MAX gets Real! 6th Sept 2007
Exotic Reality show sure to be a winner!
MAX Entertainment announced today that it has secured Director Bobby Razak ( Rites Of Passage) to direct a brand new MMA reality show called MAX Fighter. The G4 Productions team will select 8 fighters from 4 weight categories to compete and become the MAX Fighters in Europe. MAX and G4 will have the show filmed exclusively at the ADCC Combat Club in beautiful Abu-Dhabi.
“This is the most exotic location you could ever hope for” Said Razak, ” Abu Dhabi is a beautiful place and the ADCC staff are second to none, this is one of the most exciting MMA projects that I have ever been involved in and working with MAX and G4 is something I have wanted to do since their first announcement early this year”
The reality show is just another step in the major plans for MAX Entertainment, whose live events in produced by G4 have been a fantastic success and continue to grow. These live events will be used to assess potential fighters to compete in the MAX Fighter reality show which will start filming in February of 2008.
Bobby Razak CVBorn and raised in London, England now working out of los angeleslast 14 years
Segment producer Jackass (MTV)Digital Entertainment Network segment directorMSNBC NEWS (segment producer)UFC Ultimate Fighting championships (directing promo for VladimirMatyushenko in preparation for his fight with Tito Ortiz)Pride fighting Championships Ten minute trailer advertising the PPVFor Heath Herring VS Antonio Nogueira rematch.
COMPLETED PROJECTS
Rites of Passage, Sundance film festival aired on In-demand PPVacross USA, DVD sold in over 30 countries worldwide. Considered thefinest documentary on MMA.
Pit fight, Berlin film festival, abstract short film shot on 35mmlcontaining real bare-knuckle fights. Won numerous visual awardsaround the world, also premiered at the Los Angeles Film festival
Sparring Chronicles, industry DVD made specifically for fightersshowing some of the great champions training around the world.Featuring Vanderlai Silver, Mark Coleman, Kevin Randleman to name afew of the champions featured.
Love, Pain, Eternal. 20 minute short to be premiered Sundance 2008,filmmaker Bobby Razak examines the concept of love
POST PRODUCTIONchuck Liddell and John Lewis DVD showing the evolution andtransition of NHB to current MMA, release date SEP 2005
CURRENTLY FILMINGFallen Soldier, boxing documentary showing the history and currentstate of former Middleweight champion of the world Gerald McClellanafter his fight with Nigel Benn which left Gerald severely braindamaged. Featuring Nigel Benn, Iran Barklay and Riddick Bowe
Skinlab Music Video featuring real mma fights is scheduled october2007
Marko Leisten from G4 said ” This reality show will be very different from anything else the MMA world has seen and we will bring some of Europe’s top trainers to help develop the guys. The facilities at the ADCC club are just amazing and of course Abu Dhabi is the most beautiful oasis in the Emirates so MAX Fighter will be out of this world”
We are very happy to have secured Bobby Razak for this project.” said Tony Davis of MAX Entertainment, “Bobby has an impeccable track record for producing MMA content having worked for both UFC and Pride and of course his very successful documentary films. Bobby was the obvious choice to do this and he has an incredible creative vision which will make MAX Fighter very unique”Of MAX Entertainment, Bobby has an impeccable track record for producing MMA content having worked for both UFC and Pride and of course his very successful documentary films. Bobby was the obvious choice to do this and he has an incredible creative vision which will make MAX Fighter very unique”
MAX Fighters will start filming in Feb, contact Marko Leistén for further information.
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