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New Delhi: The UFC’s historic White House event has been hit by a massive controversy as former UFC champion Daniel Cormier allegedly accused US President Donald Trump’s son, Eric Trump, of seeking information about the fighters to make bets on them.

Cormier shared multiple screenshots of Erik messaging him and asking him about the fighters and who’s going to win at the UFC White House. The former UFC champion also wrote a caption while sharing Eric’s screenshot that 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,” he added.

However, Cormier deleted the post after 15 minutes, but the post had blown up social media within 15 minutes. When asked about the incident by a UFC spokesperson, he said he had no clue about the exchange.

Eric also asked Cormier whether he was placing bets, and in response, the UFC star told him that, as he is the commentator of the event, he is not allowed to bet on any fight.

Eric asked several questions to Cormier related to the fighters, such as whether any fighter is injured or if any fight is rigged in the event.

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

Following the Cormier post, Eric clarified that as completely fake and he never reached out to him.

🚨 In a now-deleted post, Daniel Cormier exposed Eric Trump for asking him if any of the UFC White House fights were rigged:

“I’m probably going to get a lot of flak for bringing this to light, however I refuse to stay silent… Shame on anyone trying to ruin this beautiful… pic.twitter.com/0GldF9HOOG

— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) June 14, 2026

The UFC White House commenced with a bang as featherweight fighter Diego Lopes didn’t hold back and knocked out Steve Garcia in the second round. With the win, Lopes also became the first fighter to win a fight in the White House.

In the second fight of the event, the local fighter Bo Nical also wasted no time and knocked out Kyle Daukaus in the first round.