Category: Combat Sports
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How the UFC Learned to Imitate What It Once Tried to Erase
After decades of dismissing Japanese MMA as illegitimate, the UFC now copies its spectacle while preserving a tightly managed corporate order
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UFC 324 Was Not a Debut. It Was a Warning
Marketed as a launch, UFC 324 exposed a platform built on risk shifted downward, eroding trust for fighters and fans while prioritizing valuation over sport.
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Ariel Helwani Is Bored by the UFC He Helped Build
Helwani’s complaint about an “uninspired” UFC reveals a contradiction at the heart of access journalism and the media system that normalized it.
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Fighting in the Age of Collapse
As institutions fail and collapse becomes constant, the UFC thrives as pure spectacle; yet every movement in the cage still carries older histories of resistance.
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Brawl at UFC 322 Sparks Renewed McGregor–Khabib Tensions
A cageside fight involving Dillon Danis and Islam Makhachev’s team halted UFC 322, reviving a bitter rivalry and raising new concerns about security at major events.
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Ritual Combat and Spectacle from Antiquity to Today
From the Mesoamerican ball game to MMA, societies have used controlled danger and symbolic violence to shape identity, hierarchy, and collective meaning.
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How The UFC is Colonial
As the UFC’s influence in Africa and the Global South continues to expand, the intricate ties between colonialism, combat sports, and mixed martial arts have come to the forefront.
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