Director: Asif Akbar
Cage fights don't prepare you for a jungle full of armed traffickers, but that's exactly the crash course a retired fighter gets in Mojave Diamonds, a 2023 action thriller from director Asif Akbar.
What is Mojave Diamonds about?
When a stash of illegally sourced diamonds vanishes from a criminal syndicate's hands, the fallout lands hard on one family. A former MMA competitor is pulled back into violence he thought he'd left behind after his relatives are taken as leverage, forcing him to enlist his brothers for a rescue mission that runs straight through hostile, heavily armed territory. Cerrone anchors the story alongside a roster of real-world combat-sports names, including Chael Sonnen and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, while William McNamara and Weston Cage Coppola round out the ensemble on the criminal side of the ledger. The plot moves fast, prioritizing physical confrontation and improvised strategy over procedural plotting, as the brothers work through checkpoints, ambushes, and shifting alliances to get their family out alive.
Cast & crew
The cast leans heavily on fighters rather than trained actors, with Donald Cerrone, Chael Sonnen, and Quinton Jackson all bringing genuine combat-sports backgrounds to the physical sequences. William McNamara and Weston Cage Coppola supply the more traditional dramatic beats as antagonists, while Kelly Lynn Reiter and Chris Maher fill out the supporting roles.
Context & significance
Released in 2023 and directed by Asif Akbar, the film sits in the low-budget action-thriller lane that has increasingly cast professional fighters in lead roles, betting on athletic authenticity over polished screenwriting. It runs a lean one hundred minutes, keeping the rescue plot tight and the pacing brisk from the opening kidnapping through the final confrontation.
Where & how to watch
Mojave Diamonds is available to stream on K-Time with a free account login, and this page itself is open to read without signing in. The title carries a Persian dub and Persian subtitles, so viewers can watch in Farsi or follow along with subtitled dialogue, part of K-Time's broader effort to make English-language action titles accessible to Persian-speaking audiences.