{"id":415180,"date":"2023-01-05T16:38:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T16:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=415180"},"modified":"2023-01-05T16:38:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T16:38:01","slug":"ashamed-and-utterly-disgusted-nba-analyst-stephen-a-smith-suggests-a-punishment-for-ufc-president-dana-white-after-altercation-with-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/ashamed-and-utterly-disgusted-nba-analyst-stephen-a-smith-suggests-a-punishment-for-ufc-president-dana-white-after-altercation-with-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Ashamed and Utterly Disgusted&#8221; &#8211; NBA Analyst Stephen A. Smith Suggests a Punishment For UFC President Dana White After Altercation With Wife"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday night, a video surfaced depicting a violent argument between Dana White and Anne, his wife of 26 years. Dana and Anne were seen striking each other in the video, which was recorded on New Year&#8217;s Eve inside a bar in San Luca, Mexico. After what appears to be a verbal confrontation, Anne pulls back and smacks the UFC president across the face. Then, as payback, he hit her. Dana White has been urged by Stephen A. Smith to discipline himself for hitting his wife.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5kTfZYZF8eI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday&#8217;s episode of First Take, the outspoken ESPN pundit expressed his opinion on the matter, arguing that if it had involved one of his athletes, the UFC president would have instantly dropped them from the company.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title=\"Teen Sues Grizzlies Star Ja Morant For Allegedly Punching Him\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/teen-sues-grizzlies-star-ja-morant-for-allegedly-punching-him\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Teen Sues Grizzlies Star Ja Morant For Allegedly Punching Him<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Stephen A Smith speaks up on Dana White assaulting his wife<\/h2>\n<p><em>\u201cWe have to maintain consistency in pointing out \u2014 you do not put your hands on a woman if you are a man. You do not do it,\u201d<\/em> Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/04\/stephen-a-smith-dana-white-should-punish-himself-for-slapping-wife\/\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8UFC President Dana White caught on camera slapping his wife after she strikes first! \ud83d\udea8<br \/>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TMZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TMZ<\/a> )<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MMA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MMA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/POWERSLAP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#POWERSLAP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YFSPTPbzFo\">pic.twitter.com\/YFSPTPbzFo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MMA DIRT (@MMADIRTcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMADIRTcom\/status\/1610081695612686336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cDana White knows that and all I can say is he has spoken out on men who put their hands on women before, and whatever punishment you would exact under these circumstances to somebody else is what he should apply to himself.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stephen A. Smith addressed the video of Dana White slapping his wife <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HwuGAjXnxi\">pic.twitter.com\/HwuGAjXnxi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/1610730209170567168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Smith didn&#8217;t stop there; he also recommended that White should be subject to the same punishment as one of his UFC fighters who had been seen touching a woman. Beyond the camaraderie, another intriguing aspect of this scene is the fact that Smith is represented by Endeavor, the company that controls UFC.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dana White spoke on the physical altercation with his wife in Mexico on New Year&#39;s Eve.<\/p>\n<p>Full story: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jnBWNMI3TZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/jnBWNMI3TZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hadCVwt3Ws\">pic.twitter.com\/hadCVwt3Ws<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMAJunkie\/status\/1610087342521593857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The UFC has exclusive rights with ESPN, and earlier this week, former ESPN team member Dan Le Batard questioned if the network would hold White to account.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More NBA news:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a title=\"Boston Teen Charged After \u2018Sucker Punching\u2019 Referee During Basketball Game\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/boston-teen-charged-after-sucker-punching-referee-during-basketball-game\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Boston Teen Charged After \u2018Sucker Punching\u2019 Referee During Basketball Game<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a title=\"NBA Legend John Stockton Makes Massive Claim That \u2018Thousands of Athletes Died Due to Vaccination\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nba-legend-john-stockton-makes-massive-claim-that-thousands-of-athletes-died-due-to-vaccination\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">NBA Legend John Stockton Makes Massive Claim That \u2018Thousands of Athletes Died Due to Vaccination<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a title=\"Revisiting Pelican\u2019s 2019 Draft Pick: Zion Williamson vs. Ja Morant, Was The Pick Worth It?\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/revisiting-pelicans-2019-draft-pick-zion-williamson-vs-ja-morant-was-the-pick-worth-it\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Revisiting Pelican\u2019s 2019 Draft Pick: Zion Williamson vs. Ja Morant, Was The Pick Worth It?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nba\/\"><strong><em>Follow our NBA page for more key NBA updates and news<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday night, a video surfaced depicting a violent argument between Dana White and Anne, his wife of 26 years. Dana and Anne were seen striking each other in the video, which was recorded on New Year&#8217;s Eve inside a bar in San Luca, Mexico. 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