Luke Thomas

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1,281 appearances 7 recordings 6 series first heard Oct 2024 last heard 18 Jun

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I don't want to smear UFC unfairly.

I think there's plenty of fair criticisms to make, but I don't even bother.

And I want to be clear about why I don't even bother, because it's actually important to say, because someone might say, oh, you could still go.

Right, but partly I don't want to be even party to what was happening yesterday on that kind of a level.

And more to the point, I understand UFC in ways that I think a lot of casual fans

do not, which is that everything with them is maximum leverage.

Everything with them is maximum leverage.

In other words, if you ever need something from them, my experience has been they'll hold it over your head.

And so I just don't even want to approach a relationship where I'm like thinking about how am I going to get to shows?

And then I get a call about my coverage.

And now there is some kind of conflict there.

I can just tell you, Dan, I had a conversation with someone very high up at UFC, and they explained to me that I was, quote, persona non grata.

So I take that as I'm not really supposed to be there.

I would say it extends well beyond Trump.

At this point, it's almost conservative ink.

You'll recall there were Turning Point ads on the Octagon.

They were airing Turning Point ads at the Fan Fest.

Obviously, Meta to me is almost regime aligned at this point.

So it's not just them.

But the basic answer is pretty simple.

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