An energetic crowd packed the UFC Apex in Las Vegas to watch Power Slap 1 on Saturday night.
FILE - UFC President Dana White attends the ceremonial weigh-in for a UFC mixed martial arts event in Elmont, N.Y., July 15, 2022. UFC President Dana White is selling slap fighting as the next big thing in combat sports, putting his money and the resources of one of the world's foremost mixed martial arts organizations behind the Power Slap League.
Also in the audience were injured Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Logan Thompson and Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby. They were joined by NFL free agents and “Bussin With the Boys” podcast hosts Will Compton and Taylor Lewan, Rick Harrison from “Pawn Stars,” Dan Blizerian and a slew of UFC fighters.
From there, the energy level increased with each match, from striker introductions to the backstage interviews with TV personality Charly Arnolt. “And then when it gets quiet you see these dudes slap the out of each other, it makes it that much better,” Compton said.
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