Patriot Front/Active Club chud and mixed martial arts fighter Ian Michael Elliott was hired to work on “crisis relief missions” for Knight Division Tactical (KDT) for the US Department of Agriculture (DOA).

KDT is run by right-wing Orthodox Christians who seem committed to evangelizing the company's own contractors and others they come into contact with. Lucky for Elliott, he's already Orthodox, so no worries!

DOA gave KDT a $1.8m in contracts in 2024 and $2.1m in 2025.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/09/patriot-front-agriculture-department-contractor?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

#PatriotFront #ActiveClub #IanMichaelElliott #KDT #DeptOfAgriculture #MMA #ChristianOrthodox

A Tennessee mainstream news piece went out yesterday covering Patriot Front and including detailed aerial photographs of their compound in the east of the state.

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/this-isnt-your-granddads-kkk-inside-the-influential-hate-group-thats-expanding-in-tennessee

While we're glad that this information is reaching a wide audience, and overall Phil Williams has done fantastic work covering the far right, we'd also like to note that our group is the one that originally exposed Ian Michael Elliott in 2021 and also first discovered and published the location and ownership of the compound in 2024.

We're not mentioning our original pieces because we're in it for the credit, but because it's better for everyone when news sources cite original antifascist grassroots research. The more exposure our pieces get, the more likely it is we get tips on white supremacist activity.

https://atlantaantifa.org/2021/12/04/ian-michael-elliott-alabama-patriot-front-member-neo-nazi-and-combat-instructor/

https://atlantaantifa.org/2024/01/30/revealed-patriot-front-linked-aryan-tribal-land-in-eastern-tennessee/

More links exposing white supremacists and neo-Nazis in the south:

https://appalachiaresearchclub.noblogs.org/research-club-roundup-appalachias-neo-nazi-network/#more-92

https://arelephanteau.noblogs.org/post/2024/11/15/aryan-freedom-network-north-carolina-exposed/

#PatriotFront #Tennessee #georgia #alabama #IanElliot #IanMichaelElliott #antifascism #nazi #NorthCarolina

This is a useful piece on neo-Nazi infiltration of martial arts contests. However, it gives the impression that Ian Elliott is no longer part of Patriot Front. As we and others have pointed out, Elliott remains a high-profile, active PF member. His handle on the Telegram messaging application even provides his alias within that organization, followed by the letters "PF" to indicate his organizational affiliation.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/family-friendly-gym-training-partner-identified-as-alleged-neo-nazi?ref=home?ref=home

depaywalled link: https://archive.is/mpiqF

#IanElliott #IanMichaelElliott #Alabama #MMA #Nazi #antifascism #PatriotFront #chewjitsu #AthensJiuJitsu #jiujitsu #Tennessee #ActiveClubs #fightclubs