Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticIndependent studio Gunpowder & Sky has acquired worldwide rights to UFC 1: Origins of the Octagon, a documentary that traces the roots of the pro MMA league to its tumultuous first event in 1993.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship film will get a fall release.“We’re thrilled to be working with Gunpowder & Sky on bringing this stranger-than-fiction tale to life,” said Producer Mike Tollin. “Director Mason Gordon captures the wild convergence of the world’s greatest gladiators in a truly epic battle.
This is actually how UFC got started…”From the producers of the Chicago Bulls doc The Last Dance, the UFC UFC 1: Origins of the Octagon explores the improbable tale of how Rorian Gracie, a Brazilian.
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