I am a MMA fighter and long time Martial Arts practitioner so I gave this show a try. Why not?!
What they address in their story line is valid; MMA gym struggling, fighters trying to make it big, etc.. But the depth of the show is very stereotypical, maybe it applies for USA fighters and so maybe made for USA viewers. It does not apply to the rest of the world. I don't know anyone that is in "Martial Arts" fighting because they need a job and need to put food on their table. I do Martial Arts because that's my way of life, I love it, I live it. I have chased the fighter dream though, not to put food on my table but to challenge myself, test myself and make sure my skills work. So basically I can't relate to this garbage.
Anyways, not even that. This show is bland, the fight scenes have that shaky camera style that I find difficult to follow. I am trying to watch the fighting, enjoy the skills and all that but can't because the camera keeps cutting to irrelevant scenes. The fights are also the typical Hollywood sports movies; oh the guy is loosing but right at the end comes back with a win that he pulled out of his sheer heart, courage and strength. WOW!! USA, USA, USA!!!
Also the loser drug addict brother ex fighter is over the top and just ridiculous at times.
They've thrown in some nudes and sex scenes to spice the show up but it just makes it more poor taste.
Overall this is a very B grade show made for UFC fans that have zero Martial Arts knowledge. And the high reviews and scores are very much misleading (reason why I gave this show a try). Who in their right mind gives this a 10??? Come on!
I give it a 1 out of 10 because of the pretentious and ignorant approach to the world of combat sports in general.
But if you like it, by all means, watch it and enjoy it.
Peace
What they address in their story line is valid; MMA gym struggling, fighters trying to make it big, etc.. But the depth of the show is very stereotypical, maybe it applies for USA fighters and so maybe made for USA viewers. It does not apply to the rest of the world. I don't know anyone that is in "Martial Arts" fighting because they need a job and need to put food on their table. I do Martial Arts because that's my way of life, I love it, I live it. I have chased the fighter dream though, not to put food on my table but to challenge myself, test myself and make sure my skills work. So basically I can't relate to this garbage.
Anyways, not even that. This show is bland, the fight scenes have that shaky camera style that I find difficult to follow. I am trying to watch the fighting, enjoy the skills and all that but can't because the camera keeps cutting to irrelevant scenes. The fights are also the typical Hollywood sports movies; oh the guy is loosing but right at the end comes back with a win that he pulled out of his sheer heart, courage and strength. WOW!! USA, USA, USA!!!
Also the loser drug addict brother ex fighter is over the top and just ridiculous at times.
They've thrown in some nudes and sex scenes to spice the show up but it just makes it more poor taste.
Overall this is a very B grade show made for UFC fans that have zero Martial Arts knowledge. And the high reviews and scores are very much misleading (reason why I gave this show a try). Who in their right mind gives this a 10??? Come on!
I give it a 1 out of 10 because of the pretentious and ignorant approach to the world of combat sports in general.
But if you like it, by all means, watch it and enjoy it.
Peace