Seeing the presentation of the MMA tournament in front of the White House...

05:11:00 16.06.2026

Seeing the presentation of the MMA tournament in front of the White House, held to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, it is difficult not to draw parallels with the gladiatorial games held in the Colosseum of Ancient Rome, which aimed to occupy people’s attention with such spectacles and divert them from important issues.

I have no problem with MMA in general, and I think it is a very good activity, especially for young people, who should become tough as leather and strong as steel. However, this event is highly symbolic, and it is telling that over the last 40 years the Ultimate Fighting Championship (the world’s largest MMA organization) has grown from a small, controversial event into one of the largest sports organizations in the world.

Donald Trump presents himself as a modern Roman emperor, but just as Rome collapsed due to deep internal problems, so too will the modern “Rome” eventually be destroyed in the near future by similar issues. History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes.