• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 0; suggested age 13.

• Is it any good?

  2.0

• Common Sense says

  Martial arts/hip-hop combination lacks punch.

Why We Rated This for Ages 13 and Up

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  The show places the fighters in a very confrontational setting as they compete for $100,000. To win, they must defeat the others in the ring; some of them also spend a fair amount of time outside the ring trash-talking each other, and the competition sometimes gets quite heated. The celebrity team owners seem to enjoy a good-natured rivalry as they try to guide their fighters to victory.
• Violence:

  Some fighting, but the matches take place in the controlled environment of the ring. Mixed martial arts combines boxing, wrestling, and several other forms of unarmed combat, and matches can be pretty brutal. But for a reality competition about a combat sport, there are surprisingly few actual bouts.
• Sex:

  No sex or nudity -- though scantily-clad ring girls mark the start of every round.
• Language:

  Some bleeped swearing, including "f--k" and "motherf---ers."
• Consumerism:

  Several hip-hop stars play important roles as "team owners" and are given a lot of screen time. But aside from voice-over introductions that describe them as major music stars, they usually talk about the show rather than their careers.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Not an issue.

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