Awful Announcing
"Submission only is how the sport is supposed to be done. The whole point of jiu-jitsu is controlling your opponent and forcing them into submission."
Sheila Atim as MMA trainer Buddhakan also stands out in the film.
"Nobody wants to get punched in the face."
The actor also directed the film, her first time behind the camera.
Coppinger had been at The Athletic since 2019.
The four-episode series will be available in full on ESPN+ following the first episode's premiere on linear ESPN Saturday.
Miletich has long been a MMA commentator, but won't appear on Friday's LFA broadcaster after his presence at the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.
"We doubled down on content and created our own muscle to go direct to fans."
Berry is also directing the film, in which she plays an MMA fighter making a comeback.
Combate Americas' first fight of 2020 drew a record demo audience on Univision, and was also their second-most-watched event overall on that network.
"The PFL is truly building a global league, and the international audience is as important as the U.S. audience."
Dependent on boxing and MMA, DAZN hopes to build on its current subscriber base
"Now, what has happened is Disney sees 'Oh, there's money to be made in MMA,' and Disney's buying everything, and ESPN's buying everything, and now we're telling you that the violence is okay. It wasn't okay before, but now the violence is okay, and now we sell it to you with ESPN+."
