Ex-Nevada State Athletic Commission chair expresses regret over Dana White’s slap league: ‘I made a mistake’

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Dana White’s Power Slap league will wrap up this weekend with its championship matches in Las Vegas.

And while some have questioned the safety of this new combat sport, the former chairman of the Nevada State Athletic Commission says he regrets having sanctioned the league at all. 

Stephen Cloobeck, who resigned from his position in December, more than halfway through his two-year term, was there when the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) sanctioned White’s latest endeavor.

In this photo provided by Zuffa LLC, Azael Rodriguez slaps Jesus Gaspar at a Power Slap event in Rio De Janiero, Brazil, Nov. 30, 2022. (Mike Roach/Sciaffo LLC via AP)

But it’s a decision he now regrets. 

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"I made a mistake," Cloobeck told The Associated Press Wednesday. "I'm not happy about it."

White recently addressed the concerns about the league, saying at a press conference Wednesday his involvement is what likely sparked the outrage. 

"The Las Vegas Review-Journal is talking about how ashamed the Nevada State Athletic Commission should be about sanctioning Power Slap, right?" White said. "The Nevada State Athletic Commission is the best athletic commission in the world. It’s not just because they’re in our hometown. If the equivalent of the Nevada State Athletic Commission was in Alaska, we’d be going to them for approval, right?

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"It doesn’t matter what your opinions are of this. This has been going on for 10 years unregulated. And what the athletic