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FBI Director Kash Patel announced that law enforcement officials disrupted "planned attacks" targeting the UFC cage-fighting show at the White House last weekend, with multiple individuals now in custody.
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Washington D.C., Ohio, Missouri, California
Who
FBI Director Kash Patel, Secret Service Director Sean Curran, President Donald Trump
What
FBI Director Kash Patel announced that law enforcement officials disrupted "planned attacks" targeting the UFC cage-fighting show at the White House last weekend, with multiple individuals now in custody.
When
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:16:00 GMT · 4h 59m ago
Where
Washington D.C., Ohio, Missouri, California ·
Why
The planned attacks were meant to target the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House for President Donald Trump’s birthday.
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How this affects you
The prevention of these alleged attacks demonstrates the proactive efforts of law enforcement to secure high-profile events and protect public figures, potentially averting a significant security incident at the White House.
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12 events in this thread- U.S. Domestic4h 59m agoLaw enforcement officials disrupted 'planned attacks' meant to target the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House last weekend, and multiple people are in custody.Open article
- U.S. Domestic4h 59m agoFBI Director Kash Patel announced that law enforcement officials disrupted “planned attacks” targeting a UFC cage-fighting show at the White House this past weekend, leading to multiple arrests.Open article
- Currently Reading4h 59m agoFBI Director Kash Patel announced that law enforcement officials disrupted "planned attacks" targeting the UFC cage-fighting show at the White House last weekend, with multiple individuals now in custody.
- U.S. Domestic4h 59m agoLaw enforcement officials disrupted “planned attacks” meant to target the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend for President Donald Trump’s birthday, and multiple people were in custody.Open article
- U.S. Domestic4h 59m agoFBI Director Kash Patel said law enforcement officials disrupted “planned attacks” meant to target the UFC cage-fighting show at the White House this past weekend, and multiple people are in custody.Open article
- U.S. Domestic4h 59m agoFBI Director Kash Patel announced on Tuesday that law enforcement officials disrupted "planned attacks" targeting the UFC cage-fighting show at the White House last weekend.Open article
- U.S. Domestic4h 59m agoLaw enforcement officials disrupted "planned attacks" meant to target the UFC cage-fighting show at the White House last weekend, resulting in multiple arrests.Open article
- U.S. Domestic4h 59m agoLaw enforcement officials disrupted “planned attacks” meant to target the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House last weekend.Open article
- U.S. Domestic6h 37m agoThe FBI foiled an alleged plot to attack Sunday’s UFC fight at the White House.Open article
- U.S. Domestic6h 37m agoThe FBI foiled an alleged plot to attack Sunday’s UFC fight at the White House, FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post to X.Open article
- U.S. Domestic6h 37m agoThe FBI foiled an alleged plot to attack Sunday’s UFC fight at the White House, with multiple individuals now in custody.Open article
- U.S. Domestic6h 55m agoThe FBI said on Tuesday it had thwarted a potential threat ahead of the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts event in Washington last weekend and has multiple people in custody.Open article
Verified Sources & Citations
- HIGHYahoo News Canadahttps://ca.news.yahoo.com/fbi-says-thwarted-possible-threat-112042000.html
- HIGHNBC Newshttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/fbi-foils-alleged-plot-attack-white-house-ufc-event-patel-says-rcna350248
- HIGHAP Newshttps://apnews.com/article/fbi-trump-ufc-white-house-b6a41e2e8fc7feb84440581c2535b000