Yes, you read the headline correctly. Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather is fighting Don ‘Dangerous’ Moore on top of the Burj Al Arab in Dubai on Saturday May 14. That’s not all. The event will be the world’s first NFT sporting event.
As part of the Global Titans Fight Series, boxing legends including Anderson Silva and Bruno Machado will be sparring on top of the iconic building’s helipad.
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The helipad is almost 700 feet above the ground and has been the location of several other incredible events like artist Sacha Jafri’s maze installation and the Roger Federer versus Andre Agassi tennis match.
For the Floyd Mayweather versus Don Moore event at the Burj Al Arab, you can only watch it with a Global Titans NFT ticket.
The first pay-for-view sporting event in the world, tickets can be purchased here using cryptocurrency. Costing 140 Polygon MATIC (approximately USD200) your ticket will grant you access to the exclusive live stream.
More than just a link to a stream though, the tickets also unlock limited-edition 3D collectables, exclusive video content and photos from the evening. But if the digital sphere doesn’t do it for you (and you’ve some serious capital) there are 20 ringside seats for sale.
“For many people, this will be the first time that they have bought an NFT. We made sure to provide first time fans and existing collectors with great value, by giving them lots of exciting digital assets which can be traded, combined with access to watch the Floyd Mayweather fight livestream online,” said Robert Quirke, CEO of ROQU Media and one of the founders of Global Titans.
Adding, “The live event on May 14 will be remembered as the international turning point when live sports and entertainment embraced the next generation of digital technology.”
Not joined the crypto or NFT world yet? Perhaps it’s time to get involved and beat ’em to the punch.
Approx USD200. Sat May 14. global-titans.com.
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