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Published 16:42 8 Jan 2023 GMT
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"In terms of it being an isolated incident," said Qerim, "I’ve known Dana since I was 22, and I have the utmost respect for him. "I don’t judge people by their worst moments… as a woman, it was also his wife’s hands were also on him, and no one should put their hands on anyone. Male-female, or female-male."Fellow 'First Take' presenter Stephen A. Smith was a lot less forgiving of Dana White and said he expected his "friend" to get punished. "He knows how wrong he was to do this," said Smith, who added that he had reached out to the UFC president before coming on air to discuss the incident. Meanwhile, Sean 'Suga' O'Malley is taking flak for making an ill-judged remark during his discussion on the slap, during a recent podcast. While condemning slap, he unwisely commented that White's wide 'deserved a slapping back'. Fighters will doubtlessly be asked for their take on the incident over the coming days and weeks but few will do better than Dustin Poirier. The former interim UFC lightweight champion, who twice defeated Conor McGregor in 2021, told Bloody Elbow:
"You should never put your hands on a woman. I don’t know the repercussions that come along with somebody of his stature, running these businesses and doing something like that. I have no clue. It’s not a good look, for sure."While Poirier was coy when pressed on what punishments Dana White could face, his strong comments on the slap make him the highest profile UFC star to criticise his president for the incident.
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