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Jul 17, 2024; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Eric Trump is seen on stage during a walkthrough before the start of the third day of the Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum. The third day of the RNC featured a feature on foreign policy and threats. Mandatory Credit: Jasper Colt-USA TODAY
Ahead of Sunday’s UFC Freedom 250 event hosted by United States President Donald Trump on the White House’s South Lawn, UFC legend and current UFC broadcaster Daniel Cormier shared a since-deleted post on X that appeared to show direct messages from Eric Trump, the president’s son, asking about “rigged” fights ahead of Sunday’s event.
As screenshots of the since-deleted post began to go viral on social media, Eric Trump issued a denial, claiming that he has never reached out to Cormier.
‘Are any of the fights tomorrow rigged?’
On Sunday afternoon, Cormier reportedly posted and deleted what appeared to be a series of direct messages between himself and Eric Trump.
“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,” Cormier wrote in his since-deleted post on X.
In the messages, Eric Trump appears to ask Cormier for betting advice ahead of Sunday night’s UFC event, seeking inside information about potential injuries or Cormier’s predictions for the fights. When Cormier did not offer any insight, the messages show Eric Trump explicitly asking if any of the fights were rigged.
“I’ll just cut to the chase. Are any of the fights tomorrow rigged? I’ve been eyeing the Lopes fight and I think an upset wouldn’t be too unrealistic. $$,” Eric Trump said in the messages shown in the since-deleted post from Cormier.
The Post Was Seen By Several People
While the post has since been deleted, several reputable UFC reporters have confirmed that Cormier did indeed post the messages, including Ryan Frederick of Wrestling Observer and veteran UFC reporter Adam Martin.
“Since I’ve gotten a few DMs about this — yes, the DC tweet was 100% real, I saw it myself. Others saw it. People screen captured it. DC tweeted and deleted it quickly, but people screen grabbed it fast, too. Wonder why DC deleted it. Someone got into his ear quickly, I guess,” Martin wrote in a post on X.
Martin acknowledged that the messages seemed “a bit weird,” but stood by the fact that Cormier posted them on X before deleting the post.
“I will say that the DMs from Trump were a bit weird. I do wonder if he got hacked and some hacker sent the DMs to DC. But DC’s post 100% was legit. He pulled the classic Jon Jones ‘tweet and delete’ move. Hopefully, he comments on this sometime tonight. DC didn’t do anything wrong BTW,” he added.
Eric Trump Issues Denial
Shortly after the screenshot began to spread on social media, Eric Trump issued a denial, claiming he has never reached out to Cormier and calling the post “scary.”
“This is completely fake! I have never reached out to Daniel. In fact, this is scary,” Eric Trump wrote in a post on X.
Eric Trump said that they were “fake, AI generated screenshots,” and said that they fact that Cormier has since deleted his post “confirms” that they were fake.
“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,” Eric Trump wrote in a post on X.
It’s not clear which screenshots Eric Trump is claiming are fake – the screenshots that Cormier posted, or the screenshots of Cormier’s since-deleted post that have been going viral – but Cormier has also seemingly addressed the incident.
“Are people really this dumb?” Cormier wrote in a post on X.
Again, it’s not clear whether Cormier is denying that he ever made the post, or if he’s simply suggesting that people are “dumb” for believing that the screenshots in the post were real. Either way, it’s perplexing.
If Cormier is denying ever making the post, that does not align with Eric Trump saying that Cormier has “since deleted his post.” If Cormier is suggesting that people are “dumb” for believing his post, it’s not clear why he made the post in the first place.
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