The image that I can’t forget—the one that truly pulls me into the savage, surreal, and ridiculously compelling world of professional slap fighting—is the open hand of heavyweight champion Damien “the ...

LAS VEGAS – The Power Slap promotion championed by UFC CEO Dana White got a big boost this past Friday. When former UFC fighter Paige VanZant made her slap fighting debut in Las Vegas, she became ...

Since parting ways with the UFC in 2022, former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has embarked on a tour of combat ...

While touring Japan a decade ago, Raymond Hernandez saw something on TV he thought was pretty funny. Five guys stood in a circle. One turned to his right and slapped the guy next to him in the face, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Professional fighting events where two competitors take turns forcefully slapping each other with an open hand can now happen in Texas after a vote last month by state regulators. The ...

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