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Dana White refutes Sean Strickland being banned from White House event, Strickland responds

BAD MMA News — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:03:44 +0000

Middleweight champion Sean Strickland claimed he was banned from attending the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House due to criticism of the Trump administration.

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Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the newly upgraded Meta Apex

BAD MMA News — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 02:34:09 +0000

The UFC Apex in Las Vegas officially opened in June 20109. The venue hosts UFC, Zuffa Boxing, and Power Slap event

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Serious Injury forces Paige VanZant out of Power Slap title fight

BAD MMA News — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:15:23 +0000

Following her Power Slap 12 unanimous decision win over Mikael-Michelle Brown, former UFC fight Paige VanZant called for a Power Slap title shot. She was granted her wish. VanZant was scheduled to face Brown in a rematch on June 27, during UFC International Fight Week, for the inaugural Power Slap Flyweight Championship. Unfortunately, an injury has forced VanZant out of the title bout. The 31-year-old detailed her injury in a lengthy video posted to social media on Tuesday. “My upcoming Power Slap match for the title is postponed. Unfortunately, I had to pull out,” VanZant said in the video.

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Paige VanZant tells why she signed with Power Slap

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 13:32:07 +0000

Former UFC flyweight Paige VanZant continues to reinvent herself. Since she first made her octagon debut in 2014, VanZant has built a lucrative social media content career. She’s fought in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC). She made her professional boxing debut in May and will compete in Power Slap for the first time this weekend. VanZant left the UFC in 2020 after losing to Amanda Ribas at UFC 251. A month later “12 Gauge” inked a multi-fight deal with BKFC.

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Sean Strickland reveals how altercation with Machine Gun Kelly started

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 08:59:22 +0000

Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland had an eventful Super Bowl weekend. He beat the crap out of a social media influencer, faced off with former President Donald Trump , had a verbal altercation with Machine Gun Kelly , and threatened to kill Jake Paul . Already dominating the headlines on Friday after video emerged of him mercilessly beating social media influencer Sneako during a sparring session, Strickland drew even more attention after getting into a verbal altercation with musician Machine Gun Kelly at Friday night’s Power Slap 6 event. On Monday, Strickland explained how the incident with Kelly began. “It’s been a fun 24 hours you guys. I met a lot of fun people the last couple of days,” Strickland said on his YouTube channel

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Sean Strickland has words with Machine Gun Kelly at Power Slap event | Video

BAD MMA News — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 08:42:30 +0000

Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland doesn’t have an opponent lined up for his next fight but he’s continued to make headlines over the last few days. On Thursday, Strickland met and faced off with former president Donald Trump. On Friday, video surfaced of “Tarzan” beating up social media influence Sneako during a sparring session at the UFC PI. Friday afternoon, Strickland and influencer turned boxer Jake Paul went back and forth on Twitter after Paul offered the former champion a million dollars to come box him on camera. Friday night, at the celebrity-packed Power Slap event, Strickland exchanged words with musician Machine Gun Kelly. Part of the exchange was caught on film

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Former UFC Champ to Headline SlapFIGHT 25

BAD MMA News — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 18:27:31 +0000

Former UFC champ Tim “the Maine-iac” Sylvia is set to make his debut in SlapFIGHT Championship, America’s first regulated slap competition league, on April 22 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Though Sylvia hasn’t fought for the better part of a decade, this is a big moment for the sport and, more specifically, for SlapFIGHT. Sylvia is the first former UFC heavyweight champion to compete in this controversial new combat sport. The CEO of SlapFIGHT, JT Tilley, expressed his excitement for Silvia’s debut, stating that he has reached a multi-fight agreement with SFC and will be facing super heavyweight contender Bulldozer (1-0 SFC) in the SFC 25 main event. “We are extremely excited for the debut of Tim Sylvia at SlapFIGHT,” Tilley said

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Season 2 of Power Slap to be filmed in Abu Dhabi and air on Rumble

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 05:30:39 +0000

The debut season of Dana White ‘s Power Slap concluded last week in Las Vegas and the second season of the series will be filmed in Abu Dhabi. White revealed the location of the next season during the Power Slap Finale Post-Fight Press Conference. “We’re going to do season 2 in Abu Dhabi,” White said. “I’m going to bring in the best guys in the world from Russia, Poland, Eastern Europe, South Africa, and wherever else in the world we end up finding some talent.

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Dana White compares Power Slap to early days of UFC

BAD MMA News — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 09:03:01 +0000

Power Slap nears the end of its first season. It’s gotten terrible press and the ratings may or may not have met expectations, but it’s a family story to Dana White . Power Slap is in its infancy.

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UFC vet Eric Spicely reveals shockingly low Power Slap League pay

BAD MMA News — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 01:25:38 +0000

Former UFC fighter Eric Spicely took to Twitter this week to reveal that he was approached to appear in Dana White’s Power Slap which began airing last week. But while revealing the offer, he also dropped a bomb about the pay they were offering him and it’s ridiculously low. https://twitter.com/lthomasnews/status/1617649870285967370 “I was contacted to do slap league, you guys would be shocked at how much it pays,” he tweeted. “First fight was 2k and 2k.” In a follow-up interview with MMA Fighting , “he estimated the contract covered three slap fights during the course of filming the reality show and added the total payout for the show’s winner was around $10,000,” the outlet reported. NSAC, who oversee’s Power Slap does not disclose the pay of its athletes.

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