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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO) to Stream BKFC Ice Wars' 'Battle of the Border' USA vs. Canada Fight Night in Over 200 Countries
June 18, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT at ( LOS ANGELES, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO), an award-winning, creator-first music, entertainment, and technology platform, today announced a partnership with new combat discipline BKFC Ice Wars for their upcoming 'Battle of the Border' USA vs. Canada event. The 'Battle of the Border' is slated to showcase ten head-to-head bouts, featuring twenty elite fighters from the United States and Canada who will square off in 'The Ice Box,' a 900-square foot ice enclosure designed specifically for ice fighting. LiveOne will be hosting the livestream for this groundbreaking event on June 18, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT at ( Rob Ellin, CEO and Chairman of LiveOne, commented, 'As a livestream distribution partner, we're excited to partner with BKFC Ice Wars ahead of their first televised event under the new BKFC Ice Wars banner. LiveOne's first-class streaming platform reaches over 200 million viewers and generates more than 5 billion fan engagements across 220 countries—ensuring BKFC Ice Wars' unique brand of combat sports gets the global attention it deserves.' Charlie Nama, CEO of BKFC Ice Wars, added, 'As Ice Wars' reputation grows and demand for our events continues to soar, LiveOne's world-class streaming partnership empowers us to deliver our one-of-a-kind entertainment to an even broader audience. We're thrilled to bring our fans closer than ever to the action.' About LiveOneHeadquartered in Los Angeles, CA, LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO) is an award-winning, creator-first, music, entertainment, and technology platform focused on delivering premium experiences and content worldwide through memberships and live and virtual events. LiveOne's subsidiaries include Slacker, PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC), PPVOne, CPS, LiveXLive, DayOne Music Publishing, Drumify and Splitmind. LiveOne is available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Spotify, Samsung, Amazon Fire, Android TV, and through STIRR's OTT applications. For more information, visit and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X at @liveone. For more investor information, please visit About BKFC Ice Wars BKFC Ice Wars is the first promotion to hold legal, sanctioned and regulated hockey fights. Based in Michigan, and headed by BKFC Executive Charlie Nama, Ice Wars is a brand-new combat sport consisting of elite hockey enforcers squaring off in 'The Ice Box,' a 900-square foot enclosure designed specifically for ice fighting. It's hockey fights, without the hockey. For more information, visit and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and X. 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USA Today
19-03-2025
- Business
- USA Today
BKFC announces Ice Wars, an on-ice fight series without the hockey
BKFC Ice Wars is the latest addition to the combat sports rolodex. On Wednesday, BKFC announced it has purchased stake in Ice Wars, an on-ice league that has promoted hockey-esque fights since 2022. The promotions will combine for an inaugural BKFC Ice Wars event on June 14 at Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. The second event will take place north of the border at River Cree Casino & Resort in Enoch, Alberta, Canada. The events will be 'legal, sanctioned, and regulated' according to BKFC. Fights will take place in what the promotion is calling 'The Ice Box,' a 900-square foot ice enclosure designed specifically for ice fighting. Fighters will wear hockey equipment and four-ounce MMA gloves. Each bout will be between three and five rounds, of 90-seconds each with one-minute breaks in between. 'We've been watching what the team at Ice Wars has been building, and it's been incredible to see the passionate response they've received from audiences,' said David Feldman, Founder and President of BKFC said in a written statement Wednesday. 'Their vision and energy align perfectly with what we do at BKFC—bringing raw, high-adrenaline combat sports to fans in a way they've never seen before. Partnering with them to create BKFC Ice Wars was an easy decision, and we're excited to take this to the next level together.' There will be two linesman-esque referees on hand to officiate each fight with three judges scoring the contests. 'Judges shall evaluate the bout based on effective striking (Plan A), effective aggressiveness (Plan B), and control of the fighting area (Plan C),' according to the promotion. 'Plans B and C are only taken into consideration if Plan A is weighed as being even. Effective striking is judged by determining the impact/effect of legal strikes landed by a fighter solely based on the results of such legal strikes. Effective aggressiveness means aggressively making attempts to finish the fight. Fighting area control is assessed by determining who is dictating the pace, place and position of the bout.' The promotion says it is shooting for six events in 2025, then as many as 24 in 2026. Steaming info will be announced in the coming weeks. Four weight classes will exist for ice fighting. Heavyweight: Over 200 pounds Cruiserweight: 175 to 200 pounds Middleweight: 150 to 170 pounds Lightweight: Under 150 pounds 'Partnering with BKFC is a game-changer for Ice Wars,' said BKFC Ice Wars CEO Charlie Nama said in a written statement. 'BKFC's backing gives us the platform and resources to bring our sport to the world stage, creating a new frontier in combat sports. This isn't just a partnership – it's the fusion of two high-energy, no-holds-barred fight disciplines into one powerhouse league. Our first event is just the beginning, and we're building something that will redefine international prizefighting competition and entertainment.' Check out a clip of Ice Wars below, from before its partnership with BKFC.
