WATCH: SteveWillDoIt and Adin Ross bet on Power Slap fighters at ringside
Although Dana White's slap-fighting venture Power Slap ended up being far less of a spectacle than the UFC president envisioned it to be, it looks like the sport has succeeded in attracting at least a few celebrity fans.
Footage uploaded to Celebrity Spill 2.0 on YouTube shows social media celebrities Stephen Deleonardis, a.k.a StevenWillDoit, and Adrian Ross enjoying the sport ringside during a live event. In the video, the streamers can be seen placing a $1000 bet on the bout between Damein 'The Bell' Debbell vs. Duane 'Iron Giant' Crespo. Deleonardis ultimately ended up winning the bet as Debbell knocked out Crespo in the second round.
Watch StevenWillDoit and Adrian Ross betting on the slap-fighting event below:
Despite performing well on social media, the show failed to bring in high viewership numbers for TBS, the television network where season 1 of the show aired. Earlier this month, Warner Bros. Media and TBS executives confirmed that Power Slap won't be returning to the network for a second season.
Similar to the competition's season finale, Power Slap will stream exclusively on the OTT platform, Rumble, going forward. During a recent interview on The Pat McAfee Show, Dana White shared some details about the upcoming season of the slap-fighting competition:
"We haven't done the deal yet but we have a term sheet with Rumble for the next two years to deliver two more episodes [seasons] of the reality show, Power Slap and eight live fights. I am working on a deal right now to film season two on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi."
Catch Dana White's comments below:
Power Slap rules: How is Dana White's promotion different from other slap-fighting events
Perhaps the most critical rule of the Power Slap is the coin toss, which determines who among the two competitors gets to slap or defend. Although most bouts usually end in knockouts, the promotion has systems in place to minimize the maximum number of slaps competitors take during events.
The promotions follow a three-round structure, where both competitors get to deliver one slap per round. If a knockout doesn't happen within these rounds, the bout goes to a judge's decision.
Similar to boxing and MMA, the rounds are scored following a 10-point scoring system. Additionally, competitors are given 30 seconds to deliver a slap and 30 seconds to recover after sustaining one.
Watch Dana White explain the rules below:
Dana White's slap-fighting promotion also has weight classes and adheres to stringent medical testing which many other similar promotions neglect to implement.