Director Zack Snyder is turning his hand to mixed martial arts with Brawler, the story of a fighter who “gets a shot at a UFC championship”.

Following the grimdark space opera of his Rebel Moon movies, director Zack Snyder has announced his next project: Brawler. It’s set in the sinewy, bruising world of mixed martial arts, and will be made in conjunction with Ultimate Fighting Championship and Saudi Arabia’s Government Entertainment Authority department.

According to TheWrap, Brawler will see Snyder reunite with Kurt Johnstad and Shay Hatten, who co-wrote the Rebel Moon films with him. It’s a markedly different project for the trio, though, given how special effects heavy those sci-fi action films were. A brief synopsis reads:

Rising from the rough streets of Los Angeles, a young fighter gets a shot at a UFC championship, battling his inner demons as he fights for redemption.

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