Just hours before “UFC Freedom 250” goes down at The White House, the event has been hit by a potential scandal involving Daniel Cormier and Eric Trump.
The biggest storyline during the last day or two has revolved around , but on fight night UFC legend and current color commentator Cormier sent the MMA rumor mill ablaze with a now-deleted social media post.
The post was only up for roughly 15 minutes before it was taken down, but the screenshots of alleged Instagram messages from Eric Trump to Cormier and the UFC Hall of Famer’s accompanying statement appeared to be damning, to say the least. The post from Daniel Cormier's account that includes alleged screenshots of messages from Eric Trump.
| Given how quickly the post was taken down, it’s possible that Cormier’s own account was hacked and he acted quickly to recover it once the alleged screenshots went live. There’s also the possibility that Cormier did in fact receive the messages himself and wanted to try and bring the issue to light, only to find out that it was an accountUFC CEO Dana White talks to President-elect Donald Trump ringside during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden.
| Brad Penner-Imagn Images There is of course a chance that both Cormier’s post and the messages were legitimate and that the former two-division UFC champion was told to take it down shortly after it was posted, but it seems unlikely that any clarification from either Cormier or the promotion will come until the start of the “UFC Freedom 250” broadcast. As previously mentioned, one of the primary storylines surrounding the UFC White House card has been the weather, and as of this writing the UFC has announced thatDiego Lopes and Steve Garcia face-off during weigh-ins for the UFC Freedom 250 at The Ellipse.
| Amber Searls-Imagn Images, which was the originally-scheduled start time for the action all throughout fight week. The seven-fight card is set to kick off with awho also weighed in a second time as the backup fighterDana White separates Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje during weigh-ins for the UFC Freedom 250 at The Ellipse. | Amber Searls-Imagn Images
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