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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Power slap - Caught on Camera

From Run Nation to Power Slap: what is leading the dumbing down of sports?

From violent collision contests to celebrity-backed offshoots, spin-off sports are finding captive audiences. Their spectacle masks something more sinister

The Guardian - US · Mar 13

Dana White’s Net Worth Keeps Rising With Each Ufc Pay-Per-View

Dana White's Net Worth Keeps Rising With Each Ufc Pay-Per-View

Bored Panda · Aug 20, 2025

Joe Rogan: UFC, Dana White ‘f*cked up’ picking slap fighting over kickboxing

Joe Rogan would have liked to see UFC CEO Dana White invest in kickboxing over slap fighting.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 25, 2025

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How UFC head Dana White became the glue between Maga and the manosphere

The UFC’s CEO has become a kind of impresario for a new class of right-wing influencers, helping nail down Trumps’s seismic victory among young men

The Guardian - US · Nov 16, 2024

Dana White: Donn Davis and ‘PFL should keep the UFC out of their mouth’

Dana White brought receipts to diss the PFL and compared Donn Davis to Kamala Harris.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 24, 2024

Photos: Paige VanZant vs. Chelsea Dodson at Power Slap 9

Check out these photos from former UFC star Paige VanZant's second slap fighting match at Power Slap 9 in Abu Dhabi

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 24, 2024

Returning at Power Slap, ex-UFC star Paige VanZant says she’s likely done with MMA

Former UFC star Paige VanZant is likely done fighting in MMA.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 19, 2024

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Paige VanZant ‘had an absolutely incredible time’ doing Power Slap, sees future in it

If Paige VanZant gets her way, she'll be back in Power Slap sooner than later as the former UFC star believes she has a legitimate future.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 1, 2024

Video: Paige VanZant wins Power Slap debut by decision, declares plan to return

Paige VanZant went to decision in her Power Slap debut, making her opponent take a knee in what she feels is the start of a bright future.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 29, 2024

‘Adrenaline junkie’ Paige VanZant explains allure of Power Slap

"When I see stuff that's crazy and exciting, it instantly just makes me want to do it," Paige VanZant said ahead of her Power Slap debut Friday.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 25, 2024

Paige VanZant signs with Power Slap; debut set for June 28

From the UFC to Only Fans and beyond: Paige VanZant is adding a new activity to her resume.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 22, 2024

CSAC issues temporary promoter licenses to Power Slap and Bareknuckle Fighting Championship

The California State Athletic Commission has opened the doors to slap fighting and bareknuckle boxing in the Golden State.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 9, 2023

NAC chairman who approved Dana White’s Power Slap admits he ‘made a mistake’

Meanwhile, Dana White insists Power Slap is primed to become the next big thing ahead of its first finale.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 10, 2023

U.S. Congressmen ‘demanding answers’ from Warner Brothers, TBS about Power Slap

Two members of the United States Congress are speaking out about Power Slap and asking Warner Brothers and TBS for answers about its airing.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 17, 2023

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Daily Mirror · Feb 16, 2023

Slap-fighter who was badly knocked out hit with nine-month cocaine ban

Dana White launched his controversial slap-fighting league last month and contestant Jon Kennedy has been handed a nine-month after testing positive for cocaine

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 15, 2023

Nevada hands out first Power Slap drug suspension after fighter tests positive for cocaine

Jon Kennedy became the first Power Slap fighter to fail a drug test in Nevada, the state announced Wednesday.

Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2023

Eddie Hearn issues critical response to Dana White's slap fighting league

Hearn is not a fan of White's new show Power Slap, which has proven controversial around the fight world with fighters taking major damage for payouts as low as $2,000

Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023

Fans point out UFC's blunder in using Dana White's photo for slap-fighting video

UFC president White has been heading up the launch of a new Power Slap league, but hit controversy before day one after video emerged of him slapping his wife at a nightclub

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Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023

UFC star explains why he refuses to watch Dana White's new slap-fighting league

Dana White has launched controversial new Power Slap League, which has come into heavy criticism with a fighter suffering short-term memory loss and several being victim of brutal KOS

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023

Power Slap: is this the most stomach-churning reality TV show ever?

This series about face-smacking contestants has been described as a ‘horrible idea that needs to be stopped’. But at least no one drinks donkey urine – unlike on other shows …

Sports Illustrated · Feb 2, 2023

Michael ‘Slap Jesus’ Smith Playing the Role of Underdog on Power Slap

“I’ve always been a dog," Smith said Wednesday night. "I always owned it.”

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 31, 2023

Sean O’Malley can’t watch Dana White’s Power Slap League: ‘I know how bad it is to do that to your brain’

Add UFC star Sean O'Malley to the list of Power Slap critics: "The actual 'sport,' whatever you wanna call it, itself, I can't watch."

The Conversation · Jan 30, 2023

Power Slap League: a brutal 'sport' that may leave contestants with brain damage

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White has created a new brutal sport: Power Slap League. In this “sport”, contestants (men and women) slap each other as hard as they can in the head. A winner is decided by judges after three rounds.

Daily Mirror · Jan 30, 2023

Dana White defends decision to pay slap-fighters just $2,000 in controversial league

UFC president White has backed the new league where fighters compete by slapping each other in the face, but one fighter claimed to be offered just $2,000 for a bout in the competition

Daily Mirror · Jan 26, 2023

Slap fighter receives medical suspension after being brutally dropped despite win

Alex Asbury was competing in Dana White's Power Slap league for the second time and won his fight via disqualification, although he had been unable to compete further

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