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Born a Champion(2021)
R
112 min | Action, Drama, Sport

Born a Champion(2021)

112 min | Action, Drama, Sport

Mickey Kelley, one of the first American black belts in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, gets pulled away from everything he loves and into an unsanctioned MMA tournament.

Director

Alex Ranarivelo

Writers

Sean Patrick Flanery (story by) | Alex Ranarivelo

Producers

Ali Afshar | Paul J. Alessi | Kevin Asbell | Daniel Aspromonte & 2 more

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Updated Jan 22, 2021

Release date

Jan 22, 2021 (United States)

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42 cast members

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