UFC's global aspirations complicated by Elon Musk vs. Brazil

UFC is uniquely vulnerable to geopolitical turmoil because of how international their exposure is.

After months of back-and-forth brinksmanship, Alexandre de Moraes — the Brazilian minister of the Supreme Federal Court — has blocked X.com (formerly Twitter). He has threatened any Brazilian using a VPN to get around the block with huge fines.

Ari Emanuel’s friend is swimming in some deep waters right now and they’re not in Mykonos.

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