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8 men indicted on conspiracy charges in plot to attack UFC White House event, kill government officials

Published

3 months ago

July 10, 2026

8 men indicted on conspiracy charges in plot to attack UFC White House event, kill government officials

A total of eight men were officially charged by a Federal grand jury after plotting to attack the recent UFC White House card with plans to kill President Donald Trump and numerous other government officials.

A total of three more people have now been indicted in the same complaint including 21-year-old Chandler Scaggs from Chapmanville, W. V. after he was taken into custody after he was allegedly assigned to serve as one of the snipers in the attack.

The eight men charged in the thwarted attack include Abraham Alvarez from Nebraska, Daniel Eskridge from Missouri, William Falkner from Washington, Tycen Proper from Ohio, Jordan Rincker from Missouri, Brian Roa from California, Chandler Scaggs from West Virginia and Michael Thomas from California.

The indictment charges all eight men with two conspiracies: Conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and conspiracy to commit murder on Federal government territory and to murder a Federal government official.

Conspiring to provide material support to terrorists is punishable by up to 15 years in prison and conspiracy to commit murder on Federal government territory and to murder a Federal government official is punishment by up to life in prison.

According to the indictment, the eight men allegedly participated in online chat groups and forums where they plotted the attack and recruited other members for the planned assault on the UFC White House card.

The accused men allegedly amassed weapons, ammunition and tactical gear and also allegedly engaged in marksmanship and combat training while agreeing on specific targets for the attack including plans to murder the President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States, the Prime Minister of Israel, Elon Musk and â€œother high value targetsâ€ attending the UFC White House event.

The new indictment handed down replaces previous charges filed against the alleged participants to attack the UFC White House event after the plot was thwarted by Federal authorities.

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Joaquin Buckley vows to livestream UFC comeback after 3 straight losses

Published

11 hours ago

October 19, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

Joaquin Buckley vows to livestream UFC comeback after 3 straight losses

Joaquin
Buckley remains undeterred after his third consecutive defeat
in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Buckley faced Mike Malott in the Canadian's home country at

UFC Edmonton on Saturday. Malott landed a knee in the second
round and followed with a punch before the referee stopped the
bout. Despite the setback, â€œNew Mansaâ€ remains optimistic about his
future.

Joaquin Buckley plans to document his rebuild after Mike
Malott’s UFC Edmonton knockout

Buckley won six straight fights before his current skid. He now
plans to livestream his efforts to rebuild, inviting fans to follow
the process.

â€œRight now, we rebuilding and I want y'all to see the process, not
just the results,â€ Buckley wrote in the caption of his postfight
Instagram post. â€œThe highs, the lows, and everything it takes to
become who God called me to be.â€

In the accompanying video, Buckley said he wants to share his
training and introduce fans to his team.

â€œI realize that I want to document everything,â€ Buckley said. â€œI
want to document the process, I want to document the work, I want
to document the team. This is really just starting back over from
scratch; creating a new foundation and making something happenâ€¦ I'm
not going to stop; I'm going to keep working. And I'll make sure
that everybody remembers that name.â€

MMA

Joaquin Buckley vows to livestream UFC comeback after 3 straight losses

Published

11 hours ago

October 19, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

Joaquin
Buckley remains undeterred after his third consecutive defeat
in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Buckley faced Mike Malott in the Canadian's home country at

Joaquin Buckley plans to document his rebuild after Mike
Malott’s UFC Edmonton knockout

Buckley won six straight fights before his current skid. He now
plans to livestream his efforts to rebuild, inviting fans to follow
the process.

In the accompanying video, Buckley said he wants to share his
training and introduce fans to his team.

MMA

Video: ‘UFC 333 Countdown’ full episode

Published

11 hours ago

October 19, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

Alexander Volkanovski faces an undefeated challenger, and Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili settle their epic trilogy at UFC 333 this Saturday.

In the main event, Volkanovski puts his featherweight title on the line once again as he takes on Movsar Evloev, who has had his hand raised in all 10 of his UFC appearances and holds wins over Lerone Murphy, Aljamain Sterling, Arnold Allen, and Diego Lopes. At 38, Volkanovski is closer to the end of his career than the beginning, but can he muster up another classic performance to deny the hungry Evloev?

The stakes are just as high in the co-main event, which sees Yan and Dvalishvili face off for a third time with both men owning a definitive victory in their series. Dvalishvili defeated Yan in a three-round bout in 2023, handing Yan a third straight loss and seemingly removing him from the title picture for good; however, Yan bounced back and ended Dvalishvili's bantamweight championship run this past December with a virtuoso five-round performance. Now, the battle again, with a belt and possibly all-time great status on the line.

Check out the full episode of â€˜UFC 333 Countdown' above.