Daniel Cormier gives full breakdown of 'rigged' DM controversy with Donald Trump's son

Daniel Cormier claims he was hacked after he appeared to tweet screenshots of a controversial conversation with Eric Trump.

Just before the UFC White House event started on Sunday, the UFC broadcaster tweeted a series of images that showed an alleged private social media conversation between himself and Trump.

In the messages, the US President's son appeared to ask former two-division champion, Cormier, for insider information and betting tips, while he also asked whether any of the upcoming UFC Freedom 250 fights were 'rigged.'

Cormier's account posted the screenshots along with a caption that stated he “would not tolerate that type of behavior.”

However, the post was quickly deleted, which only added to the mystery surrounding its origin and legitimacy.

Taking to his personal YouTube channel, Cormier talked viewers through the saga and insisted he had no idea the tweet even existed until he turned up at the White House event.

“Let me walk you through the events of last weekend at the UFC, because now I’m getting messages from massive news outlets, national channels, and stations asking me for comments on things that I have no right to be speaking about,” Cormier said. “Peace treaties, and I’m like, I’m no politician. I’m an idiot fighter that loves sports and loves this country.

“I get to the UFC on Sunday. Two of the UFC social media people are telling me, ‘We were just talking about you,’ and I said, ‘About what?’ They said, ‘You and Eric Trump,’ and I was like, ‘What about me and Eric Trump?’ Guys, this is at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday night. ... I have no idea how long it was up. I have no idea how long it had been taken down.

“Whoever did this, whoever hacked my Twitter, they posted, took it down because they think that people are going to believe stuff like that,” Cormier said. “At the end of the day, I would never do anything like that. I would never engage in those conversations. I would never go to Twitter and post that after engaging in those conversations. ... I had no idea what was going on.”

Cormier then claimed that he was still struggling to gain access to his personal Twitter account, although he did confirm that he had access to it when he tweeted “Are people really this dumb?” shortly after the post had already been deleted.

He added: “I did tweet, ‘Are people that stupid?’ because to a guy like me, I’m like, it just doesn’t make sense logically to think that I would do that,” Cormier said. “One, I don’t really talk like that, and two, I’m actually going to the White House to do that fight. So why right before I go into the White House to do the fight would I do something like that, knowing that I’m going to be around all these people? It just doesn’t make sense.”

“I’m still just barely getting into my Twitter account this morning,” Cormier said. “For the last two and a half days, I have been trying to work with Twitter to get me back into my account. ... One of the biggest broadcasting moments of my entire career, so it’s like you get distracted, and that sucks.”

The 47-year-old continued to plead his innocence and also suggested that the DMs had to be fake because and Trump did not follow one another on social media.

He concluded: “We don’t follow each other on any social channels. I don’t follow Eric Trump. Eric Trump doesn’t follow me. If I’m being completely honest, I met Donald Trump Jr. on Saturday and mistook him for Eric Trump. I don’t follow politics that closely. ... If you just looked a little bit and paid attention — hey, these guys don’t follow each other. How are they sending these direct messages?

“It wasn’t, it just wasn’t real. So, I’m telling you, not true. Please, please, guys, stop asking me about it. It’s just not real. Somebody got my Twitter, and they took it from me.”