Crypto Finds Success in Combat Sports
Staff Writer • 2024-09-17
BRAWL3RS Partners with Karate Combat for Influencer Fight Club: Showcasing How Web3 Empowers a New Generation of Sports Fans Singapore – As the worlds of combat sports and Web3 converge, a groundbreaking collaboration has emerged between Karate Combat and Real World Gaming (RWG). To celebrate the launch of Karate Combat’s Influencer Fight Club 4 in Singapore on September 18 at TOKEN2049, the premier professional karate league has partnered with RWG—an Animoca Brands-backed, leading Web3 gaming publisher. Together, they are creating a virtual simulation of the tournament, ushering in a new era where sports fans can engage with the action in unprecedented ways. RWG’s Web3 betting game, BRAWL3RS, powered by Unreal Engine 5, has evolved into BRAWL3RS X Karate Combat: Influencer Fight Club on Friday, September 13, 2024. The partnership marks a significant step forward in merging Web3 with live sports, where fans can engage directly with their favorite influencers and meme coins. The Future of Fan Engagement and Virtual Competition The seven-day tournament features a continuous stream of back-to-back rounds, with 10 influencers going head-to-head. Fans and bettors alike are invited to wager on the outcomes, with winners determined by an AI-powered algorithm that factors in meme coin price movements before each round. This unique approach allows users to become more than mere spectators; they actively participate in shaping the results. The Fighters and Their Meme Coins: 1. Ashley (@AshleyDCan): Mumu the Bull ($MUMU) 2. Blonde Broker (@theblondebroker): Carnomaly ($CARR) 3. Tactical Investing (@tacticalinvest_): Turbo ($TURBO) 4. Barney (@barneytheboi): Wrapped Dog ($WDOG) 5. JennaX (@JennaXCrypto): Young Peezy AKA Pepe ($PEEZY) 6. Yung Snak (@yungcryptosnak): BabyDogeARMY ($ARMY) 7. Bama (@AUBZfoo): HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu ($BITCOIN) 8. ShineyD (@shineyd1111): Osaka Protocol ($OSAK) 9. Mike Lau (@mikelauofficial): Smolcoin ($SMOL) 10. Jon Hook (@metahook): Ginnan The Cat ($GINNAN) As of the first two days of the tournament, a total of 624 rounds have been completed. Ashley (@AshleyDCan), representing Mumu the Bull ($MUMU), currently leads with a 53.6 percent win rate. Close behind is Bama (@AUBZfoo) with HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu ($BITCOIN) at 52.9 percent, followed by Mike Lau (@mikelauofficial) with Smolcoin ($SMOL) at 51.4 percent. Expanding the Scope of Web3 in Sports John Stefanidis, CEO and Co-founder of RWG, expressed excitement about the collaboration: “Teaming up with Karate Combat is an incredibly exciting play for RWG as it goes beyond the thrill of competition – it’s about giving fans real-time engagement, ownership, and the ability to actively participate in the action. Since launching BRAWL3RS in July, we’ve already seen great success with up to 20,000 active users per day. By merging meme coins and combat sports, we’re tapping into the next wave of entertainment where fans aren’t just spectators, they’re influencing outcomes and becoming part of the game.” Stefanidis believes the current crypto trend, driven largely by meme culture, aligns perfectly with the essence of BRAWL3RS: “The crypto economy constantly shifts with new cycles of hype, and we’re seeing that play out again with the rise of meme coins. With BRAWL3RS X Karate Combat: Influencer Fight Club, we’re tapping into this current wave, combining meme coins, prediction markets, and high-octane combat sports.” Karate Combat: Innovating in Combat Sports and Web3 Karate Combat, the world’s leading full-contact striking league, has already embraced the gamification of sports by adopting token-based governance. With a fanbase of over six million followers and over 200 million organic views each month, its live-streamed tournaments have redefined how combat sports are consumed. Now, with the addition of RWG’s virtual fight club, the league is offering a new dimension of interaction for its fans. George Tung, founder of CryptosRUs and Head of Influencer Fight Club, spoke to the broader vision: “The huge success of Influencer Fight Club comes from the fact that fans and communities love rooting for their favorite influencer or project leader inside the Karate Combat pit for real combat. IFC allows people who would never have an opportunity to fight in an established league like Karate Combat to actually do so and have millions watch.” Tung added, “IFC is still young and only getting started, and I’m glad to work with explosive projects like RWG to find success at the intersection of sports and crypto with their growing community. For those who want to experience more action in a virtual environment, BRAWL3RS is the way to do it.” As the lines between traditional sports, entertainment, and crypto continue to blur, partnerships like BRAWL3RS and Karate Combat are not only redefining fan engagement but are also setting the stage for the future of sports in a decentralized, Web3-powered world.
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