Dana White’s ‘Power Slap’ threatens legal action against ‘Power Spank,’ where women spank each other

Dana White, president and CEO of UFC, answers questions from the press following a press conference announcing the partnership of TKO Group and the Arizona Sports & Events Alliance at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Aug. 4, 2026.Dana White’s Power Slap has taken plenty of shots over the years. But it apparently draws the line at getting spanked.The slap fighting league is threatening legal action against a rival competition called Power Spank, which is exactly what you think it is. And the company behind it has no intention of turning the other cheek.Power Slap ControversyPower Slap debuted in 2023 with White, the UFC president, as its biggest promoter. Competitors take turns slapping each other in the face without being allowed to defend themselves.White has big plans for the league. Earlier this year, he said Power Slap “could be just as big as the UFC,” claiming that it had more sponsors in its first two years than the UFC had in 10.The league has drawn plenty of criticism over the risk of brain injuries. Last year, popular physician and YouTuber Dr. Mike Varshavski called for it to be shut down during an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show.“Someone needs to come out and speak out against this,” Dr. Mike said. “It needs to be stopped.”He added that Power Slap “takes the worst part about combat sports and accelerates it.”‘Same energy, same theatrics’Enter Lingerie Fighting Championships. The organization launched Power Spank on Oct. 11 in Clearwater, Florida, where eight women in lingerie took turns slapping each other on the butt for a $500 grand prize.A competitor named Bebe walked away with the title, and presumably a sore backside. LFC describes the event as a parody of Power Slap.According to MMA Junkie, attorneys for Schiaffo LLC, the company that owns Power Slap, sent LFC a cease-and-desist letter in October. The letter demanded that LFC stop using the Power Spank name.LFC CEO Shaun Donnelly previously said the idea came about after one of the organization’s fighters was hospitalized following a Power Slap match.“We watched one of our fighters get seriously hurt (at Power Slap) …” Donnelly said in a press release. “Power Spank is our answer: same energy, same theatrics, none of the brain damage. And let’s be honest, a spank is a lot more fun to watch than a slap.”Despite the legal challenge, LFC argues that Power Spank is protected parody, and Donnelly is ready to take it all the way to the top.“We respect Power Slap and its founders, but we will not be bullied into abandoning protected speech,” Donnelly said in a statement. “We will defend our right, and the right of every American, to free speech, and if that takes us to the Supreme Court, we are prepared to go.”In an Instagram post, LFC said that “parody is protected speech under the First Amendment.”“We’re not backing down,” LFC added.As of now, no lawsuit has been filed. But if this one does end up before the Supreme Court, the justices are in for a cheeky one.The post Dana White’s ‘Power Slap’ threatens legal action against ‘Power Spank,’ where women spank each other appeared first on The Comeback: Today’s Top Sports Stories & Reactions.