Fightville

{{short description|Mixed martial arts documentary}}

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| name = Fightville

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| director = Michael Tucker, Petra Epperlein

| producer = Michael W. Gray

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| starring = Dustin Poirier
Tim Credeur
Albert Stainback
Gil Guillory

| cinematography = Michael Tucker

| editing = Petra Epperlein, Michael Tucker

| distributor = Showtime Networks

| released = {{Film date|2011|03|12|South by Southwest Film Festival|2011|04|28}}

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| country = United States

| language = English

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Fightville is a mixed martial arts documentary film released in 2011. It was co-directed by Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker.

The film features interviews with a group of Lafayette, Louisiana fighters and coaches, which includes Dustin Poirier, Tim Credeur, and Albert Stainback. Other fighters featured are Derrick Krantz and Ronny Lis. Poirier and Stainback receive much of the screen time as the filmmakers explore their troubled respective backgrounds and reasons for fighting. Credeur, a fighter and coach, is interviewed about his Gladiator Academy which seeks to "build better men".{{cite web|last=Bryce|first=Renninger|title=Showtime Buys Mixed Martial Arts Doc "Fightville"|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/showtime_buys_mixed_martial_arts_doc_fightville|publisher=Indie Wire|accessdate=23 December 2012}} Gil "The Thrill" Guillory, the promoter of a local promotion named USA MMA, is also featured.{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Morgan |title=Documentary exposes gritty, gruelling underside of MMA |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/2011/04/24/documentary_exposes_gritty_gruelling_underside_of_mma.html |accessdate=17 April 2019 |work=TheStar.com |publisher=Toronto Star |date=24 April 2011}}{{cite web |last1=Chiappetta |first1=Mike |title='Fightville' Shows American Dream Through Eyes of UFC Star Dustin Poirier |url=https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/2012/5/13/3015528/fightville-shows-american-dream-through-eyes-of-ufc-star-dustin |website=MMAFighting.com |publisher=MMA Fighting |accessdate=17 April 2019 |date=13 May 2012}}

It premiered internationally on April 28, 2011, at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.

The idea for Fightville came about during production of Gunner Palace, when the filmmakers found out about MMA by observing soldiers watching and practicing the sport.{{cite web |last1=Wright |first1=Anders |title=We Interview FIGHTVILLE Directors Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein About the MMA Documentary |url=http://www.upcoming-movies.com/Articles/we-interview-fightville-directors-michael-tucker-and-petra-epperlein-about-the-mma-documentary/ |website=Upcoming-Movies.com |accessdate=23 December 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520071401/http://www.upcoming-movies.com/Articles/we-interview-fightville-directors-michael-tucker-and-petra-epperlein-about-the-mma-documentary/ |archivedate=20 May 2012 |date=30 April 2012}}