UFC boss Dana White said that there were multiple threats made against the Freedom 250 fight night at the White House, not just the alleged terror attack — but praised the FBI for keeping it the safest “place in America.”
White, 56, told TMZ Sports that he was “in the loop on all that was happening in real time” over the threats against Sunday night’s outdoor spectacle on the South Lawn, which coincided with President Trump’s 80th birthday.
“There was more than” the alarming alleged plot to use drones and snipers to take out as many people as possible, the UFC president and CEO said.
“These are the kind of events that bring the nuts out, this is normal stuff.”
His insider’s view on threat management left him realizing that “the FBI is so good.”
“I mean these guys are so good at what they do,” White added.
“Listen, here’s the reality: There was no safer place in America to be on Sunday night than in DC.”
Fanatical TikTokkers armed with assault rifles plotted to attack the UFC Freedom 250 after revving each other up over Jeffrey Epstein, billionaires, Israel and a hatred of President Trump, according to court papers and sources who spoke with The Post.
The FBI foiled the zealots’ plans by infiltrating Signal chat groups where they were planning “a coordinated attack” to kill President Trump and other government officials, according to federal criminal complaints and affidavits unsealed Tuesday.
“As many and as deadly as we can get,” wrote suspected ringleader Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez in one of the messages, according to court documents.
The zealots’ twisted multi-phase plot included using explosive-laden drones to strike buildings near the sporting event, officials said.
The blasts would spark a mass panic and force the crowd to flee toward a sniper team positioned to take out the unsuspecting victims.
Then a “second wave” of attackers allegedly planned to storm the White House gate, the officials added.
The terror plot may have involved as many as a dozen people from multiple states. Some of the suspects traveled to Fredericksburg, Va. — about 50 miles south of DC —on June 12 or 13 to make preparations for the attack.