Skip to main content
Documentary backdrop image for Fight Mom (2016)
PGdocumentary
7.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB
Watch later

Synopsis

Michelle "The Karate Hottie" Waterson balances her responsibilities as a mother with her career as a professional MMA fighter.

Comments

What are people saying?

Play More Like This

Surviving abuse: not all fights are in the ring! (2025)
1h20m

Surviving abuse: not all fights are in the ring!

2025•1h20m

A mother of two, Bec Rawlings, fights in the ring while also battling a violent relationship and a challenging childhood in Launceston.

Surviving abuse: not all fights are in the ring!
2025
Bare Knuckle Mother: Love and Violence (2025)
20m

Bare Knuckle Mother: Love and Violence

2025•20m

Mathilda “Mayhem” Wilson, Scandinavia's first professional women's bare knuckle boxer, balances her fighting career with motherhood and family life in Sweden.

Bare Knuckle Mother: Love and Violence
2025
On the Ropes (2024)
1h35m

On the Ropes

2024•1h35m

A self-proclaimed karate expert dreams of opening his gym in every major city in the UK and around the world, challenging traditional training methods.

On the Ropes
2024
Prussia (2024)
1h3m

Prussia

2024•1h3m

Mariah Prussia, an emerging mixed martial arts fighter, navigates personal challenges and seeks stability for her children with support from Pat Miletich and Ed Soares.

Prussia
2024
Never Be a Punching Bag for Nobody | Boxers Documentary | Full Movie (2023)
1h5m

Never Be a Punching Bag for Nobody | Boxers Documentary | Full Movie

2023•1h5m

Up to 120 airplanes take off and land per hour at Logan Airport, creating a backdrop for the boxing community in East Boston.

Never Be a Punching Bag for Nobody | Boxers Documentary | Full Movie
2023
Why We Fight (2020) (2022)
1h15m

Why We Fight (2020)

2022•1h15m

Eight girls cornered a fighter in high school, leading to a brutal attack that left her with a broken jaw and shoulder blade.

Why We Fight (2020)
2022
The Other Side of the Ring - Women Wrestling - Documentary Movie (2021)
1h16m

The Other Side of the Ring - Women Wrestling - Documentary Movie

2021•1h16m

Three women share their experiences in professional wrestling, discussing the challenges and triumphs they face in a male-dominated industry.

The Other Side of the Ring - Women Wrestling - Documentary Movie
2021
Inside The World's Toughest Female Wrestling Camp (2025)
1h21m

Inside The World's Toughest Female Wrestling Camp

2025•1h21m

Aspiring female wrestlers confront physical and emotional challenges in a male-dominated industry, striving for respect and recognition in the indie wrestling circuit.

Inside The World's Toughest Female Wrestling Camp
2025

Explore Fight Mom

PeopleFAQStream

Browse more like this

Fight to Live (2024)
1h19m

Fight to Live

2024•1h19m•★9.5TMDB

Bec Rawlings trains in mixed martial arts and bare-knuckle boxing while managing motherhood and addressing her past to safeguard her children from abuse.

Fight to Live
2024
Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable (2019)
Worth an evening
1h39m

Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable

2019•1h39m•★7.8TMDB

At 13, Bethany Hamilton survived a shark attack that resulted in the loss of her left arm and later returned to compete in the World Surf League.

Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable
2019
Eye Candy (2019)
1h

Eye Candy

2019•1h•★10.0TMDB

One woman fights for recognition as a wrestler in a male-dominated sport, risking her relationships, job, and health to achieve her dream of a championship title.

Eye Candy
2019
The Ronda Rousey Story: Through My Father's Eyes (2019)
1h40m

The Ronda Rousey Story: Through My Father's Eyes

2019•1h40m•★5.7TMDB

Ronda Rousey, a former Olympian and UFC champion, rose to iconic status in mixed martial arts through her groundbreaking achievements and fierce determination.

The Ronda Rousey Story: Through My Father's Eyes
2019
Thug Rose: Mixed Martial Artist (2023)
Hidden gem — acclaimed but barely seen
1h32m

Thug Rose: Mixed Martial Artist

2023•1h32m•★7.8TMDB

Two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas faced significant mental health challenges while rising through the ranks of mixed martial arts.

Thug Rose: Mixed Martial Artist
2023
Invincible (2021)
Hidden gem — acclaimed but barely seen
1h23m

Invincible

2021•1h23m•★7.6TMDB

During her career from 2016 to 2018, Joanna Jedrzejczyk faced top opponents in 10 championship fights while training rigorously for mixed martial arts.

Invincible
2021
Tough Love (2015)
1h29m

Tough Love

2015•1h29m•★5.9TMDB

A former German karate champion turned pimp navigates the complexities of his past while exploring themes of redemption and personal transformation.

Tough Love
2015
Top Fighter 2 (1996)
1h30m

Top Fighter 2

1996•1h30m•★5.2TMDB

Three iconic actresses, Angela Mao, Michelle Yeoh, and Cynthia Rothrock, transformed martial arts films from 1996 onward, becoming leading stars in the genre.

Top Fighter 2
1996
The Art of 8 Limbs (2018)
20m

The Art of 8 Limbs

2018•20m•★7.5TMDB

Amateur fighters train for an upcoming match in a series of episodic martial art documentaries that feature personal stories and sanctioned fights.

The Art of 8 Limbs
2018
Right to Fight (2023)
Worth a watch
1h35m

Right to Fight

2023•1h35m•★8.0TMDB

Three women who were pioneers in women's boxing during the 1970s now face obscurity and poverty, despite their significant contributions to the sport.

Right to Fight
2023

Browse more by Sean Menard

View all films →
The Carter Effect (2017)
Worth an evening

The Carter Effect

2017

299 Queen Street West (2023)

299 Queen Street West

2023

Related Films

Is this your film?

If you made this film or hold the rights to it, we'd like to talk. We can license it and pay you a share of what it earns.

License it with us →