Investing.com -- FBI Director Kash Patel is contemplating the idea of engaging trainers from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to enhance the martial arts and self-defense skills of the bureau’s agents. According to a Reuters report on Thursday, the plan discussed in a call earlier this week with FBI field offices.

Patel broached the subject during his inaugural video conference call with the supervisors of the FBI’s 55 field offices on Wednesday. It is said that some current FBI agents have described the idea as "surreal" and "wacky."

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