The Darrell McClain show
The Darrell McClain show
Darrell McClain
Karl Marx Predicted Modern Fight Promotion With Unsettling Precision
30 minutes Posted May 3, 2026 at 5:00 pm.
Marx Enters The Octagon
Commodity Fetishism And Fight Hype
Independent Contractors And Hidden Costs
Surplus Value And The Revenue Split
Building A Monopoly In MMA
The Reserve Army Of Hungry Fighters
Reality TV As The Trojan Horse
The System Works Because We Watch
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Send us Fan Mail Karl Marx opens Das Kapital by warning that capitalism can turn people into things. Put that next to the UFC and suddenly a knockout isn’t just a highlight, it’s a product built from training bills, risk, and a body that can break on command. We walk through Dana White’s rise from saving a struggling promotion to running a global mixed martial arts empire, then ask the harder question: what did the system require along the way? We break down the ideas that make the argument ...