The two teams, with five members each, played for a total of $30,000 ($25,000 for the winning team and / $5,000 for the runner-up) to be distributed to the non-profit charitable organization of their choice.
Team UFC included UFC Hall of Famer Forrest Griffin; former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm; former UFC flyweight and bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo; UFC strawweight Michelle Waterson; and UFC welterweight Stephen Thompson.
Team WBC included WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman; former four-time world heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield; former two-time world heavyweight boxing champion Riddick Bowe; former two-time welterweight boxing champion Shawn Porter; and WBC silver lightweight boxing champion Ryan Garcia.
“This was truly an amazing experience,” said Thompson. “We didn’t get the win, but we were able to raise money for The V Foundation and we’ll do better next time. WBC did a great job, and it was great to play against them.”
Team WBC jumped out to an early 65-15 lead after two rounds, but Team UFC stole round three, to pull within 65-37. Ultimately, Team WBC fought back to win the remaining rounds and the “Fast Money” segment to secure the win by a score of 522-37.
Watch Forrest in one of the show’s best segments.
With the victory, Team WBC won $25,000 for their charitable beneficiary, The Andy Vargas Foundation, a Los Angeles-based youth scholarship program.
Team UFC won $5,000 for The V Foundation, one of the nation’s premier supporters of cutting-edge cancer research. For more information, please visit The V Foundation.
