BIP 78 - Fight Knight - sponsor the AMMA

TL;DR:

This BIP follows a lengthy discussion in the DAO Discord - https://discord.com/channels/884211910222970891/1326673376407847075

It requests $27,500 from the DAO treasury to own the sponsorship of an entire Armored MMA event at the NFL Hall of Fame Stadium on June 7th, 2025.

The success of our previous sponsorship and a run-down of the opportunity ahead are outlined in the following slide deck - https://we.tl/t-Unt5fXiyWX (pdf download)

Details:

With a value of $80,000, the requested $27,500 reflects the outstanding balance on a 50% reduction and a $12,500 contribution from StarkWare.

Owning sponsorship of the entire event affords the DAO:

**Physical sponsorship **

• cage mat centre
• 8 spots on cage mat (outer ring)
• 8 cage pillars
• top ring around the full cage
• entire cat walk
• walk-out pillars
• multiple booths to showcase games at the event

Broadcast sponsorship

• sponsorship of all matches
• up to 12 commercials

The DAO will have complete creative control of all sponsorship elements. We can, for example, display Blobert, the Realms.World logo, $lords ticker and aligned studio logos in the ring.

The BIP presents a unique opportunity to execute some blue ocean strategy and capitalise on the growth and viewership of the Armored MMA. Indeed, a significantly larger monetary sponsorship ($55,000) gained support in our discussion, however, with no clear strategy for increasing the DAO treasury, $25,000 reflects a more responsible request under the current economic circumstances.

Voters should be aware that this figure constitutes 11% of the current treasury, not including $lords.

Note: myself and at least 2 members of Grug’s Lair will be in attendance, as the event coincides with the re-release of the Blob Arena x AMMA video game. Many more of you should join us.

If you have any questions - please defer to the linked discussion.