cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52959175
CEO Dana White has long been an ally of President Donald Trump and his administration. Agents would be trained in hand-to-hand combat.
The FBI plans to offer the Ultimate Fighting Championship an exclusive one-year contract to train its special agents in hand-to-hand combat, according to a document released by the agency in September.
The UFC, according to the bureau, is “the sole qualified vendor” capable of providing tactical training that meets FBI standards. The justification for the contract cited the “expertise” the multibillion-dollar global media business has in mixed martial arts, striking techniques, grappling and takedowns.
The bureau said that market research determined that “no other vendor can provide comprehensive training encompassing all required skills at the necessary expertise level within the required timeframe.”
Why not WWE?
But wait, what is that?! It is the son of the assassinated Iranian leader Khamemei, and he has a foldable chair!
Because they admitted to their fights being staged for tax reasons*. Even the cult members wouldn’t approve of the FBI being taught by what basically amounts to fight dancing stunt performers. At least I don’t think so 🤷🏻
*That’s to say that they admitted it to pay less tax, not that they discovered a tax loophole requiring staged matches