Independent 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, UFC 1: Origins of the Octagon explores the improbable tale of how Rorian Gracie, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist, and Art Davie, once a used-car salesman, teamed with Bob Meyrowitz’s pay-per-view company Seg to mount UFC 1 – the first fight in UFC history – in Denver and launch a sports phenomenon.
The film...
“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, UFC 1: Origins of the Octagon explores the improbable tale of how Rorian Gracie, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist, and Art Davie, once a used-car salesman, teamed with Bob Meyrowitz’s pay-per-view company Seg to mount UFC 1 – the first fight in UFC history – in Denver and launch a sports phenomenon.
The film...
- 7/29/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Gunpowder & Sky has acquired the worldwide rights to “UFC 1: Origins of the Octagon,” a documentary from the producers of “The Last Dance” about the beginnings of the pro mixed martial arts league UFC, it was announced Wednesday.
The documentary traces the roots of the UFC back to its tumultuous first event in 1993. Gunpowder & Sky will release the film this fall through a pay-per-view streaming event and a digital release to follow one week later.
Mike Tollin, who produced the hit ESPN docu-series “The Last Dance” about the ’98 Chicago Bulls, is a producer on “Origins of the Octagon.” It follows how a Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter in Royce Gracie teamed with used car salesman Art Davie and Bob Meyrowitz’s pay-per-view company Seg to mount the first UFC fight.
Also Read: Magic Johnson Scores His Own 'The Last Dance' With New Feature Documentary in Development
Mason Gordon directed the film.
The documentary traces the roots of the UFC back to its tumultuous first event in 1993. Gunpowder & Sky will release the film this fall through a pay-per-view streaming event and a digital release to follow one week later.
Mike Tollin, who produced the hit ESPN docu-series “The Last Dance” about the ’98 Chicago Bulls, is a producer on “Origins of the Octagon.” It follows how a Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter in Royce Gracie teamed with used car salesman Art Davie and Bob Meyrowitz’s pay-per-view company Seg to mount the first UFC fight.
Also Read: Magic Johnson Scores His Own 'The Last Dance' With New Feature Documentary in Development
Mason Gordon directed the film.
- 7/29/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Sports Illustrated TV’s Si Films and Mandalay Sports Media are teaming to produce Ufc 1: Origin of the Octagon, a feature-length documentary that traces the roots of the pro Mma league back to its tumultuous first event in 1993. A fall 2019 premiere on the Si TV digital network is in the works.
The docu, being directed by John Mason Gordon, explores the improbable story of Rorion Gracie and Art Davie, the two unlikely entrepreneurs who created the Ufc, eventually acquired in 2016 by Wme-img in a $4 billion deal.
Interviews with Mma icons including Jim Brown, Royce Gracie, Ken Shamrock, Tellia Tuli, Art Jimmerson and Gerard Gordeau help tell the tale of how Rorion Gracie, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist, and Davie, a onetime used car salesman, teamed with Bob Meyrowitz’s pay-per-view company Seg to mount Ufc 1 in Denver and launch a sports phenomenon.
Mandalay Sports Media’s Mike Tollin, Select Films...
The docu, being directed by John Mason Gordon, explores the improbable story of Rorion Gracie and Art Davie, the two unlikely entrepreneurs who created the Ufc, eventually acquired in 2016 by Wme-img in a $4 billion deal.
Interviews with Mma icons including Jim Brown, Royce Gracie, Ken Shamrock, Tellia Tuli, Art Jimmerson and Gerard Gordeau help tell the tale of how Rorion Gracie, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist, and Davie, a onetime used car salesman, teamed with Bob Meyrowitz’s pay-per-view company Seg to mount Ufc 1 in Denver and launch a sports phenomenon.
Mandalay Sports Media’s Mike Tollin, Select Films...
- 4/30/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
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