White: The way we always react is morally first then the business second
With over five hundred athletes on their roster, the UFC has also had to deal with issues, and UFC President Dana White recently spoke about they respond.
Domestic violence has been a hot-button topic in sports recently, including multiple incidents in the NFL. With over five hundred athletes on their roster, the UFC has also had to deal with issues, and UFC President Dana White recently spoke about they respond:
“We always were proactive. Since we started ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ we’ve done full background checks on all the guys coming in. If they ever had anything, any violence against women, they didn’t get on.”
Most recently, White suspended light heavyweight contender Anthony Johnson after allegations of domestic violence against the mother of his children. “We’ve been all over that and when you move as fast as we move, and the things we’ve been doing, it’s hard to police thousands of guys and know what exactly is going on but as soon as we’ve found information on guys, we’ve acted. Of course, the way we always react is morally first then the business second,” White said.