Poland hosted a slapping tournament that saw a 350 pound (25stone) MMA fighter knocked out by a single strike.
The bizarre contest, held in the western city of Wroclaw last weekend, saw men line up on opposite sides of a podium and take turns to slap each other in the face in the hope of winning the £9,165 (50,000 Polish Zlotych) prize.
Footage shows Brazilian MMA fighter Wagner da Conceicao Martins (43) being slapped so hard that he was unable to stand by his Polish rival Karol Bula’ Flilasinki (43).
Footage shows former Brazilian MMA fighter Wagner da Conceicao Martins (left), being slapped so hard and viciously by Karol ‘Bula ‘Filasinki, (right).
The strike (left), which was so strong that the Brazilian, who is 350 pounds (25 stone) and weighs as much a fridge or Honda CBR sports bikes at 350 pounds (25stone), fell unconscious in the arms of two tournament assistants (right), who slowly lowered him to the floor.
Wagner Conceicao Martins, an MMA fighter, was slapped so much that he fell on the floor
Martins had just managed to knock Flilasinki down with a strong slap moments earlier.
Flilasinki was still able to stand up and shake off the blow, before unleashing a powerful slap on Martins’s right side that sent him plummeting onto the floor.
The strike was so strong that the Brazilian, weighing in at 350 pounds (25 stones) and as heavy as a fridge or Honda CBR sports bikes at 350 pounds (25st), fell unconscious in the arms of two tournament assistants, who slowly lowered him to the floor.
The rules of the PunchDown slap tournament stipulate that contestants are not allowed to block their opponent’s strikes or duck out of the way.
16’slap fight’ contestants took part in a knockout stage consisting of one vs. one duels. Contestants slapped one another on the cheek using an open hand, with a maximum of three hits per person.
Martins had just managed to knock Flilasinki down with a strong slap moments earlier. Flilasinki managed his to get up and shook off the blow before unleashing an enormous slap on Martins’s right ear, sending him plummeting to the ground.
The rules of the PunchDown slap tournament stipulate that contestants are not allowed to block their opponent’s strikes or duck out of the way. Pictured: Wagner Conceicao Martins
The winner is decided by knockout or a judges verdict and wins a prize of £9,165 and a ticket to the U.S. for the next PunchDown competition.
Martins, a long-standing MMA fighter, was one of the three Brazilian contestants.
Dawid Zalewski of Poland won the contest, his third title win.
Russia has hosted slapping contests over the years. These contestants are knocked out using powerful blows.
In 2019, a slapping competition formed part of the Siberian Power Show, a two day extravaganza that also featured pole dancing as well as’mass-wrestling’.
The “slap championship” saw one man knocked cold with a single strike.
The stand between the players is supposed to be there to help them balance, but they are not allowed defend themselves.