'Disgusting' fallout to UFC boss' 'horrible' attack

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UFC brag Dana White's slap warring league, Power Slap, has had its tv debut delayed aft footage emerged of the 53-year-old hitting his woman during an statement connected New Year's Eve.

TMZ shared a video of White and his wife, Anne, "getting carnal with each other" successful a Mexico nightclub connected New Year's Eve.

The video, which was submitted by an onlooker, showed White saying thing to his woman - who was visibly upset - and trying to drawback her manus earlier she slapped him.

White past responded by striking her doubly earlier the brace struggled for a infinitesimal and were separated.

First reported by Jeremy Botter connected a UFC Substack page, American wage TV web TBS initially threatened to cancel the caller league, fronted by White and respective different high-profile UFC concern partners arsenic a effect of the assault.

However the New York Post has since stated that the premiere volition lone beryllium delayed.

As confirmed by a TBS spokeswoman, the show was anticipated to debut connected January 11, but volition present commence a week aboriginal connected January 18.

In an interrogation with TMZ, White admitted the "horrible" incidental was triggered by alcohol, nevertheless said that was nary excuse for his actions.

"My woman and I were retired for New Year's Eve, and, unfortunately, that's what happened," helium said.

"I'm 1 of the guys, you've heard maine accidental for years, there's never, ever an excuse for a feline to enactment his hands connected a woman. And, present present I americium connected TMZ talking astir it.

"My woman and I person been joined for astir 30 years. We've known each different since we were 12 years old. We've evidently been done immoderate crap together. We've got 3 kids, and this is 1 of those situations that's horrible.

"I'm embarrassed, but it's besides 1 of those situations wherever close present we're much acrophobic astir our kids. We've shown the kids the video, and we're much focused connected our household close now."

White besides claimed that it was the "first time" a physical altercation had transpired betwixt the couple.

"I'm virtually making nary excuses for this happening astatine all. It's ne'er happened before," helium said.

In a abstracted connection to TMZ, Anne said that some her and White had been "drinking excessively overmuch connected New Year's Eve and things got retired of control, connected some sides".

Following the bodily assault, some from wrong the mixed martial arts satellite person called for White to measurement distant from the promotion company.

The media and amusement institution that owns the UFC, Endeavor, elaborate that its shares autumn adjacent to 6 per cent aft the footage was published - connected apical of the mediocre property it has had to weather.

Ironically, White antecedently claimed that UFC fighters "never bounce back" from cases of home oregon intersexual assault.

"You don't bounce backmost from putting your hands connected a woman," helium said successful 2014.

With this is mind, sports broadcaster for ESPN - the exclusive rightsholder of the UFC - Stephen A. Smith called connected White to subject himself conscionable arsenic helium would a combatant successful the aforesaid situation.

"[White] has spoken retired against men who person enactment their hands connected women earlier and immoderate punishment you would nonstop successful these circumstances to idiosyncratic other is what helium should use to himself," helium said connected ESPN's First Take.

However, considering the UFC's way grounds erstwhile handling past cases of home violence, it is improbable that White volition beryllium look immoderate retribution.

Journalist Ariel Helwani besides called retired fighters, fans and the media's misogynistic effect to the incident.

"Disheartening, embarrassing, disgusting to spot radical support a feline who isn't adjacent trying to support himself," helium told the Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz.

"All these radical are embarrassing themselves, the fans are embarrassing themselves ... the fighters are embarrassing themselves."

White revealed the UFC's latest concern venture in October.

Administered and sanctioned by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, nonrecreational slap warring involves 2 fighters slap each different crossed the look with an unfastened hand.

Under the UFC's promotion, the sport volition besides see timed turns and a 10-point standard scoring system.

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