Ariel Helwani's Dana White video has domestic violence hotline number at the end
UFC president Dana White recently got in hot waters with the media and MMA fanbase when a video of him slapping his wife surfaced online.
The duo were vacationing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, during New Year’s Eve when the unpleasantries took place. The video shows the couple arguing before Anne slaps the UFC president in the face, to which White responded by slapping her back.
Watch Dana White's altercation with his wife below:
Dana White, Power Slap Fighting League owner and UFC President, slapping his wife in a night club on New Year’s Eve is a disgusting look.
Totally repugnant and inexcusable…
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Responding to the unfortunate incident, MMA journalist Ariel Helwani went on a rant on The MMA Hour, criticizing White for his actions. In a classy move, the veteran journalist even included the domestic violence hotline number at the end of the video.
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During the show, Helwani also questioned why the mainstream media hasn't been holding the UFC president accountable for his heinous actions:
"Shame on everyone [in the media] for letting this slide because you wouldn't let it slide if it was someone else... There needs to be repercussions, there needs to be accountability. I don't think there will be. Prove me wrong... You don't touch a woman, you don't touch the mother of your kids, you don't touch your wife, you walk away."
The veteran journalist suggested that Dana White should consider asking himself what his kids would think of him after laying his hands on their mother:
"What are your kids going to say about you? What are your kids going to say about your legacy, about the way you treat fighters, about the way you treat people, about your business practices? What are your kids going to say about that video? What are your kids going to say about the kind of person that you are?"
Watch Ariel Helwani's rant against Dana White below:
What did Dana White's wife say about the incident?
In a recent statement given to TMZ, Dana White's wife Anne responded to the New Year's Eve incident with her husband. Anne explained that it was highly uncharacteristic of White to behave the way he did.
She elaborated that the duo were quite intoxicated at the time of the incident and that alcohol certainly played a part in things escalating to physical violence. White's wife added that the duo have since apologized to each other for their actions:
"To say this is uncharacteristic of him is an understatement - nothing like this has ever happened before. Unfortunately, we were both drinking too much on New Year's Eve and things got out of control, on both sides. We've talked this through as a family and apologized to each other. I just hope people will respect our privacy for the sake of our kids."