Wife of Dana White, Anna, has issued a statement following the physical nightclub altercation which took place on New Years Eve.
I don’t think anyone would have imagined 2023 got off on this foot for UFC President White. White and his wife were spotted in the Squid Roe nightclub in Cabo San Lucas on camera in a physical altercation. TMZ released the video footage yesterday.
The video displayed Anna slapping White and White slapping his wife back before the pair were separated.
Dana White Comments on Nightclub Incident
Dana White spoke with TMZ about the incident:
“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. 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 sh*t together and we’ve got three kids, and this is one of those situations that’s horrible.”
White continued to state he was embarrassed by his actions:
“I’m embarrassed, but it’s also one of those situations where we’re more concerned about our kids. We have three kids, and obviously since the video popped up, we’ve shown the kids the video and we’re more focused on our family right now. People are going to have their opinions on this. 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. 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.”
White Continues
White remained solid in that the number one priority was his family:
“There was definitely a lot of alcohol, but there’s no excuse. I’m literally making no excuses for this thing at all. It’s never happened before. It’s the first time that it’s ever happened, and people are going to say what they’re going to say. It is what it is. And whatever people do say, it’s deserved. I deserve it. It happened. I don’t know why it happened and my wife and I have apologized to each other, we’ve apologized to our kids, and this is one of those things that everyone is going to chime in. I could care less what people think about this. We’re more concerned about our kids and taking care of our family.”
Anna also released statement to TMZ and assured them that the act by White was completely out of character:
“Dana White and I have been married 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.”
Quotes via BJ Penn
Anna has supported all the negative comments about her husband and insists they are just focusing on their kids, asking for privacy.
The UFC’S parent-company, Endeavor are yet to comment on the matter.
What do you make of Anna’s statement? Do you think Dana White will be held accountable for his actions?
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