Combat sport clubs used to boost recruitment for white nationalist hate group, report says

Combat sport clubs are being used by the white nationalist group Patriot Front to recruit new members, as detailed in a report by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). These Active Clubs, which emphasize mixed martial arts training, serve to bond members over white supremacist ideologies while maintaining a low profile to evade scrutiny from researchers and law enforcement. Since 2023, there has been a 14% increase in hate groups in the U.S., with Patriot Front employing these clubs to counteract its declining brand and allegations of infiltration by federal agents.

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