What happened: Pillow Fighting Championship made its debut in the boxing ring on Jan 29 in Florida, where it hosted its inaugural live, pay-per-view event. Details: According to Steve Williams, the CEO of PFC, the competition delivers all the excitement of hand-to-hand combat without the ‘gore’ of mixed martial arts or boxing, “It’s not something where you sit there and laugh and feathers are flying, it’s serious. It’s hardcore swinging with specialised pillows,” William told Reuters. What’s PFC: The Pillow Fight Championship is a professional combat sports competition where two people fight inside a wrestling ring, with ‘comfy’ pillows. According to their website, PFC began “with an idea to produce a real fighting sport that would appeal to the international audience by introducing the ancient weapon of “pillow” with experienced MMA competitors and boxers and stringent rules.” The first match: A PFC combat took place over the weekend in Florida, and the pay-per-view event had 16 men and eight women competing for a title belt and a $5,000 cash prize. Istela Nunes of Brazil won the women’s division, while Hauley Tillman of the United States won the men’s, and they’ve been crowned the first-ever champions of the PFC.