Dana White news reveals the UFC President's reiteration on their stand on domestic violence, adding that their reactions are usually "morally first, business second."
In a report by MMA Mania, the UFC has implemented a code of conduct in 2013, in an effort to straighten out their fighter's respective public reputations. This move has put them in control over some of their combatants' personal lives, and as of late, had been mainly about domestic violence.
In February, light heavyweight contender Thiago Silva was arrested in Florida and was imprisoned without bail on two counts of aggravated assault. In a previous report, White declared that Silva "will never fight in the UFC again".
Silva, however, was re-signed by the company in September, only to be released again soon after.
Dana White news also reveals the company executive's stand on the said issue, as well as the UFC's process in screening its fighters in relation to it. White anchored his statements on the incident involving the NFL's Ray Rice, who punched his wife inside an elevator.
"Obviously the (Rice) video, and what happened was horrifying but I think a lot of positives are happening now," White said in a report by Bloody Elbow. "It's brought a lot of attention and awareness and I think from here on out it should all be positive. We always were proactive."
"Since we started 'The Ultimate Fighter' we've done full background checks on all the guys coming in," he added. "If they ever had anything, any violence against women, they didn't get on."
White also reiterated his company's stance on such issues, which he stated where bound by morals. This time, he referenced a case involving another one of his fighters, Anthony "Rumble" Johnson.
"We've been all over [the Anthony Johnson case] 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," he said. "Of course, the way we always react is morally first then the business second."
