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All The President's Men
While Donald Trump has long used sports as a stage to launder his reputation, promote his brand, and propagate his political ideology, his efforts have…
Dec 12
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Karim Zidan
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The Many Crypto Schemes of Khabib Nurmagomedov
As UFC champion, Khabib built a brand on humility, faith, and denouncing vices like gambling. His brand is now repeatedly deployed to legitimize…
Dec 4
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Chris Dalby
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Ultimate Resistance
World Ultimate Frisbee players are mounting an unprecedented protest, warning that Israel’s participation—bolstered by IDF soldiers on the roster—could…
Nov 20
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Shireen Ahmed
17
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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…
May 23
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Karim Zidan
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Fascist Fight Clubs in Trumpland
Sports Politika has identified more than 130 neo-Nazi fight clubs around the world. Some of these fight clubs are rallying in support of Trump's…
Jan 29
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Karim Zidan
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How Chechnya’s warlord extinguished a UFC fighter’s star
Khamzat Chimaev, once a UFC golden boy, has now been reduced to a glorified propagandist for Ramzan Kadyrov, banned from entering the US and with his…
Oct 22, 2024
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Karim Zidan
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How Andrew Tate profits off MMA and Islam
With the support of UFC champions and a legion of young Muslim men, the self-styled misogynist continues to weaponize both faith and fighting for…
Oct 14, 2024
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Karim Zidan
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Steven Seagal and the art of the grift
From dancing with dictators to becoming Putin's pet, the d-list actor has spent the last few decades making friends with some of the world's most…
Sep 12, 2024
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Karim Zidan
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The Kremlin-backed boxing federation fuelling the Imane Khelif scandal
The allegations against Algerian boxer Imane Khelif were sparked by the IBA, a boxing organization led by a man with connections to Putin and the…
Aug 9, 2024
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Karim Zidan
26
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Israel’s Olympic Soldiers
At least 30 Israeli Olympians have publicly supported the Gaza war. Some even have served as IDF spokespeople, effectively as symbolizing Israel’s hard…
Jul 25, 2024
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Karim Zidan
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The rise and fall of Khabib Nurmagomedov
Once a UFC star and one of the most popular Muslim athletes alive, Khabib Nurmagomedov is now facing an existential to his legacy. So how exactly did…
Jul 6, 2024
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Karim Zidan
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Blood, Sweat, Hate: MMA's festering neo-Nazi problem
Extremists are using the sport’s counter-culture mystique to radicalize disenfranchised young men and to provide them a shared space to spread hate…
Feb 29, 2024
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Karim Zidan
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