Newly appointed FBI Director Kash Patel, whose ambitious
plans to overhaul the country's premier law enforcement agency have unsettled
many within the bureau, has proposed strengthening the FBI's ranks with the
help of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
According to sources familiar with Patel's proposal, the
initiative involves collaboration with the martial arts entertainment giant,
whose CEO, Dana White, was a key supporter of President Donald Trump's
re-election, ABC News reported.
During a conference call Wednesday with leaders of the FBI's
55 field offices, Patel suggested establishing a formal partnership with the
UFC to develop fitness programs aimed at improving agents' physical condition,
sources briefed on the call said.
The weekly virtual meeting with special agents in charge of
each field office has been a long tradition, but this marked the first call led
by Patel since he was sworn in as director on Friday./CBrief
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