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The new series of Power Slap premiered this past Wednesday, and it has got some notable combat sports icons excited. One of those icons is Mike Tyson. He recently took to social media to promote Dana White‘s slap-fighting league, to which the fans have shared their reactions.

This isn’t the first time Tyson has shown his support for Power Slap. He had done the same thing a few months ago, and fans were skeptical about the boxing legend supporting such a sport. They found it hard to digest the fact that ‘iron’ praised Dana White’s new venture.

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Mike Tyson promotes Power Slap

After Dana White tweeted out hyping the new season of Power Slap, Mike Tyson joined him to promote the first episode of Power Slap 2 that saw Damien ‘The Bell’ Dibbell defeat Ron ‘Wolverine’ Bata for the world heavyweight title. Several prominent names in the entertainment industry had already lent their support to the UFC president. Among those attending were Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg and the YouTuber group the Nelk Boys.

Tyson had previously shared his excitement after witnessing the first season of Power Slap and shared some congratulatory words for Dana White about the success of his new endeavor. However, this time he went directly to share a post as a way to promote the fight that took place last evening. But the fans didn’t have many kind words for the youngest heavyweight champion.

Fans react to ‘Iron’ promoting Power Slap

Let us take a look at what the fans had to say about Tyson’s recent post.

 

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  • Nah Mike you don’t need to promote this
  • Looks healthy how he lay down there
  • Mike please don’t start posting this crap I don’t want to unfollow you
  • The most stupid game in history!!
  • How much are they paying you Mike because surely you’d never promote this nonsense
  • Brain damage posturing. This sh*t is bad, don’t promote it.
  • Unpopular opinion: nobody cares if you think it’s unethical or whatever, it’s their choice to make.

Most Fans were unhappy with Mike Tyson for promoting Power Slap because they do not claim it to be a proper sport. Some fans even claimed that they might consider unfollowing ‘Iron’ if he continues to promote slap-fighting. Some even claim that Dana White might have paid a lot to Tyson for him to promote the event. However, there was one fan who claimed that the fighters know what they getting themselves into so the fans don’t have to worry about them as much as they do.

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The criticisms of Power Slap never cease to stop. The promotion has been on the firing line since its inaugural season earlier this year. However, it doesn’t seem to faze Dana White because he claims that the league is earning record-breaking numbers in terms of views and in monetary terms as well.

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