Dana White

UFC president Dana White has said he and his wife have apologized to each other after video footage of what he described as a “horrible” incident in which ...

The video shows White striking his wife across the face in response. The leaked video showed White and his wife, Anne, standing on the balcony of a VIP suite at the Cabo San Lucas nightclub in Mexico. “There was a lot of alcohol involved, but that’s no excuse,” White told TMZ, which first published the footage.

UFC president Dana White was caught striking his wife in a video released by TMZ on Monday and took responsibility for the incident in an interview with the ...

I just hope people will respect our privacy for the sake of our kids," the statement read. "Dana and I have been married for almost 30 years. The video shows White and his wife, Anne, in an argument at a nightclub in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on New Year’s Eve. It’s the first time that it’s ever happened, and people are going to say what they’re going to say. We’ve obviously been through some s--- together and we’ve got three kids, and this is one of those situations that’s horrible. Editor's Note: The following story deals with domestic violence and may be distressing to some readers.

Dana White slapping his wife could be expensive for shareholders of Endeavor Group Holdings. White is the president of UFC, the mixed martial arts promoter ...

Since going public in May 2021, shares of Endeavor are down 21% compared with a decline of 9% for the broader market. It contributes about $1 billion, or 20%, of the company’s total revenue. [told TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/02/dana-white-wife-drunk-fight-slap-new-years-eve-nightclub-cabo/) he regrets the altercation, which he said was fueled by too much alcohol. As of noon Tuesday, shares of Endeavor were down over 5%, to $21.53, while the S&P 500 had fallen less than 1%. “I’m embarrassed,” he told TMZ. [video](https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/02/dana-white-wife-drunk-fight-slap-new-years-eve-nightclub-cabo/) of White hitting his wife at a New Year’s Eve party in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, went viral Monday.

Endeavor, run by super agent Ari Emanuel, took full ownership of Dana White-run UFC in 2021.

It took full ownership of UFC in 2021, the year Endeavor had its initial public offering, according to Anne White also issued a separate statement to TMZ, calling it isolated incident. Endeavor has bulked up over the years through a series of acquisitions, owning and managing live events like the Miami Open and the Miss Universe international beauty pageant. [published by TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/02/dana-white-wife-drunk-fight-slap-new-years-eve-nightclub-cabo/) showed White getting into an altercation with his wife, Anne, at a New Year's Eve party in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. He then slaps her. - Shares of Endeavor, the owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, fell after a video surfaced of UFC president Dana White hitting his wife.

The best way to avoid apologizing for hitting a woman is to never do it in the first place. Guess that never went through UFC President Dana White's brain ...

Apologizing to your spouse is fine and dandy, but will White be held to the same consequences he said should take place for striking a woman? Other UFC fighters to be charged or have domestic violence allegations brought against them include Chuck Liddell (he denied the charges and wasn’t prosecuted), Jon Jones (charges dropped after striking a plea deal with prosecutors), Thiago Silva (charges were dropped), Luis Pena (pled not guilty to Oct. Instead of being a decision-maker for how his fighters are punished for putting their hands on a woman, White is now in the middle of his own indefensible actions. It’s still despicable, but he came clean by telling TMZ, “You’ve 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.” White added: “My wife and I have been married for almost 30 years. We’ve talked this through as a family and apologized to each other.” [UFC President Dana White’s brain](https://deadspin.com/dana-white-upset-because-people-paid-attention-to-somet-1849433867) on New Year’s Eve, when he was seen getting into a physical altercation with his wife, Anna, at a nightclub in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Dana White has long been the face of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and during all those years he has said nobody bounces back from hitting a woman.

This news would be everywhere and they would be out of a job in a heartbeat. White isn’t out of a job. And yes, White does deserve something for this – a severe punishment. It’s the first time that it’s ever happened, and people are going to say what they’re going to say. We’ve obviously been through some s— together and we’ve got three kids, and this is one of those situations that’s horrible.” We’ve known each other since we were very little and this is just one of those unfortunate situations.” [video emerged of White hitting his wife Anne during a dispute](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/01/ufc-news-dana-white-admits-hitting-wife-in-new-years-eve-altercation-no-excuse) at a packed nightclub in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and now it’s time for the UFC owners at Endeavor to listen to White’s words and show him the door. [White talked to TMZ ](https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/02/dana-white-wife-drunk-fight-slap-new-years-eve-nightclub-cabo/) and gave a rambling statement that really made no sense at all. Let’s go through White’s statement and try to make sense of what he said. And now here I am on TMZ talking about it.” He did it. Also, saying “It’s never happened before.

UFC president Dana White apologizes after video showed him hitting his wife was released, but Endeavor, UFC and ESPN have not commented.

Endeavor — known as WME-IMG at the time — along with two private equity firms, bought a controlling interest in UFC for $4 billion in 2016. A message left with Turner Sports also was not returned on Tuesday. [Power Slap](https://www.powerslap.com/#about) promotion, billed as “world’s premier slap fighting organization,” debuts on TBS on Jan. White then slapped his wife before the altercation was broken up. Endeavor, the parent company of UFC, and UFC haven’t returned messages seeking comment. My wife and I apologized to each other.

Dana White admitted he was wrong to slap his wife during a New Year's Eve celebration in Mexico. But there are things he can do to raise awareness of the ...

Endeavor Group Holdings shares fell on Tuesday in a much bigger drop than the market at large. The company's stock was down almost 8% in the afternoon and ...

TMZ has released video of UFC Pesident Dana White slapping his wife, Anne. The two were on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, last month.

Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White said there is “no excuse” for assaulting a woman after a video showed him striking his wife at a New ...

I just hope people will respect our privacy for the sake of our kids.” According to promotional [clips](https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1608545951152758785) for the series, it appears that the show will feature women slapping women, as well as men slapping men. A TV series based on the venture, “ [Power Slap](https://twitter.com/powerslapleague),” is set to debut on TBS next week. Endeavor, the company that owns the UFC, did not immediately provide comment earlier in the day (per “The video is horrifying. Obviously, since the video popped up, we’ve shown the kids the video and we’re more focused on our family right now.”

"I'm embarrassed," Power Slap founder Dana White said. His wife, Anne White, said they had both been drinking.

"Dana and I have been married for almost 30 years," she said. I just hope people will respect our privacy for the sake of our kids." People are going to say what they're going to say and it is what is. White joined UFC in 2001 and helped build the company into a juggernaut worth billions of dollars. "My wife and I have been married for almost 30 years," White told TMZ. His wife said they had been drinking.

UFC president Dana White has issued an apology after footage of him slapping his wife in an altercation emerged.The incident occurred at a party in Me.

You don’t put your hands on a woman, ever.” [UFC president since 2001](https://talksport.com/sport/mma/261163/forrest-griffin-vs-stephan-bonnar-ufc-dane-white-conor-mcgregor/) and has amassed a fortune in excess of $500million (£420m). Anne, who has been married to the UFC supremo for 26 years, later spoke of the situation: “To say this is out of character for him is an understatement – nothing like this has ever happened before. White has been the driving force behind MMA becoming one of the most popular sports in the world, as the leader of its largest promotion company, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). “I am one of the guys who says there is never, ever an excuse for a guy to put his hands on a woman and now here I am on TMZ talking about it,” said White. “We have three kids and since the video popped up, we have shown the kids and we are more focused on our family right now.