UFC President Dana White’s new venture, the Power Slap League, is not loved by many. White, having made the UFC as big as it is today, has tried all sorts of tricks to make his latest idea look like a legitimate sport. From flooding the UFC social media pages with glimpses of the Power Slap League to defending it in press conferences, the UFC boss is not going to stop despite constant disapproval.
White has recently announced that the Power Slap video game has been launched and has received an overwhelming response.
Dana White on the Power Slap game: We’re #1 in all of sports, we launched it today. We’re #4 in all of video games. pic.twitter.com/y7cFBvk4Du
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Rollic, collaborating with Zynga, has developed the mobile game based on Dana White’s dream project, and the official release of the Power Slap game was successfully done on August 10. This mobile game, accessible on both iOS and Android platforms, offers players the opportunity to virtually partake in slap fights. White himself serves as a mentor inside the game, and users can create custom avatars of themselves and compete.
The UFC boss has said that the game is performing really well on the internet, and since its release, it has overtaken legendary games like FIFA and Call of Duty. He also believed that the video game would help a lot in making Power Slap League bigger and better.
POWER SLAP announces a new mobile game 🤔
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“So, tonight we launched our video game, the mobile app video game. We are no. 1 in all of sports, and we are no. 4 in all of video games.” said Dana White. “We are beating games like FIFA, Call Of Duty, and games like that,” added the UFC President.
While the game has made a buzz on the internet, fans are not too impressed by the graphics of the game, which are believed to be just decent at best.
Dana White claims the Power Slap League has a bigger TV deal than the UFC
Dana White has claimed that the deal he got for the Power Slap League on Rumble is incomparable to what he got for the first season of UFC’s TUF on Spike after their first season. He did not stop at that, as White went on to compare the newly launched league to most of the major players in the world.
“Not only is it unbelievable money-wise, it is also unbelievable on social media. We’re No. 1 in all of sports… And when I say all of sports, if you take the NFL, the NBA, the NHL, F1, WWE, and added them all together, Their numbers don’t compare to Power Slap.” said Dana White.
The comparison that the head honcho of the biggest MMA league made between the Power Slap League and the UFC is kind of unfair, as Dana White joined the UFC when it was a dying business and now it is the market leader by far. Moreover, the Power Slap League is backed by one of the most powerful CEOs in the sports business, so securing big money for his league should not be surprising.
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