ILLEGAL CONSUMPTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS, PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES, AND THEIR ANALOGUES HARMS HEALTH, THEIR ILLEGAL CIRCULATION IS PROHIBITED AND ENTAILS LIABILITY ESTABLISHED BY LAW. Here, they swallow blood, break bones, and lose consciousness; stars emerge in weeks, and any conflict threatens to escalate into a fight. Bare-knuckle fights, pop-MMA, and brawls on YouTube have become a phenomenon that annoys many but is known to everyone. Millions eagerly follow the fate of street fighters, bloggers, celebrities, and desperate athletes who enter the ring for money, hype, and thrills. The journalist and industry researcher Alexey Alyokhin tells how fist fights became a national sport. "Meat Grinder" is a fundamental and fierce chronicle of the world of modern martial arts, where, as if under a magnifying glass, the absurdity, chaos, and wild fun of Russian life are reflected.