Dana White's Power Slap sues over 'Power Spank' parody competition
Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 11 Nov, 21:57 · Archive
UFC boss Dana White's Power Slap has sent a cease and desist letter to the Lingerie Fighting Championship over its 'Power Spank' parody event.
UFC chief executive Dana White's Power Slap, a combat sport in which competitors take turns slapping each other in the face over three rounds, has sent a cease and desist letter to the Lingerie Fighting Championship over its new Power Spank event.
Power Spank debuted last month at an LFC event and consists of women, typically in lingerie, spanking each other's backsides instead of slapping faces. The LFC says it created Power Spank as a parody of Power Slap after one of its fighters was seriously injured at a Power Slap event. Shaun Donnelly, CEO of the Lingerie Fighting Championships, stated: 'Power Spank is our answer: same energy, same theatrics, none of the brain damage.'
The LFC responded to the legal letter by defending Power Spank as protected parody speech under the First Amendment. Donnelly said: 'We respect Power Slap and its founders, but we will not be bullied into abandoning protected speech. 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.'
Both competitions share similar premises: competitors alternate exchanging blows until one is knocked out or surrenders, and participants cannot defend themselves against incoming strikes. Power Slap has often resulted in competitors being knocked unconscious. Power Spank has remained exclusively female and, according to Donnelly, avoids the risk of traumatic brain injury associated with Power Slap.
Fox News reports that the apparent dispute may involve the name rather than the concept itself. The LFC maintains that its use of the Power Spank name constitutes protected parody and says it will not back down from the legal challenge.
How it is being reported
- Dana White's Power Slap takes a swing at Lingerie Fighting Championship after debut of Power SpankDana White's Power Slap sent a cease and desist to the Lingerie Fighting Championships over its butt-slapping parody event called Power Spank.Fox News · 11 Nov, 17:50
- Dana White embroiled in legal battle with 'Power Spank' competition... days after turning down Trump's job offerPower Slap, the controversial combat sport circuit founded by UFC chief executive Dana White, has filed a cease-and-desist order against Power Spank.Daily Mail Sport · 11 Nov, 17:04
- Dana White gets into lawsuit battle over ‘Power Spank’ competitionLast month, the Lingerie Fighting Championship appeared to mock the concept by debuting “Power Spank” at the start of their events.New York Post · 11 Nov, 14:45
In this story: Dana White · UFC · Lingerie Fighting Championship · Shaun Donnelly · Power Slap · Power Spank
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