Power Slap

Why is Dana White threatening to punish Dricus Du Plessis?
Here's what Trent Reinsmith would have asked Dana White after UFC 293. He's doing it here because he'll never get an invite to do so in person.

Dana White thinks Brock Lesnar looks good at age 46
Dana White might be done with Brock Lesnar in the UFC, but what about Power Slap?

Hitting the Links: UFC counter programming Francis Ngannou, Conor McGregor’s funeral fracas and more
Here are the UFC and MMA stories you might have missed during the week.

Will states that want UFC events be forced to get Power Slap too?
Is Endeavor looking to make Power Slap part of the UFC package?

Dana White has found his next UFC
Dana White sounds like he's all in on Power Slap, and at these prices, is it any wonder why?

UFC fans react to Power Slap being featured at UFC 290 weigh-ins
Dana White inserted a Power Slap match into the UFC 290 weigh-ins and fans pushed back.

Dana White takes swing at 'old dumb f-cking people' that run NHL
When Dana White found out the NHL was disrespecting his favorite podcast, he didn't spare any harsh words.

'Power Slap is making money' - White says season 1 raised $10+ million
The UFC boss is back with more claims about his new reality TV pseudo-sport, Power Slap, that are probably less impressive than they sound.

Francis Ngannou is Our Muhammad Ali
Jason Lee of MMAi Fight Analytics explains why Francis Ngannou may be the Muhammad Ali for the sport, and more in his candid interview with Nate Wilcox.

NSAC slams 'wild, wild west of drug issues' in PFL, Power Slap
Is USADA testing on the horizon for PFL and Power Slap?

NSAC suspends UFC, PFL and Power Slap competitors for PEDs
Thiago Santos had his NSAC suspension extended

UFC 288: Banned Questions
Here are the questions Bloody Elbow would have asked Dana White after UFC 288 (if we were allowed in the building).

Fact check: Is PowerSlap really '#1 in all of sports'?
Dana White's Power Slap claims are reminiscent of his past UFC proclamations about how the MMA organization would outrun the NFL and the World Cup.

MMA Media's Ben 'The Bane' Davis says 'Ngannou vs Jones' will NEVER happen...
Tête-à-tête (French “head-to-head”):
noun – a private conversation between two people, usually in an intimate setting. | adjective – involving or happening between two people in private. | adverb – between two people in private.

6 Power Slap competitors suspended for PEDs
NSAC on Power Slap: "Is there like a big bowl of performance-enhancing drugs down there somewhere that I don’t know about?"

Kid Nate's Secret Source Scries the Future of Dana White
Kid Nate is back behind his paywall, where he belongs, talking about MMA.

Dana White’s claims that Power Slap is getting sanctioned ‘everywhere’ don’t check out
Despite lackluster ratings and TBS declining to re-up for a second season, UFC president Dana White remains bullish on the future prospects of Power Slap. During the UFC 286 post-fight press conference, White fielded a question about Power Slap- from a “journalist” who also asked for a job as Power Slap matchmaker – about his […]

Power Slap closes first season with worst ever ratings
Power Slap wrapped up its eight-week run on TBS on Wednesday night with its worst numbers of the season, finishing the evening as the 106th-rated show on cable for the night. As was the case for the first seven weeks of the slap fighting league’s run on cable, AEW Wrestling provided Power Slap with a […]

Kid Nate Speaks…First Comments on Dana White’s Power Slap Fiasco, MMA Media and More
Old timers here at Bloody Elbow might remember the MMA PR advice show If I Did It show featuring Alexei Auld, Eugene S. Robinson and “Kid” Nate Wilcox that we featured on Bloody Elbow back in the day. Well we got burned out talking about MMA and Alexei made a new free PR advice show, […]

Early deaths? Neuroscientist says we’ll see CTE ‘sooner rather than later’ if Power Slap continues
One of the biggest criticisms leveled against Power Slap is that the competitors in the slap fighting league are subjecting themselves to undefended strikes to the head. There’s no argument against that since the person absorbing the slap is standing motionless with their hands behind their back while the blow is delivered. If that person, […]