{"id":743654,"date":"2026-06-18T03:41:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T03:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/743654\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T03:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T03:41:20","slug":"daniel-cormier-denies-eric-trump-ufc-betting-dms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/743654\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Cormier Denies Eric Trump UFC Betting DMs"},"content":{"rendered":"

About one hour before the historic UFC Freedom 250 fight card<\/a> went down outside the White House<\/a> last weekend (Sun., June 14, 2026), the most random thing of the year happened: former two-division champion-turned UFC broadcaster, Daniel Cormier, appeared to tweet out screenshots of an alleged direct message conversation<\/a> with Eric Trump.<\/p>\n

In the alleged messages, Trump appeared to ask Cormier for insider information, betting tips<\/a> and whether any of the upcoming UFC Freedom 250 fights were \u201crigged.\u201d The post included a caption in which Cormier said he, \u201cwould not tolerate that type of behavior<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tweet was quickly deleted, leading everyone to speculate whether UFC got involved<\/a> or if something else was going on.<\/p>\n

Cormier later tweeted, \u201cAre people really this dumb?\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, three days after the controversy, Cormier addressed the situation on his YouTube channel and claimed he was hacked.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me walk you through the events of last weekend at the UFC, because now I\u2019m getting messages from massive news outlets, national channels, and stations asking me for comments on things that I have no right to be speaking about,\u201d Cormier said. \u201cPeace treaties, and I\u2019m like, I\u2019m no politician. I\u2019m an idiot fighter that loves sports and loves this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cormier said he did not even know the tweet existed until he arrived at UFC Freedom 250.<\/p>\n

\u201cI get to the UFC on Sunday,\u201d Cormier said. \u201cTwo of the UFC social media people are telling me, \u2018We were just talking about you,\u2019 and I said, \u2018About what?\u2019 They said, \u2018You and Eric Trump,\u2019 and I was like, \u2018What about me and Eric Trump?\u2019 Guys, this is at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday night. … I have no idea how long it was up. I have no idea how long it had been taken down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cormier then flatly denied posting the screenshots or having the conversation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhoever did this, whoever hacked my Twitter, they posted, took it down because they think that people are going to believe stuff like that,\u201d Cormier said. \u201cAt the end of the day, I would never do anything like that. I would never engage in those conversations. I would never go to Twitter and post that after engaging in those conversations. … I had no idea what was going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cormier also explained why he tweeted, \u201cAre people really this dumb?\u201d after the post had already been deleted.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did tweet, \u2018Are people that stupid?\u2019 because to a guy like me, I\u2019m like, it just doesn\u2019t make sense logically to think that I would do that,\u201d Cormier said. \u201cOne, I don\u2019t really talk like that, and two, I\u2019m actually going to the White House to do that fight. So why right before I go into the White House to do the fight would I do something like that, knowing that I\u2019m going to be around all these people? It just doesn\u2019t make sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cormier said the situation became a distraction during one of the biggest broadcasting moments of his career.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m still just barely getting into my Twitter account this morning,\u201d Cormier said. \u201cFor the last two and a half days, I have been trying to work with Twitter to get me back into my account. … One of the biggest broadcasting moments of my entire career, so it\u2019s like you get distracted, and that sucks.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Cormier, the biggest issue he has dealt with so far has not come from UFC or the White House, but from long-time sponsors asking questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I get annoyed, and I get frustrated because I don\u2019t understand how I\u2019m telling you it\u2019s not true,\u201d Cormier said. \u201cI\u2019m telling everyone it\u2019s just not true, and people just don\u2019t seem to want to believe it. … That man did not come up to me and ask me any of that type of stuff. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s stupid enough to do that. I don\u2019t think anybody would be dumb enough to do that to someone they just don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cormier also pointed to another reason he believes the alleged DMs were fake: he and Trump do not follow each other on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t follow each other on any social channels,\u201d Cormier said. \u201cI don\u2019t follow Eric Trump. Eric Trump doesn\u2019t follow me. If I\u2019m being completely honest, I met Donald Trump Jr. on Saturday and mistook him for Eric Trump. I don\u2019t follow politics that closely. … If you just looked a little bit and paid attention \u2014 hey, these guys don\u2019t follow each other. How are they sending these direct messages?\u201d<\/p>\n

Cormier ended by again denying the messages were real.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t, it just wasn\u2019t real,\u201d Cormier concluded. \u201cSo, I\u2019m telling you, not true. Please, please, guys, stop asking me about it. It\u2019s just not real. Somebody got my Twitter, and they took it from me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump has also said the DMs were fake.<\/p>\n

So, there you go. According to both sides, the whole thing was bogus. Still, it made for one of the weirdest fight-day controversies UFC has seen in a while \u2026 other than fights being canceled because of real betting irregularities (like this<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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