
Fighting Matters
Fighting fascism and the far-right in combat sports like MMA and BJJ.
Podcasting since 2025 • 20 episodes
Fighting Matters
Latest Episodes
Extremist “Active Clubs” Are Infiltrating Jiu-Jitsu
Neo-Nazis are infiltrating Jiu-Jitsu—and most of us don’t even know it’s happening.In this episode of Fighting Matters, we’re joined by investigative journalist Mack Lamoureux to expose the rise of “active clubs”: decentralized extremis...
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Jordan Klepper's Investigation into the MMA and MAGA Connection, with Luke Thomas
Luke Thomas just appeared on The Daily Show with Jordan Klepper to talk about how the UFC has become a tool of radicalisation for the MAGA movement, so we invited him onto Fighting Matters to dig a little deeper. You can watch the original segm...
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☠️ The Dangerous Rise of Bro Science in Jiu-Jitsu
In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan and Stephan Kesting are joined by scientist and author Kristi Charish to investigate how Jiu-Jitsu became a hotbed for pseudoscience, supplement scams, and influencer grifts.We explore how...
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Jiu-Jitsu and Intimate Partner Violence, feat. D'Juan Owens
Jesse Walker, Jeff Shaw, and Steve Kwan are joined by longtime martial artist, educator, and activist D’Juan Owens. Together, they examine how self-defense training often overlooks the realities of abuse, how martial arts culture can enable vic...
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