“Me leaving hurts the fighters,” Dana White’s biggest punishment is to live with label of ‘domestic abuser’
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Dana White's first presser since slap-incident (Image Courtesy - YouTube)
Dana White finally came out to address the media for the first time since his controversial slapping video. The UFC boss responded to questions about his punishment. White said going on a hiatus isn’t going to hurt him.
Despite all the criticism Dana White faced for his recent actions, the UFC boss has fully owned up to it. The president of the fight company believes he is fully in the wrong and urged his supporters to not defend him. Ahead of UFC’s first event in the new year, White talked to reporters on UFC Vegas 67 media day.
The UFC boss was expected to leave the company after his actions but that isn’t the right punishment, believed White. “Me leaving hurts the company, Hurts my employees, hurts the fighters. It doesn’t hurt me,” said White at the media day. According to White, the biggest punishment he could face for his actions would be living with the guilt of having laid hands on his wife.
“Here’s my punishment – I got a walk around for however long I live, 10.4 years or 25 years, and this is how I am labeled now,” said White. The head honcho also believes his other punishment would be losing the respect of his family members, friends, and acquaintances over this controversy.
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Dana White urges people to not defend his actions
Since White’s apology video with TMZ, several fighters, fans, and media members have surprisingly come out in defense of him. Fighters like Jamahal Hill, ESPN host Molly Qerim, and others have defended the UFC boss. Dana White himself now has emphasized that he deserves no defending or sympathy.
Talking to the reporters, White said, “There’s never an excuse…There’s no defense for this. People should not be defending me over this thing, no matter what.” White and his wife have repeatedly said that they are more focused on taking care of their kids during this tough situation.
White slapped his wife on New Year’s eve at a nightclub in Cabo, Mexico. The UFC president is now looking to move on with his business after apologizing for his behavior. It is clear that he won’t step away from the company which he believes wouldn’t actually hurt him.
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