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A THIS Morning star has been ‘reported’ after sharing a picture of his five-year-old daughter ‘drinking beer.’
Fans have been left raging at the photo, which sees Matthew Wright’s daughter Cassady Frances Wright at a table with a pint of beer in front of her.
She can be seen resting her lips against the glass, but some fans raged “this is dangerous” after the photo made it look as though she was drinking it.
Matthew, 59, posted the photo with the caption: “Daddy’s girl,” followed by a laughing emoji.
But it has led to fans sharing their thoughts about it in the comments, as one wrote: “Love you man but hope you are careful, the more use kids get to/around alcohol the more likely they are to have issues with it. I’m 6 years alcohol free and most people I met in the community started young with/ around their parents.”
A second person penned: “This is child abuse and hopefully you’ve been reported.”
And a third wrote: “Irresponsible t***”
Someone else simply wrote: “Child abuse.”
Some of Matthew’s fans rushed to his defence, as someone penned: “Oh get over yourself, her mouth is barely touching the glass.”
Matthew welcomed his beautiful daughter at the start of 2019 with his wife Amelia.
The couple were thrilled to welcome their first child after trying for eight years.
Matthew and Amelia suffered six failed IVF attempts and one life-threatening ectopic pregnancy before bringing baby Cassady into the world.
And he almost missed the birth after getting stuck in traffic due to a taxi drivers’ strike.
Speaking to Hello! magazine, Matthew said that he had no idea that Amelia was about to give birth until he received a text from her after coming off air from his radio show.
He said: “There was a taxi drivers’ strike, every road we went on was stuck and there was no more communication from her.
“It took one hour 15 minutes to get from my offices in Waterloo to the hospital in Hammersmith, usually it would be 40 minutes, and I was having kittens.”
Amelia added to the publication: “My blood pressure suddenly went sky high and they said, ‘This is dangerous, it has to happen now’.
“They said they would try and wait for Matthew to get there but otherwise they were going to have to start.
“He needed to get there no later than when he did, or he would have missed it.”
Cassady was born on 25 January, almost four weeks early and weighing just over 5lbs.
Cheekily, Matthew went on to confess that he normally finds babies “ugly”, but he said he was absolutely besotted with his little girl.
He said: “I can’t get over how good she is and how gorgeous she is.
“I generally think babies are ugly things but it just happens that mine is the supermodel of the baby world.”
MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry are deplorable and were nasty about the royals just to cash in, an expert has blasted.
Speaking at our first ever Royal Exclusive Live show, veteran royal correspondent Jennie Bond said Harry was “a very silly boy”.
She slammed Harry’s decision to attack his dad Prince Charles and brother Prince William in his memoir Spare.
Jennie said: “It was deplorable and stupid – I think he was a very silly boy to write Spare.”
The royal expert was joined at the live event by longtime Sun royal snapper Arthur Edwards.
Arthur said: “He wanted to to leave the royal family and he wanted to live in America with Meghan – that’s his choice.
“But then to go and start being really nasty about the royal family just to make money…
“When Edward VIII abdicated and became the Duke of Windsor he went abroad too.
“But he never, ever said anything about the royal family – he might have met Hitler but he didn’t say a bit about the royal family.”
The Sussexes have been contacted for comment.
The pair spoke on our first Royal Exclusive Live show, which you can watch in the player above and on our YouTube channel.
The event was hosted on Friday in front of a live audience of more than 100 special guests.
This comes after it was revealed Harry spent the night of his milestone 40th birthday without Meghan as rumours continue to swirl.
The duke went on a hiking trip with pals to celebrate his big day – and failed to mention his wife, 43, in his birthday thanks message.
Although sources close to the couple insist it was Meghan who organised the lads’ trip, experts warned it could be a key sign things are not so rosy.
Their separate plans, followed by Harry’s solo trips across the past few weeks, has sparked speculation surrounding their relationship.
It was also reported Meghan ditched a charity event at the last minute in Santa Barbara, California, with her husband because she was “sick”.
And, sources claim, for periods earlier this year, she was rarely staying at their luxury Montecito pad.
Meanwhile, Harry was said to be “moping around” on his own at a local cafe.
Previous claims last year that Meghan and Harry spent extended spells apart were denied by those close to the couple.
It was said that, like any other couple, they have disagreements but remained strong.
It comes as Harry beamed from ear to ear in photos taken on his latest trip to his beloved Africa.
But missing from the snaps of the duke with children and long-time friends at his charity Sentebale in Lesotho was his wife.
The Duchess of Sussex previously accompanied him to the continent, including in May this year.
In fact the couple have travelled together on two major overseas engagements this year.
But this prompted a source close to Harry and Meghan to address the speculation.
The Sussexes’ confidante insisted: “It is normal for couples to not do everything together.”
The duke attended at a string of events in New York unaccompanied by his wife.
He appeared on his own at an event for the Halo Trust – a landmine charity which was close to Di’s heart.
MEGHAN Markle was also branded a 'diva' on the show, while Prince Harry was dubbed 'deplorable' for his book Spare.
Jennie Bond blasted: “He was a very silly boy to write Spare, it was deplorable and stupid. He’s done the blood letting, now we want to move on.”
Meanwhile the pair said Meghan couldn’t hack royal life in the same way Princess Kate can – and revealed she was ‘difficult’ with the media.
Sun legend Arthur also regaled memories of his royal tours with Charles and Diana – and implied Harry and Meghan may be putting on a show like they did before their marriage crumbled.
During the hour-long event, the royal experts also discussed the future of a slimmed-down monarchy, shared tales of behind-the-scenes encounters with key royals and opened up about Kate and Charles’ cancer battles.
You can watch the full Royal Exclusive Live show in the player above and on our YouTube channel.
Harry was also pictured without Meg during a high-level dinner organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Big Apple on Sunday.
Their separate appearances also included his surprise TV stint and tour of a haunted maze on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
And the dad-of-two was snapped outside and spent an hour inside a tattoo shop in Manhattan.
On Monday he jetted to the UK capital on his lonesome and did not see his father the King, or have any contact with his brother, Prince William.
Instead his time was taken up by honouring seriously ill youngsters at the WellChild Awards in London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel.
One of those attending said: “He looked like the old Harry we knew and loved.
“He always came alive at events like this, but lately he has seemed quite glum.
“He was on good form, full of energy and seemed quite happy to be on his own.”
Meanwhile, Meghan’s personal projects have also swirled in drama, from her promise of a cooking show about friendship to her brand American Orchard Riviera.
The lifestyle company suffered a fresh blow earlier this month.
Since announcing the project, the former Suits actress is yet to roll out anything other than jams and dog biscuits – products that have only been gifted to her A-lister pals so far.
Meghan has also faced multiple hurdles in her launch, including ‘struggling’ to secure a CEO, her team filling in the official forms incorrectly, and failing to send enough cash.
These issues came in addition to a bitter dispute over exclusive rights to the name American Riviera Orchard.
However, as a couple, the Duke and Duchess have put on a united front amid the roll out of their latest charity initiative – The Parents Network.
It aims to support families who have lost their children to online harm.
Tobias Kormind, managing director of 77 Diamonds, told The Sun: “Meghan’s minimalist jewellery choices complement her sleek red dress.
“More than ever, she uses the simplicity of her jewellery to accentuate and elevate her natural beauty.
“Her gold bangle stands out in the photos as the definition of her quiet elegance at the event.
“The most significant jewel in Meghan’s outfit, though, is her gorgeous engagement ring with a central stone acquired by Harry from Botswana and flanked by two smaller diamonds from Princess Diana’s collection.”
By Summer Raemason
PRINCE Harry’s tattoo shop visit and upcoming solo trip without Meghan is a major hint the couple could have separate future plans, claimed an expert.
The Duke of Sussex, 40, was spotted at a tattoo parlour in the Lower East Side of Manhattan and stayed for over an hour yesterday.
It was also revealed Harry will be jetting to Lesotho and South Africa early next month without Meghan Markle.
This comes after the duke attended at a string of events in New York unaccompanied by his wife, who stayed behind in Montecito, California.
Their separate appearances, including Harry’s surprise TV stint and tour of a haunted maze on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, has sparked rampant speculation regarding their future together.
Royal expert Hugo Vickers hailed the upcoming Lesotho and South Africa trips.
He told The Sun: “I rather commend what he’s doing with this, because this is more outgoing.
“It’s like when he does things with the Invictus Games and things like that.
“But there seems to be a pattern forming, even in these last few days, that he is going out on his own and doing things.”
The expert suggested there could be multiple reasons for the divide.
“One could be that, you know. He does indeed wish to establish himself more as the old Harry,” he said.
“It could be quite simply that Meghan Markle has responsibilities with her young children, and therefore feels she has to stay at home with them.
But he added: “There is a separation of, you know, of their different engagements, and that he’s going to be going more solo, in which case watch this space.”
Meghan and Harry have put on a largely inseparable front since quitting the UK and moving to the States in 2020.
But Mr Vickers warned the duke may have grown tired of Meg’s presence – and the negativity it attracts.
“It always seems to me that when she’s around she’s dictating the narrative, and that he kind of is very compliant and just goes along,” he said.
“A lot of the things that he says publicly I have always suspected are dictated by her. So I do wonder a little bit whether he isn’t trying to establish himself more in his own right.”
However, the expert hinted Meghan could still be behind everything.
He said: “It could be that she commends this idea because it gives him more of a a profile and sort of ups his game, and therefore, when they go out together in public, they’re more valuable.”
On the future of Harry and Meghan’s relationship, Mr Vickers added “personally think it’s quite likely to not end too well for [Harry]”.
Regarding rumours swirling their marriage, the expert suggested they may stay together – to preserve their image.
“It is possible that they need to keep stay together to keep their brand,” he said.
A NURSE discovered she had cancer after getting lip filler.
Edita Jucaite, 36, had similar procedures before without any reaction but an injection last April immediately left her swollen with severe bruising.
The doctor who administered it – who was also a colleague – said she should contact her GP.
She had also been losing weight and just a few hours after the appointment where Edita had a blood test, the surgery called her.
They said she needed to go straight to hospital as they suspected she had leukaemia.
Further tests confirmed that Edita had chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) – a type of cancer that affects the bone marrow and white blood cells.
She began having oral chemotherapy and is now in remission.
However, she will be on medication for life to help prevent the disease from returning.
Edita, from Banbury, Oxfordshire, said: “Not many people can say that lip fillers saved their life – but I can.
“If the bruising hadn’t happened and I hadn’t been encouraged to see the GP because of it then I may well have put it off again and again, which could have then meant the leukaemia may have progressed and been much harder to treat.
“I had no idea about the signs and symptoms of leukaemia.
“I was happy to be losing a bit of weight as I was about to go on holiday and I drank a lot of energy drinks which may have disguised my tiredness.
“There definitely needs to be more general awareness of leukaemia and what to look out for so more people can be diagnosed in time for treatment to be effective, like I was.”
Only 14 per cent of Brits are able to identify the four main symptoms of blood cancer, according to a new poll by Leukaemia Care and Leukaemia UK.
These are unusual bruising, unusual bleeding, fatigue, and repeated infections.
The organisations say this lack of awareness is contributing to more than a third of those with the condition finding out in A&E.
Around 10,000 people are diagnosed with leukaemia every year in the UK. Almost 5,000 lose their lives.
Annually, 37 per cent of those diagnosed with leukaemia receive this news in emergency settings – more than any other cancer type.
LEUKAEMIA is a type of cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue.
It leads to the overproduction of abnormal white blood cells – the part of the immune system which defends the body against infection.
Like many cancers, symptoms of leukaemia can be vague. However, common warning signs include:
Leukaemia can only be diagnosed through laboratory tests.
It can be grouped by the way the disease progresses (acute or chronic).
Acute means it progresses quickly and aggressively and usually requires immediate treatment, while chronic means it progresses more slowly and, in some cases, may not require immediate treatment.
The four most common types of leukaemia in adults are:
Leukaemia is usually treated using one or more of the following: chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, biological therapy and stem cell transplant.
Around 10,000 people are diagnosed in the UK every year. About 5,000 die.
But surviving rates are improving, rising from 13 per cent in the 1970s to around 52 per cent today.
Source: Leukaemia Care and Leukaemia UK
OLYMPIC speed skater Alexandra Ianculescu has revealed sharing photos on OnlyFans has “changed my life completely”.
The Romanian-Canadian, 32, competed in the women’s 500 metre event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
She retired from the sport three years ago and has taken up cycling on both the road and track.
Ianculsecu’s ambition is to earn a second Olympic appearance in her new discipline.
But while her long-term goal is to make it to the Games in Los Angeles in 2028, she is also charging £15.30 per month for access to her OnlyFans content.
And last month she explained to her 320,000 Instagram followers why she opted to start working on the website.
She said: “Why OnlyFans? I thought it would be appropriate to share this post again since I get asked about it all the time.
“Let’s start with some negative aspects. The thing is that the world will always judge you, no matter what you do.
“Regardless of the topic, you are either too much or too little, too fat or too thin, too weird or boring.
“Fortunately, I found out at a very young age that I will always do things my way.”
She went on to add: “In 2021, I decided to open this account because I kept getting so many “likes” on bikini photos and people were suggesting that I sell them on this platform. I thought it was the biggest joke.
“I didn’t want to be seen as someone who was known for selling ‘bikini photos’ considering that I have worked so hard as an athlete, worked hard for my education, speak multiple languages and really love the image of myself that I have created and respected.
“My life changed completely for the better after my first month there.
“I now enjoy training full-time, being able to afford the equipment I need, my dream bikes, saving for other goals in life and being able to enjoy it in a way where I don’t have to sacrifice my sporting life to have three part-time jobs like I used to do while chasing my Olympic dreams.”
Ianculsecu also challenged critics of her decisions by insisting she does not care about those judging her.
She said: “You can put me in a box because you don’t know me. And that’s okay. I know myself and the people that matter to me know how I am like.
“The comments don’t offend me because it’s a path I chose. For now.
“So… don’t be shy and come say hi.”
TERRY Bradshaw’s latest appearance on Fox NFL Sunday has some fans questioning if it is time for him to retire.
Bradshaw dropped a joke on Sunday that had his cohosts wondering what exactly he was talking about.
As Fox NFL Sunday opened up during Week 5, Michael Strahan made it known that he was being inducted into his alma mater’s hall of fame.
Strahan went to the HBCU Texas Southern University, where he set record and won awards before being drafted by the New York Giants.
He set the school record for sacks in a season with 19, and was named the SWAC Defensive Player of the Year twice.
Strahan informed his cohosts of the honor as the show started on Sunday, but he was quickly interrupted by Terry Bradshaw joking that he too went to the school.
“I gotta say thank you to Texas Southern University for putting me in the Hall of Fame on Friday night,” Strahan said.
He got a round of applause from his cohosts before Bradshaw chimed in to make his joke.
“That is not true. I went in,” Bradshaw said.
“You didn’t go to Texas Southern,” Strahan replied.
“I think I did,” Bradshaw quickly fired back.
Strahan kept his composure during the joke, and calmly delivered a line that got the rest of the Fox NFL Sunday crew laughing and moving on to the next segment.
“We would have known, you would have stood out,” he said.
Strahan’s induction into the Texas Southern hall of fame is no joking matter, as he is the first to receive the honor since 1996.
The fact that Bradshaw joked about the induction irked some fans, and many called him out for it.
Some fans think it is time for Bradshaw to retire, as many of his jokes this season have been misplaced and leaving people confused.
“Terry Bradshaw and Jimmy Johnson have been Retired-In-Place for years and just cashing Fox Sports checks. Time to update that crew,” one fan said.
August 1 - Hall of Fame Game - Houston Texans vs Chicago Bears
August 8 – Pre-season begins
August 27 – Deadline for 53-man rosters
September 1 – Final day of pre-season
September 5 – Season opener – Baltimore Ravens vs Kansas City Chiefs
November 5 – Trade deadline
January 5 – Week 18 of regular-season
January 11 – Playoffs begin
February 9 – Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Louisiana
“I really think it’s time for him to retire. I say this and I’ve got so, so, so much love for Terry Bradshaw. He’s been like a ‘Sunday Dad’ for 25 years of my life. But, it’s just time,” another fan said.
“Terry Bradshaw is so overrated,” a third fan said.
“I watched the Fox NFL post-game show earlier and Terry Bradshaw is getting so old,” a fourth fan said.
“Whoever thinks it’s a good idea to keep throwing the slurring mess that is Terry Bradshaw on TV needs to be fired,” a fifth fan said.
Bradshaw has been a member of Fox NFL Sunday for 30 years.
A MUM felt her “soul leave her body” as she was told of her unborn baby’s devastating diagnosis.
Madysen Wilcox experienced spotting when she was six weeks along, with doctors initially fearing she’d had a miscarriage.
Just a few weeks later, the 29-year-old mum was “blindsided” by a another devastating blow.
Madysen her husband, Darin, 34, were left dumbstruck when they were told that their baby’s brain had failed to form properly.
The mum-of-two, from Smithfield, Utah, USA, was so shocked by the diagnosis that she felt like she was undergoing an out-of-body experience.
She said: “Looking back on the day when we got the diagnosis, it felt like my soul left my body and I was watching myself react to the news.
“The ultrasound tech was very quiet for what felt like forever as she was looking at Charlie’s brain and heart.
“She then left to go get the doctor and he came in and told us the diagnosis.
“As soon as I heard it, it was at that moment, my soul left my body.
“The doctor told us the news, that his brain never formed into two hemispheres and his heart had some major defects as well. And that the diagnosis was fatal.”
Her unborn son, named Charlie, was diagnosed with Alobar Holoprosencephaly, a birth defect that means a baby’s brain doesn’t form properly or separate into right and left hemispheres.
The brain is normally divided into two halves, but they remain in contact and communication through nerve fibres.
The division allows the brain to process several pieces of information and perform several actions at once.
When your brain doesn’t divide properly in development, as in Holoprosencephaly, it causes several physical and neurological issues.
The condition is estimated to affect every one in 7,500 births, according to the NHS.
Many babies with the condition don’t survive full term.
Madysen and Darin were faced with an “impossible decision” as they were offered two options by doctors: either to terminate the pregnancy or to see it through.
After continuously switching between the two options, the couple at first decided to terminate the pregnancy immediately as they didn’t want their unborn son to suffer any longer.
But Madysen and her husband – who are devout Christians – soon felt this wasn’t the right decision for them.
The mum chose to carry baby Charlie to term, saying the decision helped bring the family closer together.
Madysen already share two children together, Hayvn, six, and Harvey, three. They aren’t sure how long Charlie will survive once he’s born.
Reflecting on her ordeal, Madysen explained: “We had been trying to get pregnant for almost a year and we finally found out we were pregnant in February 2024.
“We started to have some complications when I was about six weeks pregnant.
“I started having some spotting and bleeding and the doctors initially suspected a miscarriage.
There are three main types of holoprosencephaly:
Source: Cleveland Clinic
“My whole world felt like it was crashing down, and I was suffocating.
“It was all hitting me that we had just been told our baby will not survive.
“We went into that appointment suspecting Down Syndrome, not a fatal diagnosis.
“It was the last thing we ever expected to hear. The rest of that day, I just couldn’t stop crying, the tears felt like they would never stop.”
Madysen said that carrying Charlie full term had brought her and Darin closer together and helped her connect with other mums going through similar situations.
“Looking back, I can clearly see God’s hand in our lives and how he nudged us along to make the best decision for our family.
“Carrying Charlie has blessed me in more ways than I can count.
“He has brought me and Darin closer as a couple, he has brought us closer as a family.
“He’s also helped me connect with so many other wonderful mums who have been through something similar.”
But the mum still describes her pregnancy with Charlie as a “roller-coaster”.
Madysen said: “The roller coaster of emotions throughout this process has been exhausting.
“Prior to finding out Charlie’s official diagnosis, there were days where doctors told us things looked great and that everything was fine, then there were days where they were very concerned and we had to anxiously wait for test results, not knowing anything, and anticipating the worst.”
The mum is preparing herself for the agonising possibility of having to say goodbye to Charlie soon after he is born.
“Since his diagnosis is so rare, everything is a case-by-case scenario.
“So, we really have no idea how long he will live. We have had to prepare ourselves for every outcome basically.
“The hardest part with that is knowing we could meet him and immediately have to say goodbye.
“I was pregnant at the same time as two of my best friends this year and seeing them take home their healthy babies has been excruciating.”
THERE are few more brutal sports in the world right now than Power Slap.
Leading the charge is glam Hungarian beauty, Franciska Szabo – better known as Sheena Bathory.
She went viral when a clip of her taking a vicious slap from fellow MMA rival Christine Wolmarans made her barely flinch, and responded by blowing a kiss at her opponent.
Incredibly, it was watched over 136 million views – making her more popular than Taylor Swift online.
It hasn’t been all plain sailing, especially since Bathory broke her breast implant in training back in September.
However, she has set her sights on the Misfits Boxing world – having started boxing training – and wants to take on current champ Julia Poca.
Speaking exclusively to SunSport, Bathory said: “I have always followed Misfits Boxing.
“There are obviously so many beautiful women who compete who show their badass side.
“I can relate to boxing. It’s something knew in my life, but I was grappler and wrestled, so it would be challenging.
“It’s important for me to also keep my feminine side.
“Being a badass and being sexy, I think Misfits Boxing does that very well and I’d love to be a part of that.”
Former MMA fighter Bathory also used to wrestle, so she’s battle hardened when it comes to a tough training regime.
But, preparing for a Power Slap contest requires different preparation.
She said: “I work out with rubber bands to practice my arm swing and slap, that helped me a lot.
“For my jaw line I have a jaw exerciser that I bite down on too.
“The neck is very important, but because of my MMA training, which involves wrestling and kickboxing training, I get hit many times and that helps to make me physically stronger.”
Last month, though, Bathory was floored by a horror injury when her breast implant broke during a particularly aggressive training session.
She explained: “It happened in a rough training camp in Budapest.
“My sparring partner didn’t hold back, and I had a few kicks to my breasts.
“When you are on the floor and training, you don’t really realise the pain because it’s constant.
“The next day I saw some bruising above one of my breasts, and I felt some inflammation in my body.
“I went for blood work, and my results were very high.
“A friend, who was an MMA fighter, said to me I had to do an MRI on my breast in case it got damaged.
By Jack Figg
Power Slap is UFC boss Dana White’s newest and potentially most dangerous venture yet.
The American MMA promoter helped the UFC go from struggling business bought for just $2m to a global powerhouse now worth over $20BILLION.
But White’s passion has now shifted across to his new Power Slap league – where defenceless opponents withstand blows to the brain.
Doctors are outraged and have warned it MUST be banned before disaster strikes.
Chris Nowinski, a Harvard Ph.D. and former wrestler, claimed participants ‘may never be the same’ after taking the repeated blows to the head.
But White has remained unfazed and shared Power Slap’s huge social media numbers with clips soaring into the millions of views.
And he remarkably said: “This will be the biggest sport in the world. This will be bigger than the UFC. This will be bigger than the UFC.”
White helped catapult MMA into a mainstream sport but only time will tell if lightning will strike twice with Power Slap.
Sometimes, actually, my huge breasts were making it difficult for my boxing because I couldn’t keep my arms down!”
“Incredibly, the right one implant was smashed to pieces. It got into my blood, and it was really painful. It was insane.
“They took the implant out, and i’m not getting them back now because I want to focus on the competitions.
“Sometimes, actually, my huge breasts were making it difficult for my boxing because I couldn’t keep my arms down!
“I am now three pounds lighter, so it will help me with the weight cut.
“It was a blessing, even though it sounds so tragic!”
Bathory became a viral superstar when she blew a kiss at rival Christine Wolmarans after being struck by a hard slap.
She barely flinched, which drew 136 million views in a clip shared on Instagram. More than anything on a Taylor Swift reel.
“My feelings are very mixed when I am competing in Power Slap,” Bathory said.
“I used to do wrestling and judo. There’s something about entertaining, which is important to me, but I still want to be there as an athlete.
“It came out naturally, why can’t I show my emotions? In judo you can’t, you have to respect the judges and the opponent.
“In Power Slap you get more freedom. And by the way, the slap from Christine was really strong! When she slapped me, I felt off for one second before then thinking, ‘Oh, I’m back!’
“I blew a kiss to say, ‘It wasn’t bad, but now it’s my turn’.”
Bathory continued: “I think people appreciate that women can tolerate really high pain.
“I also think it was very attractive for many men, who messaged me they wanted to die by my slap!
“Men, maybe, weren’t even aware they wanted to get slapped until seeing this video!”
Power Slap has been backed by Dana White, with the UFC chief executive officer founding the sport in 2022.
“It’s definitely a privilege to work in the same industry as Dana White,” Bathory revealed.
“He motivates me every day to train harder because I would also love to compete in MMA.
“Hopefully, I can get his attention by fighting in both because he’s the GOAT of this industry.
“I am truly very grateful that I can be in the same circle.”
