[2015-10-20] MMA Fighter Becomes First Ever to be Paid in Bitcoin

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To be an MMA fighter, you need to be tough, smart and relentless - built to stand the tests of time. So naturally, it was only a matter of time before a relentless fighter in The Octagon partners with the currency of over 75 lives, bitcoin. Jon Fitch on Saturday became the first MMA fighter to ever receive his purse in bitcoin.

http://cointelegraph.com/news/115439/mma-fighter-becomes-first-ever-to-be-paid-in-bitcoin