I'm glad you are here on Steemit! Besides being a fan, it's a great step for Steemit to attract a mainstream MMA fighter to the platform. Eventually, everyone could be here, but the first few who show up are special. It shows that you had people like @colossus39 and @nanzo-scoop to help get you here, which isn't always easy at the moment. It will also give you an advantage as an early adopter.

Social media combined with digital currency is going to change the way social media works. It will change the way marketing yourself and your brand works. You can literally sell anything right through the platform with the built in payment system. It would be great to see a webinar from a fighter like you, done through live-streaming or Google hangouts, where you charge in STEEM.

I also noticed that another Bellator fighter is really into bitcoin. Maybe you'll have some company on here soon! It would be pretty rad to see Ariel here as well.

Steemit can be very useful for MMA, BJJ, and martial arts in general. We know the grind that fighters, students, instructors, and academies go through to be successful. It's a hard life, and Steemit may be a very good way to help some of these fighters financially!

Currently mma, bjj, and martial arts content make up a very tiny fraction of daily payouts. But this can change quite a bit as more mainstream stars from the community join Steemit. It can bring a lot of attention to this type of content that already does so well on traditional social media.

Thanks for giving Steemit a chance and for taking the time to share your life with us here!