MMA feature ‘Never Surrender’ coming to DVD

By Mark Pollard | Published April 4, 2009

NEVER SURRENDER (2009)

Lionsgate is bringing a new mixed martial arts action-thriller to DVD that features some of MMA’s top talents including George “Rush” St-Pierre, BJ “The Prodigy” Penn, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Anderson “The Spider” Silva, and Heath “The Texas Crazy Horse” Herring.

NEVER SURRENDER is an erotically charged, controversial action-thriller set in the world of underground street fighting where an MMA fighter who has been drawn into the world by an erotic and sexy promoter, quickly realizes that there is no way out, other than death.

The film is written, produced and directed by Argentinean-born kickboxing champion Hector Echavarria (CONFESSIONS OF A PIT FIGHTER) who also stars.

Also featured is Lateef Crowder from Tony Jaa’s THE PROTECTOR.

The film is a production of Echavarria’s Destiny Entertainment Productions, a company with a full slate of low-budget martial arts-action films completed or in various stages of production, many of them being distributed by Lionsgate. Other upcoming films from Destiny Entertainment include HELL’S CHAIN, DEATH CALLS, DUEL OF LEGENDS with Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, and DEATH WARRIOR.

The Lionsgate DVD release of NEVER SURRENDER includes a behind-the-scenes featurette, “Anatomy of a Fight,” Twelve Stones music video for “Adrenaline,” and a trailer gallery.

Running time is 86 minutes. Rating is R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity, violence, and some language.

NEVER SURRENDER arrives on DVD April 28th.

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  • kev
    These new MMA films whats this the third one its got to stop if its not this its remakes of classic martial arts films that there destroying guys these are pure garbage . What ever happened to the REAL MARTIAL ARTS MOVIES if you want to see 2009's best movie take a look at "Ong Bak 2" the fight scenes are top notch.
  • Elemental Fist
    I actually like Hector Echavarria and you know what? This seems like a more enjoyable movie than that teen angish mess known as Never Back Down.
  • blue_skies
    that looks absolute old tosh, completely devoid of qualty MA action.
  • Jayvee
    Never Back Down, Never Surrender, Never do Van-Damme spread eagle kicks in the octagon...
  • Billeh
    Looks even worse then Never Back Down! Why can't there be more films like RedBelt?
  • Kent
    What's the point of getting these MMA legends in the film if you're just going to have them doing the same cookie-cutter strike-a-pose flying kick bull%$!@# ???

    Best to just go watch Donnie Yen in Flashpoint or SPL ...
  • greg k
    homo-erotic topless muscley men with names like 'rampage jackson' lots of quick editing and nonsensical guitar riffing funded by inbuilt ? straight to dvd bargain bin hell. do not pass GO. sometimes i wonder how they get this bailout money to fund such sweaty bollocks
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