The UFC and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation announced on May 11 that a few of the current and former UFC stars will visit the FBI Special Agent Academy in Quantico, Virginia, on March 14 and 15 to hold an exclusive training seminar for FBI personnel (academy students and senior FBI staff).
🚨 The UFC has announced a new partnership with the FBI 👀
They’ll be hosting a training seminar for FBI academy students this weekend, with fighters including Justin Gaethje, Michael Chandler, and Chris Weidman serving as instructors
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UFC fighters who will be a part of this exclusive seminar
Matchmaker Mick Maynard will also be a part of this exclusive training seminar, and he, along with the rest of the team, will “provide insight into how they train for competition,” and “demonstrate specific techniques” to academy students and senior FBI staff, as per the latest press release by the promotion.
In the same press release, FBI Director Kash Patel, who is often in attendance at UFC events, emphasized that this seminar is important and agents need to master hand-to-hand combat to stay “even better prepared to protect the American people.”
“I’m thrilled to announce this historic seminar between the FBI and the UFC at Quantico. This is a tremendous opportunity for our FBI agents to learn and train with some of the greatest athletes on earth—helping the world’s premier law enforcement agency be even better prepared to protect the American people.”
The FBI director also lauded Dana White:
“Dana White has changed the game in the mixed martial arts industry, and we’re extremely honored to be partnered with him, the professionals, and the UFC. We are grateful for their shared love of our nation so that we can better defend her.”
Meanwhile, White said the following about this “first-of-its-kind collaboration” between the UFC and the FBI.
“I have tremendous respect for the FBI and the work they do every day to protect this country. Our UFC fighters are some of the baddest men and women on the planet, and they are heading to Quantico to train the best FBI agents in mixed martial arts. It’s an incredible opportunity for our athletes to experience, and we’re proud to support the FBI in strengthening their defense techniques.”
This article includes information courtesy of an official press release from the UFC.