The Hurt Business (2016)

The Hurt Business (2016). The Hurt Business: Directed by Vlad Yudin. With Luke Adams, Ben Askren, Josh Barnett, Charles Bernick. From the producers of 'Bowling for Columbine', 'Fahrenheit 9/11' and 'Generation Iron' comes 'The Hurt Business' which examines the rise of mixed martial arts fighting through the eyes of today's top stars.

“The Hurt Business is a strange documentary as it starts off with very small glimpse into many many MMA fighters lives. Perhaps too many fighters lives. Right off the bat you get a glimpse into Jon Jones, Sara McMann, Rachid Evans and a few other fighters lives. Throughout the movie, there are some interview clips from current and retired fighters including Ronda Rousey, Angela Lee, Michelle Waterson, Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, Ken Shamrock, etc…. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFrom there, they give you a quick glimpse on the history of MMA and how it started. Then they discuss amateur illegal fighter circuit and the bigger stage. It gives you a glimpse on what happens after you fight including trying to make ends meat and dealing with depression and CTE. They give a second into weight cutting. They briefly talk about the Jones vs. Cormier thing. They talk about Jones eye pokes. Why it was illegal in New York, etc…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI donu0026#39;t think this documentary makes an argument for or against MMA. Itu0026#39;s not as compelling as other documentaries like Fighting for a Generation which talks about the history of the UFC. It also isnu0026#39;t as detailed or as compelling as the UFC Countdowns and feels like the UFC Embedded in terms of details of the fighters but all mashed up together.”