REDBELT a David Mamet film starring Tim Allen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Emily Mortimer, Alice Braga, Joe Mantegna, and Randy Couture opens everywhere May 9. 

In the west-side of Los Angeles fight world, a world inhabited by bouncers, cagefighters, cops and special forces types, Mike Terry is a Jiu-Jitsu teacher who has avoided the prize fighting circuit, choosing instead to pursue an honorable life by operating a self-defense studio with a samurai's code. Terry and his wife Sondra struggle to keep the business running to make ends meet. An accident on a dark, rainy night at the Academy between an off duty officer and a distraught lawyer puts in motion a series of events that will change Terry's life dramatically introducing him to a world of promoters and movie star Chet Frank. Faced with this, in order to pay off his debts and regain his honor, Terry must step into the ring for the first time in his life.

Other notable MMA stars that have given acting a shot include:
Bas Rutten
Rich Franklin
Masakatsu Funaki
Chuck Liddell
Oleg Taktarov
Tito Ortiz
Quinton Jackson

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