Daniel Cormier Breaks Silence After Alleged Eric Trump Dms Posted From His Account Ufc Freedom 250

Daniel Cormier found himself at the center of controversy in the MMA world on Sunday.

It happened after a post from his account shared alleged screenshots of a conversation with Eric Trump, in which the former president’s son was seemingly seen questioning the possibility of fixed fights at a UFC White House event.

The post was later deleted, with both Cormier and Trump denying that any such exchange ever occurred.

Now, Cormier appears to have grown frustrated with ongoing questions about the alleged social media post from his account and has finally addressed and clarified the situation to set the record straight.

Cormier said he only became aware of it after arriving at the White House, when he was informed by the UFC social media team.

Cormier said additional messages were also shared from his account without his authorship, though he accepted responsibility for one reply amid the backlash, writing, “Are people really this dumb?”

He mentioned that the message was posted even as his account had allegedly been compromised.

Cormier said that sharing alleged Trump direct messages “wouldn’t make sense logically” while he was traveling to the White House, where the Donald Trump family was expected to attend UFC Freedom 250.

He added that the incident has caused issues, not with the UFC itself, but with his sponsors.

“I'm telling everyone it's just not true, and people just don't seem to want to believe it. ... I understand the trolling and all that – I get it, people do it all the time, but it's like, I'm telling you straight up, it isn't true. That man did not come up to me and ask me any of that type of stuff. I don't think he's stupid enough to do that,” Cormier said.

He also presented a technical argument that he and Eric Trump do not follow each other on X, meaning that would prevent any direct messages between them, though platform settings can allow messages from non-followers if enabled.

Ultimately, Cormier has grown frustrated with repeated questions about the viral post and firmly denies any involvement in its creation or sharing.

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