Can Slap Fighting become the next UFC? Koa 'Da Crazy Hawaiian' Viernes thinks so ...
We asked Koa -- who grew up boxing -- what it feels like to be slapped ... and he says it hurts way more than being punched.
"If you've gotten punched in the face, it's completely different. When you get slapped, your fingers ricochet off the skin, the whole open hand, it hurts a lot more." FYI, back in the mid and late '90s, MMA promoters had nearly an impossible job when it came to finding a venue to hold their events. In fact, MMA wasn't legal in all 50 states until 2016, when New York reversed a ban that disallowed mixed martial arts competition.
Now, the UFC -- and MMA as a whole -- is insanely popular ... and promotions routinely host hugely popular events at some of the biggest and most famous arenas around the world.
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