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Dana White recently stated at the UFC Vegas 67 media scrum that his public image and how others perceive him is a severe enough punishment for slapping his wife on New Year's Eve. While some viewed it as a genuine admission of guilt, others saw it as an opportunity to ridicule the UFC president.
After an unpleasant public physical altercation with his wife on New Year's Eve, White finally spoke up during his first public appearance. From his point of view, he has already been punished enough by having to walk around with an overwhelming sense of guilt and the certainty that his reputation has been tarnished.
Ramsey Nijem, who fought under the UFC banner between 2011 and 2015, brought up his own positive post-fight drug test while reacting to White's comments. Nijem tested positive for marijuana in 2019, a narcotic that is authorized for recreational use in Nevada but is prohibited at the competitive level. In addition to the restitution, he was obligated to pay a $3,750 fine and court costs.
Reacting to Dana White's comments on Twitter, Nijem wrote:
"When I was suspended for 9 months for weed I think the better punishment would have been known as a weed user. That’s the punishment commissioners being known as a weed user, I have to live with that the rest of my life."
UFC lightweight Al Iaquinta mentioned his infamous string of 'f-bombs' directed at booing spectators following his victory over Jorge Masvidal while reacting to White's statement. He wrote:
"When I was suspended from winning bonuses for 3 fights for cursing at the crowd and wrecking a hotel room, I think the better punishment would have been to be known as a crowd cursing hotel wrecker 😂 @danawhite."
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Dana White claims sole responsibility for his actions on New Year's Eve
UFC President Dana White had a rough start to the new year when he was caught on video slapping his wife twice in retaliation to her striking him first.
Both White and his wife, Anne, expressed regret for the incident and said it was not typical of the UFC supremo to behave violently.
On Wednesday, Dana White told reporters that no one should be justifying his actions and that he would carry the shame of his actions with him for the rest of his time with the organization. White further assured that this mistake would never be repeated while accepting sole responsibility for the incident:
"I guarantee you it’ll never happen again. Nobody should be defending me. There aren’t two sides to the story. There’s only my side... Hopefully everybody has seen what’s going on with me, and hopefully this never happens. But at the end of the day, we’re all human beings. We all make mistakes. All you can do is try to recover from the mistakes that you make in life."
Watch Dana White addressing the media below:
