Power Slap 9: Full results

Dana White's controversial slapfighting promotion traveled to Abu Dhabi for Power Slap 9.

Over the past two years, UFC CEO Dana White has battled against backlash to potentially evolve combat sports once again. This time, the 55-year-old millionaire, who significantly contributed to the growth of MMA, is attempting to make slapfighting a mainstream spectacle.

Power Slap's first eight live events took place in North America. Earlier today, Oct. 24, White brought his promotion to the Space42 Arena in Abu Dhabi during the same week as UFC 308, which also goes down in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

In the main event of Power Slap 9, Koa "Da Crazy Hawaiian" Viernes looked to defend his super heavyweight title. The 33-year-old previously held a record of 14-1, including twelve knockouts, before facing arguably the toughest challenge of his slapfighting career.

Dana White has repeatedly said that Russian sensation Vasilii "Dumpling" Kamotskii is the reason he became interested in slapfighting. At Power Slap 8, Kamotskii made a massive statement in his promotional debut with a knockout, leading to his super heavyweight title shot at Power Slap 9.

Da Crazy Hawaiian delivered a powerful blow in round one, which Dumpling mostly shrugged off. The referee called a flinch on Da Crazy Hawaiian in the first frame. The super heavyweight champion mocked the challenger, per usual, going into round two.

Dumpling returned the favor following another clean slap from the champion. Dumpling landed a picture-perfect strike in the second round, but Da Crazy Hawaiian somehow laughed off the attack.

Da Crazy Hawaiian flinched again in round three. The super heavyweight king has a point taken away before receiving a second consecutive blow. Dumpling wasn't able to capitalize on his free strike.

Dumpling took round three with a much better strike. Dumpling stumbled away from the table in the final round but didn't get knocked down. Surprisingly, the judges scored the battle as a draw. The fans weren't happy with the decision.

As for the Power Slap 9 co-main event, John Davis (5-1) planned to retain his middleweight title against Isaih Quinones (2-2). Davis slightly flinched in round one, but nothing was called. Moments later, Quinones was called for a flinch, leading to a second slap in the first frame.

Quinones almost took out the champion in the second round with a massive blow. Quinones is called for a second flinch during Davis' strike. Davis could be seriously injured because the power simply isn't there. Everything changed in round three when Quinones landed a knockout blow to become the middleweight king.

Power Slap 9 also featured the return of Paige VanZant, who took on UFC veteran John Dodson's wife, Chelsea Dodson. VanZant and Dodson opened with solid slaps in round one. The second frame featured a point deduction for VanZant due to clubbing. VanZant won the first and third rounds, leading to a unanimous draw.

Take a look at the full Power Slap 9 results below.

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Power Slap 9: Da Crazy Hawaiian retains title with draw, Isaih Quinones capitalizes on opportunity with knockout

Main Card

• Da Crazy Hawaiian vs. Vasilii "Dumpling" Kamotskii scored a draw (47-47 x2 and 48-46)

• Isaih "Pretty Boy" Quinones def. John "The Machine" Davis by knockout for the middleweight title. Round 3

• Paige "12 Gauge" VanZant vs. Chelsea "Mini Mayhem" Dodson scored a draw (28-28)
• James "The Iron Chin" Siekmann def. Nate "The Buffalo Soldier" Burnard by split decision (30-27, 29-28, and 28-29)

Preliminary Card

• Azael "El Perro" Rodriguez def. Eddie "Spaghetti" Brahimir by unanimous decision (29-26 x3)

• Robyn "The Belter" Wereshchuk def. Jackie "The Hybrid" Cataline by majority decision (29-27 x2 and 28-28)
• Danie "Pitbull" van Heerden def. Eviahn "The Waterboy" Scott by disqualification (fouls). Round 2
• Darren "The Tarantula" Godfrey def. Ke'ali'i "The Chief" Kanekoa by knockout. Round 1