Mortal Kombat 'influenced the UFC'
The 'Mortal Kombat' franchise has had a big influence on the rise of the UFC. The iconic gaming franchise features a variety of martial artists, and Campbell McLaren - the co-creator and executive producer of the UFC - has admitted to trying to incorporate some of the ideas into the world-famous sports company. Campbell said: "I visualised a real-life version of 'Mortal Kombat' after meeting [co-founder] Rorion Gracie and hearing his idea for a 'War of the Worlds' competition. "I was able to make the first event look like 'Mortal Kombat' - we just didn't yell 'Finish Him!'" Campbell also wante...