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Trump’s Colosseum
For years, Trump has used UFC appearances to burnish his image and drown out scandal. Now, as war with Iran drags on with no end in sight, he’s once…
Apr 12
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Karim Zidan
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The UFC White House event is propaganda— just not good propaganda
Donald Trump promised that June’s event would bring us some of the greatest fights in history. Naturally, he lied.
Mar 14
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Karim Zidan
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Out with the ICE Barbie, In with the Cagefighter
After firing Kristi Noem from her role as Secretary of Homeland Security, Trump nominated a former MMA fighter to replace her. Is anyone actually…
Mar 7
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Karim Zidan
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Bread, Circuses, and Regime Change
From the pitch to the cage, major sports institutions have helped recast Donald Trump as a “peace president”—even as the bombs keep falling.
Mar 1
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Karim Zidan
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Inside Dana White and TKO’s Lobbying Effort to Reshape Boxing
Ari Emanuel, Dana White, and their allies are cashing in their lobbying chips as they seek to gain support for the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival…
Feb 12
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Seán O’Reilly
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MMA figures exposed at covert neo-Nazi event in Canada
I was interviewed as part of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) investigation into the fusion of mixed martial arts and extremist ideology in…
Nov 11, 2025
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Karim Zidan
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The Ballad of the Fixed Fight
Another betting scandal is threatening the UFC's reputation. Yet with the FBI now headed by a Trump loyalist, any notion of a legitimate crackdown is…
Nov 5, 2025
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Karim Zidan
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ICE recruitment ads air on UFC, WWE programming
Chilling ICE recruitment ads are seeping into sports and entertainment programming, including the UFC, WWE, WNBA and NFL programming depending on the…
Oct 10, 2025
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Karim Zidan
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To understand Trump, look to the arena
From cage fights at the White House to crowd censorship at the US Open, Trump’s sports appearances are a contest of power, loyalty, and spectacle.
Sep 8, 2025
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Karim Zidan
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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…
Jun 9, 2025
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Karim Zidan
23
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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.
May 7, 2025
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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.
May 4, 2025
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Karim Zidan
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