UFC President Dana White was seen on video released by TMZ slapping his wife, Anne, while the two were on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, last month.
White told TMZ in an interview he was “embarrassed” and concerned for how his three children were affected.
“You’ve heard me say for years, ‘There’s never ever an excuse for a guy to put his hands on a woman’, and now here I am on TMZ talking about it,” White told the website.
UFC spokesman Chris Costello said neither the organisation nor White would issue a statement to The Associated Press. Costello referred to White’s comments to TMZ.