“It’s Inevitable” – UFC CEO Dana White Promises Celebrities’ Participation in Power Slap Fights Like Celebrity Boxing

The world of sports has seen many successful crossovers, the most recent phenomenon being celebrity boxing. Crossover events have taken the sport by storm. Meanwhile, UFC CEO Dana White has suggested that he might incorporate celebrity participation in his relatively new fight promotion, Power Slap.

Slap-fighting, as a sport, gained prominence in Russia. There were many video clips going viral on social media before Dana White got the idea of creating a league with elite slap fighters. Now, the 56-year-old promoter is thinking of allowing celebrities to take part in his Power Slap league. Let’s see what he had to say about that.

Dana White claims celebrity participation in Power Slap is “inevitable”

During a recent Power Slap press conference, Dana White was asked about his thoughts on celebrities competing in Power Slap. There are many celebrities who’ve taken part in a variety of sports, from soccer to the NBA and even boxing. As such, White believes that it is only a matter of time before we see them in Power Slap. He said, “I think it’s inevitable.”

The UFC CEO is confident that he will see celebrities battling it out somewhere in the near future in Power Slap. “I think it will eventually happen that we will get celebrities doing it,” said Dana White. However, his new slap-fighting league is still in its infancy stage. The numbers around Power Slap’s viewership have not been up to the mark.

Power Slap’s struggles with viewership numbers

There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the level of success Power Slap has had in terms of its viewership. Dana White has claimed many times that his new promotion is doing great by the numbers. However, certain data regarding the show’s viewership has shown that the league has struggled to garner the interest of fans of combat sports. According to certain reports, the first season of Power Slap: Road To The Title had underwhelming viewership numbers.

‘ShowBuzzDaily‘ reported that Power Slap: Road To The Title finished its eight-week run as the 106th-rated show on cable. It pulled a rating of 0.05 with 220,000 viewers on TBS. Moreover, the 18-49 age group did not show much interest in the show. That age group was dominated by Tony Khan’s All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It remains to be seen how Power Slap will recover from that predicament.

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Celebrity participation has helped many sporting disciplines gain prominence among fans. However, Power Slap has often been subject to criticism in terms of concerns over health and it being dubbed as not a real sport. Nevertheless, we can never count out Dana White, since he is one of the biggest fight promoters in the world right now. We will have to wait and see if his dream of seeing celebrities participate in Power Slap becomes a reality.

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