UFC Documentary ‘Thug Rose’ Debuting on Struggle Go

UFC Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas’s life story would be the topic of “Thug Rose: Blended Martial Artist,” a brand new documentary that may debut on the Austin Movie Competition earlier than premiering on Struggle Go, the fight sport’s official streaming service. The movie was produced by UFC, which hopes it is going to be the primary of many such tasks.

“We wish to do as many these as we presumably can,” Crowley Sullivan, vice chairman and basic supervisor of Struggle Go, informed Selection. “All through the historical past of this sport there are all types of personalities and accomplishments that we wish to spotlight. There are such a lot of tales of athletes rising from modest beginnings to turn into iconic figures that we wish to inform.”

That’s definitely the case with Namajunas, the daughter of Lithuanian immigrants, who overcame an abusive childhood and difficult financial circumstances, to turn into one of many fiercest opponents on this planet and the primary girl in UFC historical past to regain her championship title after shedding it. She has used her platform to turn into an advocate for psychological wellness and an avid environmentalist. To inform her story, UFC Originals enlisted Marius Markevicius, the filmmaker behind “The Different Dream Group,” which seemed on the Bronze Medal-winning 1992 Lithuanian males’s basketball group.

“This movie takes you thru the adversity and triumphs,” says Chris Kartzmark, SVP of manufacturing and programming at UFC. “We see right here scuffling with the burden of being a champion. And what’s so attention-grabbing about Rose is that she’s as compelling in defeat as she is in victory.”

“Thug Rose: Blended Martial Artist” may have its world premiere on Oct. 30 on the Austin Movie Competition. Namajunas will probably be attending the world premiere in Austin and can participate in a Q&A instantly afterwards together with Markevicius. The movie will debut on Struggle Go on Nov. 9. 

The documentary is produced by Markevicius, Jon Weinbach (“The Final Dance”) and Noah Pollack (“Basketball Wives). UFC President Dana White, UFC EVP of Operations and Manufacturing Craig Borsari, and Kartzmark function government producers. 

“I’m so excited that the Austin Movie Competition is recognizing ’Thug Rose; and the excellent work from our UFC Struggle Go manufacturing group,” White mentioned. “Enormous honor. I do know UFC followers are going to like ’Thug Rose’ after they see it on the world premiere later this month.”