{"id":415215,"date":"2023-01-06T15:37:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T15:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=415215"},"modified":"2023-01-06T15:37:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T15:37:07","slug":"ufc-boss-dana-white-faces-another-massive-setback-as-his-new-multi-million-ventures-debut-delayed-after-altercation-with-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/ufc-boss-dana-white-faces-another-massive-setback-as-his-new-multi-million-ventures-debut-delayed-after-altercation-with-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Boss Dana White Faces Another Massive Setback as His New Multi-Million Venture&#8217;s Debut Delayed After Altercation With Wife"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the uproar over a video of UFC President Dana White striking his spouse during a contentious altercation at a Cabo nightclub on New Year&#8217;s Eve, TBS has postponed a future show created by White. You may be excused for assuming that the UFC is the largest advocate in the world for outlawing combat sports for humanitarian reasons. By announcing the formation of the Power Slap League, the UFC has now taken its irresponsibility a step further.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0b1D731UWjY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This &#8220;sport&#8221; will get a broadcast stage thanks to approval from Dana White. Prior to its anticipated premiere on January 11, Dana White&#8217;s Power Slap League is no longer mentioned on the TBS programming schedule.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title=\"Ariel Helwani Gives Dana White a Taste of His Own Medicine With an All-Important Question After Slapping His Wife\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/ariel-helwani-gives-dana-white-a-taste-of-his-own-medicine-with-an-all-important-question-after-slapping-his-wife\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Ariel Helwani Gives Dana White a Taste of His Own Medicine With an All-Important Question After Slapping His Wife<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Dana White faces Power Slap setback<\/h2>\n<p>The 53-year-old UFC president is behind the TV show &#8220;Power Slap: Road to the Title,&#8221; which follows contestants vying for the highest positions in a Power Slap league. The idea is basically two men hitting each other mercilessly until one backs off or faints.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the Dana White video in question for those who missed it. Pick an athlete, owner or coach in ANY other sport that could be caught on video slapping their wife and it just kinda goes away.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wwyw6M7Q2P\">pic.twitter.com\/wwyw6M7Q2P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndreasHale\/status\/1610303709984194560?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 paradox &#8220;Power Slap&#8221; was <a href=\"https:\/\/frontofficesports.com\/dana-whites-slap-fighting-league-debut-on-tbs-in-question\/\">thought<\/a> to have been canceled after TBS removed the program from its schedule (which was set to air on January 11).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dana White\u2019s Power Slap League removed from TBS programming schedule ahead of expected launch (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DamonMartin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DamonMartin<\/a>)  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vwxMvTTTtB\">https:\/\/t.co\/vwxMvTTTtB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mUhenXFXIa\">pic.twitter.com\/mUhenXFXIa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMAFighting\/status\/1611067553874382848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But a network representative later revealed to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post that the program had been postponed by one week and is now anticipated to air on January 18.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ESPN Issues a Gag Order Telling Employees Not to Say Anything Negative About Dana White Slapping His Wife; Stephen A. Smith Said He Gave White a Heads Up Before Speaking Because He Loves Him and He&#39;s a Friend; Update on White&#39;s Slap League <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5YkzvKvtJV\">https:\/\/t.co\/5YkzvKvtJV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3npEAOGJ8V\">pic.twitter.com\/3npEAOGJ8V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robert Littal BSO (@BSO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BSO\/status\/1611146405275471876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>All of the modifications have been made in response to a video that recently went viral and showed Dana White hitting his wife Anne during a New Year&#8217;s Eve altercation in Mexico. The unsettling video showed White talking to his wife, holding her arm as she turned to leave, and being slapped in the face by her.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\u201cF*ck Off ESPN SportsCenter\u201d: Former NFL Superstar Chris Simms Unleashes Scathing Attack on American TV Network\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/fck-off-espn-sportscenter-former-nfl-superstar-chris-simms-unleashes-scathing-attack-on-american-tv-network\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u201cF*ck Off ESPN SportsCenter\u201d: Former NFL Superstar Chris Simms Unleashes Scathing Attack on American TV Network<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Bills Damar Hamlin\u2019s Jersey No 3 Becomes One Of The Highest Selling In Sports, Fanatics Says All Proceeds Will Go To His Charity\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/bills-damar-hamlins-jersey-no-3-becomes-one-of-the-highest-selling-in-sports-fanatics-says-all-proceeds-will-go-to-his-charity\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bills Damar Hamlin\u2019s Jersey No 3 Becomes One Of The Highest Selling In Sports, Fanatics Says All Proceeds Will Go To His Charity<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"All 32 NFL Teams Change Their Logo in Support Of Damar Hamlin, Who is Battling For Life After Collision\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/all-32-nfl-teams-change-their-logo-in-support-of-damar-hamlin-who-is-battling-for-life-after-collision\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">All 32 NFL Teams Change Their Logo in Support Of Damar Hamlin, Who is Battling For Life After Collision<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the uproar over a video of UFC President Dana White striking his spouse during a contentious altercation at a Cabo nightclub on New Year&#8217;s Eve, TBS has postponed a future show created by White. You may be excused for assuming that the UFC is the largest advocate in the world for outlawing combat sports [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":387456,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2006],"tags":[3473],"class_list":["post-415215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ufc","tag-dana-white"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/387456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=415215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=415215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}