INTERNATIONAL: Today, anything could be a professional sport. Pillow fighting has been turned into a professional combat sport as athletes competed in the ring in Florida.

The Pillow Fight Championships took place in Florida on 29 January, where 16 men and eight women fought for the two titles.

When you were growing up, chances are you would've had a pillow fight with your mates. Some people might have grown out of that playful bit of fun, however others decided to turn it into a professional sport.

Introducing the Pillow Fight Championship (PFC), the legitimate sport that sees two people battle inside a ring with a comfy-looking pillow.

It's very similar to the likes of boxing, however you're allowed to use a specialised PFC-branded pillow to absolutely wallop your opponent with.

Pillow Fight Championship started 'with an idea to develop a real fighting sport that would appeal to the international family audience by combining the ancient weapon known as a 'pillow' with experienced MMA competitors & boxers an strict rules'.

There are three, two-minute rounds in each fight.

The PFC said they have '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'.

They pride themselves on having 'all the thrill of a hand-to-hand combat fight without any blood and a lot more action'.

A PFC battle was held over the weekend in Florida and the pay-per-view event and saw 16 men and eight women compete for their chance at a title belt and a cash prize of $5,000.

Brazil's Istela Nunes won in the women's division and American Hauley Tillman took our the men's. They've been officially crowned as the first-ever PFC champions.