MTV’s set to premiere the documentary series Caged on January 9, 2012. The one-hour docuseries focuses on MMA fighters attempting to make a living off of fighting.
Caged follows the lives of a group of small town (Minden, Louisiana) MMA fighters inside and outside the cage. One young man, Daniel Payne, comes from a well-off family and has everything handed to him, but he’s struggling to get over his first love who passed away in a car accident. He wants to prove he can stand on his own two feet and make a name for himself without the help of his family by becoming an MMA fighter.
The show also follows the lives of on-again-off-again couple Wes Branch and ‘Red’ (Jessica Yount). Wes had a difficult childhood but was able to put himself through college and get a good job. He and Red have a baby together. Red is a single mother, for the time being, who is a full-time nursing student and a waitress. She’s struggling to get by and struggling to figure out where her and Wes’ relationship stands.
Matt ‘Danger’ Schnell longs for his family’s approval of his decision to be an MMA fighter and hopes to go pro someday, but struggles with his family life. His father refuses to come to his fights and his mother’s an alcoholic who he’s constantly worrying about.
