Power Slap 2: A Recap of the Thrilling Slap Fighting Event

Power Slap 2 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on May 24, 2023, with three title fights on the card. The headline bout brought heavyweight champion Ron “Wolverine” Bata together with challenger Damien “The Bell” Dibbell.

Dibbell takes the heavyweight title

Dibbell defeated Bata by decision after five rounds to become heavyweight champion. In the light heavyweight co-main event, AyJay “Static” Hintz retained his title when Russel “Kainoa” Rivero was disqualified. The results shifted the promotion’s two leading weight classes just months after its debut.

A three-title-fight card

The event also featured a non-title super heavyweight bout and several matches tied to the promotion’s early rankings. The card’s defining story was the change at heavyweight: Bata’s first reign ended, and Dibbell became the division’s second champion.

Championship Outcomes Across Three Different Weight Divisions on This Card

The official card records Damien Dibbell’s fifth-round decision over Ron Bata as the heavyweight title result. AyJay Hintz won the light-heavyweight championship contest against Russel Rivero by second-round disqualification, while John Davis defeated Wesley Drain by decision in their five-round middleweight title match. Those outcomes show that the headline championship results were not all knockouts. The supporting card included a second-round knockout win for Dayne Viernes over Adam Hutchinson and a second-round knockout by Alan Klingbeil against Vernon Cathey. Waylon Frost also recorded a first-round knockout victory. Keeping the result types separate is particularly important here: a disqualification is a rules-based outcome, while a decision follows the scheduled rounds and a knockout ends the contest earlier. The event’s championship record consists of two decisions and one disqualification.

The heavyweight, light-heavyweight and middleweight contests were separate championship matches. Dibbell, Hintz and Davis each received a result in his own division, so their victories should remain attached to those particular belts and opponents.

Sources

Power Slap: Power Slap 2 event; Power Slap: official live results; Biographical source.

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