{"id":177313,"date":"2023-01-05T01:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T01:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/former-espn-host-dan-lebatard-questions-compromised-networks-coverage-of-dana-white-altercation-with-wife\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T01:09:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T01:09:02","slug":"former-espn-host-dan-lebatard-questions-compromised-networks-coverage-of-dana-white-altercation-with-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/former-espn-host-dan-lebatard-questions-compromised-networks-coverage-of-dana-white-altercation-with-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"Former ESPN host Dan LeBatard questions ‘compromised’ network’s coverage of Dana White altercation with wife"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dana White and the UFC have a close relationship with ESPN, and a former star of the network is waiting to see how it responds to White’s recent scandal.<\/p>\n

The UFC president was caught on video getting into a physical altercation with his wife Anne at a New Year’s Eve party in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, an altercation that saw Anne slap white and culminated in White slapping Anne at least twice.<\/p>\n

Dan LeBatard, a longtime ESPN host who parted ways with the network in 2021, spoke about the White incident on The Dan LeBatard Show with Stugotz<\/em>specifically questioning to what degree ESPN will cover the news given that it is currently a broadcasting partner of the UFC.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am curious how ESPN is going to cover the news of Dana White and video of him slapping his wife at New Year’s festivities,\u201d LeBatard said. \u201cApologizing, saying there’s no excuse, saying that he had been drinking. If it had been Roger Goodell or an owner of an NFL team, I imagine it would be covered with a great deal of zeal even though ESPN is a corporate partner of the NFL.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this case, Dana White is the most famous person in this sport, is he not? He the most famous person in the sport even with all the fighters, because he’s the face and voice for a sport. If he’s not, he’s close to it. It’s not even the crime, it’s the size of the fame of the criminal. How does ESPN cover that one?\u201d<\/p>\n