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“She Might Have to Start Fighting Guys” – UFC CEO Dana White Puts Out Bizarre Idea for Controversial New Venture

Published 10/26/2023, 5:05 AM EDT

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There has been no shortage of criticism for the UFC CEO Dana White’s unique venture, ‘Power Slap League’. Despite the noted TV broadcasting house TBS ending their broadcasting deal with PSL previously, White is showing no signs of slowing down. PSL hosted the first-ever official women’s power slap match on 25 October with Sheena Bathory emerging victorious.

However, a few words that the UFC CEO gave out during the post-event press conference may have startled fans. Among a lot of other questions, White also received inquiries about Bathory’s next move following her superb victory. The UFC CEO’s answer to this question is exactly what sparked the controversy among followers.

Is Dana White really going to fix an inter-gender fight?

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Well, combat sports fans may have witnessed numerous instances of a scheduled fight between a male and a female. But, it won’t be wrong the say that the majority of the community doesn’t take them pretty well. The UFC and PSL head honcho might find himself becoming the target of such fans after his words controversial answer to a PSL reporter’s question.

As already mentioned, the question from the reporter was about the victor of the first-ever PSL official women’s match, Sheena Bathory’s next showdown. It was apparent that White hadn’t planned anything about Bathory’s next move. He looked quite unprepared to answer the question. But, his words while laughing causally may spark a controversy now.

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White mentioned that Bathory’s “nasty” slapping power currently has him in a state of “worry” about finding women opponents that can match her prowess. But, the 54-year-old’s next comments were pretty shocking. He said, “She might have to start fighting guys. She’s nasty”.

Although several followers may be standing against White’s words at this juncture, he hasn’t really cared a lot about what they have to say. PSL is no stranger to criticism. Still, White’s desire to continue the league says a lot about his cold reception of public opinion on PSL.

Dana White may be right about Sheena Bathory being able to fight guys

It’s nowhere true that a woman can’t beat a man in physical activities or fights. But most fans view such competitions as really unethical events. Otherwise, there’s probably no other reason behind discouraging Bathory from fighting a male opponent.

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The PSL reporter at the post-event press meet also revealed that Bathory had no issues in such a matchup. Well, the power with which she knocked out her rival Christine Wolmarans, may be taken as proof that she has enough to get male opponents in trouble too.

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After witnessing Bathory’s vicious KO-slap, do you also think that she has enough to face male power slappers? Even if she has, would you really want the PSL head honcho, White, to fix an inter-gender slap-fight as her next showdown?

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Souvik is a senior UFC writer at EssentiallySports. Having worked in content creation before, Souvik is an expert in presenting his stories with the emotional appeal they deserve. With over 1,000 articles to his name, Souvik is well-versed in the who’s who and what’s what of MMA.
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