$BTDG: B2Digital Launches New B2 Grappling Series Live Tournament Event Series
Tampa, FL, Aug. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- B2Digital Incorporated (the “Company” or “B2Digital”) (OTCMKTS:BTDG), the premier development league for mixed martial arts (“MMA”), is excited to announce the expansion of the Company’s B2 Fighting Series brand with the addition of its new “B2 Grappling Series” of LIVE Tournament Events to its growing roster of LIVE Events.
The B2 Grappling Series is a series of LIVE tournament-style events where participant Athletes pay the Company to compete at each event (in contrast to the model in place for the Company’s “B2 Fighting Series LIVE MMA Fights”, which involves collecting fees from live-in-person, pay-per-view, or online streaming audience viewers who pay to watch the event). The B2 Fighting Series brand is licensed across ten (10) US states for MMA fighting competitions. LIVE B2 Grappling Series tournament events are actively being scheduled in major markets in each of these ten states for the immediate future.
The first B2 Grappling Series event will be called, “United Combat League Presents: The B2 Grappling Series”, and will be held on Saturday, September 19, in Hammond, IN, within 25 miles of Chicago. ‘Grappling’ is a form of MMA that involves no striking or punching and is often understood as a combination of Wrestling and Jiu Jitsu.
“I am very excited to be starting the grappling portion of the B2 fighting series,” said Chris Lytle, Executive in charge of Fighter Development and the B2 Official Training Facilities Network. “This will help beginners get their feet wet and will challenge our more experienced fighters to become more well-rounded in a competitive environment. I wish all of the pioneers of the sport, like myself, would have had a system like this in place when we were starting. I’m sure we would have developed into better fighters much faster. I look forward to being part of the team developing our new B2 Grappling Series Events.”
Management believes the B2 Grappling Series represents a powerful new source of future revenues because it leverages demand untethered to in-person crowd attendance through a full slate of new events with unbounded growth potential. New revenues will be booked by the Company when participants submit fee payments in advance of competition in each B2 Grappling Series Tournament event. The marketplace for Grappling tournament events already exists. Grappling tournaments have been held around the world over recent years. The Company’s research suggests the Grappling tournament market is a $10 million market in the US alone.
The Company plans to use its advanced LIVE Events operational technology and intellectual properties for promotion, ticketing, marketing, and operations for the B2 Grappling Series Events. The Company will capitalize on its existing relationships with Gyms and Fighters in each market area – participants and fighters for Tournaments typically come from Jiu Jitsu and MMA Gyms in each marketplace. The company plans to use this distribution channel to market and sell participation in the B2 Grappling Series Tournaments.
The Company will continue to have LIVE MMA events as in the past where each state will allow them to occur while following all state and government Covid-19 regulations to properly operate LIVE MMA events with limited or no crowds. The Company is currently developing its Fall Schedule of MMA events and is planning an estimated ten (10) LIVE B2 Events between now and the end of the 2020 calendar year.
“The current environment for any LIVE Event company has been challenging, and the addition of the B2 Grappling Series has always been our long-range plan for B2, so this is the perfect opportunity to launch,” said Greg P. Bell, Chairman & CEO of B2Digital. “As we continue to successfully develop fighters who move on to the UFC and the major leagues of MMA, the current environment represents an ideal opportunity for the Company to add the Tournament model to our business. I look forward to working with Grappling Tournament participants and developing our new B2 Grappling Series business while we continue to create future MMA stars along with world-class Grappling Athletes.”
Business Update
B2Digital also provides the following update to its fans, followers and shareholders: The Company has filed its financial and operational results for the FY 2019-2020 through Q3 and plans on filing its Year End Audited Report on or before the August 14th deadline and still is a Fully Reporting Company with the SEC.
The Company’s LIVE Event business was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Company had to cancel LIVE Events in Q4 2019-20 and the current Q1 2020-21. The Company continues to develop plans to hold LIVE MMA Events starting this fall. The Events will follow all COVID-19 safety protocols mandated by the states in which its events are held. The Company continues its ongoing development and accomplishment of its B2FS Official Training Facility Program Network, which is currently producing revenue for the company, and the company continues to be encouraged by the evolving B2 Social Media Network. The Company continues to work on its strategy of improving current company operations, acquiring additional sports-related companies, and growing the current B2Digital business.
For more information about B2Digital, visit the Company’s website at https://www.b2digitalotc.com.
About B2Digital Inc.
With extensive background in entertainment, television, video and technology, B2Digital (OTC: BTDG) is now forging ahead and becoming a full-service live event sports company. Capitalizing on the combination of B2Digital CEO Greg P. Bell’s expertise and involvement with more than 40,000 live events over his career for major sports leagues and entertainment venues, B2Digital is in the process of developing and acquiring MMA and sports-related companies to build an integrated Premier Development League, Expand the B2 Official Training Facility Program Network and Continue the growth of the B2 Social Media Network for the multibillion-dollar mixed martial arts (“MMA”) industry.
B2Digital intends to create and develop league champions that will move on to the MMA major leagues from the Company’s B2 Fighting Series brand. Each year, the top fighters will be invited to the annual B2 Fighting Series National Championship live event.
B2Digital has developed and deployed the systems and technologies for the operation of the B2 Fighting Series, “B2FS”. This includes social media marketing, event management, digital ticketing sales, digital video distribution, digital marketing, PPV, FTV (Free to View), merchandise sales, brand management and financial control systems. B2Digital owns all rights for TV, internet, social media, media, merchandising and trademarks, and branding for the B2Digital companies.
B2Digital: MMA’s Premier Development League
www.b2digitalotc.com
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the securities laws. These statements relate to future events and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could, and likely will, materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Any forward-looking statement reflects our current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.
G Thomas
information@b2fs.com
Tampa, FL, Aug. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- B2Digital Incorporated (the “Company” or “B2Digital”) (OTCMKTS:BTDG), the premier development league for mixed martial arts (“MMA”), is excited to announce the expansion of the Company’s B2 Fighting Series brand with the addition of its new “B2 Grappling Series” of LIVE Tournament Events to its growing roster of LIVE Events.
The B2 Grappling Series is a series of LIVE tournament-style events where participant Athletes pay the Company to compete at each event (in contrast to the model in place for the Company’s “B2 Fighting Series LIVE MMA Fights”, which involves collecting fees from live-in-person, pay-per-view, or online streaming audience viewers who pay to watch the event). The B2 Fighting Series brand is licensed across ten (10) US states for MMA fighting competitions. LIVE B2 Grappling Series tournament events are actively being scheduled in major markets in each of these ten states for the immediate future.
The first B2 Grappling Series event will be called, “United Combat League Presents: The B2 Grappling Series”, and will be held on Saturday, September 19, in Hammond, IN, within 25 miles of Chicago. ‘Grappling’ is a form of MMA that involves no striking or punching and is often understood as a combination of Wrestling and Jiu Jitsu.
“I am very excited to be starting the grappling portion of the B2 fighting series,” said Chris Lytle, Executive in charge of Fighter Development and the B2 Official Training Facilities Network. “This will help beginners get their feet wet and will challenge our more experienced fighters to become more well-rounded in a competitive environment. I wish all of the pioneers of the sport, like myself, would have had a system like this in place when we were starting. I’m sure we would have developed into better fighters much faster. I look forward to being part of the team developing our new B2 Grappling Series Events.”
Management believes the B2 Grappling Series represents a powerful new source of future revenues because it leverages demand untethered to in-person crowd attendance through a full slate of new events with unbounded growth potential. New revenues will be booked by the Company when participants submit fee payments in advance of competition in each B2 Grappling Series Tournament event. The marketplace for Grappling tournament events already exists. Grappling tournaments have been held around the world over recent years. The Company’s research suggests the Grappling tournament market is a $10 million market in the US alone.
The Company plans to use its advanced LIVE Events operational technology and intellectual properties for promotion, ticketing, marketing, and operations for the B2 Grappling Series Events. The Company will capitalize on its existing relationships with Gyms and Fighters in each market area – participants and fighters for Tournaments typically come from Jiu Jitsu and MMA Gyms in each marketplace. The company plans to use this distribution channel to market and sell participation in the B2 Grappling Series Tournaments.
The Company will continue to have LIVE MMA events as in the past where each state will allow them to occur while following all state and government Covid-19 regulations to properly operate LIVE MMA events with limited or no crowds. The Company is currently developing its Fall Schedule of MMA events and is planning an estimated ten (10) LIVE B2 Events between now and the end of the 2020 calendar year.
“The current environment for any LIVE Event company has been challenging, and the addition of the B2 Grappling Series has always been our long-range plan for B2, so this is the perfect opportunity to launch,” said Greg P. Bell, Chairman & CEO of B2Digital. “As we continue to successfully develop fighters who move on to the UFC and the major leagues of MMA, the current environment represents an ideal opportunity for the Company to add the Tournament model to our business. I look forward to working with Grappling Tournament participants and developing our new B2 Grappling Series business while we continue to create future MMA stars along with world-class Grappling Athletes.”
Business Update
B2Digital also provides the following update to its fans, followers and shareholders: The Company has filed its financial and operational results for the FY 2019-2020 through Q3 and plans on filing its Year End Audited Report on or before the August 14th deadline and still is a Fully Reporting Company with the SEC.
The Company’s LIVE Event business was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Company had to cancel LIVE Events in Q4 2019-20 and the current Q1 2020-21. The Company continues to develop plans to hold LIVE MMA Events starting this fall. The Events will follow all COVID-19 safety protocols mandated by the states in which its events are held. The Company continues its ongoing development and accomplishment of its B2FS Official Training Facility Program Network, which is currently producing revenue for the company, and the company continues to be encouraged by the evolving B2 Social Media Network. The Company continues to work on its strategy of improving current company operations, acquiring additional sports-related companies, and growing the current B2Digital business.
For more information about B2Digital, visit the Company’s website at https://www.b2digitalotc.com.
About B2Digital Inc.
With extensive background in entertainment, television, video and technology, B2Digital (OTC: BTDG) is now forging ahead and becoming a full-service live event sports company. Capitalizing on the combination of B2Digital CEO Greg P. Bell’s expertise and involvement with more than 40,000 live events over his career for major sports leagues and entertainment venues, B2Digital is in the process of developing and acquiring MMA and sports-related companies to build an integrated Premier Development League, Expand the B2 Official Training Facility Program Network and Continue the growth of the B2 Social Media Network for the multibillion-dollar mixed martial arts (“MMA”) industry.
B2Digital intends to create and develop league champions that will move on to the MMA major leagues from the Company’s B2 Fighting Series brand. Each year, the top fighters will be invited to the annual B2 Fighting Series National Championship live event.
B2Digital has developed and deployed the systems and technologies for the operation of the B2 Fighting Series, “B2FS”. This includes social media marketing, event management, digital ticketing sales, digital video distribution, digital marketing, PPV, FTV (Free to View), merchandise sales, brand management and financial control systems. B2Digital owns all rights for TV, internet, social media, media, merchandising and trademarks, and branding for the B2Digital companies.
B2Digital: MMA’s Premier Development League
www.b2digitalotc.com
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the securities laws. These statements relate to future events and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could, and likely will, materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Any forward-looking statement reflects our current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.
G Thomas
information@b2fs.com
