The television debut of the Power Slap League has been delayed after the recent public domestic violence incident between UFC President Dana White and his wife.
In a New Years Eve altercation, White’s wife slapped him at a club. The 53-year-old retaliated by striking her back twice. The video was subsequently released by TMZ. White — as well as his wife — has since apologized for his actions, blaming it on his alcohol consumption.
The Power Slap League debut was scheduled to air on TBS on January 11th, but has since been rescheduled for January 18th.
In November, Power Slap and TBS announced a deal that would see the cable channel air eight one-hour episodes of contestants forcefully slapping each other once at a time before one of the participants relented. The upstar league bills itself as the “world’s premier slap fighting promotion”.
TBS — as of publication — has yet to comment publicly on the matter.
