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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Ben Davies

UFC president Dana White sets up professional slap-fighting league

UFC president Dana White has been given approval to set up a slap-fighting league in Las Vegas.

The UFC kingpin has grown his promotion into the most iconic in MMA and has generated huge revenue for himself and the brand, with his estimated net worth now around $500 million. White has frequently flirted with moving into boxing but has since distanced himself from such a venrture.

But he has now had approval from the Nevada State Athletic Commission who will oversee and commission his new Power Slap League, which will see competitors compete in slap-fighting.

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