After making UFC mainstream and popularizing it to the masses, Dana White is now focusing on building his new venture Power Slap League. The UFC President faced some difficulties to grow Power Slap as many media outlets and people have criticized the combat sport for its health risk. However, Dana has shrugged off all the criticism and is doing well with the new combat sport league.
Following the conclusion of UFC 288, Dana White sat down for a post event press conference. In this interview, the UFC President discussed the growth of Power Slap. He also made a big claim that Power Slap League is at the top when it comes to social media numbers.
Dana White claims Power Slap's social media metrics are "No. 1 in all of sports."
"If you take the NFL, the NBA, the NHL, F1, WWE … and added them all together."
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“It’s been incredible. The deal that I just got for Slap is bigger than the UFC deal we got with Spike after first season of The Ultimate Fighter. It’s f*****g unbelievable. Not only is it unbelievable money wise it’s been unbelievable as far as social media goes.
“We’re number one in all of sports. When I say all in sports if you take NFL, the NBA, NHL, F1, WWE and added them all together their numbers don’t compare to Power Slap.”
Dana also revealed that Rumble gained the most amount of new viewers during the recent Power Slap event. It must be hard to believe that Power Slap garnered more views than WWE and NBA. But White clarified that all the numbers mentioned by him during the press conference are given to him by a third-party company and he is not exaggerating the viewership numbers.
Did Dana White start the Power Slap League?
Power Slap competitions have been taking place for many years now. It has attracted a lot of viewers and has millions of views on YouTube and social media. Looking at the numbers, UFC President Dana White started a power slap organization and the first season of Power Slap aired in 2022.
Following Dana’s move of starting a league, Power Slap gained more popularity and many eyes from the combat sports and influencer community started attending the events. They have recently signed a broadcasting deal with Rumble and by the looks of it, Dana White wants to make Power Slap a big thing in combat sports. Do let us know in the comments section below your thoughts on Power Slap.
