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From the Octagon to Quantico: UFC teaching the FBI to fight is its latest tie to Trump world

Source: Sport | The Guardian · Published: 16 October 2026

The mixed martial arts organization has had links to the US president for years. Now it could be involved in training federal agents In the lead-up to UFC Freedom 250 – the cagefighting spectacle that took place on the South Lawn of the White House to mark Donald Trump’s 80th birthday this past summer – the FBI announced that a handful of UFC fighters would visit the bureau for an exclusive training seminar for federal agents.

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Taking place at the FBI Special Agent Academy in Quantico, Virginia, the March seminar put roughly 300 federal agents and academy students through specialized hand-to-hand combat training with seven past and current UFC fighters, including former middleweight champion Chris Weidman, who was pictured giving attendees advice on warding off attackers.

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