Working for the Yankee dollar? Not Jon Fitch.
The former top welterweight contender in UFC will face off against Yushin Okami tonight (Sat., Oct. 17, 2015) at World Series of Fighting 24 in Mashantucket, Conn. He's hoping to bring home not only the belt but a few extra bitcoins.
Wait, what?
Yes, Fitch revealed during an interview with inverse.com that he's the first mixed martial artist to get paid in cryptocurrency, a digital currency that operates independently of a central banking system.
But, why?
"After the 2008 financial collapse, I was left under $180,000 on my condo in San Jose.