Heavyweight Champ Francis Ngannou Plans to 'Take Half of His UFC 270 Purse Paid in Bitcoin'

OnJanuary 18, 2022, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight ChampionFrancis Ngannou explained that the fighter plans to get half of his UFC 270purse paid in bitcoin (BTC). 

UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane will debut on Saturday,January 22, 2022, as the ‘Predator’ Ngannou will face the mixed martial artist‘Bon Gamin’ Ciryl Gane. The knockout artist Ngannou will defend his title atthe Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

In additionto getting paid half of his purse in UFC 270, Ngannou said he planned to giveaway $300K worth of bitcoin to people dropping their Cash App name tag andusing the hashtag “#paidinbitcoin.”