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* CastingGag: Albeit an obscure, most likely unintentional one that the aforementioned Charice may have found to be funny. Salma Hayek's character is named Bella Flores, and while the character is of Hispanic origin, Bella Flores also happens to be the name of a Filipino actress known for playing physically-unattractive villains.
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* DuelingWorks: With ''Film/{{Warrior}}'', a 2011 film also about a former athlete turned teacher who turns to MMA to secure money (although in that case it was to save his home from foreclosure). Unlike ''Boom'', ''Warrior'' was a drama that was critically acclaimed for its performances, earning Creator/NickNolte an Oscar nomination, and ''Boom''...wasn’t.

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* DuelingWorks: With ''Film/{{Warrior}}'', a 2011 film also about a former athlete turned teacher who turns to MMA to secure money (although in that case it was to save his home from foreclosure). Unlike ''Boom'', ''Warrior'' was a drama that was critically acclaimed for its performances, earning Creator/NickNolte an Oscar nomination, and while ''Boom''...wasn’t.wasn't.

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* CastTheExpert: Various UFC figures portray themselves, and [[MentorArchetype Niko]] and [[FinalBoss Ken Dietrich]] are portrayed by mixed martial artists Bas Rutten and Krzysztof Soszyński.
** On a minor note, Kevin James is also an MMA fan and trains it for fun. UFC commentator [[Creator/JoeRogan Joe Rogan]] and [[Creator/BasRutten Bas Rutten]] both praised him as legitimately skilled martial artist.
* DuelingWorks: With ''{{Film/Warrior}}'', a 2011 film also about a former athlete turned teacher who turns to MMA to secure money (although in that case it was to save his home from foreclosure). Unlike ''Boom'', ''Warrior'' was a drama that was critically acclaimed for its performances, earning Creator/NickNolte an Oscar nomination, and ''Boom''...wasn’t.
* ProductPlacement: The film is basically ''Film/{{The Wizard}}'' for the UFC.

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* CastTheExpert: CastTheExpert:
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Various UFC figures portray themselves, and [[MentorArchetype Niko]] and [[FinalBoss Ken Dietrich]] are portrayed by mixed martial artists Bas Rutten Creator/BasRutten and Krzysztof Soszyński.
** On a minor note, Kevin James is also an MMA fan and trains it for fun. UFC commentator [[Creator/JoeRogan Joe Rogan]] Creator/JoeRogan and [[Creator/BasRutten Bas Rutten]] Rutten both praised him as a legitimately skilled martial artist.
* DuelingWorks: With ''{{Film/Warrior}}'', ''Film/{{Warrior}}'', a 2011 film also about a former athlete turned teacher who turns to MMA to secure money (although in that case it was to save his home from foreclosure). Unlike ''Boom'', ''Warrior'' was a drama that was critically acclaimed for its performances, earning Creator/NickNolte an Oscar nomination, and ''Boom''...wasn’t.
* ProductPlacement: The film is basically ''Film/{{The Wizard}}'' ''Film/TheWizard'' for the UFC.
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** On a minor note, Kevin James is also an MMA fan and trains it for fun. Both UFC commentator [[Creator/JoeRogan Joe Rogan]] and [[Creator/BasRutten Bas Rutten]] both praised him as legitimately skilled martial artist.

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** On a minor note, Kevin James is also an MMA fan and trains it for fun. Both UFC commentator [[Creator/JoeRogan Joe Rogan]] and [[Creator/BasRutten Bas Rutten]] both praised him as legitimately skilled martial artist.
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** In a minor note, Kevin James is also an MMA fan and trains it for fun. Both UFC commentator [[Creator/JoeRogan Joe Rogan]] and [[Creator/BasRutten Bas Rutten]] both praised him as legitimately skilled martial artist.

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** In On a minor note, Kevin James is also an MMA fan and trains it for fun. Both UFC commentator [[Creator/JoeRogan Joe Rogan]] and [[Creator/BasRutten Bas Rutten]] both praised him as legitimately skilled martial artist.
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** In a minor note, Kevin James is also an MMA fan and trains it for fun. Both UFC commentator [[Creator/JoeRogan Joe Rogan]] and [[Creator/BasRutten Bas Rutten]] both praised him as legitimately skilled martial artist.
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* DuelingWorks: With ''{{Film/Warrior}}'', a 2011 film also about a former athlete turned teacher who turns to MMA to secure money (although in that case it was to save his home from foreclosure). Unlike ''Boom'', ''Warrior'' was a drama that was critically acclaimed for its performances, earning Creator/NickNolte an Oscar nomination, and ''Boom''...wasn’t.

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* CastingGag: Albeit an obscure, most likely unintentional one that the aforementioned Charice may have found to be funny. Salma Hayek's character is named Bella Flores, and while the character is of Hispanic origin, Bella Flores also happens to be the name of a Filipino actress known for playing physically-unattractive villains.



* CastingGag: Albeit an obscure, most likely unintentional one that the aforementioned Charice may have found to be funny. Salma Hayek's character is named Bella Flores, and while the character is of Hispanic origin, Bella Flores also happens to be the name of a Filipino actress known for playing physically-unattractive villains.

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* CastingGag: Albeit an obscure, most likely unintentional one that the aforementioned Charice may have found to be funny. Salma Hayek's character is named Bella Flores, CastTheExpert: Various UFC figures portray themselves, and while the character is of Hispanic origin, Bella Flores also happens to be the name of a Filipino actress known for playing physically-unattractive villains.[[MentorArchetype Niko]] and [[FinalBoss Ken Dietrich]] are portrayed by mixed martial artists Bas Rutten and Krzysztof Soszyński.
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* CastingGag: Albeit an obscure, most likely unintentional one that the aforementioned Charice may have found to be funny. Salma Hayek's character is named Bella Flores, and while the character is of Hispanic origin, Bella Flores also happens to be the name of a Filipino actress known for playing physically-unattractive villains.

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* ProductPlacement: The film is basically ''Film/{{The Wizard}}'' for the UFC.

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* TheCastShowOff: Malia, one of Scott's students, sings with the school Orchestra just before his [[UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship UFC]] fight... which makes sense, as she is played by singer/songwriter [[Series/{{Glee}} Charice.]]
* ProductPlacement: The film is basically ''Film/{{The Wizard}}'' for the UFC.UFC.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: The film is filled to the brim with notable MMA personalities, including:
** Joe Rogan
** Herb Dean
** Mike Goldberg
** Wanderlei Silva
** Chael Sonnen
** Matthew Quintiere
** Brian Stann
** Rich Franklin
** Mike Campbell
** Alex Karalexis
** Jacob "Stitch" Duran
** Jason "Mayhem" Miller
** Mark Munoz
** Mark [=DellaGrotte=]
** Creator/BasRutten
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** Bas Rutten

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** Jacob "Stitch" Duran (the cut man)

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** Mark [=DellaGrotte=]

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* Kevin James does have amateur wrestling experience. He and pro wrestler Wrestling/MickFoley were on the school wrestling team at Ward Melville High in East Setauket, Long Island, NY.

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* Kevin James does have amateur wrestling experience. He and pro wrestler Wrestling/MickFoley were on HeyItsThatGuy: The film is filled to the school wrestling team at Ward Melville High in East Setauket, Long Island, NY.brim with notable MMA personalities, including:
** Joe Rogan
** Herb Dean
** Mike Goldberg
** Wanderlei Silva
** Chael Sonnen
** Matthew Quintiere
** Brian Stann
** Rich Franklin
** Mike Campbell
** Alex Karalexis
** Jacob "Stitch" Duran (the cut man)
** Jason "Mayhem" Miller
** Mark Munoz
** Bas Rutten
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* Kevin James does have amateur wrestling experience. He and pro wrestler Wrestling/MickFoley were on the school wrestling team at Ward Melville High in East Setauket, Long Island, NY.

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