Newly appointed FBI Director Kash Patel, whose ambitious plans to reform the nation’s top law enforcement agency have unsettled many within the bureau, has proposed strengthening the FBI’s ranks with assistance from 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 reelection, ABC News reported.

During a teleconference Wednesday with the leaders of the FBI’s 55 field offices, Patel suggested establishing a formal partnership with the UFC to develop fitness programs aimed at enhancing agents’ physical conditioning, sources briefed on the call said.

The weekly virtual meeting with special agents in charge of each field office has been a longstanding tradition, but this marked the first call led by Patel since he was sworn in as director on Friday.Within hours of the Wednesday call, news of Patel’s UFC proposal spread to current and former FBI officials across the country, with some embracing it.

“If they’re trying to up their physical fitness, the UFC is very specific in their fitness,” ABC News contributor Rich Frankel, the former special agent in charge of the FBI’s Newark, New Jersey, office, told the network.

The report added that the details are still sketchy as to how Patel would want to incorporate the UFC into improving agent fitness.

“Patel’s proposal to ask the UFC for help…quickly created some buzz within the FBI community. UFC is based in Las Vegas, where Patel now lives,” ABC News noted.

Frankel, a veteran of more than two decades with the FBI, acknowledged that raising the bureau’s physical fitness standards could be beneficial—making the idea of the UFC assisting with FBI training less unconventional than it might seem.documents, audio and video recordings, and materials related to Jeffrey Epstein and his clients.”

Bondi also asked for an immediate internal investigation into why the FBI didn’t follow through on previous requests. She also told the FBI to write a report on the matter within 14 days.

“I appreciate your immediate attention to this important matter. I know that we are both committed to transparency for the American people, and I look forward to continuing to work with you to serve our President and our country,” Bondi added.