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Dana White slaps his wife during physical altercation on New Year’s Eve

Published

January 3, 2023

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UFC president Dana White. Photo via YouTube (TheMacLife)

UFC president Dana White and his wife got into a physical altercation on New Year’s Eve. The altercation, where both slapped each other in the face, took place in a nightclub in Mexico and was caught on film that was later published by TMZ.

Endeavor, which is the company that owns a controlling interest in the UFC, has not yet issued any statement regarding the UFC president’s actions, according to MMA Fighting.

In an interview with TMZ, White commented on the altercation.

“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 said. “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. And now here I am on TMZ talking about it. My wife and I have been married for almost 30 years. We’ve known each other since we were almost 12 years old. We’ve obviously been through some shit together and we’ve got three kids, and this is one of those situations that’s horrible.”

“We have three kids and obviously since the video popped up, we’ve shown the kids the video. We’re more focused on our family right now. People are going to have opinions on this, and most of the people’s opinions would be right, especially in my case. You don’t put your hands on a woman ever. My wife and I love each other, we’ve been together for a very long time. We’ve known each other since we were very little, and this is just one of those unfortunate situations.”

See the full TMZ interview with Dana White in the player below.

Statement from White’s wife

In a statement to TMZ, White’s wife gave her side of the altercation.

“Dana and I have been married for almost 30 years. To say this is out of character for him is an understatement – nothing like this has ever happened before. Unfortunately, we were both drinking too much on New Year’s Eve and things got out of control, on both sides. We’ve talked this through as a family and apologized to each other. I just hope people will respect our privacy for the sake of our kids,” she said in the statement.