Fyre Festival's Billy McFarland will step into the pit for a karate match where ... trends now
Festival-goers and investors who were duped by Fyre Fest's Billy McFarland would love to see him get punched in the face - and now they'll get the chance.
The founder of the infamous festival has agreed to a Karate Combat match against Alex Shillin Villain, a prominent crypto influencer and fighter, next month in Austin, Texas.
Speaking to DailyMail.com, McFarland, 32, said, 'I'm donating a significant amount of my fight purse to restitution and people owed in the Bahamas.
'Fyre Festival 2.0 will add more zeroes to the payback than my striking debut, but stepping into the pit is a great way to literally fight to pay people back.'
McFarland is on the hook for $26million in restitutions after spending four years in prison for his part in defrauding investors into the failed music festival.
Billy McFarland has agreed to a karate combat fight against cypto influencer and fighter Alex Shillin Villain in Austin, Texas, next month
'I'm donating a significant amount of my fight purse to restitution and people owed in the Bahamas,' McFarland told DailyMail.com. He's seen training for the match
He will fight Alex Shillin Villain, a prominent crypto influencer and fighter, next month in Austin, Texas
Next month's fight will be governed by Karate Combat and will be held at a crypto conference called Consensus.
McFarland, a longtime fan of MMA, will gear up with gloves and will go without head gear, and punches, kicks, and knockouts are all allowed.
'This is an incredible life challenge and demonstrates what Fyre is all about,' the fraudster said.
When pressed about his opponent, Alex Shillin Villain, McFarland said, 'The first Fyre never happened, but knocking Alex out certainly will.'
McFarland was at the center of two different documentaries produced by Netflix and Hulu in 2019
Karate Combat is the world's leading striking league and the first pro sports league governed and gamified by a bitcoin token, $KARATE.
This comes as McFarland recently revealed he owes the IRS $7million in back taxes, on top of the further $26million.
The festival founder told The U.S. Sun that still hopes for a second iteration of the festival, despite the mountain of debt he is dealing with.
He said, 'There's restitution, there's taxes, there's everything from the pre-Fyre days that we're working on.
'Restitution is around $26 million. And I pay that every month, so whatever I earn I go and literally give a physical check or pay online.
'Then
