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- The Athletic Commission
has taken this way too far.

- They're trying to make an example

out of Cassady and Alexa.

- Okay, well I'll get
legal on it right away.

- I'll get on that.
- Great.

- Donna!

- Frank. What are you doing here?

I have told you before,

you can't just show up here unannounced.

I run this company, not you.

- Peace, relax, Red? I come in peace.

But I needed to talk to you,

but you're not returning my calls.

- Of course not. You have two minutes.

- Okay. That circus here
last night went viral.

Now the Athletic Commission
is rolling out fines

like toilet paper.

- Okay. I got legal on it.

I am on top of it.
- Okay, I invested

in this company because I
thought I could do big business,

but at the end of the day,

these girls can't draw big business money.

- I have told you this before.

You have to take a long-term vision.

- I gotta get my investment out now.

And since you're getting in the way,

the only option I got is for you

to do better business now.

- John.
- Frank,

I don't have time for this today.

- I just, I want you to introduce you

to my associate, John David.

- Hi, Donna.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

I'm a big fan of yours

and the work you've done in
women's only MMA fighting world-

- And John's done big business
in Asia promoting MMA fights.

- What Frank's calling a circus show,

I'm calling an opportunity.

But firstly, you guys
have to strip Alexa Star

of the championship belt.

It's the only way the athletic
committee's gonna back off.

Secondly, we need a new champion.

The only way to do that is
through another tournament.

- Tournaments are 50/50 at best.

- True, but everyone's
going nuts about Excelsis FC

and the mayhem that went down last night.

Alexa Star is money right now
and we have to capitalize.

But we're gonna need a
TV and streaming deal.

Lucky for us, I've got just the guy

down at the sports network
who may be interested.

We're gonna have to
package this the right way,

but we could be looking at,
minimum, 5 million bucks.

- That kind of business,
you just buy me out.

- Well, we will need to sign
some new talent to the roster

and make the tournament a bit more sexy.

- A TV series goes stale, the
writers add a new character.

- Just like that?

- Yeah. Exactly just like that.

And in addition, I can get Dalia Santos

and Abby Lang to the table to cut a deal

and they're just as hot
as Alexa Star right now.

Come on, let's be honest.

The entire sports world just wants

to see Cassady Jones
versus Alexa Star part two.

- Okay, there's not even

a guarantee if we threw a tournament

that we would get that particular fight.

- Well, that's my job to make sure,

regardless of the main event,
this tournament is a success.

- Okay.

I've been around this business a long time

and there's people who talk a good game,

but when it comes time
to walk in the walk,

they really don't do it.

Do you know what I call those people?

I call them flakes.

- Ah, come on, Donna.
- No, listen to me.

I have a bunch of shareholders
to answer to besides you.

I have a locker room full of
women that are depending on me

and I have a business to run.

What I don't have time
for right now are flakes.

- Damn it, woman, just let him finish.

- I just let him finish.
- Donna, how about this?

Just give me one week to back
up my talk with some action.

- Good day, gentlemen.

- Oh shit, she's a tough one.
- Yeah.

- You should
have never lost that fight.

- I wasn't gonna come here today.

- What changed your mind?

- I keep seeing her everywhere.

Everywhere I go.

I just want it to stop.

- When you see people like that,

usually it's not reflective
of the actual person.

It's about you.

You're seeing yourself
through the other person.

The question to ask yourself is:

what are they showing you about you?

- I just can't stop thinking
that it was all my fault.

- That's common with PTSD.

- Just tell me how I can make this stop.

- By answering the question.

What is this person
showing me about myself?

- Sorry, I forgot to
turn my phone on silent.

Shit.

You know what? I'm gonna
have to reschedule.

I'm sorry.

- I hope you told the Athletic
Commission to get fucked.

- Consider this a courtesy call.

I wanted to let you know
before the news hit the wire.

Look, I told you there
would be consequences

and now I have to strip you
of your championship title.

- Are you out of your fucking mind?

This company was scraping
pennies off the ground

before I got here.

How about a fucking thank you.

- Don't gimme that bullshit.

You almost lost your career over this.

How about you be thankful for once?

Fuck!

- Alexa, what are you doing here today?

- I want an update on my endorsement deal.

- Okay. Well have a seat.

- I have a fucking seat.
What I need is an update.

- Well, deal's off the table.
- Why?

- Because of your behavior.

The brawl, it was unsportsmanlike.

It didn't represent their brand.

- Okay, well tell the brand

that they're a bunch of donkeys

and that publicity equals money.

- Word is you are being stripped
of your title any day now.

- My job is to be the undisputed champion.

I'm fighting for that every fucking day.

Your job is to put money
on the god damn table.

Pick up that god damn
phone and fix this shit.

- Okay, Alexa.

I know right now

that everybody's talking
about you in the sports world

and that carries a lot of clout.

- You do it or I will.

- Can I help you?

- Yes. I'm here to see Donna Carter.

- Do you have an appointment?

- No, not today.

Just let her know John
David is here to see her.

- One moment.
- Thank you.

- Yeah, there's a John
David to see you. No.

- Down the hall to the right.

- Awesome. Thank you so much.

Hey, what's your name?

- Down the hall to the right.
- Thanks.

- I hope you're not here to waste my time.

- Of course not.

Let's see what we have for you today.

Here's the signed letter of intent

for Dalia Santos and Abby Lang

and my guy at the sports network

is interested in giving us
a TV and streaming deal,

but we have to act today.

- What do you want?

- Just 30% of net revenues.

- 9%.

- 9%?

Donna, you of all people

know the amount of work involved here.

- Yeah, I do.

What do you think this company
just sprouted by itself?

- No, I'm not saying that at all.

And I'm not implying you don't know what-

- Look, it's 9%.

That's 9% of $5 million
plus a few conditions.

- What conditions?

- First, you work for me and
you answer to me, not Frank.

Secondly, you are hired as
an independent contractor

to promote this tournament alone.

Thirdly, all the women on the roster,

they go through me,
they get handled by me.

And if anybody has any
issues, you come to me.

That's the deal.

- Fine, 9%.

Plus a 10-point increase on any tournament

I promote for you after this.

- We'll see if
there's future tournaments

when there's future tournaments.

Right now the deal is 9%.

- How should we firm up the agreement?

- Well, I'll contact my legal team

and they'll send you a
contract by end of day.

- Good. I'll look forward
to your email then.

- Good. And one more thing.

Abby and Dalia, they get tested for PEDs.

They don't sign with me until
that happens. You got it?

- You've got it, boss.

- Okay, get outta my office.

- Hey, sis.

- You're not supposed to be here.

- Oh, you forget?

Used to train here every
day this exact time.

- No, you don't.

You don't train here anymore.

- Not for a while now.

How long's it been?

- 1 year, 12 months, 3 days.

- Oh, I'm surprised you
didn't gimme the hours

or the minutes.

- Why the fuck are you here?

- Oh, what?

I can't check up on my shadow anymore.

- I'm not your fucking shadow.

Now get the fuck out of here

'cause I have to train.

- Oh, you don't really think

you can win this tournament now do you?

- Oh, here we go.

You're jealous of me, aren't you?

You've always been fucking jealous of me.

Bullshit, Barbie!

- Don't call me fucking Barbie.

- What happened to that
fighting spirit of yours? Huh?!

The one that I built?

That fucking champion that I fucking made?

The moment I leave, it all goes to shit.

You should have never
lost that fight to Alexa.

God damn it! You're such
a fucking disappointment!

Sis, I ain't going anywhere.

- Good evening, ladies and gentlemen,

members of the press.

Excelsis FC needs a new women's champion.

I'm here to announce a
tournament to do just that.

Get ready for the most must-see
sports event of our time.

Eight women, one tournament
to crown one champion.

The purse for the tournament
is set at $1.2 million.

Any questions?

- Cassady Jones and Alexa Star

should be ineligible for this tournament

after what happened.

We are reviewing

those results and-

- I put the work in.

I held the championship for the last year.

I've been carrying women's MMA

and this entire promotion on my back.

I'm here to take back
my place as champ again.

- Hey, Barbie.

I'm the undisputed champ.

While Barbie and her sister
were fighting in the backyard,

I was kicking ass not
only in London and Tokyo,

but all over the world.

I put this promotion on the map.

I have scratched and clawed

to get to the top of the mountain

and every time I get
there, some fucking bimbo

tries to pull the rug out from under me.

- You're weak, Alexa Star.
- Aw, cry baby.

- You're weak.
- Aw.

- You're so fuck-
- Okay, ladies.

Let's save some of that
love for the octagon.

When this sports event is over,

it's going to be the
greatest fighting event ever.

Hey, what the hell are you doing?

- My name's Terry Stafford.

I'm with the Federal Anti-Doping Agency.

- I know who you are.
- We're just here

to do our randomized drug tests.

- I get that. But do you
have to do that right now?

- The whole point of a surprise test

is no one knows when it's gonna happen.

- I'd still really appreciate
a courtesy call next time.

Do you have a business card?

Thanks, Terry.

- We are live at EFC 37 for the start

of the EFC championship
tournament as we start the road

to crowning a brand new EFC champion.

- Dalia Santos, the pride of Brazil,

means business in this tournament.

- Fighting
out of the red corner,

the former WBA Boxing world champion,

Samantha Baxter!

Fighting out of the blue corner,

the former IBJJF world champion,

Dalia Santos!

- Let's fight!

- Winner by TKO, Dalia Santos!

- Alexa Star is the most
interesting MMA athlete

to watch these days,

but tonight she's got a
monster in Breanna to fight.

- Fighting out of the red corner,

A kickboxing specialist,
former EFC champion,

Alexa Star!

And fighting out of the blue corner,

mixed martial artist, Breanna Connor!

- Fighter, you ready? Fighter, you ready?

Let's fight!

- And your winner by TKO,

Alexa Star!

Fighting out of the blue corner,

a Muay Thai specialist, Jessica Lee!

And fighting out of the red corner,

a striker, Abby Lang!

The winner, winner by TKO,

Abby Lang!

- We have seen

some amazing matchups tonight, but...

- Watching Cassady Jones fight

is like a pop cultural spectacle.

- I mean, after a defeat like this,

it's easy to lose your
self-confidence, your self-esteem

as an athlete.
- Right, yeah.

- But she was able to bounce
back and she's here tonight.

- This elimination fight

is set for three rounds.

And now, introducing first,

fighting out of the blue
corner, a freestyle fighter

with a professional record
of 13 wins and 1 loss,

the Assassin, Faith Phillips.

Fighting out of the red corner,

a judo specialist with
a professional record

of 11 wins and 2 losses,

fighting from Toronto, Canada.

The former EFC champion of the world,

Cassady Jones!
- Red corner?

Blue corner?

Okay, ladies, I want a good clean fight.

Listen to my commands at all times.

Defend yourselves at all times.

Touch gloves, go back to your corner.

Fighter, are you ready?
Fighter, are you ready?

Let's fight.

- Come on, girl.

That's it. Right here,
right here, right here.

Good.
- Seconds out.

- Fighter, are you ready? Fighter, ready?

Let's fight.

- Fighter, stay back.

Medic.

Cassady, are you okay?

Come on, let's go.

- You're in a downward spiral, Barbie.

- For the last time,
stop calling me Barbie.

- You need help.

- You enjoy seeing me
like this, don't you?

- You are a fake.

You do not belong in the octagon

and tonight everybody found
out what a fraud you are.

- Get the fuck outta my life.

- You bitch! I'm gonna fucking kill you!

Come on. I taught you this.

You remember how to get out of this?

- Fuck you!

No.

Clearly you don't.

- Fuck.

- Cassady?

Are you okay?

Cassady?
- I'm fine.

- You're not a
fighter. You're a fraud.

- Oh my God.
- Hi.

- Um, Cassady Jones.

- Yeah.

- I am a huge fan.
- Huge fan.

- Like number one.

Can we take a picture?

- No.
- Oh. Rejected.

- Get the fuck outta here.

- Whoa.

- Cassady.

- Hey.

What's going on with you? Are you okay?

- Yeah. I just have this
headache that won't go away.

I wanna tell you a story.

There's this particular bird of prey

and it's beak gets so old

that it can't pick up food anymore.

At the exact same time,
it has difficulty flying

because its feathers get so thick.

That's when it has a choice:
to either die or be reborn.

- She's calling you old

and she's saying it's time to retire.

Go home and grow old
with two cats.

- Hey, I'm trying to
explain something to you.

- I'm listening!

- Okay.

So if it chooses to be reborn,

it has to literally
bang its beak on a rock

until it falls out

and then it has to wait for
the other one to grow back.

And then it has to pluck out

all its feathers with its new beak

and wait for its feathers to grow back.

After 150 dark nights, it finally goes on

and flies off into its flight of rebirth

and then it lives for
another 30 or 40 years.

Hello?

- I get it. Thanks.

- I know what
you're going through.

- How could you possibly
understand what I'm going through?

- I saw my father go through
the exact same thing.

- Yeah, not kind of the same
as experiencing it, Donna.

- Listen, he was a champion.

He went to this really dark place.

He didn't even know why
he was fighting anymore.

He didn't really have the
drive like he used to.

- She just compared you
to a really old man.

- So what are you trying to say?

I want my championship back.
- No-

- Don't you know that?
- Listen-

- And don't forget

that my sister and I built
this god damn company for you.

- Okay, I'm gonna forget
that you said that

because I care about you.

But it's time for you to get real.

After the tournament,

there is gonna be three other
challengers ahead of you.

I don't think I can get you
another championship fight

for one, maybe two years.

- One to two years?
- One to two years.

- Are you fucking kidding me?
- No.

- I didn't even get a proper rematch.

- That's because you forfeited the rematch

when you fought with Alexa.

- Here's an idea, why don't
I jump off a fucking bridge?

Sounds like a great idea right now.

- Just relax.

Or you could just come in

and what you could do

is you could see what it's
like behind the scenes.

Sometimes a change in focus
can fix your perspective.

- What the fuck are you talking about?

You want me to come in here
and put on a suit like you?

That's the stupidest thing
that I've ever fucking heard.

You know what? Fuck you.

- Wow.

- Wants me to wear a fucking suit?

Fuck you.

- The fuck you looking at?
Yeah, that's what I thought.

- Some sort of mistake. I don't know.

I'm sorry. Let's start
this conversation again.

This is Nancy Rodriguez

from the Federal Anti-Doping Agency.

- Yes, I got that part down.

It's the other stuff you're saying

that's making me think

there's something wrong with my hearing.

- Dalia
Santos and Abby Lang

have been flagged for doping violations.

- What? There's gotta
be some sort of mistake.

We gotta fix the situation.

- The test
results have been verified

and forwarded to the Athletic Commission.

A suspension notice
will be issued shortly.

- No, I mean, Nancy, let's
not do anything hasty, okay?

Can you please send me
the copy of the report

and have Terry Stafford call me ASAP?

- I've
just emailed you a copy.

- No, u- uh...

Okay. Nancy, thank you so
much for the courtesy call.

I really appreciate it.

Thank you.

- Get rid of this broad.

- Just come back later, okay?

- I got bad news for you, Frank.

- What?

- Dalia Santos and Abby
Lang got pinched for doping.

- Fuck!

Why don't you just pound
me in ass the with no lube?

That'd be better.

If Dalia-Abby's out,

then the semis become the finals

and Alexa-Faith is,
fucking sucks for business.

- I got an idea.
- I don't need ideas.

I got financial obligations I gotta meet.

You understand what I'm saying?

- I got a guy at FADA who might be okay

with releasing the docs
after the tournament.

- Oh, FADA. Fuck.

Is this guy reliable?

- Fuck. You know how it goes.

If it's financially viable.

- Yeah, well I got you in his business

so I can get my investment out.

Now you're telling me I
gotta put more money in

and, and just keep my fingers crossed

this guy's gonna keep his mouth shut

till after the fucking tournament?

- Yeah, that pretty much

sums it up, Frank.
- Ah, fuck me.

- There's one more thing.

Donna's under the impression

that we tested all the new girls for PEDs

but I was so fucking busy signing them

I didn't have the time to do that.

- Yeah, well we gotta
keep Donna out of this.

She's gonna bite our cocks off.

And you tell that FADA fuck
he can get whatever he wants.

20, 50, 100k, I don't give a shit.

But you tell him gets his
money after the tournament

considering he keeps his mouth shut.

You understand what I'm saying?

- All right, I'll see what I can do.

- Just get it fucking done!

- Oh, sorry. I was just looking for Donna.

- Donna isn't a hundred percent.

Everybody here could be out
of a job in the next 60 days.

- I don't understand.

- Hope you got your popcorn ready.

- It's real simple. There's a
shareholder meeting coming up.

One of the major
shareholders, Frank Caruso,

has tried to sell his company shares.

- Yeah. What's the big deal?

- He tried to sell his
stock in the company

to an entertainment group
at liquidation-type prices.

Donna exercised her veto
clause to block the sale.

She was worried that it would devalue

the company's share price,

cause the other investors to panic

and create too much
instability within the company.

This tournament was like a ceasefire

between Donna and Frank.

If we pulled in enough money,
we were gonna buy Frank out.

- Great. That should solve
all of the problems then.

- Yeah. In a perfect world it would.

- But?

- We're not doing the
numbers we estimated we'd do.

And now that you're out of the tournament,

we don't know what's gonna happen.

Alexa, Faith, Dalia, and
Abby are still big draws,

but everybody was banking

on a rematch between you and Alexa.

- Yeah. Yeah, okay.

I get it.

- At this rate, we are
gonna be in a deficit

by the time the shareholder
meeting comes around.

Frank will likely call

for a no-confidence vote in management

and vote Donna out.

If Frank gets his way,
this company could be sold

for pennies on the dollar

and the new group isn't
interested in growing the company.

- They only want our digital
media archives of fights.

- Once they get that,
they'll dissolve the company.

- Great.

Is there anything I can do to help?

- Yeah, you can help the women

that are behind you coming up through

the same way that I did
for you and your sister.

You can be a voice for them
when they don't have one.

- I kind of just meant

is there anything I can
do to help right now?

But that's great advice, so-

- You know, I never fought in the octagon,

but I fight for all of you every day.

Every single day I fight
so that you'll be paid.

I fight so that you have an audience.

I fight so that you have a stage.

So all the hard work that
you do doesn't go in vain.

- Yeah, I never stopped to think about

how much you actually do for us.

Thank you.

- You're welcome.

You know, critics, they
think that women's MMA

can't draw the same money

and the same attention as men's,

but the tide, it's changing.

Did you see the quality of the fights

and the competitors that we have?

- Yeah, you're right.

- Okay, look, you just have to knock off

some of the to-dos on the list.

- Okay.

- Tonight, EFC
38 presents the semi-finals

in the EFC championship tournament.

- Exciting.

- I mean, the four women fighting tonight,

they're coming with a lot
of momentum behind them.

They all had some pretty
impressive victories

in round one of this tournament.

- Fighting in the blue corner,

Brazilian jujitsu specialist,

fighting from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,

Dalia Santos.

And fighting out of the red corner,

a freestyle fighter,

the Assassin, Faith Phillips.

- Fighter, are you ready?
Fighter, are you ready?

Let's fight!

Round three.

Fighter ready?

Fighter are you ready?

Let's fight.

- And Dalia wins with a TKO.

A solid performance tonight.

- Fighting out of the red corner,

a striking specialist,

fighting from Manchester,
England, Abby Lang!

And fighting out of the blue corner,

a kickboxing specialist,
the former EFC champion,

fighting from San Diego,
California, Alexa Star!

- Fighter, ready? Fighter, ready?

Let's fight.

Fighter, ready? Fighter, ready?

Let's fight.

- Donna!

Donna? Donna?

- It all happened so suddenly.

Donna dedicated her life
to building this company.

She wasn't just one of
the best women I've known-

- Shit.

Yeah, I'll call you right back.

- She was one of the best
human beings I've ever known.

It was an honor to work with her

so closely for so long.

- Miss you, boss lady.

- I just can't believe she's gone.

- I moved to the city 15 years ago.

I remember being a lost soul.

Donna took me under her wing.

- Sounds like her.

- Have you heard the news?

- I haven't heard anything from anybody.

- Since John David's been
appointed interim president

he's laid off 25% of our staff.

- You gotta be fucking kidding me.

- Donna's stock in the company
is going to be auctioned off

by her estate after the tournament's over.

Frank Russo, he's the
next major shareholder

in line after Donna.

He's pushing to sell the company assets.

Dissolve it.

- What is her stock worth anyway?

- 3.6 million.

I have to go.

- Okay.

- Keep in touch.
- I will.

- Yes.

Yep. Mm-hmm.

Yes. And can you pull up my contract?

Yeah, I need to amend it. It
should say 50% of net revenues.

No, no, no. five-zero, not one-five.

Not 15, five-zero.

Yes. Beauty.

Yeah. And I need that done pronto.

Perfect. Thank you.

Okay. Bye bye.

- You're such
a fucking disappointment.

From now on, just call yourself Cassady

and leave the Jones part out of it.

You don't deserve to be in the octagon.

You're not a fighter. You're a fraud.

I want you to do something right for once.

- You're one fight away

from possibly regaining the championship.

- I'm already the champion

and once I make Dalia my bitch,

I'll be the undisputed champion.

- You're a 42 to 1 underdog.

She's bigger, she has better reach, she-

- Guys, let me explain something to you.

Dalia may be tough physically,

but her brain is weak as piss.

So while she's off getting
her hair and her nails done,

I'm learning chess, learning strategy,

something I've done since
I was a very little girl

so it's in my blood.

And that's the difference
between a fighter and a winner.

If you look at the greats,
they're not always the strongest,

but they're always the smartest.

So that, my fans, my friends,

is why I will be going home
with the check for the finals.

Thank you.

- Hey.

- Your message concerned me.

- Yeah, well, can't get
any worse than it is now.

I think I might be onto something.

I think we might be able

to buy Donna's shares in the company.

- Okay.
- I need your help.

- Well, I certainly don't

have millions of dollars to invest with-

- Just let me finish. I'm
not asking you for money.

I think that if I can get the winner

of the finals to come on board,

then we have half of the money.

I need you to talk to Alexa and Dalia.

- Dalia is one
of John David's girls.

I don't have an in with her.

- Okay. So that leaves us with Alexa.

- Us?

- I know that you loved
Donna just as much as I did.

This is her legacy that
we're talking about.

- Donna and I worked our asses
off to get to this point.

To see it come to an end
like this is heartbreaking.

- And that's exactly why I
need you to go talk to Alexa.

- Alexa is an
opinionated hotheaded girl

who only cares about herself.

After Donna passed away, she came to me

and demanded that I
renegotiate her contract.

I told her that John
David takes care of that.

She got mad and well, we both
know what happens after that.

Quite frankly, I don't
have time for her bullshit.

- Yeah, well, nobody has
time for her bullshit.

But we both know

that Alexa's all about
what's in it for her.

So maybe she'll come to our side

if she realizes that she
doesn't have to be associated

with John David anymore.

- I'll see what I can do.

- If you wanna beat Dalia,

you have to get her on the
ground and keep her there.

- I don't fucking need your
help, Barbie. Fuck off.

- I don't see anybody else
here trying to help you.

But we can help each other.

- Are you still trying
to do that martyr thing?

You know, the world doesn't
need another failed hero, right?

- If you beat Dalia, we could be partners.

You know, you can pull in $1.2
million in your next fight?

- Yeah, and I'm going to
be collecting that check.

- What other fight
promotion have you fought in

where you've been able to
make that type of purse?

- What is your point?

- My point is we can make this happen.

- Where I come from,

we call people like you big-time dreamers,

small-time screamers.

Where you gonna get that kind of money?

Oh, you want me to invest my
money back into the Titanic?

- No, I want you to take your money

and invest it into the
future of women's MMA.

- Are you crazy?

You're gonna risk everything
you have for this?

- The future of women's MMA

no longer rests in one woman's hands.

- Oof.

- I spoke to Alexa.

She doesn't wanna invest any money

before or after the finals.

However, it seems that she's
had a rude awakening of sorts.

- Where does that leave us?

- She might be willing to
make a strategic introduction

to somebody who may be able to help us,

but you're gonna have to be
the one convinced her to do it.

- Fuck me.

- Hey, this was your idea.
- Yeah.

- It's a good idea.

Okay. You need to handle
this with kid gloves.

Stay focused.

Let me know what happens.

- Will do.

- It's a really nice home you have here.

- So you two are frenemies now?

- Um, not exactly.

- This fight business you
two got yourself into,

it's a, it's a hard way to make a living.

- So Alexa mentioned that you may be able

to help me out with
something I'm working on.

I need to raise some money.

- I've been an investment
banker for 30 years

and if I had to do it again,
I'd rather shovel elephant shit

and not talk to another human being.

How much money are you raising?

- $3.6 million.

But I already have a third
of it from my life savings.

Alexa also mentioned

that she may chip in some
money when she beats Dalia.

- Don't talk to me

about things that haven't happened yet.

Stop feeling sorry for yourself.

What's the capital
structure of this company?

What's the valuation of this company?

What are you offering your
investors as a return?

It's obvious you have no idea

what you're getting yourself into

so why don't you do yourself a favor,

park your money in the bank
and get yourself a real job.

- Okay. You're right.

I don't have the financial
experience that you have,

but what I do have is a vision.

I mean, just look at
the quality of fighters

that we've already had.

Now, I've done my homework.

The men's promotion, XFC,
just sold for $4 billion.

I'm only asking for your help

to help take our promotion to that level.

And if you think I'm some kind

of a West Coast blonde
bimbo, you're wrong.

While I was coming up
the professional ranks

to become the EFC champion,

I also graduated from university.

I got my degree in
business administration.

Now, I haven't dealt
with a lot of investors,

but I've dealt with a
lot of business people

and you seem like a very wise businessman.

One that would be able to
recognize a great opportunity

when it's right in front of him.

- Well, you
certainly have a lot to say.

Remind you of anyone?

- Gimme the financial
statements of this company

for the last two years
and I'll have a look.

If you're lucky, you
might hear back from me.

- Okay, thank you.

I'll have what she's having.

Thanks.

Cheers.

So I have an investment banker

that could potentially
help me raise the money

to buy the company,

but I'm going to need your help.

- Well.

- I'm going to need the past two years

of the company's financial statements.

Can you get those for me?

- Donna and I put together
a five-year business plan.

It required a huge capital investment.

- Why did you guys never
move forward with the plan?

- The investment required a dilution

of the common stock of the company.

Most of the shareholders were willing

to have their equity positions diluted

if it meant the company would grow.

- So a small slice of a big pie

is better than a big slice of a small pie.

- Exactly. And most of the
shareholders saw it that way.

Except for Frank. He went nuts.

He thought that Donna was
trying to screw him over

so he convinced the
shareholders to vote against it.

- Why does Frank always seem

to be the stumbling
block in every scenario?

- It's an ambitious plan.

You can use it to
present to your investor,

but you're still gonna need the approval

of the majority of
shareholders to make it work.

It might be different for you.

The company is in a state of chaos

and you're Cassady Jones

and you're a recognizable figure

that the shareholders
could really rally behind.

- Well, thank you for
your vote of confidence.

How hard do you think it'll be for me

to buy the shares of the
company from Donna's estate?

- I just met with the lawyer handling

the sale of Donna's estate.

Donna didn't have any heirs.

Get the sale to happen fast.

- Thank you.
- No, thank you.

You picked up Donna's
mantle and ran with it.

- I really don't
know if I can make this work.

- Donna believed in you.

She thought that you had the potential

to do great things outside of the octagon.

I believe that too.

- Welcome back
to "The MMA Hour" podcast.

EFC semifinal ratings,
buy rates, ticket sales,

and overall viewership fails to deliver

without Cassady Jones on the fight card.

With over a 50% decline
in viewership and sales

combined with the death of Donna Carter,

John David and the EFC promotion

are in big trouble right now.

- Damn it! Fuck!

God fucking damn it!

Fucking shit!

- Cassady Jones.

- John David.

- Thank you for meeting me.

- So what's up?

- Well, I've been giving
it a lot of thought

and I think you and I should join forces.

- And why would we do that?

- Well, because I can make you a star.

- I already am a star.

- Is money a good incentive for you?

Listen, you come back,

do some press tours,

you show up at that main event
and I'll take care of you.

- You'll take care of me?
- Absolutely.

- You know that's really
interesting that you say that

because I happened to overhear you

the other day on the phone

and I think the only person

that you're going to
take care of is yourself.

I would never get in bed with you,

literally and figuratively.

- Yo, JD.

- Frank, where the hell have you been?

- Why?
- Our FADA guy wants

to get paid tonight.

- Yeah, well you can tell that FADA fuck

if he wants to get paid,
he can smoke my sausage.

- He said if we don't pay him,

there's gonna be consequences, Frank.

- What the fuck are you talking about?

If he rats on us, he's
ratting himself out.

Look, I've been around

these cum guzzlers my whole life, okay?

His bark's worse than his bite.

And all I need you to do,

sign off on this corporate resolution

so I can liquidate and get
the fuck outta this money pit.

- Better be right, Frank.

- This is the main event

that the entire sports
world has been waiting for.

This fight is five rounds

for the undisputed EFC
championship of the world!

And now, fighting out of the red corner,

a kickboxing specialist

with a professional record
of 12 wins and 0 losses,

fighting from San Diego, California,

the former undisputed EFC
champion of the world,

Alexa Star!

- It's not just another fight.

It's a fight for everything.

- Fighter, ready? Fighter, ready?

Let's fight.

Fighter, ready? Fighter, ready?

Let's fight!

Fighter, are you ready?
Fighter, are you ready?

Let's fight!

Fighter, ready? Fighter, ready.

Let's fight!

- Is there anything I can do to help?

- Yeah, you can help the women

that are behind you coming up through

the same way that I did
for you and your sister.

You can be a voice for them
when they don't have one.

- Breaking news this morning

on the heels of an Excelsis
FC fight tournament,

fight promoter John David

has been arrested by federal agents

on grounds of obstruction,
attempts to impair,

and defeat the lawful function
of a government agency, FADA.

Stay tuned as we bring you more details

on the sports scandal of the year.

- He got what he deserved.

- Hey, lemme get this. Lemme get this.

- Thanks.

- So listen, bro, this
is the situation, okay?

The tournament just didn't
do the numbers we expected

and the TV, streaming was a fucking bust.

All right, we're in a situation,

I'm trying to get the
shareholders to get in,

get a meeting going, take a vote.

What I need from you, is your promise

that you're gonna vote for me-

- Forget about it!
- Listen, listen, listen.

- Are you kidding me?
- You give me-

- You're out of your fucking mind.

- Gimme your vote, we liquidate,

we get the fuck outta here.

- Let me think about it.

All right?
- Okay.

Just that's all I'm asking.
- Okay?

- Okay. Salud.
- Salud.

- Okay.

All right.

- Frank, you have to help me!

- Your dumb ass is all
over the fucking news.

You better not be calling me from prison.

- I'm in a holding cell, you fucker.

- Do me a favor, lose my number.

- Listen to me, Frank.

I held up my part of
the bargain, all right?

You did not. You failed.

All right, listen to me
very fucking carefully.

If I go down, you're
fucking coming down with me.

- Listen, I'm not involved in
anything you're caught up in.

You got nothing on me.

Frank.

Don't fucking hang up. Frank?

Fuck!

- You finally
figured it all out.

- I'd like to call for a
moment of silence for Donna.

Now, I think it's time to move forward.

We've been operating this company

in a deficit for over five years.

We have a chance now to sell
off our assets and walk away.

But if we don't do it now,

we stand to lose our entire
investment in this company.

Cassady, this is a shareholder's meeting.

You're not supposed to be here.

- Oh, Frank, I have
every right to be here.

I'd like to seek a motion

to discuss the sale of
Donna's stock in this company.

I represent a consortium of investors

who is willing to purchase Donna's shares.

- You can't put forth a motion
if you're not a shareholder.

- I'll put the motion forward for her.

- Seconded.

- Cassady, please proceed.

- Women's MMA has been a
good decade behind men's.

It's time that we give these women

the exposure that they truly deserve.

Donna's vision went way beyond

what anybody ever thought
women's MMA could be.

It's time that we all get
on board with that movement.

So today, I'd like to offer

the full amount of Donna's
stock of $3.6 million.

I'd like to ask the shareholders
to sign this resolution,

allowing me to purchase her stock.

- Now, even if you buy Donna's shares,

we're still operating at a deficit.

We can't even keep-
- Ah, see.

That's where you're wrong-
- the lights on

for another year.

- If the shareholder agree
to sign my resolution

along with the appointment
of Ms. Nikki Reed

as president and myself as CEO,

then my consortium of
investors is also willing

to invest an additional $10 million

into helping to build towards
the future of this company.

- Okay, you smell that?

You know what that smells like?
That smells like bullshit.

I'm gonna call it for what it is.

It is bullshit.
- I think we all-

- Frank! Frank!
- Smell the fucking bullshit.

- Now we get the fuck out.
- Everybody here knows-

- Let's just put this to a vote.

- that is about a bigger picture.

The one that you never got

because Frank never believed

that women's MMA could ever succeed.

- W- we- what are you?

The ghost of Donna Carter,
come here to bite my dick off?

Do not get your clit in a twist, Barbie.

- Oh wow.
- I am the wrong guy-

- Frank, everyone.
- to fuck with right now.

- The one that brought us John David.

And in case you haven't heard,

the company's in a hot
mess because of him.

- Okay, calm down.

- Frank only cares about Frank.

I was the face of this
company. I was the champion.

I fought that fight in the octagon

and now I'm here to
fight a different fight.

I'm here to fight for
the future of Excelsis.

- If you think you can just waltz in here

and fuck me up the ass, you are so wrong.

- You talk to me like that
again, you're gonna be sorry.

Man, and I-
- Okay, Cassady, Frank,

we need a moment to discuss, please.

A quorum is present.

I would like to pass a motion

to approve the sale of Donna's stocks

to Cassady and her investment consortium.

All in favor?

- This isn't over.
- Motion approved.

Congratulations, Cassady.

- Thank you.

- I'd like to pass a second motion

where we review the
amendment to the bylaws,

the appointment of the
new board of directors,

including Ms. Nikki Reed
as the new president

and Cassady, our new CEO.

All in favor?

- Congratulations.
- Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.
- Well done.

- Watch too much movement

'cause when you move too much,

you m-, you won't see what she's doing.

She's quick. Right?

So just be, be on it.

Get her, get her with that kick.

- Cut!

- That looked great.

For me it looked good. I
don't what it looked like...

How was that guys?

Did that work? Did you get the
uppercut and all that stuff?

Okay, moving on then.
- Double 30 gone.

- One up.

Okay. Go slow, guys.

Go through the move.

Go through the move.

Guys, just go through the move

'cause he's right here.
- Yep.

- Go through the move, please.
- Yeah, go for it.

- Boom. There we go.

There.

Sorry. You said stand up
- Yeah-

- No, no, it's okay.

Go back to the beginning guys.
- We can start

from right here.

- Okay.
- Okay.

The pound.
- Go from the pound then.

Perfect.

- As soon as you stand up,
I'm gonna kick her off.

- Make good body shots here. And the head.

And...
- Action.

- Oh yeah.
- Woo!

- And that's cut.

That's the cut.

Good.

- Are you okay?
- Yeah.

- Is that good, Wayne?
- Yeah.

- Awesome. Good.

He sees it.

So you, don't punch the back of her head

but punch her, punch her-
- Punch my glove.

- Punch her glove.
- Yeah, okay.

Okay. And the back.

Punch the glove and the back.

And the, and the ribs.

Yeah, exactly. Punch that side as well.

Her stomach for this camera.
- From this angle then?

- There, punch this side.
Punch the glove here.

Boom! Boom!

Body, body, glove, top. Okay?

You guys ready?
- Yeah. Action.

- Do we want one more?
- Do one more.

- Just the knee. Just the knee.

- Really have to pay attention.

- Okay.
- Yeah.

Take your time with the
knees. Don't get too close.

Don't-
- Yeah, it's uh...

- Don't crowd the knee.

So you're, the way you set that up

is when she comes in

is your hands will keep that distance.

Boom. That way they see it.

Okay?
- Okay.

- Or you can just put your
left hand, you know, whoa.

That way they see the knee. Okay?

- Action.
- Wait. Action?

- Are we good?
- Yeah.

- Are we, are we rolling and ready?

- We're rolling.
- Okay.

- And time.
- Any time.

- Ready? Go.

And cut. Good job.

That, that knee looked pretty good to me.

I don't know. It almost
looked real.

- Action.
- Go normal speed, girls.

Roll her in the corner.
- Go in the corner.

Get cheap on her. Boom,
boom, boom with that hand.

Referee,.
- Then finish her off.

- And action.

- Sorry. It's not working
- It's okay.

- Fight it off,
fight it off, fight it off.

There we go, good.

And stop.

Nice. Try that one.

- That's good. Nice.
- That's nice.

- Right, two.

Yeah, that's your opportunity right there.

There we go.

- One, two, take her down.

Boom. Good.

Punch her body again. Punch her body.

- Because of what happened,
we need a new champion.

Well, I've been scouting new talent.

She could be the one.

- That's it.

- Will they come for her?

- I've never seen anybody
fight like her before.

If packaged correctly,

Excelsis FC 42 isn't just another fight.

- It's a super fight.