UFC officials recently announced that the promotion’s Emmy-nominated short film series, “UFC 25 Years in Short,” is no longer exclusive to UFC Fight Pass. Originally released in 2018, the compilation of 25 short films was produced to celebrate the UFC’s 25th anniversary. In April, the docuseries received a Sports Emmy Award nomination in the “Outstanding Edited Sports Special or Series” category. “‘UFC 25 Years in Short’ premiered on UFC Fight Pass in fall of 2018, so the time is right to showcase it to a new audience,” UFC senior vice president of production and programming Chris Kartzmark stated. On Thurssday, the promotion released the fourth film in the series, “BLACKOUT: The Story of the Political Crusade to Keep UFC Off TV.” The official description, courtesy of the UFC: A political crusade to ban “ultimate fighting” successfully pressured the US pay-per-view industry to stop airing UFC events, nearly extinguishing the new sport.. Check out the full video above.
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UFC 25 video: ‘Blackout: The Story of the Political Crusade to Keep UFC Off TV’ – MMA Junkie