Dana White announces he's "looking at deals" for Power Slap League season 2 and 3
Dana White has big plans for his slap-fighting organization Power Slap League. The UFC president announced that he's 'looking at deals' in an interview with the Power Slap League broadcast team.
Without revealing too much, here's what Dana White said:
"I'm looking forward to, you know, season two [of the Power Slap League], and I can't give out too many details. There's going to be a season two and a season three. So, we're looking at deals right now for season two and season three, and a lot more live events.
"So [it's all] very exciting, and I'm pumped, and like I said, this format of competition works perfectly for the best to rise to the top. We had a great cast for season one."
Dana White says he is looking at deals right now for seasons 2 & 3 of Power Slap.
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Season one of Dana White's slap-fighting TV show aired on the TBS network from January 18, 2022 onwards, comprising eight episodes.
The first episode aired right after the two-hour run of the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Dynamite event, which raked in around one million viewers. Compared to AEW's event, Power Slap League's debut episode raked in around 295,000 viewers, according to an article by AS TV.
With the second week of airing, the slap-fighting competition saw 413,000 viewers tuning in to watch the show. The numbers have been dwindling in the following weeks since. In week three, the viewership was 284,000, while it dropped to 275,000 viewers in week four.
Dana White paints a different picture, however, claiming that his brand of slap-fighting is on par with the NBA. He claimed that the numbers for Power Slap League are huge, with them getting 38.5 million views on Instagram and over a billion on TikTok.
Former WWE wrestler and neurologist criticized Dana White's Power Slap League
Following the airing of first episode, former WWE wrestler and neurologist Chris Nowinski put out a tweet criticizing Dana White and his promotion, along with the TBS network. Nowinski, who has a PhD in behavioral neuroscience, retorted if a stabbing competition was next on the agenda.
Here's what Chris Nowinski said:
"This is so sad. Note the fencing posture with the first brain injury. He may never be the same. Dana White and TBS Network should be ashamed. [This is] pure exploitation. What's next, 'Who can survive a stabbing'?"
This is so sad. Note the fencing posture with the first brain injury. He may never be the same. @danawhite & @TBSNetwork should be ashamed. Pure exploitation. What's next, "Who can survive a stabbing"? https://t.co/jTENpUmJDd
It wasn't just Chris Nowinski, but veteran journalist Ariel Helwani didn't hold back as well when it came to voicing his disgust with any network covering Power Slap League.
"Shame on TBS if they're going to air that slap-fight league. And, last I checked, [if] you on the link, it doesn't even go to anything anymore so who the h*ll knows? Can you script it any worse? Shame on anyone who's covering that, honestly. Shame on all of you."
Ariel Helwani On Power Slap:
SHAME on TBS!
SHAME on Nevada!
SHAME on anyone covering it!
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