Data Storage Corporation (Nasdaq: DTST) (“DSC” and
the “Company”), a provider of diverse business continuity solutions
for disaster-recovery, cloud infrastructure, cyber-security and
data analytics solutions, today announced that the Professional
Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative
sports league, has partnered with Flagship Solutions Group, a Data
Storage Corporation company, for the 2022 season to utilize
cloud-based products and artificial intelligence to reshape the way
fans engage with the sport of MMA. Under the agreement, the league
will leverage IBM's cloud and Watson technologies to further
develop PFL's industry leading SmartCage technology and Fighter
Performance Rating to maximize the value of its data-centric
approach for fight fans, the world-class roster of athletes and its
portfolio of blue-chip partners.
Working alongside Flagship, PFL has elevated the
standard for measuring fighter performances. The insights gathered
from SmartCage technology and Cagenomics data will be enhanced with
IBM Watson machine learning to showcase what is taking place inside
the cage and deliver accurate matchup outcome predictions for MMA
fans around the world.
"The Professional Fighters League is pioneering the future of
MMA with proprietary technology that enables showcasing the sport
like never before, and we're thrilled to expand our partnership
with Flagship Solutions Group and IBM for the 2022 season," said
PFL CEO Peter Murray. "Integration of fighter data and fight
analytics within our live broadcast and streaming events has
created an immersive next-gen experience for MMA fans."
"Flagship is honored to support PFL's tremendous growth and
success with technology solutions powered by Flagship's cloud
capabilities under our "We Run IT, You Use IT" campaign," said Mark
Wyllie, CEO, Flagship Solutions Group.
The Regular Season has kicked off in thrilling fashion and the
third event occurred Friday, May 6 and featured the world's
greatest MMA fighter and two-time PFL World Champion Kayla Harrison
who made her 2022 debut, along with the league's Women's
Lightweight and Welterweight divisions.
PFL is the first and only MMA league with a true sports-season
format where elite fighters from around the world compete in a
regular season, playoffs and championship. The four competitors in
each division who earn the most points in the regular season
advance to the win-or-go-home playoffs, followed by the biggest
night in MMA – the PFL World Championship – with each winner going
home with the $1 million prize.
Professional Fighters League is the No. 2 MMA company globally
and features an elite talent roster with 25 percent of its fighters
independently ranked in the top-25 of the world, including 2021 PFL
champions Kayla Harrison and Ray Cooper III. PFL has live event
coverage in 160 countries on leading distribution platforms and
delivers a unique, innovative product to the more than 600 million
MMA fans globally.
About Professional Fighters League
Professional Fighters League (PFL) is the fastest growing and
most innovative sports league. PFL is the #2 MMA company worldwide
and the only with the sports-season format where individual
fighters compete in Regular Season, Playoffs, and Championship.
PFL is primetime in the U.S on ESPN and ESPN+ and broadcast and
streamed worldwide to 160 countries, with partners including
Channel 4, DirecTV, RMC Sport, Eurosport, Sky Sports, and more. The
PFL roster is world-class, with 25% of PFL fighters independently
ranked in the top 25 in the world. The PFL proprietary SmartCage
data and analytics platform powers real-time betting and provides
next-gen viewing experience.
PFL has over two-dozen blue-chip brand sponsors such as
Anheuser-Busch, IBM, GEICO, DraftKings, Bose, Socios.com, Air Force
Reserve, US Marine Corps, and more. PFL is backed by major
investors including Ares Capital, Luxor Capital, Elysian Park
Ventures, Swan Ventures, Knighthead, Legends, and several NBA, MLB,
and NHL team owners.
MMA is the growth sport of this decade, with 600 million fans
worldwide, the youngest audience demo of any sport, and true global
revenue streams.
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About Flagship Solutions Group
Flagship Solutions Group leverages IBM platforms and software to
provide managed services and cloud solutions worldwide. This
includes data center strategic planning and hybrid cloud
implementations based on a wide range of assessments that look at
virtualization, server consolidation, security, and
infrastructure-focused integration. In addition, Flagship provides
Cyber Security and Data Analytics as a service to major companies
across various industries.
About Data Storage
Corporation
Data Storage Corporation is a leader delivering
critically required information technology solutions to a niche
multi-billion-dollar marketplace – providing cloud infrastructure
services, disaster recovery, cyber security, and data analytics.
The company has invested millions of dollars in hardware and
technical assets located in Tier 3 data centers throughout the USA
and Canada – employing a highly skilled team, supporting, and
providing our solutions to a variety of industries. Our vision is
to continue our organic growth strategy while consolidating a
fragmented industry through synergetic partnerships and
acquisitions.
Across the Data Storage Corporation companies,
clients benefit from our fully managed services, which include the
layering of software, hardware, and cloud solutions on enterprise
infrastructure to ensure business continuity, data availability,
data insights, cyber security, and disaster recovery. For more
information, please visit http://www.DataStorageCorp.com.
Contact:Crescendo Communications,
LLC212-671-1020DTST@crescendo-ir.com
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