Karate Combat to Host Fights at Miami Stadium Named After Bonk Meme Coin

The name and brand of Solana meme coin Bonk will soon adorn a combat sports stadium, as a result of it teaming up with the president of crypto-fueled fighting league Karate Combat, Asim Zaidi, as he looks to upgrade his social media-famous gym, the Goat Shed. With this, the Bonk Stadium is set to host half of the upcoming Karate Combat events, with the league saying that two other fighting organizations have expressed interest in using the venue.

Currently, the Goat Shed gym spans 3,000 square feet, but the new, expanded property will extend to a total of 15,000 square feet. The facility will feature a new Karate Combat Performance Institute for training and creating content, the Bonk Stadium, and increased space for Goat Shed fighters—all set to be under one roof.

Bonk’s multi-year sponsorship deal with Goat Shed and Karate Combat will see the meme coin’s branding used throughout the facility—including the Karate Combat pit and MMA cage—along with granting naming rights for the stadium. And the Bonk team can use the facility to host its own events, too. “[This] allows Goat Shed to host a Karate Combat Performance Institute and live events under the Bonk Stadium name,” pseudonymous Karate Combat founder Onlylarping, who is familiar with the Goat Shed upgrade plans, told Decrypt.

“We’ve identified the location, but we are still closing on the lease. We expect the facility to open in a couple months and to host the first Karate Combat event there in June.” Exact details are still being ironed out, however, meaning that Zaidi was unable to confirm the capacity of the arena. That said, the average attendance for a Karate Combat event is approximately 1,000 to 3,000 people, so that may give a sense of what to expect from the venue.