Dana White’s controversial slap-fighting league branded a ‘recipe for DISASTER’ by neurologist
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Dana White’s controversial slap fighting league called a “recipe for DISASTER” by a neurologist who insists defenseless slaps to the face could cause permanent brain damage…but the show’s viewership SOARED in its last run episode
- Dana White’s Slap Fight League Has Been Condemned By A Neurologist
- Nikos Evangelou called the burgeoning sport a ‘recipe for disaster’
- The professor added that a serious brain injury emanating from sport is a certainty.
- However, the controversial show enjoyed a considerable increase in viewership this week.
Dana White’s slap wrestling promotion has been condemned as a “recipe for disaster” by a neurologist, but has seen better television ratings in its second year.
Headlined by the polarizing UFC boss, Power Slap: Road to the Title debuted last week to a decidedly mixed reception, prompting White to insist that security measures be enhanced going forward.
Former UFC champion Conor McGregor expressed his fascination with the fledgling spectacle, even adding that he “could be the Joe Rogan” of the sport, while head trauma expert and former professional wrestler Chris Nowinski called the show “pure exploitation.” .
Dana White’s power slap has been condemned by a neurologist, despite the fact that the UFC president promises reforms for the safety of fighters
Consultant neurologist Professor Nikos Evangelou at Nottingham University Hospital, said sky news:
‘One of the problems with Power Slap is that participants are penalized when they move or flinch. Any movement that can reduce the effect of the blow to the head is penalized.’
He said that “impact to the head, from an angle, can cause rotational forces on the brain,” which he says is a “recipe for disaster.”
Power Slap sees competitors alternating unprotected face slaps back and forth
A viral clip showed Romanian wrestler Sorin Comsa left with a bloodied and disfigured face after receiving a brutal blow in a different slap wrestling promotion.
“It’s all a matter of time before we see more serious brain injury from a dissection.”
The expert added that the risk of one of the fighters dying in the sport is not an unreasonable possibility. “Unfortunately, it’s not that uncommon in clinical practice.”
Yet despite the inherent danger and various controversies surrounding the sport, viewership on US television station TBS skyrocketed for the second episode aired on Wednesday.
The debut episode, delayed a week because Dana White was caught on camera hitting his wife during a domestic dispute, achieved 297,000 viewers, and episode two drew an average of 413,000 viewers.