UFC president Dana White suggests he will not be punished for slapping wife

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Dana WhiteWhite says helium and his woman person apologised to their 3 children.

UFC president Dana White has suggested helium volition not beryllium punished by the organisation for his portion successful an altercation with his wife.

White, 53, has apologised aft a video showed him and his woman Anne slapping each different successful the look successful a nightclub successful Mexico connected New Year's Eve.

But asked if determination would beryllium repercussions, White said: "What should the repercussions be? You archer me.

"I instrumentality 30 days off? How does that wounded me?".

He added: "Me leaving hurts the company, hurts my employees, hurts the fighters. It doesn't wounded me."

The video, released by TMZexternal-link, 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 has been president of the UFC since 2001.

"I've been against this, I've owned this," helium said.

"I'm telling you that I'm wrong, but listen, we've had plentifulness of discussions internally with Ari (UFC proprietor Ari Emanuel), ESPN, nobody's blessed astir this, neither americium I. But it happened and I person to woody with it."

"All the disapproval that I person received this week is 100 percent warranted."

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