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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.
Cagefighter: Worlds Collide is a 2020 British-American martial arts sports film written and directed by Jesse Quinones. [4] Starring Alex Montagnani, Jonathan Good, Gina Gershon, Jay Reso, and Chuck Liddell, the film follows a successful MMA champion who agrees to defend his championship against a professional wrestler. [5]
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.
FightWorld is a 2018 American docu-series, exploring the diverse fighting techniques found in cultures around the world. [1] In each installment of the series, Frank Grillo travels to a different country to embed in the local fight culture, exploring various disciplines such as Boxing, Muay Thai, Lethwei, Senegalese wrestling and Krav Maga.
Frank was scheduled for a light heavyweight bout on December 9, 2010, at Puro Combate 3. The fight was canceled on December 8, due to his opponent not being medically cleared. He was then scheduled to face Shawn Machado on July 22, 2011, at Legacy FC 7, but due to a possible biceps tear, the fight was cancelled. [37]
Cage is a 1989 American martial arts action film produced and directed by Lang Elliott, starring Reb Brown, Lou Ferrigno, Michael Dante and James Shigeta.In a story pitched as a modern take on Of Mice and Men, a Vietman veteran (Brown) attempts to save his mentally challenged former squadmate (Ferrigno) from exploitation at the hand of an underground fighting ring.
211 (released in some territories as Code 211 or The Bank Heist) is a 2018 American crime action film directed by York Shackleton and written by John Rebus, based on a screenplay by Shackleton. The film stars Nicolas Cage , Dwayne Cameron , Alexandra Dinu , Michael Rainey Jr. , Sophie Skelton and Ori Pfeffer .
Kevin Ferguson (February 8, 1974 – June 6, 2016), better known as Kimbo Slice, was a Bahamian-born American mixed martial artist, professional boxer, and actor.. Originally a bare-knuckle boxer, he became noted for his role in mutual combat street fight videos which were spread online, leading Rolling Stone to call him "The King of the Web