FBI Director Kash Patel is “dead serious” about contracting with the UFC to help train rank-and-file agents, according to the organization’s president, Dana White. Patel, a Las Vegas resident, was in attendance for UFC 313 at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night and discussed the potential plan with the head of the Las Vegas-based fighting organization.

UFC president Dana White said FBI director Kash Patel is 'dead serious' about using mixed martial arts fighters to train agents after the Trump appointee pledged a 'formal relationship'

The Trump loyalist had reportedly told colleagues he'd like the agency to work with the UFC to train its agents following his controversial appointment last week

Director Kash Patel is reportedly exploring the idea of involving the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to bolster the self-defense skills of FBI agents.

UFC CEO Dana White has close ties to the Trump administration, though a spokesperson for the company was unaware of any formal discussions about training FBI agents

One day after new FBI director Kash Patel reportedly told colleagues he’d like the agency to work with the UFC to train agents, a representative for the MMA company said he was unaware of any formal conversations between the two sides.

Current FBI director Kash Patel brought up the topic of the UFC training FBI agents over a meal with UFC president and CEO Dana White ahead of Patel suggesting to field office chiefs this week that the mixed martial arts league work with agents.

FBI Director Kash Patel floated the idea, inspired by his new Deputy Director Dan Bongino, which would see FBI agents train in martial arts and self-defense.

FBI Director Kash Patel wants to bring in UFC trainers to beef up federal agents’ self-defense and martial arts skills after personally trying the training regime, according to multiple sources. The newly appointed director,

Newly installed FBI Director Kash Patel declared this week that he wants the bureau to partner with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), part of a massive overhaul of the agency championed by President Donald Trump.

FBI director Kash Patel is considering bringing in trainers from the Ultimate ... sitting with UFC President Dana White, who he counts as a close friend. During the call, Patel said that Dan Bongino, a far-right podcaster whom Trump tapped to be the ...

Newly-installed FBI Director Kash Patel has proposed enhancing the FBI with help from the Ultimate Fighting Championship, say sources who were told of the proposal.