Francis Ngannou has become the first UFC fighter to take 50 percent of his fight purse in Bitcoin
Francis Ngannou is just a couple of days removed from his heavyweight title fight against Ciryl Gane. The former training partners will square off in the main event of UFC 270 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Having won the heavyweight title in his last fight, against Stipe Miocic, at UFC 260, Ngannou will be defending his belt for the first time.
Gane, is still undefeated in his short MMA career, and is the current interim heavyweight champ, after beating Derrick Lewis at UFC 265.
The latest news is that Ngannou will be receiving 50% of his fight purse in Bitcoin.
Taking to Twitter, Ngannou wrote:
“Been talking with my family and friends in the crypto space. #Bitcoin is huge in Africa and I’m thinking of taking half my fight purse in it. Bitcoin is the future and I’m a believer @ufc#ufc270.”
Bitcoin has gathered a lot of steam in Africa with more and more people adopting the famed cryptocurrency. Notable Senegalese-singer Akon has his own cryptocurrency – AKOIN.
Francis Ngannou has just one fight left in his contract
Francis Ngannou has just one fight left in his current UFC contract. Things look gloomy as of now, with Ngannou threatening to leave the promotion if he is not paid handsomely.
The Cameroonian has also expressed his desire to box and square off against well-known heavyweights viz. Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
It will be interesting to see what plans the ‘Predator’ will have post-UFC 270.
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