Liverpool, Great Britain -after almost a year of industry research and preparation behind the scenes, Global Fighters’ Association (GFA) Today he announced the first in a 12-month program of round tables in the nationwide “selection committee”, marking the formal movement of the organization to the public domain as a representative body for fighters, employees and fans in combat sport.

Designed in cooperation with older political and sports strategies, these expert forums will gather votes from the entire industry to examine some of the most urgent and long problems in sport-assessment and functioning, to prosperity, security, integration, education and responsibility.

The first round table that takes place PowerHe will focus on one of the most smoking fears in sport: Refereeing professional duels. After widespread social fear and athlete related to transparency and consistency of scoring, GFA will order a full independent review in order to examine how decisions are made to assess how they are examined and how the standards can be improved.

Round tables will be conducted and reported by independent lawyers With experience in the well -being of athletes, management and sports regulations. Participants will cover There were fighters at all levels and disciplines, judges, judges, trainers, promoters, broadcasters, gym owners, doctors, financial and legal experts.

Co -founder of GFA Paul Smith Jr. he said: “It’s about opening the door to a real dialogue. Fighters were too often ignored when sporting is being conducted. These round tables are a chance to gather the right people with the right experience, asking the most arduous, most critical questions. We believe that these reports will aid provide greater protection for fighters, greater transparency for fans and aid you achieve sport.”

The sender and co -founder of GFA Nick Peet added: “Boxing and combat sport have huge global potential – but the foundations must be right. It is not about pointing to the fingers; it is about creating a place for the right reform, rooted in experience and expert knowledge.”

While GFA will publish the arrangements and recommendations from each round table, No results or rules are predetermined.

Topics for discussions on the inaugural round tables will include:

• Transparency and consistency in professional scoring
• Qualifications, responsibility and training for judges
• Standards of review procedures after combat
• Potential models of structured reviews of scoring

GFA round tables are First in a series of public activities The organization will undertake before formal launch this year.

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VechainGlobal leader in real public applications of Blockchain, he proudly greets UFC CEO and Power Slap Founder Dana White as the latest official advisor. Dana joins the Nobel Prize, Sir Konstantin Novoselov, in the Vechain Advisory Council to create a team focused on conducting blockchain adoption in the real world through complementary knowledge in the field of mass marketing and scientific innovation.

Dana White, a visionary of the UFC meteoric growth into the global sporting power reaching over 950 million households, introduces unparalleled specialist knowledge in the field of brand expansion, fans’ involvement and disturbing Wechin innovation. Known for his relentless drive and senseless approach, White will play a key role in strengthening the flagship initiative of Vechain sustainable development, Vebetterda-Zdecentralized Modern Generation platform, which encourages real balanced actions through B3Tr tokens.

White’s meeting signals a transformation change in blockchain. Using its impact on UFC, Power Slap and Global Sports Communities, he will introduce Vechain technologies to the extensive and engaged audience, filling the gap between the utility of blockchain and the mainstream of consciousness.

“Vechain is an amazing partner for UFC and Power Slap and I have the honor to join their advisory council,” said Dana White, president and general director of the UFC. “I am passionate about technology, and their products and innovations I can’t wait to assist raise their brand to a higher level.”

Sir Konstantin Novoselov, whose breakthrough work on graphene brought him a Nobel Prize in physics, still directs Vechain’s scientific and technical progress. Pioneer from 2D materials, graphene research and capture of carbon, Novoselov played a key role in ensuring that the initiatives of sustainable development of Vechain are supported by strict scientific principles.

Thanks to the scientific splendor of Novoselov leading the development of Vechainthor and the ability to White to support mass adoption, Vechain gathered an advisory team that is extremely set to solve the most essential challenges of blockchain: technical sophistication and availability of the mainstream.

White’s arrival coincides with the implementation of two breakthrough initiatives: Vechain:

• Vebetterda-Currently on Mainnet, with over 200 user-oriented DAPPs, this decentralized platform transforms sustainable activities into quantified value through B3TR tokens, thus creating the first scalable, tokenized sustainable development ecosystem.
• Vechain Renaissance – renovation of the 2025 protocol designed to raise network security, decentralization and EVM compatibility, Vechain positioning for a wider enterprise and ecosystem growth.

Sunlit Lu, CEO and co-founder of Vechain, emphasized the importance of this advisory team: “Dana popularized combat sports, focusing on what the fans really want-understand that Vebetterdao is not about theories, it’s about winning through real activities. With the scientific genius of Konstantin and given, we gathered a band, we have gathered a band: Technologically a great measure.

The influence of White goes beyond advisory support through strategic activation – from the UFC’s involvement prizes to UFC events to challenges related to the impact powered by B3TR and veterinarian tokens. These real implementation will show the usefulness of blockchain to millions of consumers who could never have interacted with digital assets before.

Thanks to the nonsense, White and Novoselov Ragor Vechain maintains his position as a leading balanced corporate class blockchain, which revolutionizes adoption through various niches and channels.

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The debut event of UFC in Baku in Azerbaijan will take place in Baku Crystal Hall on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Jamah Hill Take part in ranking No. 7 Khalil Rountree jr.

UFC Baku was announced seven fights.

Odmakers in Concrete.ag Open lines for all seven fights: https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/martial-arts/mma/ufc-baku.

UFC Baku

Jamah hill +114

Khalil Rountree -134

Kyoji Horiguchi +105

Tagir Ulanbekov -125

Rizvan Kuniv +220

Curtis Blaydes -260

Ismail Naurdiev +165

Junyong Park -190

Hamdy Abdwahab -175

Mohammed Usman +150

Klaudia Sygula +170

Irina Alekseeva -200

Daria Zhelezniakova +210

Melissa mullins -250