Daniel Cormier briefly sparked a major UFC Freedom 250 controversy after screenshots, allegedly showing DMs from Eric Trump about whether White House fights were rigged, appeared on his account and were then deleted.
The claim exploded online during one of the most scrutinized UFC events in history, with the promotion staging fights on the White House South Lawn.
What followed was a messy cycle of screenshots, denials, and confusion over whether the messages were real.
Daniel Cormier deletes alleged Eric Trump UFC rigged fights post
As Championship Rounds noted, Cormier’s now-deleted post appeared to show alleged messages attributed to Eric Trump asking whether any UFC White House fights were rigged, with Cormier writing: “I’m probably going to get a lot of flak for bringing this to light, however I refuse to stay silent… Shame on anyone trying to ruin this beautiful event.”
Reports around the screenshots claimed the alleged messages asked Cormier for inside information about injuries and whether any fights were fixed, with one alleged exchange mentioning the Lopes fight.
The deleted post appeared to frame the alleged question as something serious because any suggestion of rigged fights, injuries, or inside betting information would raise obvious integrity concerns in combat sports.
Eric Trump then strongly denied the exchange. He said the screenshots were fake, AI-generated, and claimed he had never spoken to Cormier.
That denial was followed by more uncertainty when Cormier later posted, “Are people really this dumb?”
UFC White House event hit by fresh controversy
The timing made the story even bigger.
UFC Freedom 250 was already a politically charged event, staged at the White House as part of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations and coinciding with Donald Trump’s 80th birthday.
The card had drawn attention for its scale, security demands, and the unusual sight of a UFC cage built on federal grounds.
That is why even an unverified screenshot controversy carried weight. If genuine, questions about rigged fights, injuries, or inside betting information would be serious in any combat sport setting.
For now, the fairest read is that the story remains disputed. The screenshots circulated widely, Cormier deleted the post, and Eric Trump denied everything.
Instead of ending the noise around UFC’s White House spectacle, the deleted post gave fans one more argument before the fights even began.
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