Pillow Fighting Championship live on TV leaves boxing fans asking ‘what is this’

Fighting does not have to be violent, brutal, bloody, and painful.

It can be soft, fluffy, harmless and reduced to the types of activities normally seen at sleepover parties or questionable Playboy videos. Those appreciative of the skill of MMA but have a knee-wobbling phobia of blood now have their own niche sport that ticks the boxes of pugilism as well as health and safety.

It features a ring, a referee, and a desire to knock your opponent down to the ground.

Daily Star Sport introduces you to the soft and padded world of PFC – the Pillow Fighting World Championship.

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"PFC isn’t just about hard-hitting pillow fighting, it’s also about pure entertainment and fun,” a statement from the about section of the official PFC website said.

"PFC has quickly evolved into a very popular sport-based showcase complete with all the strength, stamina and strategic skills of the other more brutal combat sports but with a massive amount of fun! PFC is all the thrill of a hand-to-hand combat fighting without any blood and a lot more action!"

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Incredibly, this sport is currently broadcast by ESPN, one of the most respected sport broadcasters in the world, especially in the US. As you would expect, those of the combat sports world who came across the sport, were knocked off their feet, as if hit by a muscle massed giant wielding a super jumbo feather pillow.

Boxing promoter Lou DiBella saw the video and commented: “WHAT. THE. F***. Is. This???”

Incredibly, his rhetorical question was answered by the CEO of PFC himself, Steve Williams. “It’s the greatest new sport and the only combat that will ever get Jake and Logan Paul in the ring at the same time,” Williams laughed.

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His response may have been tongue in cheek, but Williams is very serious about the sport. "The fighters don’t like to get hurt, and there’s a lot of people who don’t want to see the blood,” William said about the sport.

"They want to see good competition, they just don’t want to see the violence.” Now this sport is on the airwaves, sleepovers could soon become known as training camps.

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