LAS VEGAS—Two-time World Series champion Shane Victorino has been intrigued by the sport of slap fighting since becoming enamored with one of the sport’s best strikers, Koa Viernes, known to his fans as “Da Crazy Hawaiian.”Both Victorino and Viernes were among an energetic crowd at the UFC Apex on Saturday night to watch Power Slap 1, where four first champions were crowned. with their hands behind their backs, waiting to absorb a brutal slap to the face.
“We had a lot of influential people in the room tonight and everybody loved it,” White told The Associated Press after the event. “I’m a psycho when it comes to the live event and the television events, so we put a lot of work into it. The show was a complete success.” “The energy in general is just viral,” Lewan said. “It is an absolute spectacle to see some of these guys, all the confidence in the world, 15 seconds they’re gasping for air, they’re trying to stand back up and they just can’t. Truly amazing. It’s gonna be a massive sport for sure.”
Said Viernes: “Watching it on TV does it no justice, you’ve got to be here. I’m happy and I’m glad that the sport is where it’s at now.”