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Mixed Martial Arts and the Presence of Right-Wing Ideology
Introduction: Art Under Attack At the 2017 Golden Globe Awards, Meryl Streep took to the stage to accept the Lifetime Achievement Award. ...

Oliver Gadd
40 min read


Behind The Bluster: The Deliberate Climb of Boris Johnson
As one of the country’s most iconic figures, Boris Johnson’s scruffy appearance as an unserious, often times comical man did nothing to...

Oliver Gadd
7 min read


Punishing Wrestlers with Sean O'Malley
If you are who you say you are... Despite most media, analysts and fellow fighters picking against him, Sean O’Malley is the new...

Oliver Gadd
5 min read


UFC 290: Alexander Volkanovski vs Yair Rodriguez Keys To Victory
Alexander Volkanovski is arguably the best fighter we’ve ever seen. Between his domination of the Featherweight division since taking the...

Oliver Gadd
5 min read


UFC 290: Brandon Moreno vs Alexandre Pantoja Keys To Victory
It’s hard to look at Brandon Moreno and Alexandre Pantoja’s third meeting and take too much away from their first two bouts. After...

Oliver Gadd
6 min read


UFC on ABC 5: Emmett vs. Topuria Keys to Victory
A classic young gun versus veteran matchup greets Jacksonville this weekend as Georgian/Spanish Ilia Topuria takes on Team Alpha Male’s...

Oliver Gadd
5 min read


Has Realism Got the Big Things Right?
An in-depth analysis of how human nature informs international affairs with historical and modern examples of Realism.

Oliver Gadd
10 min read


Online Anonymity or our Privacy - What Should We Be More Concerned About Protecting?
How do online anonymity and privacy correlate - which is more worthy of protection? How convenience culture impacts our digital footprint.

Oliver Gadd
12 min read


The Identity of a Fighter - Masculinity in MMA
A study of masculine identity and culture within MMA and the implications and opportunities for change.

Oliver Gadd
13 min read


Aljamain Sterling vs TJ Dillashaw - Proving a Point
Now a proven champion, Aljamain Sterling has no time to rest on his laurels. He faces a consensus great Bantamweight in TJ Dillashaw....

Oliver Gadd
6 min read


Cory Sandhagen Carves His Way to Victory at UFC Vegas 60
Cory Sandhagen’s recent streak of competitive losses came to an end in his 5-round bantamweight main event against Song Yadong. The long,...

Oliver Gadd
7 min read


Can Speech Ever Truly Be Free?
Do offensive jokes count as hate speech? Is freedom of speech a threat to democracy? Principles are explored in this philosophical approach

Oliver Gadd
6 min read


Irrational Crowds v Rational Collective Action - a Case Study of January 6th 2022 Capitol Riot
Gustave Le Bon’s idea of the Irrational Crowd is a deeply controversial one, having been utilised by fascists such as Mussolini and...

Oliver Gadd
12 min read


How Language Helped Me Express My Voice
My brother and I were taught to sign Makaton before we had command of the spoken word and as a result, I could express my needs early on;...

Oliver Gadd
4 min read


Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira: The Threepeat
After a recent run of universally panned performances, former Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was put to the test against his...

Oliver Gadd
6 min read


UFC Vegas 63 Calvin Kattar vs Arnold Allen: Post-Fight Lamentations
2022 should go down, if nothing else, as the year of random limb explosions. With Aspinall, Rakic, Dillashaw, Ortega and now Kattar all...

Oliver Gadd
2 min read


Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev: A Battle for Legacy
Charles Oliveira’s flashy finishing streak against the best of the UFC’s marquee division will be put to the test at UFC 280. The once...

Oliver Gadd
3 min read


Trump & Corbyn - How Digital Technology Influenced Their Political Campaigns
Trump v Corbyn in the digital landscape; how their campaigns were won and lost. A look at the strategies used and how it influenced results.

Oliver Gadd
13 min read
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