Power Slap League

[Fredomago]

Dana White is truly an interesting person. He is a very good organizer and show manager. I have no doubt that he will organize the Power Slap League very well. However, I could not decide whether this event is a sport or not. In my opinion, this is not a type of sport. It has nothing to do with sports directly. However, Dana White can turn it into a very popular event and earn huge bucks. We have all seen what he did in MMA. Even if he cannot achieve the same success, he can perform a good organization.

It will be a big test to him if he can still bring interest to more audiences, unlike with MMA which there are many people who loves the sport and they are enjoying what they are watching Power Slap is more on how hard your chin and how you can endure that strong slap, not sure about the support that it can gain from a huge fan base, so far, this sport if it's already classified as sport is popular from Russia.

Seems far too variable to be a proper sport or for betting on beyond fun.  The ear damage factor is real and probably people should be wearing protection for ears on the basis but I guess it wont happen because it would look wrong.   
   

That's the actual risk, especially to those who really got that huge slap capabilities, damage from the ears and dislocation of your face might be possible if you've got a soft face..

[goaldigger]

Seems far too variable to be a proper sport or for betting on beyond fun.  The ear damage factor is real and probably people should be wearing protection for ears on the basis but I guess it wont happen because it would look wrong.   
   

This league actually growing, they have more viewers now and many are interested to participate and watch the matches, it looks like they are being offered here with a lot of money just to accept the match. Bettors might also find this interesting and maybe that's why the league are growing too. If they can get more viewers and partners, we might see this league into a big screen and probably many will participate as well as they can be more famous while earning money at the same time. This might look too risky, but its already there, I won't bet on this though.

[madnessteat]

I have watched this show several times to see what it is all about. Yes, I think it is a show, because I can't call this kind of entertainment a sport, as the participants don't see any outstanding achievements. Rather they will have problems with the head in their old age. I certainly wouldn't bet on the contestants on this show so as not to support the promotion of what I think is a silly show to the masses.

[kamvreto]

I have watched this show several times to see what it is all about. Yes, I think it is a show, because I can't call this kind of entertainment a sport, as the participants don't see any outstanding achievements. Rather they will have problems with the head in their old age. I certainly wouldn't bet on the contestants on this show so as not to support the promotion of what I think is a silly show to the masses.

The entertainment is watching people get slapped so hard they break their jaws. Called a sport perhaps inappropriate, it is very dangerous for anyone without good jaw strength to imitate. Anyone can follow but, of course there is a strict selection. Silly show or not, but power slaps are becoming a popular part of the tournament today, replacing the somewhat outdated arm wrestling league.

[robelneo]

I have watched this show several times to see what it is all about. Yes, I think it is a show, because I can't call this kind of entertainment a sport, as the participants don't see any outstanding achievements. Rather they will have problems with the head in their old age. I certainly wouldn't bet on the contestants on this show so as not to support the promotion of what I think is a silly show to the masses.

Its Dana White's new cash cow and they attract people for fame and fortune, disregarding injuries that may incur when participating in this kind of sport, this is one of the combat sports, where the advice

protect yourself at all times

, is not applicable, because you cannot duck here or cover yourself, you are literally at the mercy of your opponent the organizers should see to it that all the participants have a strong chin and have passed physical tests, although I hate seeing this face slapping I become more curious if this will become popular worldwide because of Dana's promotion.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

Who didn’t hear or watch at least one video about Dana white’s latest show which called The Power Slap League that started this new year of 2023, the rules of this sport are easy and simple where both competitors taking turns trying to knock each other out in order to win
There is a lot of talking about it lately about the low payout of Ufc boss to the participants of this tournament which goes to only 3200£ a Fight while he might be generating millions of dollars of it, But my topic here i want it to be about betting on this new sport and tournament which i still didn’t see any bookmaker announcing anything about this matter, And in my opinion it’s a lot of fan and as any fighting sport there is always bookmakers that will eventually include Power Slap League and allow people to bet on their favorite fighters.

This is something i wouldn't recommend anyone trying for even a laugh. I have a history in training self defence and i have been in rough situations. Even in "friendly" combat i've gotten head injury, broken ribs, bruises, broken joints and so far in those everything has healed.

Then i tried power slap for a laugh with my friend. I don't know why, maybe to probe manliness or impress girls. We managed just to look stupid. I panicked on third slap, turned my face away and my friend managed to hit on my ear. It broke my eardrum and got me loud tinnitus and hearing loss for life. It's one of the few things i really really regret trying. There's no such thing as silence for me anymore. If i had a time machine and one advice to give to younger me. Not ever trying power slap would be high on the list.

That is really a sad story, I'm sorry for that.
This "sport" is indeed very harmful to the players' health, because it's all about being constantly and accurately hit on the head. Every fights' sports cause sequels to athletes on long run, but in Slaps' tournaments the damage is much more intense, severe and not even need to reach the long term to face them, just like in your personal story. I believe there are lots of criticisms inside sports' industry regards this activity, difficulting its introduction to the gambling scene.

   -   You're right there, when I watched this fight, if I look at him it seems like it was even more intense than boxing because at least in boxing you can avoid your face or head and other parts of your body will be hit that you can tolerate no matter what pain hit.

But here in these slap sports, you don't have a chance to avoid your head or face but brace yourself and prepare yourself to accept or taste the severe slap that will touch your face. Then you are just one of the gambler's choice of who will win. What a sad reality

[Davidvictorson]

I first saw this kind of competition on a Russian page, it's very popular in Russia, and Dana White wants to make it popular here in the US and all over the world, I have a hard time watching this kind of sport it's kind of brutal because the participants are defenseless, Dana's defense is you only get hit three or five times in this event while in boxing and MMA you get to hit 100 times or even more but in boxing and MMA you can defend and protect yourself and fighters have gloves to lessen the impact, this is another cash cow for Dana White.

Dana White should be stopped. It doesn't make sense, but I think that the fact that someone started slapping first gives them a certain advantage over their opponent, since for the second slap the opponent will be at a disadvantage, with a weaker jaw and a decompensated nervous system. I think they should have some mobility so that this is not in turns, but in any case the one who starts has a lot of advantage, since he can finish in the first slap.

[bittraffic]

I first saw this kind of competition on a Russian page, it's very popular in Russia, and Dana White wants to make it popular here in the US and all over the world, I have a hard time watching this kind of sport it's kind of brutal because the participants are defenseless, Dana's defense is you only get hit three or five times in this event while in boxing and MMA you get to hit 100 times or even more but in boxing and MMA you can defend and protect yourself and fighters have gloves to lessen the impact, this is another cash cow for Dana White.

Dana White should be stopped. It doesn't make sense, but I think that the fact that someone started slapping first gives them a certain advantage over their opponent, since for the second slap the opponent will be at a disadvantage, with a weaker jaw and a decompensated nervous system. I think they should have some mobility so that this is not in turns, but in any case the one who starts has a lot of advantage, since he can finish in the first slap.

Surely it will be another White's cash cow, most probably $500 per participant lol,  when UFC started, the fighters were just paid from $3500-9,000 that's what I've seen in the complaints of the old fighters. It must be true but today they were already paying more than $3M a fight take that from Connor.

Despite the fee, there may just be lots of people ready to join. But really I'm also not seeing this to be a sport like the user pointed out above.e.

[slapper]

But my topic here i want it to be about betting on this new sport and tournament which i still didn’t see any bookmaker announcing anything about this matter, And in my opinion it’s a lot of fan and as any fighting sport there is always bookmakers that will eventually include Power Slap League and allow people to bet on their favorite fighters.

slap contests have been happening for a while now but this power slap league is pretty new so I am not surprised bookmaker has not announced anything about it. to be honest, I'd be glad if this show does not get popular and the sportsbook ignores it. it is a very dangerous sport, some may say that MMA is far more dangerous but think about taking powerful blows to your head multiple times without protecting it.

The repeated blows to the face with no defenses in place is a terrifying prospect. True, mixed martial arts is risky, but at least these athletes are protecting themselves with protective gear. Of course, I also pray that the power slap league doesn't go nuclear. This is not something to promote or celebrate.

But I can see why that might be appealing to certain people. The public enjoys seeing those who participate in or watch extreme sports and those who attempt to achieve the impossible. However, in the end, safety must always be prioritized. I really hope the league's organizers will take all the necessary measures to make sure everyone involved stays safe. And maybe the bookies will avoid it as well

[klidex]

I have watched this show several times to see what it is all about. Yes, I think it is a show, because I can't call this kind of entertainment a sport, as the participants don't see any outstanding achievements. Rather they will have problems with the head in their old age. I certainly wouldn't bet on the contestants on this show so as not to support the promotion of what I think is a silly show to the masses.

The entertainment is watching people get slapped so hard they break their jaws. Called a sport perhaps inappropriate, it is very dangerous for anyone without good jaw strength to imitate. Anyone can follow but, of course there is a strict selection. Silly show or not, but power slaps are becoming a popular part of the tournament today, replacing the somewhat outdated arm wrestling league.

If you say that slapping is not appropriate to be called a sport because it is dangerous and can break a jaw, then do MMA and wrestling also not deserve to be called a sport and in fact MMA and wrestling actually have even greater risks that can make fighters serious injury or even disability.
In all types of sports, there is definitely a risk of getting injured, but every athlete is
have been trained and are truly experts in their field so that it will minimize the occurrence of injuries while competing.

[herurist]

But in this case, it is possible that when something like this continues to become crowded, in the end there will be several bets like this, no one knows.
Because even if what you say is true when talking about business they clearly see the potential if this is indeed considered productive I think they will also step in and open some bets.

Cleary this is made not just to entertain but for the UFC and Dana White to gain money aswell, there might be people that don't want to bet on this kind of thing, but people will have different opinions there are still some that will bet on this, and watching the 1st slapping contest I think it is entertaining but this comes with terrible health risk and that will surely have damage someone's brain from the traumatic shock to the head, but surely for UFC to fund such event I think they have studied it before getting this show on the road,

The fighters who compete in this competition are professionals and know the consequences so they are also aware of that I think. Apart from anything this is another tough type of fight apart from UFC because when we talk about dangerous then I think the conditions are a bit the same but because there is the word "professional" there this kind of danger doesn't really matter.
This is a business and money as long as this battle can bring in money for businessmen, this is clearly an opportunity, right?

[maydna]

The fighters who compete in this competition are professionals and know the consequences so they are also aware of that I think. Apart from anything this is another tough type of fight apart from UFC because when we talk about dangerous then I think the conditions are a bit the same but because there is the word "professional" there this kind of danger doesn't really matter.
This is a business and money as long as this battle can bring in money for businessmen, this is clearly an opportunity, right?

It may look dangerous for us but not for them because they have trained well and prepared for a long time. The business has been doing well in providing entertainment for the audience, and of course, they make a lot of money from the event.

There may have been some fighters who had suffered injuries after the fight was over, but they still seemed to be able to handle them just fine. They are professionals who are experts in their field, so that it won't be too dangerous for them.

[judeafante]

The fighters who compete in this competition are professionals and know the consequences so they are also aware of that I think. Apart from anything this is another tough type of fight apart from UFC because when we talk about dangerous then I think the conditions are a bit the same but because there is the word "professional" there this kind of danger doesn't really matter.
This is a business and money as long as this battle can bring in money for businessmen, this is clearly an opportunity, right?

It may look dangerous for us but not for them because they have trained well and prepared for a long time. The business has been doing well in providing entertainment for the audience, and of course, they make a lot of money from the event.

There may have been some fighters who had suffered injuries after the fight was over, but they still seemed to be able to handle them just fine. They are professionals who are experts in their field, so that it won't be too dangerous for them.

But if ever one of them suffered serious injuries $3500-9,000 payment for one fight is just not enough to cover, they should have at least medical insurance, this is a maiden venture but they cannot continue paying that low amount, and once they established superstars on their league, they should also start increasing the fighter's payout or the people will criticize Dana's organization for too much profiteering.

[iv4n]

The fighters who compete in this competition are professionals and know the consequences so they are also aware of that I think. Apart from anything this is another tough type of fight apart from UFC because when we talk about dangerous then I think the conditions are a bit the same but because there is the word "professional" there this kind of danger doesn't really matter.
This is a business and money as long as this battle can bring in money for businessmen, this is clearly an opportunity, right?

It may look dangerous for us but not for them because they have trained well and prepared for a long time. The business has been doing well in providing entertainment for the audience, and of course, they make a lot of money from the event.

There may have been some fighters who had suffered injuries after the fight was over, but they still seemed to be able to handle them just fine. They are professionals who are experts in their field, so that it won't be too dangerous for them.

Did you two watch any slap fight competitions? There is no "professionalism" in slapping each other, you just need a strong hand and a hard head, but even that will not save you from the consequences... serious head/brain/neck injuries, and it doesn't matter how strong someone is, after a while the brain turns into a trot from so many "direct" hits! This is a brutal "sport" (if we can call it that), there is no technique or strategy, you just need to be strong as a bull and insanely crazy to do this!

I don't like this slapping at all, and I will never watch it again let alone bet on it! For sure someone made a business out of it (it's insane what we can see on tv or online), I guess it's not so hard to find some people with a mental diagnosis to slap each other and be proud of that, while others are making a profit on that! This world is crazy!

[Fredomago]

The fighters who compete in this competition are professionals and know the consequences so they are also aware of that I think. Apart from anything this is another tough type of fight apart from UFC because when we talk about dangerous then I think the conditions are a bit the same but because there is the word "professional" there this kind of danger doesn't really matter.
This is a business and money as long as this battle can bring in money for businessmen, this is clearly an opportunity, right?

It may look dangerous for us but not for them because they have trained well and prepared for a long time. The business has been doing well in providing entertainment for the audience, and of course, they make a lot of money from the event.

There may have been some fighters who had suffered injuries after the fight was over, but they still seemed to be able to handle them just fine. They are professionals who are experts in their field, so that it won't be too dangerous for them.

Did you two watch any slap fight competitions? There is no "professionalism" in slapping each other, you just need a strong hand and a hard head, but even that will not save you from the consequences... serious head/brain/neck injuries, and it doesn't matter how strong someone is, after a while the brain turns into a trot from so many "direct" hits! This is a brutal "sport" (if we can call it that), there is no technique or strategy, you just need to be strong as a bull and insanely crazy to do this!

I don't like this slapping at all, and I will never watch it again let alone bet on it! For sure someone made a business out of it (it's insane what we can see on tv or online), I guess it's not so hard to find some people with a mental diagnosis to slap each other and be proud of that, while others are making a profit on that! This world is crazy!

Nothing else but that strong chin and determination to win, like you, I also don't want to follow this sport if ever that it was classified as sport now, maybe for some they are amazed and curious since they are seeing amazing people who can take that huge slap and still manage to stand still and try his chance to hit back.

The one that can continue to stand still is the one who will be declared as a winner, just sharing, I watch some clips regarding to this, a player let his opponent win not sure if because he really can't continue or he just see the face of his opponent and he knows that if he will continue his opponents health will be at risk.

[herurist]

The fighters who compete in this competition are professionals and know the consequences so they are also aware of that I think. Apart from anything this is another tough type of fight apart from UFC because when we talk about dangerous then I think the conditions are a bit the same but because there is the word "professional" there this kind of danger doesn't really matter.
This is a business and money as long as this battle can bring in money for businessmen, this is clearly an opportunity, right?

It may look dangerous for us but not for them because they have trained well and prepared for a long time. The business has been doing well in providing entertainment for the audience, and of course, they make a lot of money from the event.

There may have been some fighters who had suffered injuries after the fight was over, but they still seemed to be able to handle them just fine. They are professionals who are experts in their field, so that it won't be too dangerous for them.

As I wrote before, when there is the word "professional" it is clear that things like this can be minimized, therefore they are still there and operating until now because regardless of anything, when it is dangerous, it is certain that this will be banned and will not go this far .

[pixie85]

But at least they must really have strong energy to do a very hard slap that can make their opponent lose immediately. This slapping game is very dangerous because a shock in your skull can make you faint instantly. No matter how hard we try to withstand the effects of the slap, our heads will still experience the shock and there will be a dizzy effect after receiving the slap.

And this is much worse than what boxers endure because they cover themselves and not all hits get through the guard and hit clean. With slappers every hit lands and does some damage. They may not knock them out but the brain gets rattled like if they were in a car accident.

There were cases of wrestlers who were getting hit in the head by chairs all the time who were losing sight and hearing or becoming numb. There was this famous wrestler Chris Benoit who had so much mental problems from multiple brain injuries that he killed his whole family and committed suicide without any reason. They weren't leaving him or anything, he wasn't on drugs or drunk. Your brain is a delicate machine and once it gets broken there's no way to fix it.

[Mahanton]

The fighters who compete in this competition are professionals and know the consequences so they are also aware of that I think. Apart from anything this is another tough type of fight apart from UFC because when we talk about dangerous then I think the conditions are a bit the same but because there is the word "professional" there this kind of danger doesn't really matter.
This is a business and money as long as this battle can bring in money for businessmen, this is clearly an opportunity, right?

It may look dangerous for us but not for them because they have trained well and prepared for a long time. The business has been doing well in providing entertainment for the audience, and of course, they make a lot of money from the event.

There may have been some fighters who had suffered injuries after the fight was over, but they still seemed to be able to handle them just fine. They are professionals who are experts in their field, so that it won't be too dangerous for them.

As I wrote before, when there is the word "professional" it is clear that things like this can be minimized, therefore they are still there and operating until now because regardless of anything, when it is dangerous, it is certain that this will be banned and will not go this far .

We know that on the time these competition had started then it does have some specific rules on where you should only hit up on someones part of the face which is mostly on the cheek but there are moments which
those slaps could go out neither on ear or into neck or upperpart  of the head which i do consider out to be foul.I dont know on how they are considered professionals though but it do turns out that this had
become the standard on which whenever sports you are involved with and do come and shown on big screen or happen on big stage then you are considered as professional.

[Yatsan]

This is interesting, I am seeing videos of this league a lot especially on my social media account. Also, I doubt this could be faked out easily, in terms of the tesults which makes it a good sport to bet for. But what I am concerned of is for the players because there are no weight class or division specified which somehow creates disadvantages and advantages for the players. I'm not quite sure of it but this would make prediction easier than with other sports. But I am still interested with such sport.

The fighters who compete in this competition are professionals and know the consequences so they are also aware of that I think. Apart from anything this is another tough type of fight apart from UFC because when we talk about dangerous then I think the conditions are a bit the same but because there is the word "professional" there this kind of danger doesn't really matter.
This is a business and money as long as this battle can bring in money for businessmen, this is clearly an opportunity, right?

It may look dangerous for us but not for them because they have trained well and prepared for a long time. The business has been doing well in providing entertainment for the audience, and of course, they make a lot of money from the event.

There may have been some fighters who had suffered injuries after the fight was over, but they still seemed to be able to handle them just fine. They are professionals who are experts in their field, so that it won't be too dangerous for them.

As I wrote before, when there is the word "professional" it is clear that things like this can be minimized, therefore they are still there and operating until now because regardless of anything, when it is dangerous, it is certain that this will be banned and will not go this far .

We know that on the time these competition had started then it does have some specific rules on where you should only hit up on someones part of the face which is mostly on the cheek but there are moments which
those slaps could go out neither on ear or into neck or upperpart  of the head which i do consider out to be foul.I dont know on how they are considered professionals though but it do turns out that this had
become the standard on which whenever sports you are involved with and do come and shown on big screen or happen on big stage then you are considered as professional.

Well, somehow right. They are professionals in the first place so I guess there's nothing to be worried of. But I'd still wish for weight division in order for match ups to be more exciting.

[Mahanton]

This is interesting, I am seeing videos of this league a lot especially on my social media account. Also, I doubt this could be faked out easily, in terms of the tesults which makes it a good sport to bet for. But what I am concerned of is for the players because there are no weight class or division specified which somehow creates disadvantages and advantages for the players. I'm not quite sure of it but this would make prediction easier than with other sports. But I am still interested with such sport.

The fighters who compete in this competition are professionals and know the consequences so they are also aware of that I think. Apart from anything this is another tough type of fight apart from UFC because when we talk about dangerous then I think the conditions are a bit the same but because there is the word "professional" there this kind of danger doesn't really matter.
This is a business and money as long as this battle can bring in money for businessmen, this is clearly an opportunity, right?

It may look dangerous for us but not for them because they have trained well and prepared for a long time. The business has been doing well in providing entertainment for the audience, and of course, they make a lot of money from the event.

There may have been some fighters who had suffered injuries after the fight was over, but they still seemed to be able to handle them just fine. They are professionals who are experts in their field, so that it won't be too dangerous for them.

As I wrote before, when there is the word "professional" it is clear that things like this can be minimized, therefore they are still there and operating until now because regardless of anything, when it is dangerous, it is certain that this will be banned and will not go this far .

We know that on the time these competition had started then it does have some specific rules on where you should only hit up on someones part of the face which is mostly on the cheek but there are moments which
those slaps could go out neither on ear or into neck or upperpart  of the head which i do consider out to be foul.I dont know on how they are considered professionals though but it do turns out that this had
become the standard on which whenever sports you are involved with and do come and shown on big screen or happen on big stage then you are considered as professional.

Well, somehow right. They are professionals in the first place so I guess there's nothing to be worried of. But I'd still wish for weight division in order for match ups to be more exciting.

I agree with weight division because it is really that unfair on which there are people who are just big and in versus to those who are really that less in size and weight which it is really that obvious
that  they would be giving off more damage or  impact against the other one which it is really just right that they should make out some separation just like on boxing.
It is really just not that hard to make up some guess on whose gonna win unless if that certain slapper do really hit hard not just basing up into its appearance
but well yeah this is much more interesting for them to make such change.