person their salary successful BTC.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers backmost Tom Brady took an equity involvement successful FTX Trading and volition person crypto arsenic portion of the endorsement deal. He is acting arsenic an ambassador for the crypto exchange. FTX besides has deals with Miami Heat and Major League Baseball.
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