How many sports movies can you name off of the top of your head? It doesn’t matter how old the film is or what its target demographic may be.
From Raging Bull to The Sandlot to Any Given Sunday, Hollywood has done a great job of creating characters who go on to live in our minds as sports heroes.
Now, answer that same question, but only name movies about mixed martial arts.
While sports like football and baseball have a long relationship with moviegoers, it has been less than a decade since big-budget movies about legitimate mixed martial arts competition have been around.
Things have changed. Actors like Kevin James, Terrence Howard and Channing Tatum have been part of the move towards mainstream and with legitimate Hollywood A-listers on board, the continued growth of MMA is undisputable.
With the James-led Here Comes The Boom currently in theaters, we’ve decided to take a look at the best characters from Hollywood that would make great fighters.