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LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO), an award-winning, creator-first music, entertainment, and technology platform, today announced a partnership with new combat discipline BKFC Ice Wars for their upcoming “Battle of the Border” USA vs. Canada event. 

The “Battle of the Border” is slated to showcase ten head-to-head bouts, featuring twenty elite fighters from the United States and Canada who will square off in “The Ice Box,” a 900-square foot ice enclosure designed specifically for ice fighting.

LiveOne will be hosting the livestream for this groundbreaking event on June 18, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT at LiveOne.Come/IceWars (https://www.liveone.com/live-events/event/bkfc-ice-wars-presents-battle-of-the-border).

Rob Ellin, CEO and Chairman of LiveOne, commented, “As a livestream distribution partner, we’re excited to partner with BKFC Ice Wars ahead of their first televised event under the new BKFC Ice Wars banner. LiveOne’s first-class streaming platform reaches over 200 million viewers and generates more than 5 billion fan engagements across 220 countries—ensuring BKFC Ice Wars’ unique brand of combat sports gets the global attention it deserves.”

Charlie Nama, CEO of BKFC Ice Wars, added, “As Ice Wars’ reputation grows and demand for our events continues to soar, LiveOne’s world-class streaming partnership empowers us to deliver our one-of-a-kind entertainment to an even broader audience. We’re thrilled to bring our fans closer than ever to the action.”

About LiveOneHeadquartered in Los Angeles, CA, LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO) is an award-winning, creator-first, music, entertainment, and technology platform focused on delivering premium experiences and content worldwide through memberships and live and virtual events. LiveOne's subsidiaries include Slacker, PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC), PPVOne, CPS, LiveXLive, DayOne Music Publishing, Drumify and Splitmind. LiveOne is available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Spotify, Samsung, Amazon Fire, Android TV, and through STIRR's OTT applications. For more information, visit liveone.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X at @liveone. For more investor information, please visit ir.liveone.com.

About BKFC Ice Wars BKFC Ice Wars is the first promotion to hold legal, sanctioned and regulated hockey fights. Based in Michigan, and headed by BKFC Executive Charlie Nama, Ice Wars is a brand-new combat sport consisting of elite hockey enforcers squaring off in “The Ice Box,” a 900-square foot enclosure designed specifically for ice fighting.  It’s hockey fights, without the hockey.  For more information, visit www.bkfciw.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and X.

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