The film also features mixed martial arts fighter Edson Barboza, with appearances by Renzo Gracie and Mickey Gall.

[1][2] Mickey Kelley, a former marine and one of the first American black belts in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, gets pulled away from everything he loves and into an unsanctioned MMA tournament.

Alex Ranarivelo was named as the director and actors Sean Patrick Flanery, Katrina Bowden, and Dennis Quaid were also announced as some of the film's central characters.

Flanery also served as one of the film's producers and co-wrote the script alongside Ranarivelo.

[5][6] The film received a limited release in select theaters in the United States on January 22, 2021 and became available via video on demand the same day.