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Professional heavyweight boxer and former All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams has slammed the controversial Power Slap League, saying he wouldn't let his children participate in the sport.
The league, created by UFC boss Dana White, has been criticised by health experts for its handling of concussions, with many participants showing immediate signs of significant head injury while competing.
Williams, who is no stranger to collision sports and head trauma, took to social media to voice his concern with the new sport on Sunday.
Professional heavyweight boxer Sonny Bill Williams (pictured) has slammed the controversial Power Slap League, saying he wouldn't let his children participate in the sport
The league, created by UFC boss Dana White, has been criticised by health experts for its handling of concussions
'Rugby & league fans think about this? Would you let your children compete in it? It's a big NO for me,' he wrote alongside a video of a participant being slapped unconscious.
The majority of fans who replied to Williams' message were equally appalled by the brutal competition.
'It's not sport, it's just pointless barbarism,' said one user.
'Thank you Sonny ! This is ridiculous,' replied another
'It should be banned, it's not sport,' commented a third.
Top UFC fighter Sean O'Malley also refuses to watch the new league due to the likelihood of the competitors sustaining brain injuries as they take turns slapping each other across the face as hard as they can, with the target unable to move out of the path of the blow.
'It's weird because some people just love it,' O'Malley said on his YouTube channel.
'I could see maybe watching the TV series part of it like The Ultimate Fighter, like them at the
