Dana White’s Power Slap league has threatened legal action against another “combat sports” organization over a competition in which women wearing lingerie spank each other. This is an actual legal dispute that is happening.
The organization, Lingerie Fighting Championships (LFC), recently introduced a new competition called Power Spank, which it openly admits is a parody of Dana White’s Power Slap.
According to MMA Mania, attorneys for Schiaffo LLC, the company that owns Power Slap, served LFC a cease-and-desist letter in October ordering it to stop using the Power Spank name.
Power Spank Creator Says He’s Willing To Take Dana White’s Company To Supreme Court
Power Spank kicked off on October 11 in Clearwater, Florida, with eight women vying for a $500 grand prize. The tournament included MMA fighters, exotic dancers and adult film performers. A woman going by the name Bebe won the initial competition.
LFC CEO Shaun Donnelly said the competition was created because one of the organization’s fighters was seriously injured competing in Power Slap.
“We watched one of our fighters get seriously hurt,” Donnelly said. “Power Spank is our answer: same energy, same theatrics, none of the brain damage. And let’s be honest, a spank is a lot more fun to watch than a slap.”
He argues his Power Spank competition is protected parody under the First Amendment. If required, he added, LFC is ready to take the matter to the Supreme Court.
“We received a cease & desist over Power Spank, LFC’s parody that opens every U.S. event,” LFC wrote on Instagram. “Power Spank is owned by Lingerie Fighting Championships, and parody is protected speech under the First Amendment. We’re not backing down.”
No lawsuit has been filed yet, but neither side appears ready to throw in the towel anytime soon.
Dana White’s Power Slap Has Faced Plenty Of Controversy
As LFC CEO Shaun Donnelly alluded to, Power Slap, which debuted in 2023, has repeatedly drawn criticism over the risk of brain injuries.
Dr. Mikhail Varshavski, better known as Dr. Mike on social media, called for Power Slap to be stopped because of its health risks.
“Someone needs to come out and speak out against this,” he said on The Ariel Helwani Show in 2025. “It needs to be stopped. I’m actually filming a video on the topic right now on … the most dangerous sports. And to me like, it takes the worst part about combat sports and accelerates it.
“Why is boxing problematic? Repeated blows to the head if someone’s not protecting themselves. And here, the whole point is to not protect yourself and take blows. So it’s literally taking the unhealthiest aspect and removing the healthiest aspect, which is all the cardio, the training that’s required to box.”
Besides going after Power Spank, Dana White has also been making headlines for other reasons, including Donald Trump joking about making him White House press secretary and an upcoming Netflix documentary about the UFC boss.