Gallery Photos: Gina Carano through the years Things get a little weird in this one, particular in the end credits. But all the while, he’s also got a score to settle with the mob boss who runs the thing, particularly for the way he treats and has treated his girlfriend. Naturally, he gets involved and becomes the next big thing. Synopsis: Bone gets out of prison and moves to L.A., and he quickly finds … you’re not gonna believe this one … an underground fighting circuit. Key review: “Michael Jai White makes a convincing case here that he deserves future consideration as an action star on the order of a Vin Diesel or a Sylvester Stallone.” – Kam Williams, NewsBlaze MMA cameos: Kimbo Slice, Bob Sapp, Gina Carano, Maurice SmithĬheesy taglines: In a world without rules, he makes his own. Stars: Michael Jai White, Eamonn Walker, Julian Sands Gallery Photos: Fighters in MMA movies through the years Then Brody gets hurt, and Case is going to have to fight in his place to not only win, but get revenge against the dirty promoter and keep his new girlfriend, a former PR flak for the promotion. Things go a little sour when Case discovers Brody has been convinced to use steroids (we can’t make this up). Ex-MMA stud Case Walker (White) goes to Thailand with Brody James (Barnett) to help him train. Synopsis: Michael Jai White went back to the “Never Back Down” well once more for this one with Barnett as his costar. Key review: “The fact that White is a total package of on-screen charisma, incredible martial arts talent, and a competent and capable director and writer make him an indispensable presence in the modern action movie landscape.” – Ed Travis, Cinapse MMA cameos: Stephen Quadros, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Michael Schiavello Stars: Michael Jai White, Josh Barnett, Gillian White, Esai Morales ![]() Gallery Photos: Lyoto Machida through the years If you want to see a movie that features Duffee unable to compete because he got blindsided and jumped by the bad guy in the bathroom before his fight, this is the one for you. When one goes rogue and frames their coach, Mike has to get revenge. Three others are in the same general wheelhouse as him, and they’re all going to enter the same “Beatdown” tournament. A troubled kid gets booted from the college wrestling team for brawling, and then naturally decides he better start training MMA. Synopsis: Michael Jai White is such a fixture in straight-to-video MMA-type movies, that of course he had to direct one. MMA cameos: Todd Duffee, Lyoto Machida, John McCarthy, Eddie Bravo Stars: Evan Peters, Dean Geyer, Michael Jai White, Alex Meraz, Scott Epstein Do you know how hard it is to get a 4 percent? And that’s from nearly 900 ratings, which is a more than ample sample size. Just take a look at that Rotten Tomatoes audience score. Thankfully, it was a straight-to-video situation. The fine folks at TapouT helped bring this bit of awful to the world. A jailed ex-MMA champ is going to help him get justice and clear his name – but first, naturally, he has to get out of his fights with his life. There, he’s forced into the world of underground prisoners MMA. Synopsis: A good cop is set up after a botched investigation and heads to prison. ![]() Key review: “Sequel with amateur acting, weak story, lots of MMA violence.” – Brian Costello, Common Sense Media How to watch it: Rent or buy through iTunes/Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video MMA cameos: Kimbo Slice, Rashad Evans, Forrest Griffin, Cheick KongoĬheesy tagline: He rules the streets from the inside … ![]() ![]() Stars: Tony Schiena, Dave Fennoy, Vinnie Jones, Bai Ling Sorry, old Bruce Lee and Jean Claude Van Damme flicks. For the record, if a movie was purely karate or kickboxing or boxing, etc., we left it off – we’re looking for reasonably modern-era mixed martial arts/cagefighting kind of stuff to make the cut for this list. (And if we left some off the list, don’t be offended. But if you do, and you eventually run out of things to watch (you won’t), you always can utilize our list of the best (and, let’s be honest: the worst!) MMA movies of all time. Why do you care, dear MMA reader? If all you watch is MMA, you probably don’t. That won’t effect the near-term too much, but looking down the road, we’re likely to see delays in when certain shows return, or when certain movies release compared to original plans. The unions for the writers and actors of the vast majority of what we see on TV and at the movies are on strike, and it doesn’t look like resolution is going to come any time soon.
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