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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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‘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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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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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

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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 …

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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.”

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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."

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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.

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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

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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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UFC veteran Eric Spicely declined Power Slap opportunity after balking at $2K/$2K offer

UFC veteran Eric Spicely revealed the measly offer he received to partake in Dana White's Power Slap League.

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The president of Power Slap gave an absurd explanation of what constitutes ‘defense’ in slap fighting

Yeah, none of what Power Slap president Frank Lamicella said here is actual defense, regardless of how you spin it.

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