Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta are teaming up once again to bring the world of slap fighting into the big leagues.<\/p>\n
White has teased for years<\/a> that he might get into the hard-palmed, cheek-smashing slap game. At first it sounded like slap fighting may become another unusual niche serviced on UFC Fight Pass alongside classic kung-fu movies. But over the past few months, things have gotten very serious.<\/p>\n White’s former UFC boss Lorenzo Fertitta got on board, alongside UFC COO Lawrence Epstein and The Ultimate Fighter<\/em> producer Craig Piligian. The team moved to have slap fighting discussed at the most recent Nevada State Athletic Commission to see how it might be licensed and regulated.<\/p>\n Now Sports Illustrated’s John Morgan has the scoop on how that went and what the result is.<\/p>\n “Slap Fighting will now be regulated by the Nevada State Athletic Commission,” Morgan wrote on Twitter.<\/a> “Dana White’s Power Slap League is targeting its first event in November or December at the UFC Apex. Broadcast details not revealed, but they are targeting a “major network.”<\/p>\n These guys SLAP the SHIT out of each other!!! The guy in the red is the Champ \u201cDumpling\u201d and he just lost for the first time. I\u2019m thinking about these guys on @UFCFightPass<\/a> what do you think? pic.twitter.com\/YssJHrwFLm<\/a><\/p>\n — danawhite (@danawhite) December 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n