MMA Legend Kazushi Sakuraba Partners with Bitcoin.com On Upcoming Quintet 3 in Las Vegas

TOKYO, Oct. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- UFC Hall of Famer Kazushi Sakuraba announced the launch of Quintet, his dynamic take on grappling and tournament style, at the end of 2017. His forward-looking vision and the Quintet brand of innovation quickly caught the eye of Bitcoin.com CEO Roger Ver, who has agreed to sponsor the upcoming Quintet 3 competition at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 5th.

Bitcoin.com is backing the tournament and will be onsite during the event to help fans use bitcoin and learn about its revolutionary potential as the future of money. And there's no question that Sakuraba has his finger on the pulse of the future, too--of combat sports, that is. After earning his chops with a groundbreaking victory against 12-0 win streak UFC World Champion Royce Gracie, the Gracie Hunter/IQ Grappler started producing combat sports events himself.

Sakuraba's aim in producing Quintet was to bring grapplers from every background together for an ultra-watchable, team-based survival match. Since its first event just months ago, Quintet's popularity has skyrocketed, bringing the growing number of grappling practitioners into the limelight to face off against other MMA greats.

The four Quintet 3 dream teams will include representatives from Judo, Sambo, Haleo, and Polaris. The headliners, Team Sakuraba and Team Alpha Male, will be led by Sakuraba and Urijah Faber, respectively. Former UFC women's bantemweight champion Miesha Tate will serve as commentator for the tournament. An expected 100,000 MMA fans will be swarming Vegas for UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor at the T-Mobile Arena on October 6th, making it the ideal action-packed weekend for combat sports fans and crypto-curious beginners as well as enthusiasts.

Sakuraba's Quintet, which he dreamed up with former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett, brings submission grappling to the forefront of fighting sports. Responding to the growing interest in grappling among the next generation of MMA and BJJ fans, Quintet is well-positioned to become the next major trending combat sports event.  

Quintet also revives a Japanese tournament style called kachi-nuki. In Quintet's take on kachi-nuki, teams of five face off in one-on-one rounds for a heated survival match to the finish. The team with a member left standing wins, making the one-day tournament a high-stakes event that requires combatants to merge strategy, technique, and style. The unique combat style makes for quick, aggressive bouts, and requires a mix of individual skill and team effort.

Having earned a brown belt of his own in Brazilian jiu jitsu and followed the sport for decades, Bitcoin.com's Roger Ver has a deep personal passion and respect for mixed martial arts. Ver understands the physical and mental endurance required by the kind of pressure-cooker of a challenge Quintet 3 promises to be.

As a visionary company focused intently on peer-to-peer electronic cash as the future of money, Bitcoin.com is well-aligned as a sponsor for the forward-facing Quintet 3. Its unique kachi-nuki style, which combines individual prowess with an eye towards the good of the team, is ideally suited for Bitcoin.com's mission to bring economic freedom to the world at large by way of individual financial empowerment.

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