The UFC held several highly successful events in 2022 that included some amazing fights. And Dana White is eyeing to add another promotion in addition to the UFC in order to step up the ante: the social media favorite slap-fighting league that’ll go by the name Power Slap. The UFC stands as one of the most prominent combat sports promotions in the world today. But for White to jump into this bandwagon of slap fighting has shocked the fans. And from their standpoint, their uproar holds merit.
Additionally, the slap-driven league has a new coach who will train the female participants in honing their forms and techniques. And the UFC fanbase was in no way excited by that. Not only fans, but UFC fighter Philp Rowe has also voiced dismay, and the fans agree with him. As a result, the general public has been very critical of this new Power Slap development.
The UFC community dismisses Power Slap
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MMA fans are accustomed to watching some high-octane mixed martial arts combat that involves techniques, strategy, and a whole lot of physical and mental fortitude. And it just doesn’t click with them to witness two rivals hit each other until one gives up. This is evident in their responses to the latest clip posted on the Power Slap’s Instagram handle, introducing the new coach of the league, Sheena Bathory.
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Check out how the UFC community reacted to this clip:
The UFC star Philip Rowe was shocked to see the Power Slap become a mainstream sport:
“Can’t believe this is a thing”
Another UFC fighter, Pannie Kianzad, joked that she would like to participate in this league:
“I wanna do this to”
Some of the fans expressed their desire to witness fighters like Nate Diaz and Francis Ngannou compete in this:
“imagine if francis nganou did this”
“Must put Nate Diaz with a Stockton slap will finish every one”
Some fans expressed their concern about having women competing in the Power Slap:
“Omfg now Women in this, too??? Just STOP we ain’t ask for this”
“Stronger than most of the guys? What has feminism done to us”
“Ayy yo! Remove this sh*t from my feed.”
“What if a trans female who is typically a man comes in Here just to slap up the women them knock them and be champion ridiculous but hey”
Health problems associated with Power Slap have been a source of concern earlier, too. And one supporter spoke of the detrimental effects it will have on the brain:
“Garbage sport, brain damage written all over this”
Coach for Power Slap? Makes little sense to this user:
“How tf u become a coach FOR SLAPPING”
It also included some criticism of the steroids and USADA handling in this league:
“fking nonsense. steroids and stupidity.”
“Usada rubbing their hands right now”
Fans have spoken. They are not having it with the Power Slap. But the visionary in Dana White, who’s brought the UFC to the heights of success, feels otherwise.
Power Slap is a passion project for Dana White
Despite the backlash, Dana White stresses the fact that Power Slap holds a lot of promise. The concept of slap fighting captivated him the moment he first saw it online. And what came next was White entering the realm of this slap fight and spending a great deal of money to make it happen.
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Talking about the Power Slap, Dana White stated, “I saw some footage of slap fighting on social media and I was instantly hooked. From the first day I saw it, I felt like this could be big. I knew what needed to be done to make it a real sport just like we did with MMA.” However, the fans don’t see that as being the case so far.
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