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UFC boss Dana White looking to get ‘Slap Fighting’ approved in Nevada for ‘Biggest Slap competition ever’

A Limited Liability Corporation which is owned and operated by Dana White, Lorenzo Fertitta, and Lawrence Epstein, has introduced “Slap Fighting” to the Nevada Athletic Commission, for approval. The Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) will review its case and approve the request if, “Such contests or exhibitions qualify as unarmed combat … and thus fall under the […]

A Limited Liability Corporation which is owned and operated by Dana White, Lorenzo Fertitta, and Lawrence Epstein, has introduced “Slap Fighting” to the Nevada Athletic Commission, for approval.

The Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) will review its case and approve the request if, “Such contests or exhibitions qualify as unarmed combat … and thus fall under the jurisdiction of the Nevada Athletic commission.” Writes MMA Junkie. “Slap Fighting” may or may not fall under NAC jurisdiction as it pertains to unarmed combat.

According to the NAC website, the organization focuses on, “regulates all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat within the state of Nevada, including licensure and supervision of promoters, boxers, kickboxers, mixed martial arts fighters, seconds, ring officials, managers, and matchmakers.“

The request comes from Schiaffo LLC which in addition to Dana White, Fertitta, and Epstein, also lists The Ultimate Fighter producer Craig Piligian as a manager. It is not clearly stated exactly what the rules are of “Slap Fighting.”

Dana White on Instagram recently did a casting call for the biggest slap competition in history. On Instagram, the UFC President last week shared:

“Submit your entries RIGHT NOW to be part of the BIGGEST SLAP competition ever done! Link in bio.”

https://www.instagram.com/p/CjORC8VA6Kp/

Is Dana White getting into the Slap Fighting business?

Slap Fighting is not a new concept. Combat sports fans have likely already seen clips from organizations such as Slap Fighting Championship. It was a Polish-based organization that has now gone global. SFC even has big-name celebrity hosts such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jake Paul. Additionally, SlapFIGHT Championship has been functioning in the USA. Now, the UFC brass is looking to get in on the action in Las Vegas.

Slap fighting looks to be a toe to toe competition in which two people will take turns slapping each other with one strike at a time.

Fans can enjoy video clips from Slap Fighting Championship below:

“We bring the most entertaining, outrageous, and epic moments in slap tournaments and special contests featuring Reality TV stars, local legends and hard-hitting slap tournament kings!”

“Light-heavyweights Kody and ‘Rocky’ Square off in a double elimination tournament for the SlapFIGHT championship. After each competing 3 times in preliminary competition, these two faced off for the championship.”

Fertitta Brothers Subpoenaed Over Alleged Unfair Labor Practices

Former UFC owners Frank, and Lorenzo Fertitta are in the middle of litigation alleging unfair labor practices surrounding their Las Vegas Casino business enterprise. As revealed in a report from The Daily Beast, the pair of Fertitta brothers are set to…

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Alistair Overeem Releases First Statement After UFC Release

The legendary kickboxer and former title challenger Alistair Overeem has been released from the UFC. With a historic record of 47-19, Overeem amassed titles in just about every organization he fought in except for the elusive UFC title. Although, the h…

‘Big John’ Reveals What Old UFC Had That New Version Lacks

‘Big John’ has a big reason why the old UFC did better than the new one:

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In the almost two years that Endeavor (formerly WME-IMG) has owned the UFC, there have been mixed reactions whether or not their more Hollywood-focused plans are the best course of action for the MMA pioneer.

Indeed, pay-per-view sales have largely struggled during Endeavor’s tenure, and while that could simply be a byproduct of Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey largely being inactive, it could also serve as a cloudy forecast on the new owners’ ability to promote the stars they have – which is the exact business they are in.

With ratings sagging but a lucrative new streaming deal with sports giant ESPN in place, it seems the UFC is at a fork in the road where it currently stands. On one hand, demand for live airings of their FOX shows continues to decline with record lows being hit, but the signing of the deal shows there is still – at least supposedly – big demand for the UFC product.

We’ll see what happens during a telling next year for Endeavor, but no matter what transpires the comparisons between this era of the UFC and the one it took over for will always be there.

A prominent figure from a nostalgic UFC era gone by recently revealed a main difference, as longtime MMA referee ‘Big John’ McCarthy told Joe Rogan on the JRE MMA Show (via Bloody Elbow) that while UFC President Dana White was no doubt a driving force, the biggest thing Endeavor lacks is the drive of former owner Lorenzo Fertitta:

“The greatest thing that the UFC had was Lorenzo Fertitta,” McCarthy said. “I’m just being honest. Dana White was fantastic for the UFC as far as his work effort and the amount of work he put into it and non-stop just going after deals, trying to make things happen.”

Indeed the UFC has been lacking Fertitta’s perhaps underrated expertise in the MMA game, a sort of intangible air of maneuvering that Endeavor has clearly lacked since buying the UFC from Fertitta and his brother Frank for a then-record-setting $4.2 billion in July 2016.

McCarthy has since left refereeing to give commentary during UFC competitor Bellator’s live events. While he’s obviously on the other side in a sense, McCarthy acknowledged that a certain strategy that many have cited the past few years is indeed hurting them, and that’s their insistence on running so many events:

“(Having too many events) is part of the problem,” McCarthy said. “For a while there, they were almost competing against themselves with pay-per-views. You had two pay-per-views in a month, and you went and said ‘I’ll buy that one, I’m not gonna buy that one.’

“You can’t be in business against yourself.”

Perhaps a good point from ‘Big John,’ but the latter one was a more obvious one to point out as opposed to his view that Fertitta was the best thing the old UFC had going for them.

What is your view on the subject? Is the UFC’s lacking a presence like Fertitta truly causing the promotion’s sagging ratings, or is it a lack of true top-level stars Fertitta enjoyed during his last two years running the world MMA leader?

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Lorenzo Fertitta ‘Instrumental’ In Conor McGregor-Floyd Mayweather Dealings

Conor McGregor’s manager, Audie Attar, revealed during an appearance on The MMA Hour recently that Lorenzo Fertitta was a key piece in the negotiations between Mayweather and his client. Fertitta stepped away from the UFC after selling off his shares with his brother to WME-IMG. “I think Lorenzo Fertitta has been instrumental in a lot […]

Frank Shamrock Thinks UFC Is Done Unless ‘Drastic Changes Happen’

Leave it to Frank Shamrock to publicly say what many may be thinking about the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The outspoke former UFC light heavyweight champion, who has a well-documented spat with UFC brass dating back many years, recently sized up the promotion’s sale and how the new owners have been doing during what can only

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Leave it to Frank Shamrock to publicly say what many may be thinking about the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

The outspoke former UFC light heavyweight champion, who has a well-documented spat with UFC brass dating back many years, recently sized up the promotion’s sale and how the new owners have been doing during what can only now be described as a horrific start to 2017 in an interview with Submission Radio (via MMA Mania), and things weren’t so optimistic.

According to Shamrock, the UFC finally needs to treat their fighters better after WME’s massive $4.2 billion purchase of the UFC last summer shed a ton of exposure on what the company was worth – and how that compared to what fighters make:

“You gotta change the way they treat these athletes. We gotta change the value that is given. Make it more fair. I think the way the old regime was set up, most of that money flowed to the top and all the executives got paid big, but these guys that really sacrificed, they didn’t get much and now they’re starting to speak about it.”

Shamrock went on to detail his opinion that previous owners Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta got out of the sport at just the right time, as a whole host of various regulatory statutes could potentially change the way the promotion does business. He believes the UFC brand is at the end of their lifecycle unless they make some all-out changes to the oppressive way they treat their athletes:

“Hundred percent. You know, the discord is coming, the regulation is coming, the government oversight is coming,” he said. “So yeah, that’s the time to get out. The brand’s had a great run, it’s built up. The girl’s beautiful globally, no one knows what it’s really like. Perfect time to get out. I mean, I applaud their business. They’re great business men. I knew they would be super successful with it, but at the same time, I want to be respected at work, I want to be cared for, I want my values to be acknowledged.”

“I mean, from a business perspective if I was looking at the lifecycle of a brand, we’re winding this brand down unless drastic changes happen. And only because they had a very oppressive, very results-oriented culture that wasn’t concerned about fighters and their rights and the chi and everything else, and now that community has pushed back. So they’re not performing, they’re not sacrificing, you know, they want to be paid first. And that’s great, but you need a very active and vibrant and risk-taking culture to keep this type of growth going, and I think that part is stagnant.”

The MMA legend then offered his stance that the UFC needs to go back to fostering the spirit of martial arts by creating a clear path to a UFC title, something that is tough to achieve in today’s uncertain MMA landscape:

“We need to find a way to reactivate how that martial spirit and that Rocky-esque dream, and it seems like it’s convoluted or smoke and mirrors now. There’s no real path, you know, to go from my martial arts school to my UFC championship, and I think that’s where they’ve lost the way.”

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