Franck Gastambide’s incredible scam to get Jon Jones in La Cage, his MMA series on Netflix

Available from Friday November 8, 2024 on Netflix, the La Cage series promises to get people talking about it. Focused on MMA, it brings together big names in mixed martial arts. Among them, Jon Jones, one of the best heavyweight fighters. Showrunner Franck Gastambide reveals the audacious strategy he adopted to convince the champion to star in his fiction.

Martial arts fans have been waiting for the release of The Cage impatiently. Uploaded on November 8, 2024 in the Netflix catalog, the fiction composed of five episodes follows Taylor (Melvin Boomer), a young fighter who dreams of turning pro. Unfortunately, he struggles to get noticed, untilan unexpected fight throws him to the forefront, and facing a formidable opponent.

As a great MMA enthusiast, director Franck Gastambide wanted to surround himself with true legends of this sport. In addition to counting on Georges St-Pierre, Ciryl Gane, Bilel Jkitou and even Baki, present in the casting, he managed to convince the American Jon Jones, one of the best fighters in MMA, to participate in The Cage. However, it was not a foregone conclusion…

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Without Georges St-Pierre, Franck Gastambide could have missed out on Jon Jones

Interviewed by RMC Sport, Franck Gastambide reveals he traveled to Mexico City, Mexico, to meet Jon Jones with whom he had an appointment. “I got to meet Jon Jones for the first time in my life. We are in a restaurant in Mexico. I had been told that he could be a little moody, which obviously terrified me. Because if you arrive and he’s not…