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Watch: Former UFC heavyweight winner Tim Sylvia's slap brings down opponent that might chills your spine

Tim Slyvia has been working in the films since appearing in his last professional fight in 2013. His slap fighting competition went well.

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Former UFC fighter Tim Slyvia won the Slap championship debut game. Last weekend, he returned to the competition for the first time since 2013. 10 years back, he lost his last game and never competed in any fight since then. Meanwhile, in his slap championship debut, he put down the opponent will a single slap.

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In a video that is going viral, the Hollywood actor first aimed at his opponents' cheeks, a normal curse of the game. After setting his aim, the veteran fighter managed to slap his so badly that the latter went down and looked like either getting a concussion or got dizzy. Meanwhile, Tim has had a dream start to his new career.

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With his emphatic victory, Tim Sylvia become the new Slap Fight Championship Heavyweight Champion.

‘The Maine-iac” appears keen on defending that title in the near future, confessing “Man I loved this” following the event.

Sylvia of course is best known for being a former UFC heavyweight title holder. The 6’ 8″ big man originally captured Ultimate Fighting Championship gold in February of 2003, when he scored a first-round TKO victory over Ricco Rodriguez at UFC 41.

Tim would capture the UFC heavyweight title for a second time at UFC 59 by getting revenge on his longtime rival Andrei Arlovski. Following two successful title defenses, Sylvia would eventually drop the belt to Randy Couture at UFC 68.