UFC president Dana White ’embarrassed’ after video catches him slapping wife – National | 24CA News
UFC president Dana White has admitted to hitting his spouse after a video of the incident surfaced earlier this week.
The video, shared by TMZ on Monday, exhibits White and his spouse, Anne, having an argument inside a Mexican nightclub in Cabo San Lucas on New Year’s Eve.
White leans over to say one thing to Anne and he or she proceeds to slap him throughout the face. The video then exhibits White slapping her again earlier than mates intervene and pull them aside.
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In an interview with TMZ the next day, White admitted to putting his spouse of 26 years, saying he was “embarrassed.”
“You’ve heard me say for years, ‘There’s never ever an excuse for a guy to put his hands on a woman,’ and now here I am on TMZ talking about it,” White instructed the web site.
He additionally mentioned he’s proven his three youngsters the video in an effort to deal with the problem, and that “whatever people do say (about the video) is deserved. I deserve it.”
UFC spokesman Chris Costello refused to remark to The Associated Press, as a substitute directing the outlet to White’s feedback to TMZ.
Anne White additionally launched a press release to TMZ wherein she mentioned the behaviour was “out of character” for her husband.
“Dana and I have been married for almost 30 years. To say this is out of character for him is an understatement. Nothing like this has ever happened before. Unfortunately, we were both drinking too much on New Year’s Eve and things got out of control, on both sides. We’ve talked this through as a family and apologized to each other. I just hope people will respect our privacy for the sake of our kids.”
White spoke out about home violence in 2014 after NFL participant Ray Rice assaulted his fiancée, saying you “don’t bounce back from putting your hands on a woman,” in accordance with The Guardian. “Been that way in the UFC since we started here.”
Shares of Endeavor, UFC’s controlling curiosity, fell almost six per cent Tuesday after the video was launched, reviews CNBC.
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