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Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

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Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
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Note 1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
 
Nature of Business
 
Alliance MMA, Inc. (“Alliance” or the “Company”) is a sports media company formed in Delaware in February 2015. The Company completed its Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) in October 2016 and began to execute its initial business strategy to acquire regional MMA promotions to form a professional MMA fight league. A total of ten regional MMA promotions were acquired. Additionally, the Company acquired a ticketing software business focused on the MMA industry, an athlete management business, and video production and distribution company to compliment the MMA fight league.
 
Alliance MMA acquired the following businesses to execute its initial business strategy:
 
Promotions
 
 
CFFC Promotions (“CFFC”);
 
Hoosier Fight Club (“HFC”);
 
COmbat GAmes MMA (“COGA”);
 
Shogun Fights (“Shogun”);
 
V3 Fights (“V3”);
 
Iron Tiger Fight Series (“IT Fight Series” or “ITFS”);
 
Fight Time Promotions (“Fight Time”);
 
National Fighting Championships (“NFC”);
 
Fight Club Orange County (“FCOC” or “Fight Club OC”); and
 
Victory Fighting Championship (“Victory”).
 
Ticketing
 
 
CageTix.
 
Sports Management
 
 
SuckerPunch Holdings, Inc. (“SuckerPunch”).
 
Video Production and Distribution
 
Go Fight Net, Inc. (“GFL”)
 
As an adjunct to the promotion business, Alliance provided video distribution and media archiving through Alliance Sports Media (“ASM”) formerly GFL.
 
Change in Management and Cessation of MMA operations
  
On February 7, 2018, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul Danner, resigned his position but remained Chairman of the Board and Director through May 1, 2018. Also on February 7, 2018, the Company terminated the employment of the Company’s President, Robert Haydak, and its Chief Marketing Officer, James Byrne and named Robert Mazzeo as the Company’s acting Chief Executive Officer. Effective May 23, 2018, board of directors member, Renzo Gracie, resigned. On May 24, 2018, Robert Mazzeo resigned as Chief Executive Officer. On May 25, 2018, management and the Board of Directors, committed the Company to an exit/disposal plan of the MMA promotion business because it did not believe the MMA business unit could generate sufficient operating cash flows to fund the ongoing operations. On June 6, 2018, the Company’s board of directors appointed John Price, the Company’s CFO, Co-President of the Company.
 
As of the date of this filing, the Company has disposed of the following promotion businesses:
 
 
CFFC
 
HFC
 
COGA
 
Shogun
 
V3
 
ITFS
 
FCOC
 
NFC
 
Fight Time
 
As of the date of this filing, the Company owns the rights to the Victory Promotion. Refer to “Note 11 Subsequent Events”.
 
Liquidity and Going Concern
 
The Company’s primary need for liquidity is to fund the working capital needs of the business, and general corporate purposes. The Company has incurred losses and experienced negative operating cash flows since the inception of operations in October 2016.
 
In August 2017, the Company completed a capital raise of $1.5 million through the private placement of 1,500,000 units, which consisted of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.50. The funds were used for operating capital and a business acquisition.
 
In October and November 2017, the Company completed a capital raise of $487,500 through the private placement of 390,000 units, which consisted of one share of common stock and 0.50 of a warrant to purchase one share common stock at an exercise price of  $1.75, (an aggregate of  195,000 warrants). The funds were used for operating capital.
 
In December 2017, the Company entered into a promissory note with an individual for $300,000 of borrowings for operating capital leading up to our public offering in January 2018.
 
In January 2018, the Company completed a capital raise of $2.15 million gross, through the public placement of 2,150,000 units, which consisted of one share of common stock and .90 of a warrant to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $1.10, (an aggregate of 1,935,000 warrants). The warrant exercise price ratcheted down to $0.31 in June 2018 and down to $0.29 in July 2018. The funds were used for operating capital.
 
In February 2018, the underwriter exercised their overallotment option resulting in the sale of an additional 50,000 shares for $50,000 and issuance of an additional 272,500 warrants.
 
In January 2018, the Company paid $345,000 to the promissory note holder of December 2017 as full payment of principal and interest.
 
In April 2018, the Company entered into promissory note agreements with each of Joseph Gamberale and Joel Tracy, board members, for $150,000, respectively, for total borrowings of $300,000. The funds were used for operating capital.
 
In May 2018, the Company entered into a promissory note with an individual for $200,000 of borrowings for operating capital.
 
In June 2018, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with SC Worx Acquisition Corp. (n/k/a SCWorx Corp), under which it agreed to sell up to $1 million in principal amount of convertible notes and warrants to purchase up to 671,142 shares of common stock. The note is convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.3725 and the warrants have an exercise price of $0.3725. On June 29, 2018, the Company sold SCWorx convertible notes in the principal amount of $500,000 and warrants to purchase 335,570 shares of common stock, for an aggregate purchase price of $500,000. The Note bears interest at 10% annually and matures on June 27, 2019. SCWorx has agreed in the SPA to fund (i) a second tranche of $250,000 upon the signing of a merger agreement with the Purchaser and (ii) a third tranche of $250,000 upon mutual agreement of the Purchaser and Company. Refer to “Note 11 Subsequent Events”.
 
The Company currently has virtually no cash on hand, has an accumulated deficit of approximately $29 million, has consistently experienced quarterly net losses and negative cash flows, and is operating with negative working capital, all indicating there is substantial doubt with respect to our ability to continue as a going concern. As of the date of this report, the Company has insufficient cash to support the business for at least one year from the date of this report. Unless the Company can generate sufficient revenue to cover operating costs, which it has not been able to do, it will need to continue to raise capital by selling shares of common stock or by borrowing funds. Management cannot provide any assurances that the Company will generate sufficient revenue to continue as a going concern or that it will be successful in raising capital on commercially reasonable terms or at all.
 
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
 
The accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, have been prepared by the Company in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States (“U.S.”) for interim financial information. The amounts as of December 31, 2017 have been derived from the Company’s annual audited financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted in accordance with such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) to state fairly the financial position of the Company and its results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of and for the periods presented. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual audited financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed on April 16, 2018 (the “Form 10-K”). The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ended December 31, 2018 or any future period and the Company makes no representations related thereto.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates relate to revenue recognition, the assessment of recoverability of goodwill and intangible assets, the valuation and recognition of stock-based compensation expense, loss contingencies, discontinued operations and income taxes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.