Ryan easily defeats Jake, and video of the event circulates the school which leaves Jake humiliated.
Initially refusing to fight, Jake readily agrees to fight Ryan when he makes fun of Jake's father's death. Later on, Jake is invited by classmate Baja Miller (whom he develops a crush on) to a party where he is unwillingly pulled into a fight with the MMA champion at the school, Ryan McCarthy, who is also Baja's boyfriend. When Jake tries to intervene, he is told off by Max and his friends as the "bullying" was actually a consensual mixed martial arts fight. Initially Jake has trouble fitting into his new school and while walking he sees Max Cooperman supposedly being beaten up by bullies. He has a rising reputation with the students of his new school due to an internet video of him when he was a football player at his previous school fighting with a frustrated opponent player who makes derogatory remarks about Jake's father. His father died in a drunk-driving car crash accident, which is the subject of taunting from other classmates. Jake Tyler has recently moved from Iowa to Orlando, Florida with his mother, Margret and younger brother Charlie who is a budding Tennis star, the move being in furtherance of his tennis career. It received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed $41.6 million worldwide against a budget of $20 million. The film was theatrically released on March 14, 2008.
It tells the story of a frustrated and conflicted teenager who arrives at a new high school and discovers an underground fight club there. Never Back Down is a 2008 American martial arts film directed by Jeff Wadlow and starring Sean Faris, Cam Gigandet, Amber Heard, and Djimon Hounsou.
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