New FBI Director Kash Patel, seeking to improve agent training, proposed a controversial idea of having UFC fighters train FBI agents. This proposal comes shortly after his narrow confirmation and highlights Patel's close ties to President Trump and UFC President Dana White. While the concept of law enforcement receiving martial arts training isn't new, the suggestion of utilizing active UFC fighters for this purpose has drawn criticism, labeling it a conflict of interest and questioning the motivations behind the proposal amid political connections.
Having active UFC fighters training the FBI is another matter entirely. And the conflict of interest given President Trump's close ties with White would irk many across the political spectrum.
Patel called for the FBI to establish a 'formal relationship' with the UFC, with increasing the physical fitness of agents as one goal.
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