MMA reporter Ariel Helwani was hailed by talkSPORT presenter Laura Woods after he slammed UFC president Dana White.
Footage of the promoter slapping his wife Anne in a Mexican nightclub on New Year’s Eve was released on Monday by TMZ.
GettyUFC president Dana White issued an apology this week for slapping his wife Anne[/caption]
GETTYHis actions were criticised by prominent MMA reporter Ariel Helwani[/caption]
TWITTERHis criticism of White was hailed by talkSPORT’s Laura Woods[/caption]
The video clip showed White striking his spouse after being struck by her moments after grabbing her arm.
The 53-year-old apologised and took full ownership of his actions, which have been scrutinised by the entire sporting world.
Prominent MMA journalist Helwani was one of many to lambast White and in a monologue on The MMA Hour asked him: “What are your kids going to say about you?”
His question drew praise from Woods, who quote-tweeted the video and shared the same quote with clapping hands emojis.
Helwani has been at loggerheads with White for several years and was notably banned from UFC events in 2016 for breaking news of Brock Lesnar‘s return.
And a comment White made in the fallout of his banning – which was reversed due to major backlash – stuck with the Canadian-American.
He said: “Of all the things he’s said, there’s only been one that has stuck with me.
“That was back in 2016, that was after the UFC 199 incident, it was a couple of days after the unbanning.
“Dana was on UFC filtered with [Jim] Norton and [Matt] Serra, he was saying I was throwing a pity party for myself.
“In the interview, he was making fun of the fact that when I spoke about it on this show, I got very emotional.
“In the interview with those guys, they were talking about me crying.
“He said something to the effect of, ‘I looked like a wuss, and your kids are going to see that.’
“I could not believe he would go to that level. He would talk about my family, that has stuck with me since 2016.
“I have never forgotten it. So, on this day, I will raise the same freaking question that he raised about me in 2016.”
2016 WireImageAriel Helwani didn’t shy away from giving his thoughts on Dana White’s actions[/caption]
He signed off by saying: “What’re your kids going to say about you?
“What’re you’re kids going to say about your legacy?
“The way you treat fighters, the way you treat people.
“About your business practices? What are your kids going to say about that video?
“What’re your kids going to say about the kind of person you are?
“What’re your kids going to say about you? Ask yourself that f***ing question.”