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‘It will be MUCH safer’: Dana White assures fans his controversial Power Slap league will improve on safety measures after wrestlers are left with disfigured faces and concussion symptoms
- UFC boss Dana White is committed to growing his new Power Slap league
- Medical experts and fans have been quick to condemn the vicious sport.
- Some competitors have been left in the fencing position and disfigured faces
Dana White told fans that the Power Slap league commission is working to improve safety measures amid widespread criticism from fans and health experts over the clear dangers involved..
The show also faced further criticism after it made its television debut a week later than planned this month amid controversy surrounding White.
However, he doesn’t appear to be going anywhere after the Nevada State Athletic Commission obtained the license Tuesday.
Dana White’s controversial Power Slap league has drawn criticism from fans and non-fans alike
The UFC boss has big plans for the Power Slap league and is determined to see it grow
The president of the UFC, which produces the TBS show, has admitted to beating his wife during a violent altercation on New Year’s Eve, meaning his new venture was a week behind schedule.
Taking to Instagram earlier this week, White had several interactions in which he promised his new league would “be MUCH safer” for the foreseeable future.
One fan took issue with the application of the rules, suggesting that the competitors were ‘walking around and banging’ without penalty.
Dana White issued a message on social media, informing fans that the league will enhance security.
A viral clip showed Romanian wrestler Sorin Comsa left with a bloody and disfigured face after receiving a brutal blow in the bizarre new sport of slap fighting.
White replied: ‘I hear you. The commission is working on it. Everyone is in a learning process right now. They have learned a lot since the March event and will see it as the show progresses. But you are NOT absolutely wrong.
Former MMA fighter Eric Spicely revealed on Monday that he was offered just £3,200 per fight to appear in the controversial UFC boss league.
Spicely tweeted that he received the verbal offer to compete on the brutal slap fight show, which cost £1,624 to show up and then double his money if he won.
Former UFC fighter Eric Spicely said he was offered just £3,200 a fight to appear on Power Slap
He ultimately turned down the offer before describing the payment as ‘fucking crazy’, given that viral clips of the ‘sport’ have shown competitors with massively swollen and disfigured faces as a result of unprotected hard blows.
Meanwhile, Chris Nowinski, a Harvard Ph.D. and former wrestler who has criticized the sports world’s handling of concussions, took issue last week with a recent clip in which a fighter, Chris Kennedy, appeared to show immediate signs of a major head injury, known as a stance. fencing.
“This is very sad,” Nowinski, co-founder and president of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, tweeted. ‘Note the fencing stance with the first brain injury. It may never be the same again.
A fencing stance or fencing response involves the victims hands being shot into an unnatural position with the forearms flexed outward.
Chris Nowinski, a Harvard Ph.D. and former wrestler who has criticized the sports world’s handling of concussions, took issue with a recent clip in which a fighter, Chris Kennedy, appeared to show immediate signs of a major head injury, known as a fencing stance.