Jon Bois and Felix Biederman – of Chapo Trap House fame – have teamed up for SB Nation’s five-part documentary on mixed martial arts. The series looks to cover the evolution of the sport and its strange place in the world.
Episode 1 focused on the roots of MMA, while episode 2 looked at the beginning of the UFC. What’s in store for episode 3? Among other things, you’ll see the collapse of the Japanese economy, but the rise of PRIDE (with that sweet sweet Yakuza money), and a little later on in the documentary, the start of The Ultimate Fighter.