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The following films depict underground fighting, such as unsanctioned street fighting, cage fighting, or pit fighting.These films regularly feature no-holds-barred combat, as compared to modern mixed martial arts competitions, which typically follow a set of unified rules meant to protect fighter safety.
The Undisputed franchise consists of American martial arts sports-drama movies, [6] [7] [8] based on an original concept by David Giler and Walter Hill. The plot follows a number of fighters, who are forced to compete in illegal underground competitions by various crime syndicates for the monetary benefits of the organizations.
With the growing worldwide popularity of mixed martial arts (MMA) as an athletic sport, numerous MMA films have come to theaters, television, and DVDs.. The following is a list of live action MMA films where at least one character or martial artist fights in the MMA style or MMA is the central theme.
Fresh out of prison, highly skilled martial artist and ex-marine Isaiah Bone moves to Los Angeles, where underground fights are being held.One night, after watching a match involving local champion Hammerman, Bone makes a deal with promoter Pinball to get him into the fight scene for 20% of his earnings; 40% if Pinball puts his own money on the line.
Boyka still fights in underground matches in Kyiv, Ukraine. In a match, Boyka accidentally kills his opponent Viktor and begins to regret and thinks about what he is fighting for. After discovering Viktor has a wife named Alma, Boyka tells Kiril to make a fake passport and goes to Russia to meet Alma.
The plot involves American characters who compete in underground life-or-death mixed martial arts tournaments, while also competing for the honor of their instructors. Though Bloodsport was a box office success in 1988, [1] it was initially poorly received critically. [2] [3] It has since earned a significant following with modern-day analysis.
Gladiator is a 1992 American sports drama film directed by Rowdy Herrington, and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., James Marshall, Brian Dennehy, and Robert Loggia.The film tells the story of two teenagers trapped in the world of illegal underground boxing.
Man of Tai Chi is a 2013 martial arts film directed by Keanu Reeves in his directorial debut.It also stars Reeves, Tiger Chen, Iko Uwais, Karen Mok and Simon Yam. [4] [5] [6] The film is multilingual, featuring dialogue in Mandarin, English and Cantonese.