| 1 | * AwesomeDearBoy: The reason for Creator/DjimonHounsou to do the film. He is a fan of mixed martial arts who had also wanted for a long time to play a "wise master with some demons" character like Roqua. |
| 2 | * TheCastShowoff: Creator/DjimonHounsou used to practice boxing and kung fu during his life in France, and later trained sporadically MMA after becoming a fan of the sport in United States. In this film, he plays a badass MMA trainer with nice strikes. |
| 3 | * CastTheExpert: Several of Roqua's students and the Beatdown competitors were cast from local MMA gyms. |
| 4 | * ContentLeak: Before the film's release, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2VwnBU1-iU raw footage]] of the UsefulNotes/{{Capoeira}} fight was leaked and some sites advertised it as 'US soldier competing in a tournament'. |
| 5 | * DawsonCasting: Most likely due to the movie's intense fighting sequences, almost all of the fighting characters, including Creator/SeanFaris (25), Creator/CamGigandet (25), and Neil Brown Jr. (27) were in their mid-20s despite playing high school students. |
| 6 | * DyeingForYourArt: |
| 7 | ** Djimon Hounsou trained with MMA and shootfighting champion Erik Paulson for the film. |
| 8 | ** Sean Faris gained 15 lbs. of muscle for his role. |
| 9 | * FakeNationality: Beninese-American Djimon Hounsou as Brazilian Jean Roqua. |
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