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Daily Mirror
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Donagh Corby

UFC legend given new job of "catching heads" in power-slap competition

Legendary UFC fighter Forrest Griffin will be a part of his boss Dana White's new Power Slap league, catching fighters heads when they are dropped.

The former UFC light-heavyweight champion was inducted into the sport's Hall of Fame in 2013, and is one of the most beloved figures in MMA over a decade after he last fought. He famously broke ground by winning the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter, taking on Stephan Bonnar in a finale dubbed the 'most important fight' in UFC history.

Now, Griffin and White will attempt to make history again as they work together on the promoter's new combat sports league Power Slap. He will help to cushion the fall for athletes who are knocked out during their bouts in the slap-fighting tournament, which will air next year in America on TBS.

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