Former UFC fighter suspects foul play in the recent "strange deaths" of three crypto billionaires

Former UFC fighter Jake Shields has turned a conspiracy theorist following the mysterious and unexplained deaths of three crypto billionaires.

In a tweet by Shields, the 43-year-old indicated that all three men in question might have been killed off due to comments about the CIA and the disgraced late Jeffrey Epstein.

According to the MMA veteran, one of the men in question who had accused the CIA of covering up a pedophile operation mysteriously drowned just a few hours after making the claim.

The American also believes the crypto billionaire drowned in the waters close to Epstein's island:

"These 3 crypton billionaires died strange deaths all within a few weeks. One said the CIA and Mossad [Israeli Intelligence agency] were running a Pedo[phile]- blackmail operation and were gonna kill him, he drowned a few hours later. This is near where Epstein had his island and ran a Pedo-blackmail operation."

Jake Shields followed up his post by stating that these deaths were eerily close to the recent FTX crash, which has seen people and companies lose billions of dollars in cryptocurrency:

"This happened same timeframe as the FTX crash. Sam Bankman-Fried is using the same attorney as Ghislaine Maxwell [alleged to be Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice] despite being out of money."

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What the FTX crash means for the UFC and Crypto.com

After the latest cryptocurrency crash of Crypto.com's rival FTX, many have been left wondering what the effects will be on one of the UFC's biggest sponsors.

Earlier this year, the UFC and Crypto.com signed an exclusive 10-year partnership worth a reported $175 million, the biggest sponsorship in UFC history. The deal included caveats such as Crypto.com branding on fighter gear as well as around the octagon.

The partnership was met with some controversy, however, as it prevented contracted fighters from being approached by other crypto firms for sponsorship. Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou also voiced his displeasure, stating that the UFC's contract with Crypto.com cost him $1 million in potential revenue.

Following the FTX crash, the CEO of Crypto.com, Kris Marszalek, took part in an AMA to assure fans that while the crypto market crash is significant, there is nothing to worry about:

"I think everybody agrees that this set back the industry a good couple of years in terms of our reputation, the efforts we put in. 'Trust' was damaged, if not lost. So, in this kind of tumultuous time, what we need to do is focus on rebuilding this 'trust.'"

Watch the AMA on YouTube here: