In January, UFC president Dana White promised that Power Slap would become “MUCH safer.” In February, the team behind the slap fighting league had updated rules approved by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).
Anyone expecting wholesale changes to the Power Slap rules likely found their hopes dashed when during the opening discussion of the changes at the February 15 meeting of the NSAC, one of the commission members said the updates consisted of “minor wording changes.”
When the NSAC gave Power Slap President Frank Lamicella the floor, he said the updates to the rules were made “working closely with (NSAC) Executive Director (Jeff) Mullen and (Nevada) deputy attorney general, Joel Bekker.