Published 02/17/2023, 3:05 PM EST
The game of slapping has just started to grow. As Dana White‘s Power Slap league sees the first season gain a solid viewership, Twitter has brought a possible sport from the future. The video showed contestants taking turns slapping each other bu**s. It appeared that the other contestants were supposed to balance themselves and not move from their positions. The video has drawn comparisons with the Power Slap and fans have reacted.
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The video shared by Barstool Sports has gathered 9 million views in less than 24 hours. Fans have been quick to express their views and draw comparisons between this lesser-known game and the Power Slap league. Some fans even called it better than Dana White‘s new endeavor.
Fans think Dana White’s promotion has a new competitor as they react new slap sport videos
Fans were amazed to see the videos and had some interesting comments to make. A user commented,
Another fan thought similarly and tweeted
Another fan posted asking what was the next sport to come after Power Slap,
A fan felt the sport had the potential to compete with the likes of the WNBA. He Tweeted,
Another fan looked completely surprised and commented in disbelief,
A fan compared the newly surfaced game to the Japanese game show and Tweeted,
It seemed as if the new sport had divided the netizens. While some supported it, others wondered what had happened to the world of sports in general.
Dana White made slapping a sport
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Slaps as a sport was born in Russia and Poland but Dana White will get all the credits to make it reach viewers across the world with television rights. The Power Slap league Road to Finals has attracted a good viewership in a short span of time. It had gathered 413,000 views on TBS in the very second week and almost 5ook followers on Instagram. However, the league has been under heavy criticism recently from certain sections of fans and experts.
Critics are unhappy with the brutal nature of the sport. Athletes stand defenseless against brutally strong slaps that may bring on severe damage. Fans have raised concerns over the safety of the athletes. Another criticism has been regarding the low pay athletes receive. Reportedly, athletes get $2000 for showing up and another $2000 for winning a fight. Fans and experts feel the payment is too low for the kind of risk involved in the sport.
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Dana White has defended the league and assured that the safety of the athletes is being taken care of. His concerns, however, don’t appear to be over anytime soon. A US congressional representative has now raised questions about the league. What’s your take on the Power Slap? Do you see backslapping becoming a sport in the future?
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