LAS VEGAS: UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, and Panini America, the world’s largest licensed sports and entertainment collectibles company and the exclusive trading card manufacturer of UFC, announced Thursday the introduction of the first-ever UFC NFT trading cards.
The Panini UFC NFTs will be digital replicas of the popular Panini UFC trading cards, which feature UFC’s biggest fights, moments, and milestones. The Panini UFC NFTs will be available for purchase on the Panini NFT Blockchain Platform and will incorporate Panini’s unique Select and Prizm designs and will feature more than 100 UFC athletes including fan favorites Jorge Masvidal, Conor McGregor, Derrick Lewis, Amanda Nunes, Israel Adesanya among many others.
All cards will be available, while supplies last, at: Officially Licensed Sports NFT Digital Trading Card Packs & Challenges | Panini America.
“We’re excited to work with Panini America, the premier collectible trading card company in the world, to offer fans the first-ever UFC NFTs,” said UFC Senior Vice President of Global Consumer Products Tracey Bleczinski. “The UFC NFTs are an extension of our very popular Panini UFC trading cards and an innovative way for fans to stay connected to UFC and their favorite athletes.”
“We’re really excited about the huge growth and even bigger potential of the collectible NFT space — and our exclusive partnership with UFC is a major reason why,” said Panini America CEO Mark Warsop. “Since becoming the first trading card manufacturer to produce licensed NFTs in January of 2020, we’ve proven that the appeal of our most popular physical brands translates beautifully to the NFT arena. And we’re confident that our planned UFC NFTs will take the category to another level.”
The first series of Panini UFC NFTs will be rolled out over a six-week period beginning August 9 @ 10 a.m. ET and continue through September.
