Of course, the head of this sports organization is going to give his only interview to an outlet that has huge financial interests in the sports organization.

No hard questions about beating women from the outlet.

Dana White

UFC

TMZ

Dana White Nightclub Fight with Wife on NYE … Dana Says, ‘There’s No Excuse’

Dana White and his wife got physical with each other on New Year’s Eve, stunning onlookers in a crowded Cabo San Lucas nightclub … an incident Dana says was, regretfully, fueled by booze.

The UFC honcho and Anne White, who’ve been married for 26 years, were celebrating Saturday night with friends in El Squid Roe … but things took a turn shortly after they all welcomed in 2023 at midnight.

The couple and their group were in a VIP area above the dance floor, and when Dana leaned over to say something to Anne … she reacted by slapping him across the face. Dana immediately slapped her back in the face, before friends jumped in and pulled them apart — and it all played out in plain view of patrons down below.

Eyewitnesses in the club tell TMZ Sports … Dana and Anne both seemed heavily intoxicated prior to the violence, and the video seems to bear that out, because things went from zero to 100 in an instant — seemingly for no reason. Further, we’re told the conflict was all over in less than a minute.

We spoke to Dana about the incident, and he admits he and Anne had been drinking heavily — but quickly adds that’s no excuse for him getting physical. He told us, “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.”

He says he’s embarrassed by this “horrible” incident, and he and Anne have apologized to each other. He says they’re “good,” but their biggest concern now is for their 3 kids … with whom they’ve already discussed the fight. – Source

Dana White responds to critics on lack of punishment for NYE incident: ‘The only thing that matters is my personal life’

Dana White pushed back at the notion that the lack of professional consequences he’s faced for his New Year’s Eve altercation with his wife has been unsatisfactory.

“The only thing that matters is my personal life. What else is there?” White said Saturday at UFC Vegas 67’s post-fight press conference.

“I told you, I was going to leave in 2016 with the sale. Could’ve sat out during COVID. What should my punishment be? And you say, ‘There’s going to be repercussions in your personal life, but none in your professional life.’ But what matters other than my personal life? Nothing. Nothing matters except for my personal life. This is great, love doing it. Don’t have to do it.”

White was recently caught on video striking his wife, Anne, multiple times at a club in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on New Year’s Eve. In the clip, which was released by TMZ two weeks ago, White can be seen grabbing Anne’s wrist, which leads to her slapping him in the face. The UFC president then responds by slapping her twice in the face before bystanders jump into the argument and the clip ends.

White has made no excuses for his actions and has repeatedly expressed contrition, however many media critics have called for White to face some sort of professional sanctions or to step down; the California Legislative Women’s Caucus called for White to be removed as UFC president.

This past week, in his first public press conference since the incident, White stated that his punishment will be the label he has to carry for the rest of his life. – Source

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