Re-upping this in light of Sunday's event. I've been looking into the connection between the right and MMA (to an extent combat sports beyond it) and was afforded an opportunity to give a lecture on it at the University of Maryland.
Luke Thomas
I had the opportunity to guest lecture at the University of Maryland on the relationship between MMA and the political right.
We start from social sorting and psychology influences and then get to fascism in 1930s Brazil to the modern UFC-MAGA alliance and more. open.substack.com/pub/lthomas/...
Just how longstanding, robust and relevant is the connection between the political right and combat sports? I answer that and more in this presentation.
