Khamzat Chimaev is the latest UFC fighter to join the cryptocurrency spray. 'Borz' is now the official ambassador for Caizcoin, which he describes as the 'First Islamic Cryptotoken'.
The Chechen-born Swedish slugger recently announced the partnership, much to the anger of fans. Chimaev wrote:
"I'm the new ambassador for @caizcoin. The first Islamic crypto token! Go smash the Follow button!"
Fans have resorted to brutal trolling, ridiculing Khamzat Chimaev's cryptocurrency venture and urging him to announce his next fight.
Take a look at some comments below:
"I bought 50 of them now I need fight news"
"We don't care bro please announce your next fight man"
"For God's sake announce ๐ฃ your next fight!!!!!!!!!!!! ๐ค"
"Earn money by fighting, not with cryptocurrencies."
Others brought up the haram vs. halal debate regarding cryptocurrency trading. The fans wrote:
"No Brother Crypto Scam Is Haram"
"Brother, really? It's haram!"
"Isn't this haram?"
"Lol, how is it Islamic?"
"It's halal, a small prayer is said every time a coin is generated. Also, many prayers will be said once the price reaches zero."
As of November 2022 research work According to Shahad Z. Al-Khalifa, major crypto tokens such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin belong to the halal category, while Shiba Inu (SHIB), Alpha, and PancakeSwap (CAKE) tokens belong to haram.
Cryptocurrency Khamzat Chimaev: when 'Borz' received a bonus from a cryptocurrency company
Khamzat Chimaev has also dealt with cryptocurrencies in the past. The UFC's official cryptocurrency partners, Crypto.com, handed out Bitcoin bonuses to fighters after UFC 273 in April 2022.
The new category, labeled 'Fan Bonus of the Night', included $60,000 worth of Bitcoin to be shared between three fan-chosen fighters. Chimaev won the vote and won $30,000 in cryptocurrency courtesy of a fight of the year unanimous decision win over Gilbert Burns.
Meanwhile, Alexander Volkanovski came in second with a dominant fourth-round knockout victory over Chan Sung Jung aka 'The Korean Zombie' in the main event. 'The Great' was rewarded with $20,000 worth of Bitcoin.
Meanwhile, Petr Yan won $10,000 worth of Bitcoin from third place despite a Controversial split decision title loss to Aljamain Sterling.
