ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Karate Combat, the world’s premier full-contact striking league, set a new league livestream record of more than 8.2 million streams for Karate Combat 36, which took place at The Backlot at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, October 29th.
The livestream total - measured using the industry-standard C3 rating system (‘Live + 3-Day VOD’) - joins an estimated 2 million linear television viewers who watched via a global distribution network which includes major networks such as EuroSport and Globo, taking the total number of viewers over 10 million, a significant milestone.
As previously announced, Karate Combat will become the first professional sports league to launch a DAO and transition governance rights to its fans and athletes. Half of the $KARATE governance tokens will be distributed for free over time to the Karate Combat community for participation in the DAO and the League’s Up Only Gaming application.
$KARATE token holders will also be rewarded for their knowledge of the sport by earning additional tokens for successfully predicting Karate Combat bout winners. No tokens will be lost for unsuccessful predictions, but successful predictions will be rewarded with extra $KARATE tokens.
To claim launch tokens, register for the airdrop waiting list now at www.karate.com/airdrop. No purchase will be necessary to download the Karate Combat application or claim $KARATE tokens.
“Karate Combat 37,” the league’s next live event, headlined by Raymond ‘Real Deal’ Daniels vs. Rafael Aghayev in an interim World Welterweight title match, will take place December 17th, broadcast and streamed from the Backlot of Universal Studios in Orlando Florida at 7PM ET / 4PM PT.
Go to www.karate.com/how-to-watch to find distribution and viewing information by country.
About Karate Combat
Karate Combat is the world’s premier full contact striking league, blending the excitement of live-action, full-contact Karate with immersive CGI environments powered by the Epic Games Unreal gaming and virtual production engine. Olympic medalists and national champions from around the world are just some of the elite black belts invited to compete in eight different weight divisions in pursuit of a Karate Combat World Championship. The league is streamed and broadcast to over 100 countries worldwide. Karate Combat is owned by the Sensei Foundation, a Cayman Islands Foundation Company, and a subsidiary of Sensei Foundation BVI, a trust established in the British Virgin Islands. For more information, please visit www.Karate.com
