Luke Thomas: "Yes, MMA Is a Right-Wing sport now!"

Luke Thomas: UFC’s political identity is not subtle anymore. This video lays out why MMA, especially under the UFC banner, reads as right coded and MAGA aligned, from candidate walkouts to fighter surrogates and crowd chants that became part of the brand. We walk through concrete examples, how the broader media reads it, and why there is no real left-side equivalent. Keywords: UFC, MMA, MAGA, right wing sport, Donald Trump, political commentary, Luke Thomas, media consolidation.

Beyond the headlines, we look at how this shift accelerated after 2022, why it resonates with a durable slice of the audience, and why some fans quietly left. We also touch on the media consolidation that limits real alternatives and why boycotts ring hollow when five giants control most of what you can watch. The core question is not whether politics touched the cage, but how intentionally the organization embraced it and what that means for the sport’s future.

Listen to the full conversation over on Luke’s Substack: https://lthomas.substack.com/

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Chapters
00:00 Opening backlash and thesis
02:10 How media frames UFC now
04:30 No left equivalent in MMA
06:40 Fighters as campaign surrogates
09:10 Chants and global examples
11:40 Manosphere and influencer ties
14:20 Fanbase shift over time
16:30 Political rewards and access
18:50 Media consolidation aside
21:10 What this pivot could yield
23:10 Why denial persists
25:00 Final takeaways