Eric Trump denies cheating allegations over White House UFC fights

Eric Trump has denied cheating allegations after screenshots shared online appeared to show UFC commentator Daniel Cormier receiving a message from an account under Trump’s name asking whether any of the White House’s UFC fights on Sunday would be rigged. Several screenshots posted – and then later deleted – on Cormier’s X account showed alleged messages from Donald Trump’s 42-year old son that said: “Anything you can tell me about the fighters tomorrow? Who you got winning?” The messages went on to say, “You placing any bets… Are any of the fights tomorrow rigged? I’ve been eyeing the [Diego] Lopes fight and I think an upset wouldn’t be too unrealistic,” followed by “$$”. In a since deleted post on the 47-year old retired fighter’s account, a caption accompanying the screenshots said : “Im 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 [sic] I will not tolerate this type of insider behavior. Shame on anyone trying to ruin this behavior.” Trump quickly denied the allegations, writing on X: “This is completely fake! I have never reached out to Daniel. In fact, this is scary.” In another post, Trump wrote : “This did not happen. They were AI generated. …