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UFC fighters to train FBI agents, latest tie to Trump world

The FBI announced a handful of UFC fighters would visit Quantico for an exclusive seminar for federal agents; the cage league's Washington résumé keeps growing.

On air: Hank Ledger, Dale Bearman and Kenji Moonfield on Wake Up, America
Published 5:38 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by The Guardian: “From the Octagon to Quantico: UFC teaching the FBI to fight is its latest tie to Trump world”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 5:38 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Hank Ledger, Dale Bearman and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: UFC, FBI, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: Trump to Newsmax on Netanyahu: 'I Don't Trust Anybody' (October 15).

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

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe FBI says UFC fighters will visit Quantico for a training seminar for federal agents, the latest link between the fight league and President Trump, according to The Guardian.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe league held its Freedom 250 card on the White House South Lawn for the president's eightieth birthday this past summer.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the FBI is learning to choke people out professionally. Your group chat's one friend with a mouthguard is now a federal consultant.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFederal agents learning to grapple. I foresee a very awkward paperwork hug.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA paperwork hug.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTap out of the audit, Dale, and nobody gets hurt.

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