The latest entrant to the sub-genres of fight movies, that include boxing (the Rocky series, Cinderella Man, The Fighter), wrestling (Ready To Rumble, Nacho Libre), and martial arts (The Karate Kid, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), is mixed martial arts, or MMA (think Tekken). According to Wikipedia, MMA is a "full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques". Add to this a complicated relationship between two brothers, and their father, and you have a masala Hollywood film ready to be released across the world.
The problem is, The Fighter....