Longtime UFC play-by-play man Mike Goldberg apologized on Tuesday for his Twitter outburst this past weekend.
Goldberg worked the booth for a game between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings on FOX this past Sunday — the first of two NFL games he was slated to work — and received criticism for his performance via the social media platform of Twitter. Goldberg shot back at his detractors on Sunday afterwards, calling one critic a “douche” and telling another, “dude f— you.”
Goldberg was subsequently removed by FOX from this coming Sunday’s play-by-play duties for the Buffalo and Minnesota game, and issued a mea culpa on Tuesday afternoon on Twitter for his actions.
I just want to apologize to everyone at FOX and elsewhere for my momentary lapse of reason Sunday night
— Mike Goldberg (@MFG16) October 14, 2014
I let some mean-spirited folks on twitter get to me and I should have had thicker skin instead of reacting so quickly and emotionally
— Mike Goldberg (@MFG16) October 14, 2014
I don’t want to be a distraction on the upcoming broadcast Sunday, so we mutually agreed that it would be best to sit this next one out
— Mike Goldberg (@MFG16) October 14, 2014
I’m not happy about it personally but, professionally, it’s the right thing to do after my mistake
— Mike Goldberg (@MFG16) October 14, 2014
Thank you to FOX and to others who have been so great to me and understanding
— Mike Goldberg (@MFG16) October 14, 2014