Slap Fighting is the Dumbest 'Sport' Ever - Doctor Reacts to Dana White’s New League
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- The most senseless sport in the world is about to go mainstream with the announcement of the Dana White backed Power Slap slap fighting league.
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Love how the athletic commission has specific rules about stopping fights when fighter's cannot intelligently defend themselves and then they sanction a league where the whole point is is to NOT intelligently defend yourself.
Money makes things happen, especially with athletic commissions.
Exactly
@@BrianSuttererMD If people want to participate in this "sport" the government shouldn't be stopping them. Its not the governments place to protect someone from themself. "slappers" are participating on their own volition at their own prerogative. Educate them on the risks and let them make the decision for themself.
@@Nono464. Exactly, who cares….We either stop ALL combat sports, or let them smack each other silly!…..🤷🏾♂️✋🏾✋🏾✋🏾✋🏾✋🏾✋🏾😂….#CHOICE
it's all about money.
If Dana White could make money from ex-fighters getting bit by alligators, he would and the Nevada State Athletic Commission would support him.
Florida man gator slap bite fights!
name just rolls off the tongue. I'd watch it
Dana White is serious a trash human being.
Dictator Dana is the worst.
@@aveleziii Yeah i'd watch the shit out of that.
THE YEAR IS 2155,, THE WORLD IS A CYBER PUNK DYSTOPIA AND DANA WHITE HAS LONG TRANSFORMER INTO AN INMORTSAL CYBORG, HIS NEW LEAGUE, CYBORGS VS HUMANS IS THE BIGGEST SHOW ON EARTH.
Dana: "safety is our number one priority, all are cyborgs are tested and are atleast 30% human"
"No man slaps the same man twice in Power Slap, for the slap is not the same and the man's brain is not the same after each slap" -Confucious, 1864
1864. Excellent.
@@werquantum ah yes, famous ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius from the … *checks notes* … Ching dynasty
@@_helium_ ;)
lol
Wise words indeed.
To be fair, I would pay to see a ‘Rocky’ style movie about slap fighting. The main guy would leave home after getting slapped by bullies and would get trained by an ex-pimp.
Stallone can produce it as a sequel to Over the Top.
@@teamLeon928 Over the Top a in . In my top ten all time arm wrestling movies.
Can Snoop play the ex pimp? His pimp hand is way strong after all
Lmao
I am fkn dead 😂😂😂😂😂 holy crap
Wow Dana. You went from standing so firm on NOT putting on circus fights in the ufc all these years to being the ringmaster with this venture
Yeah, it's bizarre.
You don't get the point
Thats funny since the Raiders are one giant circus
The guy signed WWF people and footballers. The ufc is a circus act, to some extent.
Dana originated the slap league for former retired fighters that were to old to fight in octagon so they can make $$$ why there retired he's just looking out for his fighters pockets mane he really cares about his fighters Diego Sanchez just signed to powerslap to have a slap-off with Mike the Nigerian-nightmare Perry
I’m not even a doctor, and basically everything you said in this video is obvious. The first time I saw these clips being posted around the internet my literal first thought was “wow how stupid and dangerous is this” Glad you’re speaking up about it, hopefully others will realize this soon enough
So you think we should ban boxing and MMA, too?
@@RabJ208 first rule of mma “protect yourself at all times” in slap boxing you just get free brain damage. In mma you get to showcase your skills and can avoid taking damage. Mma is an art, and a skill. This is just garbage
@@chicknurch, There's also a 'saying' in boxing and MMA - "it's the punches you don't see that do the damage." With Powerslap, the competitors know when the slap is coming, giving them time to prepare, which makes Powerslap a much safer sport than other combat sports like boxing and MMA.
@@RabJ208 i know you’re obviously trolling, because otherwise this is the lowest iq comment I’ve ever seen.
You obviously didn’t watch the video where the doctor explained why this clown show shouldn’t be sanctioned. The fighters don’t have time to “prepare” for anything. They just stand there and get the shit slapped out of them. You can’t compare a made up saying to a referee telling fighters to protect themselves. In powerslap you literally CANNOT defend yourself. Your argument held no weight at all. But again i know you think you’re being a funny troll.
@@RabJ208 and football. The stats on that sport and CTE are crazy. But nobody would think of stopping that because it’s normalized. They literally let kids play football which gives some kids CTE in high school. Yet it’s celebrated.
100 1000% AGREE ! I’m a Boxer and this is BEYOND STOOPID. Sometimes I get folks who try to paint Boxing as cavemen trading punches to the face. This bs doesn’t help 🤦🏻
Doc is 100% correct on the defense and how the palms can KO competitors. Bas Rutten would leave bodies all over the place with his palm strikes. The big problem I have is, who goes first? There will always be a disadvantage to slapper #2.
Like tennis tiebreaks, they can take turns on who goes first. Of course, I agree with the doctor about how idiotic this slap thing is.
Sumo has open hand strikes / slaps and you can tell they have significant impact.
If you get slapped first, the advantage is you get to slap last
I don't think slapping is a palm strike. You push a heavy object with your wrist. You push a cup of coffee with your fingers. There has to be regulations to it because I always see these "athletes" slap the same way. Just an early outrage that will die down like the early UFC days.
everybody knows the side effects. they signed up for the money. period. not everything in this country needs to be pussy. they already killed football
Is slap fighting the most senseless sport you've seen?
No.
Yes
@@auzyld6926 How about dog surfing?
Yes
And I’ve seen some pretty dumb ass sports growing up in the mean streets of Oregon
Last year here in Poland, one partiticipant died because of injuries sustained during this form of activity: Artur Walczak @ Punchdown 4, if I remember it well.
THANK YOU. In other sports, there is skill involved in defending yourself. In slapboxing there is no defending. Being able to handle a slap isn’t a skill.
how about you take a slap from the power slap guys
everybody knows the side effects. they signed up for the money. period. not everything in this country needs to be pussy. they already killed football
i think the skill in this sport mainly consist of who can remain conscious the longest, cuz those slaps wont differ that much between the "fighters". thats the reason its ridiculous, tho have to admit its kinda fun to watch. but no doubt if this goes mainstream we will hear about how bad it is for the human body some time after.
@@chrisserrao2862 they train their neck and are fat. still rattles the brain
@@chrisserrao2862 what's your point, idiot? It won't make it a skill after all
We actually had a competition like that in Poland, it was broadcasted as a PPV, similiar to UFC for example but it was made for amateurs, kinda wannabe fighters and influencers that make content about fighting and stuff like that. The sad part is that one of them died after a "slap" like that, I'm pretty sure he went into coma and then died a few days later. Actually crazy that this thing is somehow allowed.
Are you serious? He slapped into a coma just like that!
@@Ruleofthumbarmwrestling i’m pretty sure he was slapped to sleep, but since he was really big guy, during the fall he banged back of his head of the floor. That inflicted another damage. Dumb sport, really unsafe. Open hand doesnt change anything to the one getting the shot.
@@Ruleofthumbarmwrestling punchdown Artur Walczak if you are looking for it
Yikes. How embarrassing
@@Ruleofthumbarmwrestling yeah man,you don’t know life.
They should've just cut to the chase and named it the CTE league. Marketing could've made the acronym work for "pro" slapping competitions. 🤡🤡🤡
everybody knows the side effects. they signed up for the money. period. not everything in this country needs to be pussy. they already killed football
Totally agree. I definitely find this to be a particularly disturbing sport. Can't see why the commissions in the US would sanction this kind of competition. Boxing and MMA are not safe sports in terms of brain trauma, but this takes things to an absurd and disturbing level.
MMA is alot safer than boxing in regards to brain injuries. You're talking shit mate. 10oz boxing gloves do more brain damage than 4oz MMA gloves. Compare boxing deaths to MMA deaths and you'll see...
I think they are getting money as well
Someone had to say it. Thank you, Doc. If you really pine for face slapping, watch reruns of the Three Stooges.
Why watch reruns when a fresh batch of stooges are being created with this league? Im loving it.
Boxing is worse
everybody knows the side effects. they signed up for the money. period. not everything in this country needs to be pussy. they already killed football
@@Sal3600 incorrect
There's also a 'saying' in boxing and MMA - "it's the punches you don't see that do the damage." With Powerslap, the competitors know when the slap is coming, giving them time to prepare, which makes Powerslap a much safer sport than other combat sports like boxing and MMA.
Dana White found out that Canelo wasn't willing to fight for 30K to show and 30K to win plus wear Venum shorts for free so he dumped Zuffa boxing and came up with this instead.
This aged well.
Couldn't agree more, Doc. As a long-time MMA fan, I wholeheartedly agree that this is the dumbest sport ever created and should, for extremely obvious reasons, have never been professionally sanctioned. The amount of sheer, unadulterated greed that runs rampant in Nevada is astonishing.
Yeah, neither should boxing or MMA ever have been sanctioned. And as soon as they seen the correlation between football players and CTE the sport should have been banned. It’s literally does nothing positive but give people brain damage. Barbaric as hell if you think about it, but people can’t get over their biases just like this doctor.
I totally agree on all of your points! I’m a Tang Soo Do student ( Korean Karate) and we would NEVER stand there like idiots and ask for a head injury. We’re there to learn how to DEFEND ourselves better every single class!
You only have one brain that controls EVERYTHING. PROTECT it at ALL COSTS. ❤
Lets be real, Brain Injuries aren't going to be a concern in that league.
I cringed hard at the ad during the last UFC ppv. Glorifying defenseless KOs is the dumbest thing I’ve seen of recent.
Real men get two concussions, and forget the first.
It's dumb and senseless on many levels. As for the entertainment level, I guess it's for the mouth breathing demographic.
More CTE please
It seems like we're learning more about concussions, yet people are doing things that lead to more concussions. I've had a few concussion that were big enough to have side effects. Even then I'm worried what the effects they could have the older I get.
This is because we are becoming idiots. You see it. I see it. Let's embrace it. After all, nobody wants to be the last sensible person in the world. Let them take care of us, write some memoirs ( in crayon ) and then turn out the lights as we shamble out of the cities back to the forests ( which we cut down centuries ago, but ... idiots )
everybody knows the side effects. they signed up for the money. period. not everything in this country needs to be pussy. they already killed football
When I came up I knew it was going to lead to fighting. Now people go straight to guns. It will lead to slap (rage)!! Commissioner endorse this ? stupid as hell!!!
we also learn more and more about the long term brain damage from weed and yet weed is being legalized everywhere
You are 100% correct... they are actually penalized for flinching or tucking their chin. If Dana White did get involved, probably his biggest error ever.
Funny how Dana defends it so much, we all know deep down he knows how stupid creating the power slap league is
Dana is making bank social media. That's all that matters. Once a participant is off stage, take their $200 check and be gone. We're promoting serious injury just for social media clicks. High degree sketch.
I think Dana White is showing he is a total hypocrite, he acts like he cares about his fighters health and then supports something so blatantly bad for people's brains, honestly it's just ridiculous
You give me hope that intelligent combat sports fans exist. Thank you for this video.
*HOW can she slap?*
That man was ahead of his time....he KNEW.
Adding to Brian’s point about the palm strikes, Bas Rutten made an entire career out of palm striking people before athletic commissions started requiring fighters to wrap their hands and wear gloves. It’s a very viable weapon just go watch some Bas highlights
except he'd drive the palm into the nose and face, trying to break it, a slap is completely different for what he did. slap fighting is just throwing heymakers, which doesn't always work.
@@gilbertoflores7397 "fighting is just throwing heymakers" WITH THE PALM BONES, MY GUY. The good doc even mentions it in the video. It's a solid strike, you can't really argue with this.
Part of the reason he started with the palm strikes because he started off in Pancrase where only palm strikes were allowed.
He didn't palm strike because he preferred too over a punch, Pancrase just didn't allow closed fist punches. So it was his only means of seeking a ko/finish with his hands.
One of the biggest things to know about slap fighting - damage to the otologic system often never heals. You could have tinnitus that lasts for years. There still aren't great treatments for tinnitus that isn't due to a structural cause
As a martial artist, I know that you can badly hurt someone if you slap “just right” with the heel of your palm. First time I saw these competitions I wondered if the hitting with the heel of the palm is even allowed. And even if it’s not, how do you control that. I saw someone, during a point tournaments, get kicked in right where the upper and lower jaw connect, and they ended up spitting blood. If you get hot there, with the palm heel, you can basically die.
This is gonna happen until someone just drops dead after the second blow.. This is RIDICULOUS, I'm not a physician or doctor and I'm not familiar with professional fighting, but I know my way around unprotected and bear handed fights like this, and most people have no idea how damaging just one bad blow can be. Yes, every full blown hit is a concussion and this is the kind of force that can leave you with consequences for the rest of your life, if not really shortened.
Not really true seeing as bare knuckle fighting is safer than boxing for CTE. It’s repeated sub concussive blows that are the problem, this doctor is giving bad info and coming off hypocritical, dude needs to check his biases
@@zeuseygastony6385 Wow.. 1 years old comment but sure go ahead and say basically the same thing I just said lol Yes Dr.Mike (you're the one acting like one, I precisely said I wasn't) repeated blows are indeed the problem, but the same goes for any type of fighting, which is why you gotta stop when the referee tells you to stop. What I'm actually saying is that blows like this are just stupidly dangerous for no reason BECAUSE they're repeated and full strength every blow, which is stupid, especially for people who do that as a habit. Now If you still feel the need to correct me even tho we're pretty much saying the same thing, go ahead if it makes you hard but dont tell me to check anything or that I'm giving bad info when you think fighting without gloves is safer >< Go ahead and try that out in the streets, I'm watching xD Granted you wont have any teeth left to proove your point but at least you'll still be a clown.
Why do people entertain this stuff😭😂
This is all MoistCriticals fault
Lol my exact thoughts, even Arnold S was in shock when he went to a sponsored slap fight event
Lol, no. This dude has a huge platform, but I've seen slap fights for YEARS before he ever covered them.
yeah cuz the 19-25 years avge old demographic that charlie has is enough for a big slap tournament to happen clown lmao
Equal rights. Equal fights. The days of a woman hitting a man and not receiving punishment in return are OVER!
Next dumb sport idea: who can tank a gunshot at point black range 💀
Don´t give Dana any more ideas. He´s already exploiting enough people.
Hasbulla vs Brock Lesnar
🗣️🗣️🗣️
The Hot 97 radio station in NYC used to do this exact competition back in the day, but society had better standards back then and community outrage forced the station to get rid of it. It’s amazing how money can change things.
Bas rutten used palm strikes in pancrase because they weren't aloud to punch and he knocked people out all the time. You've got a point doc!
Bare knuckle fighting is literally safer than boxing. It’s repeated head hits that cause CTE, not isolated hits like in slap fighting although it’s definitely not good for you. I’d love to see him back up some proof that slapping someone 3 times in a match is worse than taking a couple hundred subconcussive blows like in boxing.
The concept of slap fighting is simultaneously hilarious and depressing
As a fan of feeling superior to other people, I think slap fighting is terrific. I see these idiots bashing each other in the head as and it makes me feel great.
Thank you for speaking up about this.
If you look at old school MMA before the gloves they would do open-palm strikes to avoid breaking their hands (guys like Bas Rutten etc), but at least they had the ability to roll the strike or block.
It's insane that Dana backed this.
I take it Dana will back anything that will make him a buck and people want to watch it. If they could bring back the coliseum where people were pit against lions they would, money would be made and lots of people would watch.
I'm considering going into emergency medicine or critical care, I hope this sport picks up steam!
Job security. So hot right now.
You won't need extra patients.
you sound like the average doctor
L
@@yes-vy6bn thanks b
I boxed from 13 to 35
The idea of striking a man who isn't defending himself is grotesque
I think a distinction you can make here is that Brian would not suggest it to be “fit” for an untrained male or female to fight a UFC fighter or a boxer, because they would inevitably be subject to significant trauma.
Some pro fighters end a fight in 30 seconds and see little damage, due to skill.
Pro or otherwise, all competitors in slap fighting will receive trauma irrelevant of what they do. This is the nuance.
I bet the average mma/ boxer takes more hits to the head than a slap fighter. It’s the repeated subconcussive blows that put you at risk for CTE.
How can it even be considered a sport. There is literally no skill involved at all.
Yup. The only advantage is that if your anatomy has a better tolerance to repeated blows.
I'm a die hard UFC fan. A Dana white fanboy. And doc, I actually agree 100%. It's a terrible idea and will only fill Dana's pockets more while leaving numerous dudes with severe damage to they're head and when push comes to shove they'll be broke an unable to care for themselves
Their.
Just watched the finals on Rumble. It's stupid and very dangerous.
yea this is just dumb.
my ex burst my ear with a slap when i was 8months pregnant. 20yrs later when its cold out the pain flares up..
I think more doctors like you need to speak out publicly against slap boxing. Maybe more people would actually listen then about the criticisms of slap boxing and take them seriously.
Thank you. I can't believe Dana is supporting this. When Charlie (penguinz0) started promoting that "sport" I thought it was a bad idea, but I don't expect someone unfamiliar with combat sports to understand why slap contests are so bad.
Dana does not have that excuse. Smh I mean seriously it has all the negatives that come with boxing, but practically none of the positives. Just wtf.
There are studies proving bare knuckle fighting is safer than normal boxing. It’s the repeated subconcussive blows that are dangerous. I don’t see how anyone can make a logical argument that mma, boxing or even football is safer. The idea you “can” defend yourself means nothing, just look at the average strikes landed in a match. Nobody can defend all the time. People literally die in boxing and nobody has ever tried to ban it. Look up the stats on football and CTE, yet they have high schoolers play it. The doctor just falling prey to his own biases
This Sport should be Banned Cancelled in my opinion.
Should be called USC (Ultimate Slapping Championship)
There is Indian slap kabbadi but they have to slap the opponents bare chest
This is exactly what I was saying. You are not allowed to soften the blow you just have to take it. This will result in far more concussions than the UFC. Probably more than in boxing and possibly more than even in football
This is definitely worse than football, especially when some of these slaps are wrist to cheek
I'm an IT consultant in my 30s and looking to do some MMA and kickboxing amateur bouts. A lot of my training time is focused on _not_ getting punched. I really do not want to get punched in the head unnecessarily. I don't worry about breaking a shin, dislocating an elbow, cracking a rib .. those things heal, even if I'm never 99% with a broken leg, I'll be 98% and can live my life normally. Of course I don't want that to happen, but still, not the worst thing imaginable.
But one can't live their lives normally with a traumatic head injury that turns into CTE over time. I'm not even that worried that I end up knocked out in my first amateur fight, but I am worried that I get unnecessarily damage to the head time after time in training. That's what I don't want to get.
This slap "fighting" thing is the silliest thing I've ever seen. Even bare knuckled boxing isn't near as bad.
I thought this was a dumb idea, too.
This is the culmination of watching dumb people doing dumb things, it's jackass in a "sport" form. Absolutely everyone who has ever watched slap fighting has done it to laugh at big dudes being slapped. There's nothing more to it.
I'm thrilled we'll all get to deal with these individuals that have been slapped silly when we're out in public.
Brian, there was a head injury in the CFL last night, safety Mike Edem, of the Saskatchewan Rough Riders, was taken off the field on a cart on a strange hit to the head. you should do a video on it as it was a head shot but more of a glancing blow and didn't look like a lot of other ones you have done.
everybody knows the side effects. they signed up for the money. period. not everything in this country needs to be pussy. they already killed football
in Poland one competitor died from that
These slapping matches are a rather depressing indictment on the way modern society is going.
Yes. Unsafe blatant promotion of injury while treating participants to a $200 check then sending them on their way to deal with the medical bills. Meanwhile, the organizers make bank on social media. And the participant gets a lifetime of medical bills and injury management. It's monetization cattle car that takes no care what happens to the participants. It's just there to use you for monetization. Just. Like. Vegas. Next level skeeviness.
I think when you venture into bringing Russian sports like this to the States you're venturing into dangerous territory on principle
Dana White was just promoting his new slapping show with his wife in Mexico.
Although I agree with everything stated in this video, I was left disappointed as I was hoping you’d get more in-depth (and detail) into the types of trauma that this senseless “sport” can cause.
That said, I'm so happy that you released this video. I can't believe people will pay to watch this madness.
Concussions, CTE, general stupidity
Should not be legal. Point blank.
Huge MMA fan and a casual boxing fan but I don't like this at all. I truly think someone will die doing this long term.
I wrote a big college paper advocating for mma as being safer than boxing and many other combat and full contact sports.
and I couldn't ever imagine calling "power slap" or whatever, a sport, a martial art, a reasonable idea, pastime, or competition.
It's just so so so dumb. So very, very... dumb.
Totally agree with you. I’m glad a physician who understands the skills involved in MMA has this take. Power Slap is ridiculous and frankly I can’t believe Dana White thinks this is a good idea.
Boxings more damaging to the brain.
I completely concur , senseless non competitive, absurd , it’s moronic , voluntary concussions 🤕 no defense allowed , how can any athletic commission/ organization agree to this? There’s a level of disappointment with this and seeing people laugh and be amazed while another human being gets concussed voluntarily without being able to defend themselves , it’s just really stupid and disappointing
Yes. Its ridiculous actually. Why? Do we need this? And do ppl actually want to see this?
I dunno man. 🤔🤦♂️
As a martial artist that risked and strained so many resources and relationships to learn technicalities like evasion, set ups, timing, and etc, this slap thing is the best spot ever made
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I feel like if people want to do it to earn money, they're free to do it, but they should be educated on the possible risks...thaf being said, I'd also like to see gladiator fights to the death brought back
Yet another reason why aliens from another planet would never want to land here.
Whoever thinks that open palm strikes are not dangerous, should watch some Bas Rutten highlights.
Ive been saying this "sport" is stupid for the longest time
Key things, in normal slap fighting you can’t step into the slap or use the lower palm/heel of the hand to hit the face. This is illegal and your meant to automatically lose the fight. Dana removed the safety rules to make more knock outs.
Our prophet Mohammed said this years ago! To not slap someone in the face
I don't get how this can get sanctioning in the US when you can't even do head kicks to grounded opponents in the UFC or do 12 to 6 elbows.
I’m going to start a league called Brass Monkeys. You punch each other in the face with brass knuckles until someone is unconscious or dies. Can I count on your viewership?
Not to mention risk of retinal detachments, trauma to the optic nerves, and blindness as a result from a few poorly placed slaps?
We are saying slap fighting is a pointless sport but are gonna allow water polo?
I've never been a participant or fan of water polo lol, but obviously it takes more athletic ability than this bs. This should never be called a sport lol.
*What concerns me is our children will think this is cool and before we know it they will be doing this in the playground at school*
Sadly the RUclips algorithm does not push this video but instead pushes Dana whites latest promo for next Saturdays slap fight competition. 🙄
There have already been multiple death in MMA “sanctioned” slap matches.
Every other slap competition has rules that are enforced. Power slap does not enforce the rules that would prevent KO'S. Punching with the palm is called clubbing and is illegal in every other slap fight organization.
Calling it a “sport” gives it far more credit than what it’s worth.
Dana White is a vampire.
This is one of those situations where, when the “sport” was explained to me, I thought that I had misunderstood something fundamental. I didn’t, it’s just a ridiculous (and dangerous) spectacle.
it’s ridiculous
Actually a man died from the polish slapping competition
There's also a 'saying' in boxing and MMA - "it's the punches you don't see that for the damage." With Powerslap, the competitors know when the slap is coming, giving them time to prepare, which makes Powerslap a much safer sport than other combat sports like boxing and MMA.
I totally agree with you. As someone who has suffered with longterm sideeffects after a major concussion I can only tell anyone who havent tried it its the worse thing atleast for me. It changes u in so many ways. These are getting multiple concussions over and over.... so dumb
I just had to invest some time in scrolling through your content because I am such a fan of these videos and I love that you’ve tied your immense knowledge to what seems to be a very natural interest in sports. Cannot give you enough praise for these videos
The fact that this is even a thing, and is approved by the Nevada commission tells you all you need to know about humanity and stupidity.
Back in day I was down in Brazil and instead of using mma sparring gloves they slapped. Definitely feels like a punch!
This is definitely a dangerous sport, but in boxing/mma even if you can defend yourself, the fights typically stop after someone has taken damage to the point where they can’t fight anymore. So if you wouldn’t allow this, I don’t see why other combat sports would be perfectly okay
The reason the OGs of ju jitsu didn’t want the art westernized is fear of people like Dana white! Ju jitsu is supposed to be based of respect, discipline, and self defense
yeah if you look at dictionary for the definition of a batshitcrazy idea it's gonna say "sanctioned power slapping"
Agree 100%. This is not a sport at all.
Came to this late. I'm horrified that we're encouraging defenseless cranial impacts between people with a strong likelihood of injury just for social media monetization. It shows how gross and low people around this activity are. Of course, Dana White won't be doing anything for people that sustained any injuries who participated. It's quite possibly the most skeevy thing I've seen come out of Vegas in a long time.
Slap boxing could lead to brain damage, ear and eardrum damage, hearing loss, and nerve damage to the face and hands.