Daniel Cormier posts, deletes screenshots of Eric Trump asking about ‘rigged’ UFC White House fights

WASHINGTON, DC: As UFC comes to the White House to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary and Donald Trump’s 80th birthday, his son Eric found himself at the center of an unexpected controversy after former champion Daniel Cormier shared screenshots of their alleged conversation.

The now-deleted screenshots allegedly showed the president's son bluntly questioning whether any of the White House bouts had been fixed.

Cormier, who is set to serve as a commentator for the event, accompanied the screenshots with a fiery caption, saying, "I'm 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. I will not tolerate this type of insider behavior. Shame on anyone trying to ruin this beautiful event,” it continued.

Eric Trump allegedly asked about UFC bets

In the screenshots, Eric appeared to open the conversation by asking whether he would see Cormier at the UFC event before quickly steering the discussion toward the fighters and their chances.

He then asked whether Cormier was planning to place any bets on the fights. When Cormier told him he was not permitted to bet on UFC fights, Trump allegedly asked whether any of the fighters were injured, drawing a confused response from Cormier.

“I’m not quite sure why you’re asking me this, but I think they’re all in good shape,” Cormier wrote. Eric then cut straight to the point, allegedly asking whether any of the fights were fixed and punctuating the question with two dollar-sign emojis.

“I’ll just cut to the chase,” Trump wrote. “Are any of the fights tomorrow rigged? I’ve been eyeing the Lopes fight, and I think an upset wouldn’t be too unrealistic. $$”

Cormier replied, “No, none of our fights are rigged, and honestly, I am appalled that you would even ask me something like that.”

However, the screenshots were soon deleted by the UFC commentator. It remains unclear why the 47-year-old took them down.

Eric Trump denies alleged UFC messages

After deleting the screenshots, Cormier appeared to address the controversy in a later tweet, writing, “Are people really this dumb?”

It remains unclear whether Cormier was implying that the conversation was fabricated, that his account had been compromised, or that he was referring to an entirely different issue.

Meanwhile, Eric slammed the screenshots as fake, insisting, “This is completely fake! I have never reached out to Daniel. In fact, this is scary.”

“We are aware of the fake, AI generated screenshots being circulated online. I have never spoken to Daniel. He has since deleted his post, which confirms it was clearly fabricated,” he stated in another post.

However, longtime MMA sportswriter Adam Martin insisted the tweet was real and said he saw it before Cormier deleted it.

“Since I've gotten a few DMs about this -- yes, the DC tweet was 100% real, I saw it myself. Others saw it. People screen captured it,”

“DC tweeted and deleted it quickly, but people screen grabbed it fast, too. Wonder why DC deleted it. Someone got into his ear quickly, I guess,” he tweeted.