One of the biggest stars in slap fighting managed to win her latest bout despite getting knocked out cold.
Sheena Bathory, who is a bodybuilder, pro wrestler, reality star and judo champion, squared off against Jackie Cataline during Dana White’s Power Slap 6 event on Friday night.
However, her co-main event matchup ended in controversy.
Footage shared on social media showed Bathory, who is often compared to UFC legend Ronda Rousey due to her blonde hair and judo background, being put to sleep by a slap from Cataline.
“Powerslap’s Ronda Rousey just got slept,” MMA journalist Alex Behunin tweeted before returning to the social media platform with a shocking update.
He added: “And it got overturned.”
Despite the seemingly conclusive nature of her defeat, Bathory – real name Franciska Szabó – actually got her hand raised and walked away with a surprising win.
Cataline was adjudged to have KO’d her rival with a palm strike, which is considered clubbing and is an illegal move that saw her big win become a disqualification defeat.
This is not the first time Bathory has gone viral in Power Slap.
In December, White celebrated on Instagram when a clip of the Hungarian blowing a kiss at one of her opponents after taking a slap racked up 136 million views.
Power Slap employee AJ Curry pointed out the video’s success and put the gigantic number into perspective by comparing it to Taylor Swift’s most successful social media post.
She wrote: “136M! In case you’re wondering, this reel from Power Slap has more views than any reel Taylor Swift has ever posted.”
White shared Curry’s post alongside a fist-bump emoji.
The UFC boss has repeatedly talked up Power Slap, which he claims is worth $450million after just one year, despite the fact the promotion is often dismissed by fans.
It certainly seems to be getting more popular as Travis Scott, Tom Brady, Machine Gun Kelly and Charles Barkley were just some of the famous faces at the latest event in Las Vegas.
“Powerslap’s Ronda Rousey” just got slept
— Alex Behunin (@AlexBehunin) February 10, 2024pic.twitter.com/xwIkiqp08K
