FBI Director Kash Patel is considering bringing in trainers from the Ultimate Fighting Championship to beef up agents' martial arts and self-defense skills, according to four people familiar with the plan laid out on a call this week with FBI field offices.

In the call with top agents, Kash Patel, the new director, discussed fitness standards, playing on the bureau’s hockey team and partnering with Ultimate Fighting Championship.

President Donald Trump is a huge fan of the UFC, having attended an event in New York, days after winning the election in November.

Kash Patel has barely been FBI Director long enough to figure out how to control the office thermostat, but he’s already floating bold and bizarre transformations to the bureau.

FBI Director Kash Patel, inspired by a prominent UFC fan, proposes bringing UFC trainers to enhance agents' self-defense skills. The controversial idea, perceived as 'surreal,' is part of Patel's broader strategy to decentralize the FBI,