Ep. 30 introduces you to Sanjay Thakur, co-founder & CEO of Verdict MMA, which is the engagement platform for Mixed Martial Arts.
Hear him discuss:
- How a controversial judge’s decision in a UFC fight sparked the idea for Verdict, which started as a passion project with his high school friends
- Why MMA as a sport is known for its passionate fans, and how Verdict was able to tap into that passion to acquire over 100k users
- Verdict’s recent launch of real-money fantasy sports, and why it made sense for them now despite the relative maturation of the DFS space
- Being a niche operator focusing on a single sport, and resisting the temptation to expand horizontally to other sports
- Getting ex-UFC fighter Ben Askren involved as an investor, who he “spoke to on a Monday… by Friday we had a wire transfer”
- His vote for MMA GOAT (spoiler alert: Sanjay is Canadian and the episode was recorded on Canada Day!)
Learn more:
➡️ Verdict MMA website
➡️ Sanjay Thakur on Twitter and Linkedin
