One-off
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Director(s):
MAISONOBE (Simon)
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Producer(s):
TEMPS NOIR, FRANCE TELEVISIONS
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Territories:
Worldwide.
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Production year:
2026
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Language(s):
English, French
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Rights:
TV, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD
In just a few years, MMA has gone from a fringe sport to a global phenomenon, defined by spectacular fights. It gained explosive popularity on social media. Now a cultural and economic powerhouse, it attracts millions of participants, global stars, and massive investments. This documentary explores the sporting, social, and cultural reasons behind its rise and what its success reveals about our era.
A symbolic object that has become mythical, an octagon-shaped cage; organizations all over the world and astronomical sums of money involved; millions of members and thousands of venues; spectacular images of blood, knockouts and submissions that are seen around the world; fighters who have become real stars: in just a few years, Mixed Martial Arts has become “the” sporting and cultural phenomenon of our recent times. How did we go from a marginal sport to a mainstream, popular and global phenomenon? What makes MMA so successful around the world?