No other American sports league has invested as much time and effort as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has in promoting Donald Trump.

The alarming trend of UFC fighters and officials campaigning for the former president – including spreading propaganda and disinformation – reveals an American sports league that has embraced its role as the sports arm of Trump’s political ideology.

So how did the UFC become entangled in MAGA politics? And why does this matter now? This is what In The Red Corner attempts to answer.

In the Red Corner is a Sports Politika production created by Karim Zidan and Elie Bleier. The series will be available on all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcast and Spotify.

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