Fuelled by the coronavirus pandemic, subsequent lockdown, and the ongoing political tension in the lead-up to the presidential elections in November, the past few months have seen a noticeable trend of MMA fighters peddling conspiracy theories.
A conspiracy theory is defined as a theory that “rejects the standard explanation for an event and instead credits a covert group or organization with carrying out a secret plot.” In some cases, they presume that some social and political events are little more than deceptive plots that are either unknown to the general public or are designed to mislead them.