Granted, Never Back Down sounds like the name of a Steven Seagal or Jean Claude Van Damme movie. But is that so bad?

The Mixed Martial Arts-themed film at least looks to be entertaining, as proven by the following photos from it:

Never Back Down is more than an inspirational saying. It's the title of a new, Mixed Martial Arts movie.

Yes, you read that correctly.

Let's see what a nationwide panel of film critics have to say about Never Back Down, which opens on March 14, 2008...

- The 1980s are alive but not very well in "Never Back Down," a "Karate Kid" clone with a young actor who is the spitting image of "Top Gun"-era Tom Cruise. -- Naperville Sun

- Never Back Down is a compulsory guilty pleasure. Think: Save the Last Dance meets Fight Club meets 8 Mile meets YouTube. -- Buzzine Magazine

- A modest surprise: better acted than needed, better made than expected. -- Village Voice

- The Karate Kid joins the Fight Club and kicks butt! -- NewsBlaze