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Blood and Bullshit in Baku
The UFC's Azerbaijan show is facing opposition from Armenians accusing the organization of supporting a genocidal regime, as well as critics questioning…
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Karim Zidan
Stars, Stripes, and Double Standards
The U.S. will co-host the World Cup in a year's time. Will journalists, fans and watchdogs hold it to the same standard as Qatar? Or will American…
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Karim Zidan
Bread, Circuses, and the 'Enemy Within'
After deploying the military to enforce "law and order" amid anti-ICE protests in LA, Trump appeared at a UFC event in New Jersey in a spectacle…
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Karim Zidan
In conversation with Abdullah Ibhais, Qatar World Cup whistleblower
Less than two months following his release from Qatari prison, I spent some time with Abdullah Ibhais, the Jordanian whistleblower jailed for refusing…
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Karim Zidan
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"Free Palestine": Irish MMA fighter defeats IDF soldier linked to Gaza atrocities
Irish MMA fighter Paddy McCorry was captured on camera shouting "Free Palestine" as he dismantled IDF soldier Shuki Farage at Cage Warriors 189.
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Karim Zidan
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May 2025

Meditations from Marseille: FIFA's silence, Gaza's suffering
My time in Marseille made me reflect on the role sports continue to play in the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, whether through silence, inaction, or a sheer…
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Karim Zidan
Kadyrov turned his MMA fight club into a war machine—what happens after he dies?
Kadyrov's MMA empire is a farming system for his private militia, now fighting in Ukraine. Yet with reports of his failing health, what happens to this…
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Karim Zidan
What’s on your mind?
I’m traveling through Europe this month, but I’ll be back with fresh writing soon. In the meantime, the floor’s yours: questions, thoughts, random…
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Karim Zidan
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Attending the 2026 World Cup? Right to jail
This is the true face of America. All Vance is doing is saying the quiet part out loud.
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Karim Zidan
Exclusive: DOGE member identified as jiu-jitsu blackbelt
Sports Politika has identified DOGE member Donald P as Donald Park, a private equity investor and BJJ blackbelt under Royler Gracie.
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Karim Zidan
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Trump’s UFC favourites keep getting KO’d
And it's making the sport fun to watch again.
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Karim Zidan
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My grandmother, the pioneering artist who captured the universe
A brief interlude from sports and politics...
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Karim Zidan
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