The founded and co-owned promoting slap-fighting By the CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Dana White has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Lingerie Fighting Championships (LFC), demanding that the Las Vegas-based promotion stop using the “Power Spank” name.
Accordingly MMA junkieattorneys representing Schiaffo LLC — a company that does business as Power Slap — filed a legal warning late last month.
Power Spank (poster here) debuted at an LFC event on October 11, 2026 in Clearwater, Florida. The idea is exactly what it sounds like: women in underwear take turns kicking each other’s asses rather than taking unprotected punches to the face.
The inaugural eight-woman event featured mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters, exotic dancers and adult film actors, and a contestant named Bebe took home the $500 grand prize.
The LFC has publicly promoted Power Spank as a league parody of White’s Power Slap, but Power Slap advocates apparently believe the name is too close for comfort.
However, LFC CEO Shaun Donnelly not going to turn the other cheek.
“We respect Power Slap and its founders, but we will not be bullied into abandoning protected speech,” Donnelly said. “We will defend our right and every American’s right to free speech, and if that takes us to the Supreme Court, we’re ready to go.”
LFC claims that Power Spank is an obvious parody protected by the First Amendment and that no reasonable viewer would believe that the product is produced, sponsored, or endorsed by Power Slap. The company said Power Spank will continue to open its United States events while it evaluates the letter with legal counsel.
Donnelly previously claimed that the concept was created after an unidentified LFC athlete was taken to hospital after the Power Slap appeared.
“Power Spank is our answer: same energy, same production, without the brain damage,” Donnelly said. “And let’s face it, a slap is a lot more fun to watch than a slap.”
To be clear, Power Slap has not filed a lawsuit against LFC. A termination letter is a demand to give up the disputed name, although litigation may follow if neither party backs down.
Right now, Power Slap wants Power Spank gone, while LFC wants the show to go on. If neither promotion turns the other cheek, their next exchange could be in the courtroom.