J.Aldo's film received several awards at an international festival. (Photo: Reproduction)
The film industry can encompass different universes, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is no exception. For those of you who are interested in consuming content about this sport, in addition to the fight itself, this article is for you, as we have made a selection of five films and television series about one of our favorite contact sports, MMA. Don't forget that you can always bet on your favorite players on betting sites. online slots game.
With an incredible achievement, the first film on our list is Warrior (2011). This film is about a Vietnam veteran (Nick Nolte) and former boxer who now has an alcohol problem. After seeing the problems he caused his family, he decides to change his life and takes advantage of the fact that one of his sons (Tom Hardy) is going to fight in an MMA tournament, where his older brother (Joel Edgerton) will also participate. This film features renowned actors such as Tom Hardy and Nick Nolte, who even earned an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor for this film. Therefore, we can say without a doubt that, on a technical level and with actors like Tom Hardy or Nick Nolte, this is one of the best films about MMA made to date.
Bloodsport (Bloody Contact)(1988) is a mythical film due to its age (31 years), this feature film was released 5 years before the UFC even existed. It deals with the theme of fighting in tournaments without rules, which already existed before the UFC in countries like Brazil or Japan. The film tells the story of Frank Dux, a military man with experience in martial arts who decides to leave the army to compete in a martial arts tournament in Hong Kong where fighters can die. Frank Dux is a real character, a Canadian born in 1956 who was a competitor in the Full contact and who even fought in the 1975 Kumité in the heavyweight category, winning that tournament. This, along with Kickboxer, were the films that launched popular Belgian actor Jean Claude Van-Damme to worldwide fame.
The only humor film on this list is Here comes the boom, in Portuguese Heavy weight (2012) and is written by and stars Kevin James, an American comedian and actor who has been nominated for a Grammy Awards. Also present are Salma Hayek and former MMA fighter Bas Rutten. A high school biology teacher wants to become a successful MMA fighter in an attempt to raise money to prevent school budget cuts from canceling his extracurricular music activity.
Kingdom (2014-2017) is a television series created by the American television channel Audience (from DirecTV) which narrates the daily life of the Kulina family. Alvey is a former Mixed Martial Arts champion and owner of an MMA gym in Venice Beach (Los Angeles) called Navy Street, which he runs with his girlfriend Lisa. His two sons Nate and Jay train here as well as Ryan Wheeler, a good MMA fighter who has spent time in prison.
With a total of 3 seasons, the second of which had two blocks of episodes, the series ended up captivating many viewers, even those who are not fans of contact sports thanks to the good performances and a plot full of personal problems. Without a doubt, a drama series of the highest quality that will please the majority of MMA fans and practitioners.
Few MMA fans will be unaware José Aldo, considered the best featherweight fighter in history, undefeated for over eight years in his category and fighting against the best fighters in the world, first in the WEC and then in the UFC.
Stronger than the world – The story of Jose aldo (2016) tells the life of José Aldo from his troubled youth in Manaus (Brazil) with a very humble family and an alcoholic father, until he decided to travel to Rio de Janeiro in order to advance in MMA with coach Dedé Pederneiras. There he will know love and also success in MMA. It is a Brazilian feature film and although it is not very well known, it is available on Netflix.
Whether because you like playing the sport, because you are an amateur spectator, because you like to know more about the sport in general or because you are a bettor, we recommend that you explore all possible means that provide you with information about this discipline. Books, films, the press, TV, whatever medium you consider most appropriate, will provide you with knowledge that will expand your ability to understand the fighting ecosystem so that you can enjoy more of this sport that we are so passionate about.
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