UFC president Dana White and wife sorry after hitting each other in Mexico

Dana White (centre) says helium and his household were successful Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to observe New Year's Eve connected Saturday

UFC president Dana White says helium and his woman person apologised to each different aft a "horrible" incidental successful which they slapped each different successful the face.

"There was a batch of intoxicant involved, but that's nary excuse," White told TMZ.

"You've heard maine accidental for years, 'there's ne'er ever an excuse for a feline to enactment his hands connected a woman,' and present present I americium connected TMZ talking astir it."

A video, released by TMZ, showed White and his woman lasting connected the balcony of a VIP country astatine El Squid Roe successful Cabo San Lucas.

Following what looked similar heated words betwixt the two, Anne deed White crossed the look aft helium grabbed her near wrist. White past retaliated by striking his woman earlier different members of the enactment intervened.

White said helium and his woman had apologised to their 3 children.

He added: "My woman and I person been joined for astir 30 years, we've known each different since we were 12 years old.

"This is 1 of those situations that is horrible; I'm embarrassed. Right now, we're much acrophobic astir our kids.

"Since the video popped up, we've shown the kids the video. We're much focused connected our household close now."

White helped person brothers Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta to acquisition the UFC for $2m successful 2001, astatine which clip White was named president of the company.

The brothers sold the institution successful 2021 for much than $4bn. At the clip White reportedly owned astir 10% of the company.