UFC president Dana White told TMZ he is "making no excuses" for the physical altercation between him and his wife that was captured on video during their ...
"Dana and I have been married for almost 30 years," she told TMZ. I just hope people will respect our privacy for the sake of our kids." People are going to say what they're going to say and it is what is. "This is one of those situations that's horrible, I'm embarrassed -- but it's also one of those situations that right now we're more concerned about our kids. "To say this is out of character for him is an understatement. Dana White then slaps her back before the two are quickly separated.
After video surfaced of Dana White appearing to strike his wife during an argument in a nightclub on New Year's Eve, the UFC president has issued a ...
I just hope people will respect our privacy for the sake of our kids." "Dana and I have been married for almost 30 years. We've known each other since we were very little and this is just one of those unfortunate situations." My wife and I have been married for almost 30 years. "I'm in Cabo, Mexico, for the holidays with my family and my wife and I were out with family on New Year's Eve, and unfortunately that's what happened," White told TMZ. "I'm one of the guys, you heard me say for years: There's never, ever an excuse for a guy to put his hands on a woman.
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 ...
He says he's embarrassed by this "horrible" incident, and he and Anne have apologized to each other. 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. "Dana and I have been married for almost 30 years. The couple and their group were in a VIP area above the dance floor, and when Dana leaned over to say something to Anne ... He says they're "good," but their biggest concern now is for their 3 kids ... 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.
Dana White and his wife, Anne, had a brief physical fight at a New Year's Eve party in Mexico.
It is what it is, and whatever people do say, it’s deserved. My wife and I obviously love each other … I’m embarrassed, but it’s also one of those situations where right now we’re more concerned about our kids. And, now here I am on TMZ talking about it.” Video of the incident The two were quickly separated.
UFC president Dana White and his wife Anna were caught on camera in the middle of a slapping incident while the two were seemingly partying for New Year's.
I just hope people will respect our privacy for the sake of our kids." [CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM](https://www.foxnews.com/sports) "It is what it is. "There was definitely a lot of alcohol, but there’s no excuse," White told TMZ Sports. [Cabo San Lucas](https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/location-mexico). "I’m literally making no excuses for this thing at all.
Dana White has apologized after he was filmed slapping his wife Anne in the face during a row in a club in Mexico on New Year's Eve.
It’s about your wife and kids.' You don’t bounce back from putting your hands on a woman.' 'It’s all about your family. 'There’s one thing that you never bounce back from and that’s putting your hands on a woman,' he said. We’ve talked this through as a family and apologized to each other.' You don't put your hands on a woman, ever.'
White responded on Monday after video footage of the incident surfaced.
White slapped his wife at a New Year's Eve party in Mexico and said while there was alcohol involved, that was "no excuse."
This is just one of those unfortunate situations," he said. It's the first time it's ever happened. In the video, White is seen leaning into Anne to tell her something and she slaps him. My wife and I obviously love each other ... And, now here I am on TMZ talking about it." "People are going to have opinions on this, and most of the people's opinions will be right — especially in my case.
Dana White slapping his wife could be expensive for shareholders of Endeavor Group Holdings. White is the president of UFC, the mixed martial arts promoter ...
Since going public in May 2021, shares of Endeavor are down 21% compared with a decline of 9% for the broader market. It contributes about $1 billion, or 20%, of the company’s total revenue. [told TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/02/dana-white-wife-drunk-fight-slap-new-years-eve-nightclub-cabo/) he regrets the altercation, which he said was fueled by too much alcohol. As of noon Tuesday, shares of Endeavor were down over 5%, to $21.53, while the S&P 500 had fallen less than 1%. “I’m embarrassed,” he told TMZ. [video](https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/02/dana-white-wife-drunk-fight-slap-new-years-eve-nightclub-cabo/) of White hitting his wife at a New Year’s Eve party in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, went viral Monday.
Endeavor, run by super agent Ari Emanuel, took full ownership of Dana White-run UFC in 2021.
It took full ownership of UFC in 2021, the year Endeavor had its initial public offering, according to Anne White also issued a separate statement to TMZ, calling it isolated incident. Endeavor has bulked up over the years through a series of acquisitions, owning and managing live events like the Miami Open and the Miss Universe international beauty pageant. [published by TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/02/dana-white-wife-drunk-fight-slap-new-years-eve-nightclub-cabo/) showed White getting into an altercation with his wife, Anne, at a New Year's Eve party in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. He then slaps her. - Shares of Endeavor, the owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, fell after a video surfaced of UFC president Dana White hitting his wife.
UFC boss Dana White, 53, said there was 'no excuse' for hitting his wife Anne, who he shares three children with, during their drink-fueled vacation in Cabo ...
The dancer also claims she and White were having an affair during his marriage. This went on for a while and one day I was at my place and I got a call and they said, ''You owe us the money tomorrow by 1 o'clock.' I literally hung up the phone, picked up the phone and called Delta and bought a ticket to Vegas.' White has denied the accusation. 'He basically said, ''You owe us money,' White said, according to NBC Sports. You don't bounce back from putting your hands on a woman.' There's one thing that you never bounce back from and that's putting your hands on a woman. He then slaps her back before the pair are split up by their friends He literally slapped his wife on camera. You know, if you did something in anger and you go, 'Oh my god. We’ve talked this through as a family and apologized to each other.' He then slaps her back before the pair are split up by their friends. Video from New Year's Eve shows the couple, who have been married since 1996, and their friends in a VIP area above the dance floor of El Squid Roe in Cabo San Lucas.
UFC president Dana White has said he and his wife have apologized to each other after video footage of what he described as a “horrible” incident in which ...
The video shows White striking his wife across the face in response. The leaked video showed White and his wife, Anne, standing on the balcony of a VIP suite at the Cabo San Lucas nightclub in Mexico. “There was a lot of alcohol involved, but that’s no excuse,” White told TMZ, which first published the footage.
"I'm embarrassed," Power Slap founder Dana White said. His wife, Anne White, said they had both been drinking.
"Dana and I have been married for almost 30 years," she said. I just hope people will respect our privacy for the sake of our kids." People are going to say what they're going to say and it is what is. White joined UFC in 2001 and helped build the company into a juggernaut worth billions of dollars. "My wife and I have been married for almost 30 years," White told TMZ. His wife said they had been drinking.
The best way to avoid apologizing for hitting a woman is to never do it in the first place. Guess that never went through UFC President Dana White's brain ...
Apologizing to your spouse is fine and dandy, but will White be held to the same consequences he said should take place for striking a woman? Other UFC fighters to be charged or have domestic violence allegations brought against them include Chuck Liddell (he denied the charges and wasn’t prosecuted), Jon Jones (charges dropped after striking a plea deal with prosecutors), Thiago Silva (charges were dropped), Luis Pena (pled not guilty to Oct. Instead of being a decision-maker for how his fighters are punished for putting their hands on a woman, White is now in the middle of his own indefensible actions. It’s still despicable, but he came clean by telling TMZ, “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 added: “My wife and I have been married for almost 30 years. We’ve talked this through as a family and apologized to each other.” [UFC President Dana White’s brain](https://deadspin.com/dana-white-upset-because-people-paid-attention-to-somet-1849433867) on New Year’s Eve, when he was seen getting into a physical altercation with his wife, Anna, at a nightclub in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Dana White arguing with his wife Anne at a club in Cabo San Lucas. Image via TMZ. UFC president Dana White slapped and pushed ...
That coziness served him in this particular case, as a story that should be mostly about the president of the biggest MMA organization on the planet hitting his wife on video is downplayed by TMZ. It’s the softest possible interrogation of someone who admits to hitting their spouse because there’s no way to deny it, and it ends with White being given the space to chuckle about how he was too drunk to really remember hitting Anne at all. Mike Perry was allowed to fight two more times, including once on a pay-per-view card, [after being accused](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/10/ufc-news-mike-perry-domestic-violence-allegations-ex-wife-speaks-out) of domestic abuse by his ex-wife in October 2020. You don’t bounce back from putting your hands on a woman.” In October 2021, [the UFC released Luis Peña](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021/10/ufc-news-promotion-terminates-luis-penas-contract-after-learning-of-disturbing-allegations-in-domestic-violence-arrest) after he was accused of punching two women during a domestic dispute. [he was asked about the video](https://www.mmafighting.com/2014/9/11/6134395/morning-report-ufc-ray-rice-dana-white-roger-goodell-ronda-rousey-joe-rogan-mma-news) of NFL running back Ray Rice punching his fiancée in an elevator, and he stressed the UFC’s strict standards for addressing spousal abuse. Dana then slaps her twice and pushes her before turning his back to the camera.
Here is all you need to know about the altercation that turned violent between UFC President Dana White and his wife Anne.
ESPN directed him back to the UFC for a comment: “ESPN does the distribution and UFC produces the content.” [Endeavor](https://t.co/UYisZWB28i) (the company that bought the UFC and has a controlling interest) has not released a statement on the ordeal. “To say this is out of character for him is an understatement -- nothing like this has ever happened before. “There’s one thing that you never bounce back from and that’s putting your hands on a woman. You don’t bounce back from putting your hands on a woman.” Unfortunately, we were both drinking too much on New Year’s Eve and things got out of control, on both sides. We’ve known each other since we were very little, and this is just one of those unfortunate situations.” White would later tell TMZ that he doesn’t remember a lot from the night. We’ve got three kids, and this is one of those situations that’s horrible. “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. People are going to have opinions on this, and most of the people’s opinions would be right, especially in my case. [Trent Reinsmith](https://twitter.com/TrentReinsmith/status/1610313933310627841) reached out to TBS and ESPN, the latter who has a deal with the UFC for broadcasting fights under the Disney brand. [via TMZ.](https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/02/dana-white-wife-drunk-fight-slap-new-years-eve-nightclub-cabo/) White was talking to Anne, who appeared distressed.