Director: Tamara Rothschild
Cast: Farid Jamal Khan, Belle O'Hara, Eric Roberts, Kevin Rooney, Sheldon Larry
MMA Cop is a 2025 British action-thriller directed by Tamara Rothschild, following an unconventional detective and a determined journalist as they collide over a dangerous criminal investigation involving child trafficking — a high-stakes story that blends hand-to-hand combat with crime procedural tension across 90 relentless minutes.
What is MMA Cop about?
A veteran investigative journalist locks onto a major story: a sophisticated child sex trafficking network operating in the shadows. The moment she begins pulling on loose threads, dangerous people take notice, and she quickly transforms from hunter to hunted as hired assassins close in from every direction. Her survival depends on an unlikely ally — a rough-edged, unconventional police detective who solves problems with his fists as readily as his badge. Together, two people with completely different methods must trust each other long enough to expose a criminal operation far larger than either anticipated, while staying one step ahead of those who would rather see them silenced permanently.
Cast & crew
Director Tamara Rothschild helms this British production with a focus on raw physicality and street-level grit. Farid Jamal Khan leads as the MMA-trained cop, with Belle O'Hara as the tenacious journalist at the story's center. Veteran character actor Eric Roberts lends supporting gravitas, while Kevin Rooney, Sheldon Larry, and Jake Berry round out a cast built for the film's uncompromising action register.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, MMA Cop delivers the kind of hard-hitting action cinema that travels well across language boundaries — the emphasis on physical combat, moral urgency, and justice against institutional evil resonates universally. The film tackles child trafficking with unflinching directness, a subject that diaspora communities increasingly engage with as advocates and parents. British crime thrillers in this mold carry a distinct gritty realism that sets them apart from American studio product, and the film's compact 90-minute runtime keeps the tension locked in without filler. Available in original audio on K-Time.
Where & how to watch
MMA Cop is available on K-Time in original audio — no Persian dub or subtitles are included with this title. Stream it on the web browser, your TV, or your phone with no VPN required, no geo-blocking, and no extra download. Start and cancel anytime.