Mixed martial arts is a style of full-contact fighting that combines techniques and styles from various sports, including wrestling, judo and jiu-jitsu — you get the picture. All of these sports have ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. If you came out of “The Smashing Machine” thinking “that must have hurt,” it was by design. Director Benny Safdie ...

On the basis of the high-adrenaline films that Benny Safdie has made with his brother Josh, you might expect his new movie about the early days of mixed martial arts fighting, “The Smashing Machine,” ...

If you came out of “The Smashing Machine” thinking “that must have hurt,” it was by design. Director Benny Safdie strove to make his biopic about pioneering mixed martial arts fighter Mark Kerr ...