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.”

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[–] 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Here we are, with both our military and the FBI among other government agencies, being destroyed from within. Our enemies are all laughing at us.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    He's so stupid it's astounding.

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  • [–] [S] 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

    That's a BIG part of why he was hired: stupid and/or deranged loyalists are much more likely to follow a capricious and despotic leader blindly than smart and sane people of equal loyalty and ideology.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago

    That won't make us question their competence, or dick size, at all.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 days ago

    Want to join the FBI? First, you must demonstrate proficiency at mixed martial arts. Second, you must possess a deep desire to be penetrated by a horse's cock. If you meet those criteria, congratulations! You officially qualify to be an agent in the FBI!

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  • [–] 7 points 2 days ago

    They're all so fucking stupid...

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago

    They are such a parody, it's incredible.

    Except it's not, because it's about loyalty to the leader, not any kind of efficiency or sense.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 2 days ago

    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

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  • [–] 7 points 2 days ago

    "This is a delicate negotiation and we must be careful." "No way man! Just kick him in the fucking head!".

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  • [–] 6 points 2 days ago

    Now, the first thing to learn is that in the real world chairs do not come apart. You must secure your chair and not let the other guy have it!

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Will they carry their registered folding chair with them at all times?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    To be fair, I would absolutely dish out for a pay-for-view to see Patel take a savage beating from an MMA fighter.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago

    No knees to the head of a grounded enemy combatant? What about 12 to 6 elbows?

    Soccer kicks and head stomps? Pride rules?

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  • [–] 89 points 3 days ago (15 children)

    This really is the dumbest timeline

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    [–] 55 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    I had to pause a lovely Joni Mitchell song to rant at my wife about this one.

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  • [–] 18 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    They paved paradise and put up a parking lot~

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  • [–] 14 points 3 days ago

    A parking lot is fucking useful.

    They paved paradise and erected a gaudy oversized monument to an achivement they didnt accomplish that serves no purpose other than giving the paving job and monument construction to a friend of their administration and then banned public access.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago

    I can see this being useful for when they need to do a a heel-turn for Good-Cop-Bad-Cop interrogations.

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  • [–] 50 points 3 days ago (6 children)

    Will America's next war be fought in the Octagon?

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    [–] 24 points 3 days ago

    welcome to cartoon usa.

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  • [–] 27 points 3 days ago (4 children)

    What a clown show they've become. Shame!

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    [–] 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    I was hoping WWE would win the contract, oh well

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  • Wow. White must need a lot of money laundered.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 days ago

    We have have a sycophantic boot licker! Quick! Get him some government money!

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  • [–] 11 points 3 days ago

    Masculinity be porcelain

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  • [–] 7 points 3 days ago*

    Will it be live streamed on TrumpTV and have testosteron boosters?

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