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Trying out something new for #UFC270 — a marketing and sponsorship thread for UFC Embedded
Follow this thread throughout fight week for business and marketing details I find watching the series along with some backstory
Per @bokamotoESPN, Francis Ngannou doesn’t intend to fight on his current contract after #UFC270
Some key points to note on the contract details [THREAD]👇
Kevin Lee joining list of many athletes taking pay in #Bitcoin
But the first fighter to do so? @jonfitchdotnet in ‘15 for WSOF 24
Couldn’t find his payout for the bout, so I’m curious how much Bitcoin he received
Closing price of #BTC that night of his fight was $5,678.19
Ariel Helwani @arielhelwani
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