Forget about boxing and MMA, Pillow Fighting Championship boss claims his is most ‘gruelling sport in the world’
- Pillow Fighting Championship’s most recent live event on ESPN gets more than one million viewers
- Boss says the cardio from swinging a pillow is so intense, they only use ‘highly trained MMA, boxers and Muay Thai fighters for our pro events’
The world of combat sports gets increasingly brutal as the years go by, from the bloody bouts in MMA, to the slap battles that have turned the head of UFC boss Dana White, broken bones and rattled brains are the order of the day.
But what if you want a workout in the ring without the threat of serious injury? How about a spot of pillow fighting?
No longer the preserve of young children, or advertisers and entertainers for purposes of titillation, the Pillow Fighting Championship (PFC) is here and if CEO Steve Williams has his way, it will conquer the world.
Last month, Williams offered Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, two billionaires reportedly keen on trading blows, the chance to settle their differences like real men: with pillows.
Although the tech titans are unlikely to ever accept the request, an increasing number of people are embracing the new, rather unique combat sport. Moreover, it seems, people are actually interested in watching.
Williams said the most recent live event, which aired on ESPN, had more than one million viewers, and with competitions in both Brazil and Ghana, he claimed the sport was going global.
