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If two people repeatedly slap each other alongside the head, it might seem obvious that they are putting themselves at risk of serious injury. In a recent study, researchers quantified just how ...

It doesn't really seem necessary to say this but slap fighting is not one of those sports that has a lot of healthful side effects. It's growing quite a following anyway, with millions watching ...

A cloud of chalk enveloped Duane Crespo’s clenched face after his 415-pound opponent delivered a brawny slap. His eyes rolled back. Then, he dropped to the ground. Referees and medical staff rushed ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Medical experts are worried that slap fighting, a combat sport that has seen viral success in recent years, could be leading to concussions and serious brain damage. Slap fighting is ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Neurosurgery experts at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Medicine released a first-of-its-kind study identifying the brutal dangers of slap fighting. When you hear ...

LAS VEGAS - The competitors stand rigidly upright with their hands behind their backs, waiting to absorb a brutal slap to the face. When the open-handed blow is delivered, there's a sharp report and ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine experts analyzed visible signs of concussion in individuals participating in professional slap fighting competitions and reported the results in a paper ...

An Alabama lawmaker wants to strengthen the state’s prohibition on slap fighting, a brutal contest that is popular on YouTube and sanctioned in the state of Nevada. In a slap fight, two contestants ...

Texas will recognize professional slap fighting, a controversial game in which two people smack each other across the face with an open hand, often until one is unable to continue. State regulators ...

UFC President Dana White is selling slap fighting as the next big thing in combat sports, putting his money and the resources of one of the world's foremost mixed martial arts organizations behind the ...