For both Roman gladiators and modern-day mixed martial arts participants, physical contests become moral dramas about sacrifice and human limits. That has led today’s fighters to right-wing politics.
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Joe Rogan calls it a ‘gimmick’ but Donald Trump says it will be ‘great for America’. Welcome to the White House UFC event.
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Voyeurism provides a glimpse into the private life of another person to give audiences a revealing and entertaining experience.
How does extreme weight cutting affect MMA fighters, and do they actually benefit from it?
The UFC is eager to advertise its promotion of female fighters – while also paying them less and stoking a climate of fear to discourage unionization.
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Millions of dollars will be made by both sides from the fight but does boxing have more to lose than UFC in this big money head-to-head?
Brutal beginnings to aggressive marketing – how UFC gave momentum to take MMA mainstream.
Mixed martial arts athletes are risking serious injury and death through crash dieting, a new report warns.
The death of a 23-year-old boxer and the lifting of cage-fighting bans in every state but Western Australia raise the question of why we allow violence that would be criminal outside a ring or cage.
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