A brain doctor claims a contestant on Dana White's Power Slap League could suffer permanent damage after being brutally knocked out.
In the exhibition phase of the series, which took place 10 months ago, welterweights Chris Thomas and Chris Kennedy stepped on to the mat. With the very first slap Thomas threw, Kennedy was knocked unconscious and fell to the mat. In disturbing scenes, his whole body went stiff as officials gave him medical assistance. Kennedy was unable to get back to his feet to join Thomas and the referee when the official decision was read out.
Chris Nowinski, the founder of Concussion Legacy Foundation, has slammed UFC president White for launching the Power Slap League and thinks Kennedy may "never be the same" after the concerning knockout. "This is so sad. Note the fencing posture with the first brain injury," Nowinski wrote. "He may never be the same. Dana White and TBS Network should be ashamed. Pure exploitation. What's next, who can survive a stabbing?"
