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Fight Life
Directed byJames Z. Feng
Written byJames Z. Feng
Produced bySeher Basak, James Z. Feng, James Y. Shih, Lanser Boint
StarringJake Shields
Lyle Beerbohm
Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock
Gilbert Melendez
Miesha Tate
Chuck Liddell
CinematographyMichael Solidum
Edited byBarbara Grandvoinet, Ramon Vasquez Jr.
Release date
  • January 20, 2012 (2012-01-20)
Running time
80 minutes
LandVereinigte Staaten
SpracheEnglisch

Fight Life is a feature length documentary on the sport of mixed martial arts. The film is directed by independent filmmaker James Z. Feng and produced by RiLL Films. The film focuses on the lives of professional mixed martial arts fighters outside the cage,[1] primarily profiling Jake Shields, and Lyle Beerbohm. The film unveils the sport of Mixed martial arts and what it takes to be a modern day professional fighter.[2] Many notables MMA stars and experts are featured in this film, including: Nick Diaz, Frank Shamrock, Gilbert Melendez, Herschel Walker, John McCarthy, Cesar Gracie, Miesha Tate, Mike Swick, Josh Thomson, Matt Lindland, Ryan Schultz, Sam Sheridan, and Bryan Caraway.
Fight Life went on to win the Best Documentary Award at the United Film Festival in 2013.

Production

Filming took place from 2008 to 2011.

Awards

Award Kategorie Recipient Result
United Film Festival Best Documentary Feature James Z. Feng Won

Release

The film was released in 2013.

References

  1. ^ "MMAJunkie Fight Biz: MMA Documentary". MMAjunkie.com, By Steve Sievert. 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  2. ^ "Cagepotato: So You Wanna Be an MMA Star". Cagepotato.com,. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2009-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)