History Film / NeverBackDown

* {{Fanservice}}: Lots of barely-clothed men and women in Florida, especially during the {{pool scene}}s

* {{UsefulNotes/Florida}}: A nauseating example for someone actually familiar with it. The film takes place in "Orlando," but in the loosest of terms. Filming locations are on the far edges of Orlando or in a different city/suburb entirely, such as Sanford or Clermont, several miles away. In keeping with most outsiders' knowledge of Orlando, it is a lazy, cartoonish portrayal of the city that any real native or local would piss laughing at. MAJOR points though, for not bringing up Disney World (however also unrealistic).

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Roqua mentions he had a younger brother named Joseph, who was a professional fighter like him but "Joseph was truly great"

** After Jake learns the Triangle choke, he uses it successfully against the more experienced fighters Miles (in the gym), Dak-Ho (in the tournament quarter-finals), then against Ryan with less success.

* GracefulLoser: Jake's first Beatdown opponent gives him a handshake after losing.

** Max mentions Roqua having trained with the Gracie family, the main developers of UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu and the force behind the creation of UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship in real life. This also serves to make him even more badass to the eyes of those who know about MMA history, because back then the Gracies rarely went to learn under outsiders to their family (and still rarely do; Georges Mehdi was possibly the only martial arts trainer that could boast of having taught the mainstream Gracies, and he was a veritable 74 year OldMaster at the time of the film). Realistically, Max might be specifically referring to the Carlson Gracie branch, whose members' fighting style also closely resembled Roqua's.

* AttackItsWeakpoint: Jake is on the receiving end of this after taking a kick to the ribs from Dak-Ho. This injury gets exploited by Dak-Ho and Ryan.

* JerkJock: Ryan.

* PrivilegedRival: Jake lives in an apartment with his StrugglingSingleMother. Ryan drives a CoolCar and lives in a BigFancyHouse complete with a swimming pool.
%%* RageAgainstTheMentor: Jake and Roqua's argument before the Beatdown when Roqua warns Jake he'll kick him out if he fights there. Jake argues that doing ''nothing'' has consequences too.

** The main character entering a tournament to get a revenge and forfeiting at the semifinals after learning his rival is not anymore in the card draws parallelisms with the real life run of Wrestling/KenShamrock at UFC 3, where he forfeited at the end when he learned Royce Gracie had forfeited too. Also, with his blond hair, hot girlfriend and JerkJock attitude, Ryan echoes Tito Ortiz, Shamrock's most famous nemesis aside from Royce.

* {{Workaholic}}: Roqua keeps the Combat 365 open every single day, all year long. This is because he is running from his life issues.

* SoLastSeason: In their first fight, Ryan weakens Jake with kicks to the legs before finishing him off. He tries the same on his opponent in the Beatdown who [[MadeOfIron brushes it off]] and during their final fight, Jake successfully [[NoSell defends against it]].

** Max mentions Roqua having trained with the Gracie family, the main developers of UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu and the force behind the creation of UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship in real life. This also serves to make him even more badass to the eyes of those who know about MMA history, because back then the Gracies rarely went to learn under outsiders to their family (and still rarely do; Georges Mehdi is possibly the only martial arts trainer that could boast of having taught the mainstream Gracies, and he was a veritable aged 74 OldMaster at the time of the film). Realistically, Max might be specifically referring to the Carlson Gracie branch, whose members' fighting style also closely resembled Roqua's.

* IHaveNoSon: What Roqua's dad told him after his brother was killed as a result of a brawl when they were out at a bar, leading to their estrangement for at least 7 years.

* RealityEnsues: Ryan executes an [[EyeScream eye gouge]] on his opponent when the ref's back is turned. Immediately after the match, the ref notices the other guy's messed up eye and immediately disqualifies Ryan from the tournament.

** Max mentions Roqua having trained the Gracie family, the main developers of UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu and the force behind the creation of UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship in real life. This also serves to make him even more badass to the eyes of those who know about MMA history, because back then the Gracies rarely went to learn under outsiders to their family (and still rarely do; Georges Mehdi is possibly the only martial arts trainer that could boast of having taught the mainstream Gracies, and he was a veritable aged 74 OldMaster at the time of the film). Realistically, Max might be specifically referring to the Carlson Gracie branch, whose members' fighting style also closely resembled Roqua's.

%%* {{Workaholic}}: Roqua keeps the Combat 365 open every single day, all year long. This is because he is running from his life issues.

* SoLastSeason: In their first fight, Ryan weakens Jake with kicks to the legs before finishing him off. He tries the same on his opponent in the Beatdown who [[NoSell brushes it off]] and during their final fight, Jake successfully defends against it.

* CameraFiend: Max just can't resist the urge to break out his camera when a fight breaks out. In fact, when Jake gets into a street fight, Max films the fight and uploads it to YouTube instead of helping him.

** The combo Jake first learned at the gym and repeatedly practiced becomes his finishing move against Ryan.

--> '''Ryan:''' And now for the bad news. It's gotta end with you looking like a bitch in front of everybody.

** According to Hounsou, he based Roqua's demeanor in Royce Gracie himself.

%%* AttackItsWeakpoint: After Jake takes a kick to the side from Dak-Ho

** After Jake learns the Triangle choke, he uses it successfully against the more experienced fighters Miles (in the gym), Dak-Ho (in the tournament quarter-finals), then against Ryan with less success

* IHaveNoSon: What Roqua's dad told him after his brother was killed as a result of a brawl when they were out at a bar.

* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: After Ryan is disqualified, Jake forfeits his semifinal match because he was only in the tournament to beat Ryan.

* TrainingFromHell: The Combat 365 gym. Jake is a football player and finds himself struggling to keep up (at least until the TrainingMontage).

** After Jake learns the Triangle choke, he uses it successfully against the more experienced fighters Miles (in the gym), Dak-Ho (in the tournament semi-final), then against Ryan with less success

* Fanservice: Lots of barely-clothed men and women in Florida, especially during the {{pool scene}}s

** After Jake learns the Triangle choke he uses it successfully against the more experienced fighters Miles (in the gym), Dak-Ho (in the tournament semi-final), then against Ryan with less success

** Max mentions Roqua having trained the Gracie family, the main developers of UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu and the force behind the creation of UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship in real life. This also serves to make him even more badass to the eyes of those who know about MMA history, because back then the Gracies rarely went to learn under outsiders to their family (and still rarely do; Georges Mehdi is possibly the only martial arts trainer that could boast of having taught the mainstream Gracies, and he was a veritable aged 74 OldMaster at the time of the film). Realistically, Max might be specifically referring to the Carlson Gracie branch, whose members's fighting style also closely resembled Roqua's.

* Florida: A nauseating example for someone actually familiar with it. The film takes place in "Orlando," but in the loosest of terms. Filming locations are on the far edges of Orlando or in a different city/suburb entirely, such as Sanford or Clermont, several miles away. In keeping with most outsiders' knowledge of Orlando, it is a lazy, cartoonish portrayal of the city that any real native or local would piss laughing at. MAJOR points though, for not bringing up Disney World (however also unrealistic).

** Max mentions Roqua having trained the Gracie family, the main developers of UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu and the force behind the creation of UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship in real life. This also serves to make him even more badass to the eyes of those who know about MMA history, because back then the Gracies rarely went to learn under outsiders to their family (and still rarely do; Georges Mehdi is possibly the only martial arts trainer that could boast of having taught the mainstream Gracies, and he was a veritable 74 years old OldMaster at the time of the film). Realistically, Max might be specifically referring to the Carlson Gracie branch, whose members's fighting style also closely resembled Roqua's.

''Never Back Down'' is a 2008 martial arts film directed by Creator/JeffWadlow and starring Creator/SeanFaris, Creator/AmberHeard, Creator/CamGigandet, and Creator/DjimonHounsou.

** The main character entering a tournament to get a revenge and forfeiting at the semifinals after learning his rival is not anymore in the card draws parallelisms with the real life run of Wrestling/KenShamrock at UFC 3, where he forfeited at the end when he learned Royce Gracie had forfeited too. With his blond hair, hot girlfriend and JerkJock attitude, Ryan also echoes Tito Ortiz, Shamrock's most famous nemesis aside from Royce.

* ShoutOut: Some to the history of MMA.

* ArtisticLicenseMartialArts: The 540º kick Jake uses to finish off Ryan would likely break his own foot if attempted the way he does. Otherwise, the film uses pretty realistic MMA choreography.

* DesignatedGirlFight: PlayedWith: We first see two girls fighting it out at a party. Moments later, we see "The Battle of the Exes", with a girl kicking the crap out of a guy twice her size.

** Max mentions Roqua having trained the Gracie family, the main developers of UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu and the force behind the creation of UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship in real life. This also serves to make him even more badass to the eyes of those who know about MMA history, because back then the Gracies rarely went to learn under outsiders to their family; at the time of the film's production, Georges Mehdi was possibly the only martial arts trainer at the time that could boast of having taught several Gracies, and he was a veritable OldMaster who was 74 by then.