It's been several years since the inception of a new combat sport, called slap fighting, and the concern over traumatic brain injuries is mounting. A team of neurologists has now reviewed the footage ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Professional fighting events where two competitors take turns forcefully slapping each other with an open hand can now happen in Texas after a vote last month by state regulators. The ...

It doesn't really seem necessary to say this but slap fighting is not one of those sports that has a lot of healthful side effects. It's growing quite a following anyway, with millions watching ...

Ron "Wolverine" Bata slaps Damien "The Bell" Dibbell in a 5-round bout for Power Slap 2 - Wolverine vs Bell on May 24, 2023, at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV. Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire / AP ...

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 18, 2024 – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine experts analyzed visible signs of concussion in individuals participating in professional slap fighting competitions and ...

Waylon "Ice Cold" Frost took two hard slaps to the left side of his face and neck. Both knocked him down. The second one knocked him out. But Frost, a 26-year-old restoration technician and insurance ...

Since parting ways with the UFC in 2022, former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has embarked on a tour of combat sports, seemingly determined to test himself in every arena imaginable. His ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma House voted to better regulate the growing sports of slap fighting, bare-knuckle fighting and kickboxing. The Oklahoma Attorney General's Office and the promoters of these ...

The first academic study to provide quantitative assessment of the possible dangers of competitive slap fighting offers a starting point for conversations about ensuring participants' long-term health ...