Eric Trump appears to ask UFC legend about ‘rigged’ fights, since-deleted post shows

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.

While Cormier has since issued a denial of sorts on social media, Cormier’s post has been preserved in multiple screenshots and screen recordings, and multiple reputable UFC reporters claim to have seen the post before it was deleted.

‘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.

I’m a now deleted post by Daniel Cormier, Eric Trump DM’d him and asked him “are any of the fights tomorrow rigged?” #UFCWhiteHousepic.twitter.com/lNZMFXWQWJ

— Sean O’Meowlly (@NeedMyNutsLickt) June 14, 2026

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.

Questions Remain

While several reports confirm that the post did indeed come from Cormier’s account before it was deleted, it’s worth noting that nobody has been able to confirm the authenticity of the messages between Cormier and Eric Trump. So, at this point, plenty of questions remain.

It’s not clear whether the screenshots that Cormier posted showed an authentic interaction with Eric Trump or Eric Trump’s X account. It’s not clear whether Cormier made the post himself or someone else accessed his account. It’s also not clear why the post was deleted.

Cormier himself has not explicitly addressed the post, but he did make a post on X that seemed to resemble a denial of sorts.

“Are people really this dumb?” he wrote in a post on X.

It’s not clear whether or not Cormier is implying that he never made the post – which multiple reports confirm did indeed come from his account – or if he is claiming that his account was hacked by somebody else.

UFC has not issued any sort of statement on the incident ahead of Sunday night’s event.

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