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President Donald Trump’s son allegedly asked Daniel Cormier about potentially “rigged” fights at the White House.
Cormier is on commentary duty for UFC Freedom 250 on Sunday at the White House. “DC” posted now-deleted screenshots of an alleged chat with President Trump’s eldest son, Eric Trump.
Eric initially asked Cormier for any fight predictions and if he was betting. Cormier told Eric that, as an employee, he is not allowed to bet on UFC fights. Eric then asked Cormier if any of the fighters on the card were injured. Cormier said the fighters were all in good shape while expressing confusion about Eric’s question. Eric then cut to the chase and directly asked Cormier about any potentially rigged fights.
“I'll just cut to the chase,” Eric allegedly wrote. “Are any of the fights tomorrow rigged? I've been eyeing the Lopes fight and I think an upset wouldn't be too unrealistic. $$”
Cormier responded: “No none of our fights rigged and honestly I am appalled that you would even ask me something like that.”
Cormier also wrote in the caption to his post: “I'm probably going to get a lot of flak for bringing this to light, however I refuse to stay silent. The UFC is a sport that I am deeply passionate about I will not tolerate this type of insider behavior. Shame on anyone trying to ruin this beautiful event.”
Eric has shut down the posts as fake, claiming to have never contacted Cormier.
“This is completely fake! I have never reached out to Daniel. In fact, this is scary,” he wrote.
“We are aware of the fake, AI generated screenshots being circulated online. I have never spoken to Daniel. He has since deleted his post, which confirms it was clearly fabricated.”
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Cormier is on commentary duty for UFC Freedom 250 on Sunday at the White House. “DC” posted now-deleted screenshots of an alleged chat with President Trump’s eldest son, Eric Trump.
Eric initially asked Cormier for any fight predictions and if he was betting. Cormier told Eric that, as an employee, he is not allowed to bet on UFC fights. Eric then asked Cormier if any of the fighters on the card were injured. Cormier said the fighters were all in good shape while expressing confusion about Eric’s question. Eric then cut to the chase and directly asked Cormier about any potentially rigged fights.
“I'll just cut to the chase,” Eric allegedly wrote. “Are any of the fights tomorrow rigged? I've been eyeing the Lopes fight and I think an upset wouldn't be too unrealistic. $$”
Cormier responded: “No none of our fights rigged and honestly I am appalled that you would even ask me something like that.”
Cormier also wrote in the caption to his post: “I'm probably going to get a lot of flak for bringing this to light, however I refuse to stay silent. The UFC is a sport that I am deeply passionate about I will not tolerate this type of insider behavior. Shame on anyone trying to ruin this beautiful event.”
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Eric has shut down the posts as fake, claiming to have never contacted Cormier.
“This is completely fake! I have never reached out to Daniel. In fact, this is scary,” he wrote.
“We are aware of the fake, AI generated screenshots being circulated online. I have never spoken to Daniel. He has since deleted his post, which confirms it was clearly fabricated.”
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