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, here is a thread of some of my reporting on the UFC's influential role in Trump's re-election campaign:
1. For The @Guardian, I wrote about how the UFC embraced its mantle as the sports-arm of Trump’s MAGA regime https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/28/ufc-donald-trump-dana-white-campaign
, here is a thread of some of my reporting on the UFC's influential role in Trump's re-election campaign:1. For The @Guardian, I wrote about how the UFC embraced its mantle as the sports-arm of Trump’s MAGA regime https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/28/ufc-donald-trump-dana-white-campaign
For @TheProspect, I wrote about how the UFC stands to benefit from campaigning for Trump, especially as the promotion faces several key labor disputes including an unprecedented antitrust lawsuit https://prospect.org/power/incredible-fight-trump-and-ultimate-fighting-championship/
For @BloodyElbow, I wrote about the UFC’s role as a platform for Trump’s propaganda in the months leading up to #Election2020 
https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2020/6/2/21278686/george-floyd-murder-donald-trump-dana-white-propaganda-mma-feature
https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2020/6/2/21278686/george-floyd-murder-donald-trump-dana-white-propaganda-mma-feature
Also for @BloodyElbow, I wrote about how a Trump appointee helped a UFC fighter with a violent criminal past get a US visa, emphasizing the political advantages afforded to the UFC due to their relationship with the Trump administration https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2020/10/8/21507696/trump-appointee-ufc-fighter-abu-azaitar-violent-criminal-us-visa-mma-politics
For @RightWingWatch, I wrote about how Trump is using UFC fighters like Jorge Masvidal & a 'socialism boogeyman' to sway Latinos into voting for Trump https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/the-socialism-boogeyman-trump-uses-ufc-fighters-to-target-latino-voters/
Also for @RightWingWatch, I wrote about UFC pioneer Tito Ortiz’s decision to run for city council in Huntington Beach using a campaign built on QAnon conspiracies, nationalist propaganda, and Trump-style political rhetoric https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/trump-superfan-tito-ortiz-and-the-far-right-political-cagefight/
The strange union between the UFC and Trump is nothing new. The promotion has been pandering to the sitting president and his fanbase for years while one fighter even used a MAGA gimmick & rhetoric to gain relevance https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/aug/05/colby-covington-ufc-eric-trump-donald-trump-jr-mma
Then there was the time the UFC made a propaganda documentary on Trump dubbed 'Combatant-in-Chief' https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2018/11/21/18104914/donald-trump-documentary-ufc-relationship-dana-white-ari-emanuel-mma-feature
To better understand how we got here, read my @Guardian piece on how QAnon and right-wing conspiracies permeated the Octagon https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/03/ufc-qanon-mma-far-right-fake-news-conspiracies
