UFC President Dana White Set To Avoid Punishment Following Physical Altercation With Wife

UFC president, Dana White is about to keep away from punishment by the group and their homeowners, Endeavor, following the discharge of footage displaying him concerned in a bodily altercation together with his spouse on New 12 months’s Eve final throughout a household trip in Cabo, Mexico.

White, the present and long-time president of the UFC, was filmed concerned in a bodily altercation together with his spouse at a nightclub on New 12 months’s Eve throughout their trip, in which the former slaps his wife in the face following a verbal argument.

Endeavor have declined to touch upon Dana White’s altercation together with his spouse

Initially refusing to formally touch upon the scenario involving White, Endeavor, the promotion’s dad or mum firm and homeowners, headed up by CEO, Ari Emanuel – are set to keep away from punishing the organizational boss.

“What ought to the repercussions be? You inform me,” Dana White questioned assembled media throughout at present’s media availability forward of UFC Vegas 67. “I take 30 days off? How does that harm me? I instructed you guys after we had been going by way of COVID, COVID may final 10 years. I may sit it out and – you understand what I imply? What can be the issue? It’s very similar to COVID, truly. Me leaving hurts the corporate, hurts my workers, hurts the fighters.”

“It doesn’t harm me,” Dana White defined. “I may have left in 2016. I don’t know. Do I must replicate? No, I don’t must replicate. The following morning once I awoke – you understand what I imply? I’ve been towards this. I’ve owned this. I’m telling you that I’m incorrect.” 

“However pay attention, we’ve had loads of discussions internally, with Ari (Emanuel), ESPN,” Dana White continued. “No person’s comfortable. No person’s comfortable about this. Neither am I. Nevertheless it occurred, and I’ve to take care of it. And what’s my punishment? Right here’s my punishment: I’ve obtained to stroll round for nonetheless lengthy I dwell – is it 10.4 years, or is it one other 25 years – and that is how I’m labeled now. My different punishment is that, I’m certain lots of people, whether or not or not it’s media, fighters, associates, acquaintances, who had respect for me, may not have respect for me now.” 

Denying he ought to simply take a depart of absence as some type of punishment, White reiterated that he should face his punishment by way of labels and criticism for the remainder of his life. 

“There’s a number of issues that I’m going to should take care of for the remainder of my life which can be far more of a punishment than what, I take a 30-day [or a] 60-day absence?” Dana White mentioned. “That’s not a punishment to me. The punishment is that I did it, and now I’ve to take care of it.”