[PRESS RELEASE – Vilnius, Lithuania, April 25th, 2023]

Animoca Brands, the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the metaverse, and its subsidiary Lympo, a leading global sports NFT ecosystem, announced today a partnership with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champion Rose Namajunas to provide a digital memorabilia collecting challenge called “Build Your Own Fighter with Thug Rose.”

The collector’s challenge “Build Your Own Fighter with Thug Rose” is a Digisport collectible NFT project that offers an engaging collect-and-earn experience for sports fans. It features unique and limited-edition digital items that users can buy and trade. The project targets Rose’s fans and the Web3 community, allowing them to own unique digital items and participate in a new era of combat sports engagement. The limited-time experience will be available from 26 May to 18 June 2023 at http://rose.digisport.xyz.

Rose Namajunas is an American female mixed martial artist signed with the UFC. Namajunas competes in the women’s strawweight division and has held the UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship twice. Namajunas holds the second position in the current UFC Strawweight Rankings for 2023.

The collector’s challenge invites Rose Namajunas’ fans and sports enthusiasts of all kinds to participate by collecting digital sticker NFTs obtained from limited-edition NFT mystery boxes. Once users have collected enough digital stickers, participants can claim rewards such as signed memorabilia and in-person experiences with Rose. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to create custom fighter character avatars inspired by Rose Namajunas.

Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, said: “The partnership with Rose Namajunas is a significant opportunity to introduce blockchain and NFTs to a global audience of sports enthusiasts. This collaboration showcases the fan engagement of Web3 and fosters a greater understanding of these emerging technologies among fans.”

Tadas Maurukas, the CEO and co-founder of Lympo, said: “By combining the excitement of sports with Web3 technology, the collaboration with Thug Rose will revolutionize the way we engage with sports. We’re thrilled to provide a platform that enables fans to connect with their favorite athletes in a new and exciting way while also exploring the