UFC president Dana White regrets slapping his spouse in Mexico on New Year’s Eve, however stated no additional punishment is important for the incident caught on video.
White opened his press convention Wednesday by addressing the matter, which adopted studies from ESPN‘s in-house mixed-martial arts reporters that the Disney Corporation had prohibited journalists from reporting on the incident.
In the video, White shoves his spouse, Anne, to the bottom after retaliating from a slap to the face. White first slapped his spouse twice earlier than the two-hand shove.
“We’ve had plenty of discussions internally,” White stated, talking at UFC Apex earlier than the primary occasion of the 12 months within the Las Vegas area. “With (media rights CEO) Ari (Emanuel), ESPN. Nobody is happy about this. Neither am I. But it happened and I have to deal with it. What is my punishment? Here is my punishment: I gotta walk around … and this is how I’m labeled.”
Saying he was stunned by the assist he obtained by way of social media, White stated he stands by his earlier public place that “you never bounce back from putting your hands on a woman,” however stated he does not need fighters or followers to defend him.
Prominent UFC fighter Daniel Cormier stated others have to cease defending White, as a result of he already said he was mistaken.
“Dana White was wrong,” Cormier informed ESPN. “He told you he was wrong. We have long been told our entire lives that we are not supposed to put our hands on women. Dana White himself has gone on record himself to say, ‘You are not supposed to put your hands on women.’ He understands that. He took accountability immediately.”
White, 53, stated he is not conscious of any formal punishment coming his method.
“What should the repercussions be? You tell me,” White stated. “I take 30 days off? How does that hurt me? I told you guys when we were going through COVID, COVID could last 10 years. I could sit it out. It’s much like COVID actually. Me leaving hurts the company, hurts my employees, hurts the fighters. It doesn’t hurt me. I could’ve left in 2016. You know what I mean? I don’t know. Do I need to reflect? No, I don’t need to reflect. The next morning when I woke up (I reflected). I’ve been against this. I’ve owned this. I’m telling you that I’m wrong.”
