Dana White lauds FBI director Kash Patel wanting to work with UFC: ‘All of these guys should be trained in [MMA]’

Dana White guarantees there’s nothing controversial about FBI director Kash Patel proposing a possible partnership between the UFC and the Federal regulation enforcement company as a result of it really makes good sense.

Again in February, Patel floated the thought of getting UFC fighters prepare brokers throughout a gathering with the heads from all the varied FBI area workplaces throughout the USA. Whereas the preliminary suggestion was met with some skepticism, the UFC CEO later revealed that Patel was “lifeless critical” about hanging up a partnership that would offer brokers with extra abilities to make use of on the job.

Patel, who’s an avid fan and truly attended UFC 314 this previous weekend in Miami, has spoken to White concerning the partnership and the UFC CEO believes it could actually solely be useful for brokers within the area.

“For those who don’t know, UFC fighters have been coaching regulation enforcement, army guys for years,” White informed Fox Information. “While you discuss hand-to-hand fight, these guys ought to know jiu-jitsu and they need to know Muay Thai and all of the various things which might be the fundamentals of blended martial arts.

“All people desires to make every thing controversial. There’s nothing controversial about it. All of those guys needs to be skilled in [MMA] and they need to all be in form and have the ability to defend themselves. Kash Patel was lifeless critical when he mentioned that and he and I’ve talked about it.”

Whereas no formal relationship has been cast but, White appears to imagine it’s going to occur and the UFC is all about serving to out the FBI in any method potential.

White is right concerning the relationship between fighters and coaches working with native regulation enforcement workplaces throughout the globe. Famed coach Greg Jackson ran a program for years in New Mexico working with regulation enforcement and SWAT staff officers.

John McCarthy, who remains to be arguably the best-known referee to ever officiate fights in MMA, has labored as a Los Angeles Police Division ways and self-defense teacher as effectively.

In the long run, the UFC CEO believes the connection would solely repay for brokers trying so as to add a couple of new instruments to their arsenal.

“Any of those guys which might be in these kind of roles, any kind of regulation enforcement, they need to have the ability to defend themselves with out weapons if that state of affairs occurs,” White mentioned.