PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE AND CROSSTOWER PARTNER ON EXCLUSIVE VIP NFT EXPERIENCES TO PLACE FANS IN THE PFL SMARTCAGE | Professional Fighters League News
NFTs are built by CrossTower on the blockchain XRP Ledger
NEW YORK (May 23, 2023) – The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, today announced a partnership with CrossTower, an innovative, global Web3 technology company, to offer exclusive NFT VIP experiences created for PFL- the fan base, built on the blockchain XRP Ledger (XRPL).
CrossTower and the PFL will release a limited number of NFT VIP tickets as part of the upcoming PFL Regular Season event on June 23rd at OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. For the first time, PFL fans who purchase NFT VIP tickets will have access to VIP experiences never before offered. Buyers will have access to exclusive SmartCage side seats, the PFL’s ceremonial weigh-ins the day before the June 23 event and fighter meet and greets. They will also enjoy use of a VIP entrance and hospitality at the arena, as well as special PFL behind-the-scenes content before and after the event, and discounts and pre-sales for future events. In addition, selected buyers will have the chance to enter the PFL SmartCage with their own PFL ring-walk and photo opportunity. NFT VIP tickets can be purchased starting May 23 at https://ticketverse.crosstower.com.
“We are excited to introduce our partnership with CrossTower to provide our PFL fans with premium VIP experiences through blockchain technology,” said PFL CEO Peter Murray. “NFT Tickets creates a new way for PFL fans to engage with live PFL events, combining access to purchase experiences, convenience and digital ticketing.”
“CrossTower is honored to partner with PFL to offer enhanced ticketing experiences to PFL fans. These experiences have never been offered to the PFL fan base before and we are thrilled to provide this exclusive access to PFL customers,” said Kapil Rathi, CEO of CrossTower.
“The NFTs are built by CrossTower on XRP Ledger, an open source, energy efficient and decentralized blockchain powered by a global developer community. XRP Ledger’s decades of proven enterprise-grade capabilities make it the superior blockchain for this experience, both for PFL and their fans ,” Rathi said.
PFL is the #1 fastest growing MMA company and the #2 MMA company worldwide. The PFL is the only one in MMA with the sports season format, where individual fighters compete in a regular season, playoffs and championship each year, making the PFL a “win and advance” meritocracy like all other major sports. The PFL fighter overview comes from over 20 countries and 25% of the PFL fighters are independently ranked in the top 25 in their weight class. The company leads in technology and innovation, with its proprietary PFL SmartCage powering real-time gaming and the next generation viewing experience. The PFL is broadcast live in the US on ESPN and ESPN+ and broadcast and streamed to 140 countries with 25 leading international media partners.
About Professional Fighters League
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is the fastest growing and most innovative sports league. The PFL is the #2 MMA company worldwide in every key metric and the only one with the sport’s season format where individual fighters compete in the regular season, playoffs and championship. The company has four global live fight franchises: PFL League Season, PFL Challenger Series, PFL PPV Super Fights and PFL Europe.
The PFL airs in the US on ESPN and ESPN+ and is broadcast and streamed to 140 countries with 25 international leading media partners, including DAZN, DirectTV, Viaplay, Sky Sports and MBC. PFL has dozens of major brand sponsors such as Anheuser-Busch, GEICO, Bose, US Marine Corps and Celsius Energy Drink.
The PFL is backed by blue-chip investors including Ares, Luxor Capital, Elysian Park Ventures, Knighthead, Legends and a number of NBA, MLB, NHL and MLS owners.
MMA is the growth sport of this decade, with over 600 million fans worldwide, the youngest audience demo of any sport, and truly global revenue streams.
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About CrossTower:
Founded in 2019, CrossTower is a global, Web 3.0, technology company that offers businesses a means to develop real-world tools using blockchain technology. By uniting community, growth and innovation, we are driving the transformative power of blockchain technology into the hands of businesses globally. CrossTower has offices in the US, Bermuda and India.
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About XRP Ledger
The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is an open source, public and decentralized Layer 1 blockchain led by a global community of developers. It is fast, energy efficient and reliable. For more than ten years, it has been the blockchain best suited to enable settlement and liquidity of tokenized assets at scale. With ease of development, low transaction costs and a knowledgeable community, it provides developers with a strong open source foundation to execute the most demanding projects – without affecting XRPL’s lean and efficient feature set. XRPL enables a wide variety of services and use cases, including payments, chain finance and tokenization. Learn more at XRPL.org.
