UFC NFTS

Profiles

MMA UFC NFTS Combat Sports Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Blockchain Creative Art Digital

Panini UFC NFTs are digital replicas of the popular Panini UFC trading cards, which feature UFC’s biggest fights, moments, and milestones. Comprising Panini's unique Select, Chronicles, and Prizm designs, these replica cards feature more than 100 UFC athletes.

https://www.ufcstrike.com/
Available through Dapper Labs, UFC Strike gives fans the opportunity to own the most epic, talked-about fight moments in the history of UFC. These NFT Moments include the best action shots, announcer commentary, and crowd response from actual fights.

Crypto.com offers a wide variety of UFC digital collectibles that include unique fighter collections, fight night artwork, event posters, championship belts, avatars, artist collaborations, mystery boxes, athlete profiles, and more.

UFC Strike NFTs Iconic Fight Moments for Ultimate Fans’

UFC Strike NFTs offers Ultimate Fight fans a unique way to collect the best combative moments from their favorite MMA fighters. This sports NFTs project allows you to collect NFT video clips of UFC’s biggest names, landing some of their greatest knockout hits.

The video clip NFT collectibles include, all your favorite MMA UFC fighters, such as Connor Mcgregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Isreal Adesanya and heaps more. The video clips are like a history of the UFC’s iconic highlights or moments.

Furthermore, UFC Strike will accompany each new round of fights with the release of a new NFT drop.

They released the latest NFT drop for UFC 274 on May 3rd 2022 and sold out soon after. However, you can now buy it on the UFC Strike marketplace.

Who owns UFC Strike?

UFC NFTs came about through a partnership between Dapper Labs and the company that runs UFC. You may know Dapper Labs through their previous sports partnerships. These include the hugely successful NBA Top Shots partnership with the NBA.

UFC itself shouldn’t need any introductions, with over 625 million fans and 178 million social media followers. However, if you have been living under a rock, UFC is the world’s most popular MMA organisation.

UFC Strike company had its first drop on 23rd January 2022 and was an instant success with fans. The project made $6 million from the sale. It seems many fans want UFC NFTs.

Dana White, President of UFC talking to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, stated “It’s been unbelievable. Everything that we’ve put on sale has sold out in minutes.”

Furthermore, “If it keeps heading in the direction it’s heading in now, it’s going to be massive,” he said.

The windfall from NFTs will not solely benefit the company, as fighters receive 50% of proceeds from the sale of the NFTs. Additionally, if NFT trends continue the owner of a UFC Moment may profit quite handsomely also.

How do you buy UFC Strike Moment Packs?

Dapper Labs has its very own blockchain named, Flow, so it is quite easy to buy and sell Moment packs.

First, you will need to visit Dapper and open a Dapper account with an email address and password. You then need to add a bank account with which to fund and connect the account. After that, it is a matter of being on the UFC Strike website’s Moment pack page when the next UFC Moment drop occurs.

Next, wait on the pack page. There you will see a ticker telling you generally, how long you may have to wait.

When it is your turn to buy digital MMA sports packs you are redirected to a payments page. Here you will pay using your wallet.

Once the transaction is complete, you can open your UFC Strike pack and become part of a community of UFC digital fans.

Each pack contains 3 moments from UFC fights of varying degrees of rarity.

UFC NFT collection rarity

As with any NFT, collection scarcity plays an important role in creating fan involvement. UFC Strike is no different and has 5 levels of rarity. Here we list the digital moments from the most common to the rarest NFTs.

Fandom: There is no ceiling on the total Moments
Contender: A mint numbering between 10,000 and 25,000
Challenger: 250 to 999 Moments minted
Champion: Between 25 and 99 NFTs produced
Ultimate: No more than 10 can be minted of the rarest digital MomentsUFC Strike Marketplace

Regretfully, you are not guaranteed Moments Pack, even if you are on the Packs page for the drop. However, if you lose out, all is not lost. There is a secondary marketplace where you can trade your fighter Moments.

If you like a ‘fight moment’ or spot your favorite UFC fighter on the marketplace, you simply connect your wallet and confirm the transaction. Bingo, you now have your UFC fighter Moment in your digital wallet.

Utility in UFC strike

At the moment, when you start collecting moments from famous fights, you are creating bragging rights among your friends and helping fighters with their dedication to the sport. However, what excites me is what physical utilities can be added in the future. Such utilities could include meeting your favorite fighter or VIP passes to future UFC fights.

Dapper labs

Dapper Labs uses blockchain technology to bring you fun games, digital collectibles and blockchain tools. The team set up the entity in 2018 with the intention of making access to the new Web3 easy for ‘ordinary folk’.

CryptoKitties, one of the first blockchain games is their creation.

Furthermore, Dapper Labs’ partnered with the NBA to make collecting some of basketball’s iconic action moments for fans. Collecting sports packs for all your favorite sports has never been easier. Dapper Labs also partnered with the NFL to bring NFL collectors, NFL All Day.

Additionally, Dapper Labs announced a partnership with La Liga to bring La Liga history to the flow blockchain.

Final Thoughts

UFC Strike and Dapper Labs are on to a winner here. UFC has a huge base and more fans will join the space. That, plus the prospect of future physical utilities makes this an exciting project. Finally, Dapp Labs has a proven record when it comes to sports NFTs projects. 2022 and beyond should bring many more great UFC Strike NFTs.

Media Man

Can movie theatres and online streaming live side by side?

It’s been a tough time for movie theatres around the world with a number of factors contributing to the decline in the number of people heading to the cinema to watch movies. In a world that is embracing digital technologies, the movie industry is in danger of getting left behind unless they quickly embrace the technologies available that will get people excited to return to movie theatres and get the enjoyment of the cinema experience once again.

The rise of the video game industry

Whilst there are plenty of factors that are influencing people’s decision to visit the cinema, there is no doubt that the rapid rise of the online video game industry is a large contributing factor. People are starting to look elsewhere for their entertainment and online video gaming provides a lower-cost alternative to a trip to the cinema.

A report by MarketWatch in 2020 found that the video game industry is now bigger than the sports and movie industry combined. Just take a minute to digest that. Bigger than movies and sports - that’s big.

The news outlet reported that global video game revenue is expected to increase 20% in 2020, making $179.7 billion, according to data from IDC.

The biggest gain is expected to come from mobile gaming, according to the news outlet, which is expected to surge 24% to $87.7 billion. Part of this is due to China recently lifting a ban on gaming consoles.

Game console revenue is expected to soar to $52.5 billion this year, while PC and Mac games are expected to make $39.5 billion.

In their most recent report, MarketWatch reported that whilst overall revenue was expected to grow by 11% in 2021 to $251.39 billion, the forecast for 2022 is just a 2% growth and a flattening out of that rapid growth over the past two years.

Is this a potential opportunity for cinemas to reclaim some of that lost audience share?

Early signs look good for cinemas in 2022

If the latest movie releases in 2022 are anything to go by, it looks as though the movie theatre industry is not ready to give up just yet. Spider-Man: No Way Home became the biggest grossing movie of the past two years, grossing over $US1 billion ($1.38b) in the first two weekends. It is the second-fastest film ever to reach the $1 billion mark and suggests that this could be a big year for cinema-goers.

Following in its footsteps is another 2022 release, The Matrix Resurrections, a movie that grossed $US12 million in its opening weekend.

Whilst this is a great start to the New Year for movie theatres around the world, it remains to be seen whether this is a trend that continues throughout the year. With a number of high profile movies due for release in 2022, this could be a time for cinemas to really cash in.

The impact of streaming and long-form content

It is unlikely that cinemas will have it all their own way in 2022. Whilst it is great to see people returning to movie theatres to watch the latest releases on the big screen, there is no question that home viewing is here to stay.

As more studios and media distributors are developing their own direct-to-consumer streaming services, this starts to eat into the revenue of major studios.

Studios derive almost half of their revenues from theatrical releases. Although the average number of movie tickets purchased by Americans each year has declined from 4.2 in 2009 to 3.4 in 2019 (Source: Deloitte), studio revenues are driven more by box office tickets now than they were 20 years ago.

Streaming is having the biggest impact on people going to the movies. As televisions have improved, where you can now watch movies at home in 4K high-definition on screens with sizes up to 100”, with surround sound, people have become more willing to wait for the latest release movies to become available on streaming services including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, and Stan.

Another major impact on the cinema industry is the consumer switch to long-form content in the form of series. Many people feel there is more depth to a series that contains anywhere from six episodes upwards. Game of Thrones was one of the groundbreaking series to really capture the audience’s attention, however, there are so many amazing series now that it is becoming more difficult for movies to compete with the depth and the character development that a series can bring.

Huge series like Breaking Bad, The Sopranos and more recently, Succession, have really captured the attention of audiences around the world and this is something movie producers need to consider.

The entertainment factor

It’s not just video games and streaming that are competing for people’s attention. Another industry embracing technology is the online casino and betting sector. Here, we have seen huge advancements in the way people are able to game online. One company leading the way in the sector is Betway, “Developed by our exceptionally talented people, Betway creates market-leading, cutting-edge interactive gaming experiences. We bring people closer to the action – putting them at the centre, making them feel a part of it.”

From the introduction of in-game betting to the development of new and exciting interactive games, these online gaming sites are leading the way when it comes to embracing new technologies that can lead to better experiences for customers.

The movie industry is at a real crossroads. With competition coming from every direction within the entertainment industry, studios and distributors need to find a way to either a) get more people back into movie theatres or b) look at alternative ways to ensure that movies can compete with online gaming, live sports streaming and online casinos for a share of customer eyeballs.