Dana White says he won’t be stepping away from his function because the UFC president or be punished after he slapped his spouse at a membership twice.
“I’m positive you guys have seen the TMZ video [of the slap] and have seen my interview,” White begins. “It was clearly a horrible private expertise. There’s no excuses for it. It’s one thing I’m going to must take care of and dwell with for the remainder of my life. One factor I do need to make clear that I didn’t discuss on TMZ as a result of I didn’t anticipate it and didn’t see coming are the folks which can be defending me.”
However so far as any repercussions, White says he won’t be accepting any punishments.
“Hear, we’ve had loads of discussions internally with Ari [Emanuel, the Endeavor CEO], ESPN. No one’s comfortable. No one’s comfortable about this. Neither am I, however it occurred and I’ve to take care of it. What’s my punishment? You’re my punishment. I’ve bought to stroll round for nevertheless lengthy I dwell, whether or not it’s 10.4 years or one other 25 years and that is how I’m labeled now. My different punishment is I’m positive lots of people, whether or not it’s media, fighters, mates, acquaintances who had respect for me won’t have respect for me now. There’s loads of issues I’m going to must take care of for the remainder of my life which can be far more of a punishment than what, I take a 30-day, 60-day absence. That’s not a punishment to me. The punishment is that I did it and now I’ve to take care of it.”
Ought to he be punished?