UFC commentator Daniel Cormier posted and then quickly deleted screenshots on Sunday purportedly showing Eric Trump asking him whether fights at the White House’s UFC Freedom 250 event were rigged.
The since-deleted post showed an alleged direct message exchange in which Trump asked Cormier for insider information on the card, including whether any fighters were injured, before asking directly: “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 accompanied the screenshots with a statement: “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 deleted the post within minutes. In a follow-up, Cormier posted only: “Are people really this dumb?” — without clarifying whether the screenshots were authentic or why he deleted the original.
Eric Trump denied the exchange. “This is completely fake. I have never reached out to Daniel. In fact, this is scary,” he wrote on social media, adding that “fake, AI-generated screenshots” were circulating online and that Cormier’s deletion “confirms it was clearly fabricated.”
The UFC and CEO Dana White had not publicly commented as of publication. The referenced Lopes fight — Diego Lopes vs. Steve Garcia — took place as scheduled, with Lopes winning by KO in round 2.
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