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UFC icon Khabib Nurmagomedov denounces Power Slap League: ‘Don’t slap nobody, slap is no good’

Former undisputed lightweight champion and UFC Hall of Fame inductee, Khabib Nurmagomedov has claimed he would rather take a punch than a slap whilst discussing the Dana White-promoted, Power Slap League – claiming in his culture, men should avoid being slapped in the face, due to a perceived mentality. Nurmagomedov, a former undisputed lightweight champion […]

Former undisputed lightweight champion and UFC Hall of Fame inductee, Khabib Nurmagomedov has claimed he would rather take a punch than a slap whilst discussing the Dana White-promoted, Power Slap League – claiming in his culture, men should avoid being slapped in the face, due to a perceived mentality.

Nurmagomedov, a former undisputed lightweight champion under the banner of the UFC, called time on his illustrious professional mixed martial arts career back in October 2020, vacating his lightweight crown the following year after the passing of his head coach and father, Abdulmanapa Nurmagomedov.

Enjoying a stunning 29-0 record throughout his gold laden career, Nurmagomedov successfully defended the lightweight summit on three occasions, most recently submitting Justin Gaethje in a title unification win, whilst retaining the belt in other submission stoppages of Dustin Poirier, and arch-enemy, former two-weight champion, Conor McGregor.

And while recently discussing a potential return to mixed martial arts competition during a sitdown interview with Patrick Bet-David, the American Kickboxing Academy staple claimed he was aware of fan’s desire to see him compete again.

Khabib Nurmagomedov denounces the notion of slapping somebody

However, in terms of competition – don’t expect Nurmagomedov to try his hand, or hands, in fact, under the Power Slap League, as he denounced the product entirely.

“I saw it [Power Slap League], but I don’t follow this,” Khabib Nurmagomedov explained. “Becuase in our mentality, like slap [slapping], it’s not good. It’s better to punch [in the] face. It’s better. No, don’t slap nobody, slap is no good.”

“You cannot slap men, no,” Khabib Nurmagomedov explained. “Because, like how are you gonna slap men? It’s not good. This is all, I don’t know – for America it’s okay. For me, it’s not okay to slap, even if I’m gonna have [a] chance, I’m never gonna slap people. [It’s] better [to] punch his face. This is [a] different mentality, so.”

Do you agree with Khabib Nurmagomedov’s opinion?

UFC icon Khabib Nurmagomedov denounces Power Slap League: ‘Don’t slap nobody, slap is no good’

Former undisputed lightweight champion and UFC Hall of Fame inductee, Khabib Nurmagomedov has claimed he would rather take a punch than a slap whilst discussing the Dana White-promoted, Power Slap League – claiming in his culture, men should avoid being slapped in the face, due to a perceived mentality.

Khabib Nurmagomedov denounces the notion of slapping somebody

However, in terms of competition – don’t expect Nurmagomedov to try his hand, or hands, in fact, under the Power Slap League, as he denounced the product entirely.

Do you agree with Khabib Nurmagomedov’s opinion?

Dana White-Led Power Slap League not renewed on TBS after opening season

After one season on TBS Dana White’s Power Slap League will not be returning for a second season. TBS did not ask for a renewal of the series after the season finale had aired on March 8. The Power Slap display will now move to the app Rumble. UFC president Dana White sounds very proud […]

UFC president Dana White sounds very proud to be putting his Power Slap League on the app Rumble. In an interview with The Pat McAfee Show, White said:

“I’ve come to a two-year deal for [Power Slap]. We haven’t done the deal yet but we have a term sheet. I have a term sheet with Rumble for the next two years to deliver two more episodes of the reality show, Power Slap, and eight live fights, and I’m working on a deal right now to film season 2 on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.” [Transcript courtesy of MMA Fighting]

Dana White’s Power Slap League ratings for season 1

On TBS, Dana White’s Power Slap League in season 1 had less than impressive ratings. The season finale was able to pull 220,000 viewers which is a 0.05 rating in its target demographic.

International media have not been impressed with the show citing how dangerous it is to a person’s brain health. Reading comments on any social media post, MMA fans were not more receptive often stating how it is not a sport.

In the end, Dana White was proud of his ratings and what he had produced. During a press conference, he said:

“There was a lot of criticism about the TV ratings. People are so full of s— it’s f—ing — first off, what do any of these people know about TV ratings, number one. And like I told ya, the thing averaged 375,000 viewers on TBS with zero advertising from the network. Zero. We held 50 percent of the AEW (All Elite Wrestling) audience.” [Transcript courtesy of MMA Mania]

UFC boss Dana White dismisses claims that he focuses too much on Power Slap League: ‘Shut the f*ck up’

Dana White has recently taken heat because of his apparent focus on the Power Slap League over the promotion of UFC fights. On Saturday March 11. — UFC Las Vegas was held at The Theater at Virgin Hotels rather than the UFC Apex facility because it was being used for the Power Slap season 1 […]

Dana White has recently taken heat because of his apparent focus on the Power Slap League over the promotion of UFC fights.

On Saturday March 11. — UFC Las Vegas was held at The Theater at Virgin Hotels rather than the UFC Apex facility because it was being used for the Power Slap season 1 finale event. While many appreciated the refreshing feel of a new venue, it was still odd to see Power Slap get the nod at the Apex over the UFC event.

While Power Slap hasn’t exactly been an instant hit in the ratings, the numbers online aren’t terrible. According to stats on Rumble, the Power Slap Finale reportedly amassed 2.1 million views. And according to the boss himself, the other social media numbers are trending in the right direction for Power Slap.

On the growth of Power Slap, Dana White commented:

“Think about this: this thing is eight weeks old. This didn’t exist 8 weeks ago. Didn’t exist! The social media channels for it didn’t exist, none of this existed. We’re over a billion views on TikTok alone. On Instagram, we did like 38.5 million views a week. And online on Rumble, the whole season did 15 million views globally…”

“These are obviously massive numbers, and it proves that this thing — like the UFC — is global… The social and streaming numbers are just f—ing nuts. The worst Power Slap post of the day did better than the best UFC post on UFC’s social. Yeah, this thing’s a f—ing monster, man.” – (Transcribed MMA Mania)

Dana White denies that he is spending too much time on Power Slap League

Despite the fact that White tweeted about the Power Slap event literally during Saturday’s UFC headliner, the boss doesn’t see this is a problem. While seated in front of a Power Slap banner at the joint Power Slap/UFC Las Vegas press conference, Dana White dismissed notions that he spends too much time on his new venture:

“Do I even really need to answer that question?” Dana White said. “I mean, come on. Anybody that wants to talk s— can come up with anything. I say this all the time: people have no idea what I really do and don’t do, and they don’t know anything about this business. Nobody. Nobody knows anything about this business. If they did, they’d be doing what we do…”

“Tonight was a sell-out over at … at, you know, the Virgin. What else would you people like me to do? If we weren’t selling tickets, weren’t putting on fights people wanted to see, sponsorship is though the f—ing roof, and the list goes on and on, maybe you’d have something… Shut the f— up and mind you business,” White concluded. “That’s what I have to say about it, now that I think about it. That’s what I’ll say.”

Paddy Pimblett’s Streak Of Dana White-Backing Ends With “Messy” Power Slap League

While he’s often been aligned with the view of promotional president Dana White, UFC lightweight star Paddy Pimblett has finally noted his disagreement with his boss on one topic. Since arriving on MMA’s biggest stage in 2021, Pimblett has quickly risen to prominence courtesy of both his performances inside the Octagon and his personality outside…

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Dana White Slams ‘Selective Outrage’ Media For Not Criticizing Arnold Schwarzenegger & Logan Paul’s Unregulated Slap Fighting Event

UFC President Dana White has once again hit back at the widespread criticism surrounding Power Slap, accusing the media of “selective outrage.” As combat sports and mixed martial arts in particular continues to develop, as does the focus on…

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