Tuesday 9 January 2018

AFTER THE FIGHT bound for Amazon Prime in 2018

Fight Sport: After the Fight is a documentary series exposing the rarely seen path to recovery faced by the injured professional fighters of MMA, Wrestling, and Jiu Jitsu.


VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -Upstream Flix is excited to announce that it will launch a new TV series following the injured fighters of MMA on Amazon Prime. The series is produced in association with the Hard Knocks Fighting corporate group, an Alberta based group of companies that has created and produced several documentary TV Series on athletes in fight sport during the past few years. Jhod Cardinal, President of Upstream Flix comments “We’re excited to work with one of the premiere MMA organizations in the world and delivering something a little different than what fans are used to seeing”.

With controversy surrounding sport injuries, the After the Fight series provides an intimate and constructive perspective on the tough road to recovery faced by many athletes. After the Fight is a backstage pass to what happens when the athletes leave the ring, the injuries they incur, and how it affects both their careers and their daily lives. As Ari Taub, President of Hard Knock Fighting states “The hours outside of the gym often get overlooked as you forget the passion and dedication required 24/7 to be a world-class fighter”.

Contact sports such as amateur wrestling, grappling, and Jiu Jitsu have recently grown in popularity among young women. The benefits of women participating in these sports include knowledge of self-defense and increased self-confidence. Participation in these sports also give women first-hand experience that they need not be relegated to traditional roles - rather, they are free to act physically when they choose and also free to play traditional female roles when they choose.

The series also addresses issues related to women in sport, and specifically the contact sports that have not been historically welcoming to them. The stories of female fighters illustrate how far our culture has come regarding women's equality in sport. After the Fight highlights some of the unique issues faced by woman in fight sport.

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