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Breaking down the UFC White House spectacle w/ Luke Thomas
Following our conversation in the lead-up to the UFC White House spectacle, it only made sense to catch up with Luke Thomas again afterwards to make…
Jun 17
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Karim Zidan
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Luke Thomas
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The UFC-Trump machine is just getting started
The UFC White House event looked like the final triumph of the UFC-Trump alliance. But it was actually something more consequential: the first act in a…
Jun 16
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Karim Zidan
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What you need to know about the UFC White House event w/Luke Thomas
I've done a lot of media over the past few weeks about the UFC White House event. But I wanted to share this one with my favourite voice in MMA, Luke…
Jun 14
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Karim Zidan
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Luke Thomas
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Anduril, UFC, and our Dystopian Future
Anduril, the UFC’s new defense tech partner, wants to transform warfare & surveillance with AI—and host military-themed boxing events.
Jun 13
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Karim Zidan
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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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