UFC Fighter Visited By Secret Service After Making Threat Against Obama (VIDEO)

Jacob Volkmann, the MMA fighter who said that he wanted to "knock some sense into that idiot" President Obama during a recent victory interview, has since gotten a visit from the Secret Service.

Here's what Volkmann told MMAWeekly.com in a recent interview:

"It happened on Tuesday, I was coaching youth practice, and then two guys came up and one of the other coaches that was helping me out, they said there was a cop and another guy out there waiting for me," Volkmann told MMAWeekly.com. "I went out there and the guy introduced himself and said he was from the Secret Service and he wanted to ask me some questions about UFC 125 and my quote. He said there were people calling in to D.C. telling them that somebody, me, was threatening the President."

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"This guy had the whole interview on a piece of paper and it had my picture and everything," said Volkmann. "He was like 'is this what you said?' and I said, 'yes it is.' He's like 'I want to let you know I'm a little embarrassed for coming here and doing this because obviously nothing happened.' He actually apologized for coming, but he had to come. He wanted to make sure I wasn't going to D.C to hurt the President.

"The thing is, I got home and I checked my e-mail and I had about 20 e-mails and one of them, one of ladies had actually contacted the FBI and the Secret Service, and she was telling me that she was going to do it."

Volkmann also took the opportunity to clarify his earlier statements in which he had lamented the passage of health care reform.

"People were misunderstanding the point of view I was going for with the health care plan. That's why they were getting so upset. I'm thinking about the provider, I'm a chiropractor, so I'm thinking about my point of view, not everyone getting insurance. They don't have to worry about getting denied, which is good I guess, just not good for health care providers," Volkmann told MMA Weekly.

Asked in the original interview who he would like to face in the ring next, Volkmann responded:

"Actually, Obama. He's not too bright.... like the make a home affordable plan and his health care plan, someone needs to knock some sense into that idiot."

The Minneapolis-St.Paul Star Tribune reports that Volkmann recently opened his own chiropractic practice, Volkmann Chiropractic, in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.

WATCH the original interview:

Comments

[hwjone]

03:51 AM on 01/14/2011

This guy drank the kool-aid. As a "health care provider", he should realize that he would be paid by the insurance companies, not by the government. And with more people covered by insurance, he would have more business. If the problem he has is with the amounts paid by the insurance companies, he can go off network

[reddy52]

07:28 PM on 01/13/2011

This is so sill, even the SS guys thought so. Who called the FBI on this guy?

[Nel Pineda]

10:18 AM on 01/10/2011

Why they mostly white saying this stuff?

[goodmarina]

01:03 AM on 01/10/2011

Let's just get real ... do yall really think the Secret Service will apologize and have an "aw shucks" conversation with someone who made a threat -- especially in the advent of rising threats against the President?   

They would not come all the way down there to have a one-on-one if they did not want to ask him some questions ... and knew enough about this man's private beliefs that he has written (blogs, facebook, etc.).  

I believe ... he was just projecting his own sense of intelligence upon Mr. Obama ; )

[LeftRight]

06:15 AM on 01/10/2011

And others....

[goodmarina]

01:01 AM on 01/10/2011

So .. this fellow opened up a Chripractic office ...   does this mean that he will only accept "Cash" patients?   

Wait til he has to have his business running and he will discover the beauty of Medicare billing ... and thank some of the provisions of this healthcare reform bill -- especially parts about pre-existing conditions.

[NanaMex]

10:57 PM on 01/09/2011

OK, raise your hands anyone who has never said about someone "someone needs to knock some sense into (insert name here)", or words to that effect. Not defending the guy or his opinions, but I think this one is seriously in the 'much ado about nothing' category. Much more serious statements spew out of the mouths of people on Faux Noise almost daily. Wondering how many secret service agents would be needed to seek out and question everyone who said similar?

[319]

12:01 AM on 01/10/2011

Again, it's the rhetoric... this guy has lots of fans. Many of them are undoubtedly mentally challenged and might take this as a suggestion that they help out their hero... that't what is going on these days... ramping up the rhetoric till someone acts... like in Arizona.

[nomadicus]

09:08 PM on 01/12/2011

Like in Afganistan, Iraq, etc...

[msbeal]

02:30 AM on 01/10/2011

I worked once at the Army Casualty Notification Branch. Field Notification Officers reported to us of any adverse reaction by a next of kin, usually bereaved parents, and we passed it on to the F.B.I.

Every single one was followed up on.

[William Graybill]

10:49 PM on 01/09/2011

Less fighting, more thinking before opening your mouth.

[GraniteSkyline]

10:35 PM on 01/09/2011

He should consider himself lucky. After Saturday's horrifying events anyone who makes st00pid statements like this about any politician is going to be thoroughtly combed over by the Secret Service and the FBI.

[MMSpooner]

10:22 PM on 01/09/2011

Well -- could've seen that one coming...

[kauthon]

09:07 PM on 01/09/2011

Secret service don't have a funny side, now you know and knowing is half the battle.

[Tails]

12:09 AM on 01/10/2011

They also don't smile or have first names.

[p456]

12:44 AM on 01/10/2011

No threat against the president should ever go unchallenged. I wish the treats against the congress woman from Arizona had been taken seriously.

[merrymico]

07:28 PM on 01/09/2011

Shut your mouth fool!

[hackerblaster]

06:54 PM on 01/09/2011

Someone seems to have already knocked the sense 'out' of this guys head.

Third time I posted this and unbelievable that it is getting scrubbed.

[GraniteSkyline]

10:26 PM on 01/09/2011

I tried to post something basically the same a few times and they all got axed.

Congrats on getting through. Hope it sticks!

[NMLurker]

06:54 PM on 01/09/2011

hey buddy, fight for wellness instead!

[Birdman]

06:37 PM on 01/09/2011

So exactly how is having insurance not a good thing for a provider? I mean having insurance will better allow people to go to the doctor rather than stay at home. I really question this individuals thought processes.

[diondatta]

06:36 PM on 01/09/2011

Wow, what a tough guy. He should have kicked those secret service agents butts to prove he's a bad-boy, ultimate fighter-tough-guy! But no. The shrinkage factor kicked in. He was probably yes-siring and no-siring with every question they asked.