Dana White, Donald Trump and the Rise of Cage-Match Politics

达纳·怀特、唐纳德·特朗普和笼斗政治的兴起

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2025-01-02

31 分钟
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Warning: this episode contains strong language. Over the past five years, one sports league has gained popularity faster than any other: Ultimate Fighting Championship, or U.F.C. Matt Flegenheimer, a correspondent for The Times, discusses the man behind the league and how his longtime friendship with President-elect Donald J. Trump has transformed what once was a fringe sport into a culture and political powerhouse. Guest: Matt Flegenheimer, a correspondent at The New York Times who focuses on in-depth profiles of powerful figures.
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  • Before we get started, a few details about a major developing story that's still being pieced together.

  • According to investigators, in the early hours of Wednesday morning,

  • an armed man driving a rented pickup truck deliberately plowed into a crowd celebrating New Year's Eve in New Orleans,

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  • In a short speech last night, President Biden said that the driver, a US army veteran who died during the attack,

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  • These are the key facts we know for now.

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  • Okay, here's today's show.

  • This is Daily producer Olivia Natt.

  • I am in Las Vegas outside an arena where tonight there is going to be a UFC championship fight.

  • I am notoriously squeamish, so I'm really excited to talk to people about why they like this sport,

  • why they're here tonight, and I'm going to go talk to some of them.

  • It is a microphone.

  • Do you have a couple of minutes to answer some questions?

  • Oh, hell, yeah.

  • Yeah.