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From the Octagon to Quantico: UFC teaching the FBI to fight is its latest tie to Trump world

The mixed martial arts organization has had links to the US president for years. Now it could be involved in training federal agents In the lead-up to UFC Freedom 250 – the cagefighting spectacle that took place on the South Lawn of the White House to mark Donald Trump’s 80th birthday this past summer – the FBI announced that a handful of UFC fighters…

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The Guardian· Oct 16, 9:00 AMFrom the Octagon to Quantico: UFC teaching the FBI to fight is its latest tie to Trump world

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