Donald Trump's son responds after shocking alleged DMs about UFC White House card

The UFC White House card has been rocked after a former UFC star posted shocking alleged messages from Donald Trump's son.

UFC Freedom 250 takes place on the South Lawn on the White House, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States' independence.

The show, just the second open-air event UFC have put on features a total of seven fights - including the main event featuring Ilia Topuria defending his lightweight title against Justin Gaethje.

But just hours before the action kicked off, UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier sent social media into overdrive with what he shared on social media.

Alleged screenshots posted by Cormier's account appeared to show Eric Trump messaging the UFC commentator and saying he was looking forward to seeing him at the White House card.

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In the leaked messages, Cormier also appeared to express excitement to meet the 42-year-old and his family but that soon faded as the conversation turned sour.

In the alleged, exchange, Trump tried to get inside information out of 'DC' and asked him if he was betting - to which he explained he is not able to bet on fights.

What was followed was a question as to whether any of the fighters were injured, prompting Cormier to reply, "I'm not quite sure why you're asking me this but I think they're all in good shape".

Then came the most shocking element as the purported messages showed Trump indicated about betting when he asked, "Are any of the fights tomorrow rigged? I've been eyeing the Lopes fight and I think an upset wouldn't be too realistic".

A dollar sign was attached, seemingly hinting that he was looking to make money based on anything Cormier told him about the bouts.

The 47-year-old's next reply was not visible but he did attach a now-deleted statement on social media, writing: "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 I am deeply passionate about I will not tolerate this type of insider behaviour. Shame on anyone trying to ruin this beautiful event."

Cormier pulled the tweet from his feed instantly but it was screenshotted by many on social media.

Following up, the former two-weight world champion took to X to simply write: "Are people really this dumb?".

Trump then denied that the screenshots were legitimate, stating, "This is completely fake! I have never reached out to Daniel. In fact, this is scary."

In a second post, Trump wrote: "We are aware of the fake, AI generated screenshots being circulated online. I have never spoken to Daniel. He has since deleted his post, which confirms it was clearly fabricated. @UFC @danawhite

Cormier was on coverage of UFC Freedom 250 for Paramount+ and made no reference to the social media storm, instead providing insight into the action.