Bystanders videoed an ugly slap fight between UFC’s Dana White and his wife at a bar in Mexico on New Year’s Eve. On Tuesday, Dana made a public apology.
TMZ published photos of the brief physical altercation between Dana and his wife Anne.
Reportedly, the longtime head of the UFC and his wife were celebrating in the VIP area of the El Squid Roe in Cabo San Lucas over New Year’s weekend.
Video shows Dana leaning in to say something to his wife and Anne responding in anger by slapping Dana in the face. Dana responds by slapping Anne at least two times.
Bystanders quickly stepped in to separate the two.
Multiple individuals have reposted the low-quality video of the altercation.
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According to TMZ, Dana said: “My wife and I were out for New Year’s Eve, and, unfortunately, that’s what happened. I’m one of the guys, 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.”
In the TMZ interview, Dana said his greatest concern regarding the altercation is his three children.
White continued: “My wife and I have been married for almost 30 years. We’ve known each other since we were 12 years old. We’ve obviously been through some s–t together. We’ve got three kids, and this is one of those situations that’s horrible.
White added: I’m embarrassed, but it’s also one of those situations where right now we’re more concerned about our kids. We’ve shown the kids the video, and we’re more focused on our family right now.”
Dana continued: “People are going to have opinions on this, and most of the people’s opinions will be right — especially in my case. You don’t put your hands on a woman, ever. My wife and I obviously love each other… This is just one of those unfortunate situations.” Dana confirmed that he and his wife had been drinking.
The UFC President concluded: “There was definitely a lot of alcohol involved, but that’s no excuse,” he said. “I literally am making no excuses for this thing at all. It’s never happened before. It’s the first time it’s ever happened. People are gonna say what they’re gonna say. It is what it is, and whatever people do say, it’s deserved. I deserve it.”
Anne White has defended her husband, telling TMZ that “to say this is out of character for him is an understatement — nothing like this has ever happened before.”
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