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Nate Wilcox, EIC The MMA Draw's avatar

Aha, here's the personal profit motive I speculated about in the interview but didn't have any evidence for:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-ufc-stock-white-house-fight_n_6a19b50be4b0dade602f5c5c

Also keep in mind that his investment in Dell probably ties back to Egon Durban of Silver Lake who is Michael Dell's financial consigliere just as he is Ari Emanuel's money guy.

Nate Wilcox, EIC The MMA Draw's avatar

Thanks for having me on your show, RJ!

Another WorldView Is Possible's avatar

So the merger of Pro "Wrestling", the UFC and THE UNITED STATES - with William Morris/Endeavor - is a prerequisite for the storyline of IDIOCRACY.

Joy in HK fiFP's avatar

I enjoyed reading about the shenanigans going on on both sides of the aisle or mat, or what have you. I was curious that with all the foreign involvement being mentioned, somehow Israel wasn't. My understanding is that the Ellisons, for example, are pretty strong supporters of Israel, and have infused that into CBS, as well as, possibly, soon to be, CNN. I would have wanted to see this aspect discussed as well, so we could get a full picture of what is going on, and why.

Nate Wilcox, EIC The MMA Draw's avatar

That’s a great point and Ari Emanuel’s relationship to Israel is very interesting. His father has been linked to Irgun — an early Zionist terror org — and all of the Emanuel brothers are major Zionists. But Ari and Rahm are in the Bernie Sanders zone where they are vocal critics of Netanyahu while remaining staunchly pro Israel. And so far there have been few direct business links between TKO and Israeli businesses. The close alliance between Ari and the Ellisons is the most direct connection. The Ellisons IMO are most politically motivated by Zionism not Trumpism so Ari’s work to help with their project speaks for itself.