Palhares asks for Dana Whites for forgiveness

“In the fight, I only wanted to win the fight, I do not want to kill my opponent, I just want to win. I will not stop running after my dream. I worked hard to get here and I will continue working, you know? I have faith in God that it will all become clear, and (what) I have inside my heart is clean. My mind is clear, I did not do anything to go against the sport.

“If my family became aware of such a thing, my mother will get so sad, because she did not raise me that way. She knows how she raised me and see that even her will get so sad.

“So, I’m really upset with this, with this situation.

“Dana White, if you think my attitude was not positive inside the Octagon, I ask you with an open-hearted man, that you forgive me, I’m sorry, okay? Because this was not my intention.

“But I respect the decision of the UFC and Dana White. So what you decide, for me, is decide it”