Donald Trump and the UFC | Pollock & Thurston

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss the long ties between the UFC and Donald Trump Journalist Karim Zidan of Sports Politika returns to chat about his new audio series In the Red Corner detailing Trump’s history with the promotion and how it has served the Republican strategy to cater to its audience. Plus: Rolling Stone speaks with six ex-WWE writers, Piers Morgan presents a trainwreck involving Vince Russo & Phil Mushnick, NXT books the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia with an immediate sellout, and all the latest TV ratings. 00:00:00 Start 00:00:40 Intro 00:03:13 NXT running 2300 Arena 00:04:51 Preliminary approval in Cung Le antitrust suit 00:10:19 Ex-WWE writers speak on toxic workplace 00:25:28 Piers Morgan 00:30:19 Karim Zidan of Sports Politika on UFC-Trump relationship 01:10:52 TV ratings 01:13:52 Making politics fun again Music courtesy: “Panic Beat” Ben Tramer” POST Wrestling Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhR Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling Wrestlenomics Subscribe: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomics Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @Wrestlenomics We use StreamYard for our live streams and recording. Sign-up with our referral link for a $10 credit: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6026061879181312