Mixed Martial Arts, in its current inception, is a sport. When it began 20 years ago, it wasn’t. Not because it was more violent, which it was, but because it wasn’t conceived or presented as a sport. It was designed, in equal parts, as an earnest attempt to pit one martial arts style against another and as a violent spectacle. The Ufc was started, essentially, as a live-action martial arts infomercial by the Gracie family, the pioneers of Brazilian Ju-Jitsu, who were anxious to demonstrate their vastly superior style against all comers, as they had been doing in Brazil for half a century. Matches generally weren’t the brutal blood-sport people might expect. More often than not, they were simply ugly fights between frequently unskilled competitors.
In less than 20 years Mma, still known to most people as Ufc fighting, has gone from being a nearly unknown fringe interest to...
In less than 20 years Mma, still known to most people as Ufc fighting, has gone from being a nearly unknown fringe interest to...
- 3/30/2011
- by Mike Waldman
- SoundOnSight
With style and smarts to spare, the first two episodes of Leverage’s sophomore season make for entertaining summer viewing. Like a small screen version of Ocean’s Eleven or The Italian Job, the show focuses on a multitalented group of thieves who use their skills to steal from the rich. But rather than (only) having themselves in mind, the team on Leverage aims to help poor victims and bilk money-making companies for all that they’re worth.
It’s a timely premise in the current economic climate, when most people are rooting against greedy corporations and cheering on the little guy. The season premiere, "The Beantown Bailout Job", is especially pertinent to these times when government bailouts of big businesses — and the way those companies spend the money — tend to irk most taxpayers.
This episode finds the crew scattered after last year’s finale. Ex-insurance investigator Nate Ford (Timothy Hutton...
It’s a timely premise in the current economic climate, when most people are rooting against greedy corporations and cheering on the little guy. The season premiere, "The Beantown Bailout Job", is especially pertinent to these times when government bailouts of big businesses — and the way those companies spend the money — tend to irk most taxpayers.
This episode finds the crew scattered after last year’s finale. Ex-insurance investigator Nate Ford (Timothy Hutton...
- 7/31/2009
- CinemaSpy
TNT has sent Monsters and Critics the sneaks for Leverage and Dark Blue, to air Wednesday night. Leverage: Eliot shows off his athletic skills when posing as a mixed martial arts fighter in an exciting new episode of TNT.s popular series - the episode, .The Tap-Out Job. . Premieres Wednesday, July 22, at 9 p.m. (Et/Pt) When the Leverage crew tries to get a corrupt mixed martial arts promoter to invest everything he has in a fake cable television network, their con is discovered. Now, Eliot must throw a fight in order to save the day. Professional mixed martial arts fighters Ed Herman (The Ultimate Fighter 3) and Matt Lindland (Ultimate Fighting Championship) guest star. Directed...
- 7/21/2009
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
A sneak peek to the second episode of TV series "Leverage" season two has been unleashed by TNT. Titled "The Tap-Out Job", the clip shows the Leverage crew discussing about what their next target, a corrupt mixed martial arts promoter, is capable of.
The next episode of "Leverage" will be aired on Wednesday, July 22 at 9/8c. It will follow Nathan and his crew as they try to trick a corrupt entrepreneur into investing everything he has in a fake cable television network. When their con is discovered, one of the group's members Eliot Spencer throws a fight to save them all.
Timothy Hutton, Beth Riesgraf, Aldis Hodge, Christian Kane and Gina Bellman will reprise their roles as the Leverage team. Meanwhile, professional martial arts fighters Ed Herman and Matt Lindland will be seen as the series' additional cast.
The next episode of "Leverage" will be aired on Wednesday, July 22 at 9/8c. It will follow Nathan and his crew as they try to trick a corrupt entrepreneur into investing everything he has in a fake cable television network. When their con is discovered, one of the group's members Eliot Spencer throws a fight to save them all.
Timothy Hutton, Beth Riesgraf, Aldis Hodge, Christian Kane and Gina Bellman will reprise their roles as the Leverage team. Meanwhile, professional martial arts fighters Ed Herman and Matt Lindland will be seen as the series' additional cast.
- 7/17/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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