By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• Current and former UFC athletes are scheduled to lead training seminars for students and staff at the FBI Special Agent Academy in Quantico, Virginia, on March 14–15, officials said.
• The two-day event will feature demonstrations of defensive tactics and combat techniques drawn from mixed martial arts.
• Participants include WWE Interim Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje, Jorge Masvidal, Chris Weidman, Claudia Gadelha, Michael Chandler, Manel Kape and Renzo Gracie, along with UFC matchmaker Mick Maynard.
• FBI Director Kash Patel and UFC CEO Dana White described the collaboration as an opportunity to enhance agent preparedness.
• The FBI said the seminars are part of broader efforts to strengthen defensive tactics training at the academy.
QUANTICO, VA — Current and former Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial artists are slated to host a two-day training seminar for prospective agents and senior staff at the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Special Agent Academy on March 14–15, the bureau and the UFC announced.
The event at the academy will include demonstrations of defensive tactics and combat techniques, with participating athletes sharing insights from professional mixed martial arts training.
Among those expected to lead sessions are interim UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje, Jorge Masvidal, Chris Weidman, Claudia Gadelha, Michael Chandler, Manel Kape and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner Renzo Gracie, along with UFC matchmaker Mick Maynard.
FBI Director Kash Patel said the seminar offers agents a chance to “learn and train with some of the greatest athletes,” and UFC CEO Dana White said the fighters are proud to support law enforcement in strengthening defensive techniques.
The bureau said the seminars are part of a broader initiative to expand training opportunities and strengthen defensive tactics preparedness for agents preparing for field assignments.