Move over Triller. You’re not the only ones capitalizing on crazy.
The latest entrant to the combat sports landscape that will leave you scratching your head? Check out Pillow Fight Championship.
Billing itself as “the world’s most exciting new combat sport,” Pillow Fight Championship features combatants using a specially modified pillow to engage in a martial art practiced by children around the globe.
The promotion’s latest event, “Pillow Fight Championship: Pound Down,” took place this past weekend in Florida, and seven-time UFC veteran Markus Perez, complete in his signature “Joker” regalia, competed on the card. The 31-year-old Brazilian took home a decision win over a much smaller Santiago Seijo, who also billed himself as “The Joker.”
You can check out the contest in the video above.
It gets crazier. Perez wasn’t the only former UFC fighter on the card, with eight-time octagon veteran Marcus Brimage also competing at the event and taking home a decision victory. You can check out that matchup in the video below.
Pillow Fight Championship CEO Steve Williams sees the bizarre spectacle as a family-friendly combat sport with a real opportunity to succeed.
“The fighters don’t like to get hurt, and there’s a lot of people who don’t want to see the blood,” Williams stated. “They want to see good competition, they just don’t want to see the violence.”
Tell that to this guy, who apparently became the first TKO victim in the organization’s short history (via Instagram):
A full replay of “Pillow Fight Championship: Pound Down” is available at Fite.tv.
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