Movies like UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis (2016)
The best movies like UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis (2016) are Cagefighter: Worlds Collide (2020), Beast (2026) and Female Fight Squad (2017). If UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis hooked you with its action, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBeast (2026)7.5/10 from 227 votes
- NewestLion Fist (2026)Released 2026
Cagefighter: Worlds Collide (2020)
Reiss is the greatest champion to ever fight in a LEGENDS cage. But when promoter Max Black pits him against wrestling superstar Randy Stone, Reiss finds himself in the toughest fight of his life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBeast (2026)
MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal champion Xavier Grau.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFemale Fight Squad (2017)
A former fighter reluctantly returns to the life she abandoned in order to help her sister survive the sadistic world of illegal fighting and the maniac who runs it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBorn a Champion (2021)
After a blood- soaked jujitsu match in Dubai, fighting legend Mickey Kelley falls to superstar Blaine. But years later, an online video proves that Blaine cheated, and the world demands a rematch. Can the aging underdog get back into shape in time to vanquish his foe, get revenge, and claim his prize?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNever Back Down: No Surrender (2016)
Picking up after the events of Never Back Down 2, former MMA champion Case Walker is on the comeback trail to become champion once again.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLion Fist (2026)
Martial arts fighter Joe goes to prison for four years and takes his wife's blame for a drug bust. After his release, he learns that his son needs expensive surgery because of a life-threatening tumor. Joe's only chance to save him: a brutal all-styles tournament with a $100,000 prize.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIn the Blood (2014)
When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisJawbone (2017)
A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter Joe. Back in training, years after anyone thought he was a contender, he risks his life, as he tries to stand tall and regain his place in the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEmbattled (2020)
The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNever Back Down 2: The Beatdown (2011)
Four fighters from different backgrounds come together to train under an ex MMA rising star and then ultimately have to fight each other and the traitor in their midst.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Marine 4: Moving Target (2015)
WWE Superstar Mike "The Miz" Mizanin returns as Jake Carter where he is assigned to protect a whistleblower who wishes to expose a corrupt military defense contractor. However, the military hires a heavily armed team of mercenaries to kill her and it's up to Carter to stop them at any cost.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNever Back Down: Revolt (2021)
An amateur fighter is lured by a trafficking syndicate specializing in elite underground fighting where her brutal captor forces her to fight or face certain death.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShadow Master (2022)
After being slain by a group of criminals, a man is reborn with animal-like superpowers and makes it his mission to right the wrongs of his city.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFighting (2009)
Small-town boy Shawn MacArthur has come to New York City with nothing. Barely earning a living selling counterfeit goods on the streets, his luck changes when scam artist Harvey Boarden sees that he has a natural talent for streetfighting. When Harvey offers Shawn help at making the real cash, the two form an uneasy partnership.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUndisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006)
Heavyweight Champ George "Iceman" Chambers is sent to a Russian jail on trumped-up drug charges. In order to win his freedom he must fight against the jailhouse fighting champ Uri Boyka in a battle to the death. This time he is not fighting for a title, he is fighting for his life!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
Professor Van Helsing had been asked to help against the tyranny of skeletal creatures that are responsible for terror and death amongst the peasants in rural China. He is the only person qualified to deal with the cause of these phenomena, for the undead are controlled by the most diabolical force of all.... Count Dracula. But he is not alone- to aid him comes a mystical brotherhood of seven martial arts warriors.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe System (2022)
When a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figure out what is really going on.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFalcon Rising (2014)
Chapman is an ex-marine in Brazil's slums, battling the yakuza outfit who attacked his sister and left her for dead.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlood and Bone (2009)
In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Marine 3: Homefront (2013)
A Marine must do whatever it takes to save his kidnapped sister and stop a terrorist attack masterminded by a radical militia group.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuper RIZIN 2 (2023)
On July 30th Super RIZIN 2 is live from Saitama Super Arena in Japan. The fight card has well over 8 matches, 3 of them are with titles on the line and will have Mikuru Asakura vs Vugar Karamov fighting for the RIZIN Featherweight Title as main event of the evening, finishing the entire lineup with a bang!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
RIZIN LANDMARK 6 in NAGOYA (2023)
RIZIN LANDMARK 6 live from the Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, Japan. The card features the return of former UFC fighter Rogerio Bontorin, who was tagged with a flying knee in his promotional debut.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
RIZIN 46 (2024)
Featherweight champion Chihiro Suzuki's first defense will be against Masanori Kanehara from Japan!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
UFC Fight Night 215: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba (2022)
A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis and Sergey Spivak was expected to headline the event. However, while the event was in progress, Lewis was forced to withdraw due to non-COVID, non-weight cutting illness and the bout was cancelled. As a result, Kennedy Nzechukwu and Ion Cuțelaba instead headlined the event. Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Ion Cuțelaba (Light Heavyweight) Chase Sherman vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta (Heavyweight) André Fialho vs. Muslim Salikhov (Welterweight) Jack Della Maddalena vs. Danny Roberts (Welterweight) Charles Johnson vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov (Flyweight)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Bellator 265: Kongo vs. Kharitonov (2021)
Sergei Kharitonov vs. Cheick Kongo (Heavyweight) Logan Storley vs. Dante Schiro (Welterweight) Billy Swanson vs. Marcelo Golm (Heavyweight) Keith Lee vs. Jornel Lugo (Catchweight)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
UFC on ESPN 30: Barboza vs. Chikadze (2021)
UFC on ESPN 30: Barboza vs. Chikadze was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 28, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A featherweight bout between Edson Barboza and Giga Chikadze headlined the event.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg (2026)
UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 11, 2026 at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, United States. A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout for the vacant title between former champion Jiří Procházka (also the inaugural Rizin Light Heavyweight Champion) and Carlos Ulberg headlined the event.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee (2017)
UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on October 7, 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
RIZIN LANDMARK 13 in FUKUOKA (2026)
Kubo challenges the undisputed champion Sheidlaev! Haginiwa Kyohei and Horie Yoshinori aim for a comeback!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano (2026)
This event was the first-ever MMA event produced by Most Valuable Promotions, which also aired on Netflix. A women's featherweight bout between former Strikeforce and UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano served as the event headliner. A five round welterweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter 5 lightweight winner Nate Diaz and Mike Perry took place as the co-main event.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis?
The closest matches to UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis are Cagefighter: Worlds Collide (2020), Beast (2026) and Female Fight Squad (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis?
Start with Cagefighter: Worlds Collide (2020), the closest match to UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis.
What is the highest-rated movie like UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis?
Beast (2026), rated 7.5/10 by 227 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis?
Lion Fist (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis?
Yes: Cagefighter: Worlds Collide (2020), Beast (2026) and Female Fight Squad (2017).
How are movies similar to UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.