'Energy Slap': UFC president launches new open-handed putting enterprise

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UFC president Dana White is moving into the slap sport.

The longtime president of the UFC introduced a brand new putting competitors referred to as Energy Slap throughout a press convention on Friday.

The brand new enterprise will pit women and men opponents from all over the world to showcase “energy, approach and resolve.”

The game options two opponents dealing with one another exchanging open-handed hits to the face one after one other till one wins the match.

Alongside the brand new sequence, which is ready to launch in early 2023, White introduced a take care of TBS for an eight-part tv sequence. Friday’s press launch states opponents will vie to earn a spot in “the solid home” and Energy Slap rankings.

“The game of slap combating is about to go to an entire new stage,” White stated on the Energy Slap press convention at Radio Metropolis Music Corridor.

“The manufacturing stage can be by way of the roof … the whole lot about this factor goes to the subsequent stage.”

White is collaborating with former UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta and tv producer Craig Piligian.

White added the sequence has been sanctioned by the Nevada State Athletic Fee (NSAC) – the primary slap league to take action – with outlined guidelines, rankings, weight courses and “intensive medical testing.”

“I’ve been engaged on this since 2017. I noticed some footage of slap combating on social media and I used to be immediately hooked. From the primary day I noticed it, I felt like this could possibly be huge. I knew what wanted to be achieved to make it an actual sport identical to we did with MMA,” stated White.

Final month, White put out an all-call through social media telling followers: “If in case you have ever professionally slapped, or assume you'll be able to, electronic mail a video to our casting workforce.”

A coin toss will decide the choice of whether or not or not the winner wish to slap or defend first. There can be a 30 second clock to ship the slap, and one other 30 seconds for restoration. The minimal variety of rounds for every competitors can be three.

Victory can be decided through knockout, TKO, or by factors. Like boxing and MMA, Energy Slap judging relies on a “10-point should system,” with a spherical winner scoring 10 factors and the opponent scoring 9 or fewer.

In accordance with the Energy Slap web site: “judging standards relies on the striker’s effectiveness, in addition to the defender’s response and restoration time.”

Striker fouls embody “clubbing, stepping, unlawful wind-up and delay of sport.” Defender fouls embody “flinching, blocking and delay of sport.”

Warnings, level deduction, lack of strike, re-strike and disqualification will be adjudged if fouls are assessed.