The slap fighting competition will be a licensed athletic competition in Nevada.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission voted Tuesday in Las Vegas to regulate and oversee Dana White's Power Slap League. Hunter Campbell is part of the ownership group of the UFC.
Over the past year, commission officials, including chairman Stephen Cloobeck, executive director Jeff Mullen andJoel Becker from the Nevada attorney general's office, have worked with those involved with the Power Slap League to develop a ruleset and structure. Medical requirements will be similar to the Power Slap League.
"After testing it, it became clear to us that there's massive potential here as a sport, not unlike the early years of the UFC." The health and safety of the competitors was the reason why regulation was necessary before the sport began.
The fighting has been going on for a long time. Two competitors throw slaps at each other with their hands in the air.
Some of the more archaic aspects of the sport that exist on the lower levels are like two opponents with vastly different weights and matches that last a long time. Safety requirements like mouthguards and earplugs will be addressed by the rules. The 10-point must system used in boxing and MMA will be used to score it.
Former UFC owners Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta are part of the ownership group of Power Slap League. The hope is that Power Slap League will be distributed by a major broadcast partner by the end of the year.
Campbell said that everything will be structured and designed to provide a level of integrity to the sport.
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