Vanguard

“Vanguard” is a no-limits documentary series whose award-winning correspondents put themselves in extraordinary situations to immerse viewers in global issues that have a large social significance. Unlike sound-bite driven reporting, the show’s correspondents, Adam Yamaguchi, Christof Putzel and Mariana van Zeller, serve as trusted guides who take viewers on in-depth real life adventures in pursuit of some of the world’s most important stories.

(Source: Current TV)

Episode Info

Prev: 6x07 -- Cage Fighting in the USA (Dec/19/2011)

Mixed Martial Arts is all around, everywhere, and growing like no other sport.
And now, on Monday, December 19 at 9 pm ET/PT, Current TV’s award-winning investigative series “Vanguard” will present “Cage Fighting in the USA.” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) was once banned from television for being too bloody, but today, MMA is a billion dollar industry. In 2010, more than 2.5 million Americans trained or fought in MMA, and it’s now the fastest growing sport in the world. On this episode, Mariana van Zeller explores the increasingly popular world of MMA and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and asks the question: Is violence America’s new favorite past time? And, if so, why?