Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days.
This week, I learned that 'Slap Fighting' is now a professional sport. That's where two people 'slap' each other in the face until one goes down. It's a pretty ugly sport, but then all combat sports are - maybe that's why people love them.
Inside the Savage, Surreal, Booming World of Professional Slap Fighting
Propelled by its made-to-go-viral moments of violence, the combat sportโin which combatants take turns smacking each other in the faceโis soaring in popularity.
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