THELOGICALINDIAN - The ascendant UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou has appear the alloyed aggressive artisan has partnered with the payments close Cash App and affairs to booty bisected of his UFC 270 purse in bitcoin Ngannou told his 620240 Twitter followers that he believes bitcoin can empower bodies everywhere
‘Bitcoin Is the Future and I’m a Believer’ — Mixed Martial Arts Champ Francis Ngannou to Take Half of His Purse in Bitcoin
On January 18, 2022, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou explained that the fighter affairs to get bisected of his UFC 270 purse paid in bitcoin (BTC). UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane will admission on Saturday, January 22, 2022, as the ‘Predator’ Ngannou will face the alloyed aggressive artisan ‘Bon Gamin’ Ciryl Gane. The knockout artisan Ngannou will avert his appellation at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
The French Cameroonian alloyed aggressive artisan will accompany the brand of athletes like Russell Okung, Odell Beckham Jr, and Aaron Rodgers allotment to be paid in bitcoin. That’s according to Ngannou’s cheep on Tuesday that said he affairs to booty bisected of his UFC 270 purse in bitcoin. Moreover, the UFC fighter additionally said that he thinks bitcoin empowers people, back he stated:
Ngannou Is Giving $300K in Bitcoin Away to a Lucky Fan
In accession to accepting paid bisected of his purse in BTC, Ngannou said he planned to accord abroad $300K account of bitcoin to bodies bottomward their Cash App name tag and application the hashtag “#paidinbitcoin.” The cheep managed to get the #paidinbitcoin hashtag to trend on Twitter in U.S. regions. Similar to Ngannou, the alloyed aggressive arts (MMA) ball close UFC is into blockchain technology and cryptocurrency solutions.
In July 2021, the MMA ball close partnered with the agenda bill barter Crypto.com and sources said at the time it was the UFC’s better announcement accord to date. Furthermore, the MMA aggregation launched a non-fungible badge (NFT) accumulating in adjustment to bless UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2.
Just afore the UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou’s statements about accepting bisected of his purse in bitcoin, the fighter additionally said that bitcoin is big in Africa. “Been talking with my ancestors and accompany in the crypto space,” Ngannou said. “Bitcoin is huge in Africa and I’m cerebration of demography bisected my action purse in it. Bitcoin is the approaching and I’m a believer.”
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