Throw on the Gloves

A Dublin student with Down's Syndrome, ROBERT DOWNEY, loses his parents to a mysterious and to this day unsolved car crash. We follow the life of this orphan boy left in the care of his loving aunt MARIA CROWLEY. The only dream Robert has is to become a professional MMA fighter. When the state fears his condition would be a danger to other fighters, they don't allow him to fight. SHEA LYNCH, an ex UFC Undefeated Champion who's been missing from the public eye for five years after he walked out in the middle of one of his most important fights of his career, comes to Robert's rescue. The two begin to collaborate as coach and fighter.