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MLB Team Washington Nationals Partners With Terra Blockchain Community, Ballpark Plans to Accept UST

On February 9, the American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals, announced the team has partnered with Terra, the open-source blockchain platform and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The Washington Nationals detail that the team is a “leading innovator” and is “consistently introducing new technologies to enhance the fan experience.” Washington Nationals Ink Long-Term Deal With Terra Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Washington Nationals has partnered with the blockchain platform and DAO Terra, according to an announcement published by the team on Wednesday. The deal with Terra follows a slew of sports-related deals with crypto firms, but the MLB team will be the first to partner with an open-source blockchain project. In addition to the partnership, the algorithmic stablecoin UST that’s issued on the Terra blockchain will be “accepted as a payment method at Nationals Park as early as next season.” “The Nationals continue t...
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UFC Partners With Crypto.com — Sources Say $175 Million Deal Is MMA Firm’s Largest Sponsorship

UFC Partners With Crypto.com — Sources Say $175 Million Deal Is MMA Firm's Largest Sponsorship

The cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has revealed the company has entered a partnership with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) as the firm’s global fight kit partner. Reports stemming from people familiar with the matter say the partnership is a ten-year deal worth $175 million and the UFC’s largest sponsorship deal to date.

UFC Names Crypto.com First-Ever Global Fight Kit Partner

The digital currency firm Crypto.com has partnered with the UFC and will be the mixed martial arts (MMA) organization’s global fight kit partner. This means the Crypto.com brand will be featured on UFC fighter uniforms and the brand will be shown this Saturday, July 10, during the fight between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor. The UFC has been operated by Dana White since 2001 and since he became president of the MMA organization, the UFC has become a multi-billion-dollar enterprise.

UFC Partners With Crypto.com — Sources Say $175 Million Deal Is MMA Firm's Largest Sponsorship
The picture above is UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal held on April 24, 2021, in Jacksonville, Florida. The parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc., had an initial public offering five days later on April 29, 2021, and is now a publicly traded firm listed on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The American holding company Endeavor also owns Miss Universe and represents the professional sports leagues the NFL and NHL.

According to unnamed sources speaking with publications like sportico.com and CNBC, the sponsorship deal is the largest in UFC history. Back in March, the UFC partnered with Draftkings in a deal that was reported to be worth $100 million. The people familiar with the matter have said the Crypto.com deal with the UFC was estimated to be around $175 million and for a ten-year period.

MMA Organization Has Cryptocurrencies On Its Radar

UFC COO Lawrence Epstein mentioned during the announcement that cryptocurrencies are now on the firm’s radar.

“If we had talked a couple of years ago, crypto might not have been on the radar, but it’s sort of a sign of the times,” Epstein said to sportico.com. “It’s new, but it’s moving quickly, and it’s very dynamic.” He also detailed that the company was attracted to Crypto.com’s young consumer base and demo. “In general, that consumer is younger, and based upon the data that we’ve seen, that consumer also has a fair amount of discretionary income. It’s an attractive group to try to get interested in your product.”

The deal between the UFC and Crypto.com follows the variety of partnerships between crypto firms and sports companies. FTX Trading Limited has led the pack when it comes to sports partnerships with recent deals with MLB, TSM, and even the Super Bowl champion Tom Brady. The NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers recently partnered with the crypto cashback company Stormx.

Crypto.com following this trend and the $175 million deal with UFC is quite a sizable investment if the unnamed sources are factual. Sources said during the first week of June, FTX paid roughly $200 million to rebrand the U.S. professional esports organization TSM.

What do you think about the UFC partnering with the cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below.

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