When Fighting Becomes Politics: A White House UFC Spectacle
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Slate’s Laura Jedeed critiques UFC Freedom 250 at the White House, calling it a garish, state‑sponsored circus that blends combat sports with patriotic theater, troop tributes, and heavy branding—arguing the spectacle equates soldiers with fighters and war with entertainment, a trend she finds profoundly infuriating.
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