Petarung MMA Cole Young (Lewis Tan), yang terbiasa menerima pukulan demi uang, tidak menyadari warisannya-atau mengapa Kaisar Dunia Luar Shang Tsung (Chin Han) telah mengirim prajurit terbaiknya, Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim), seorang Cryomancer dunia lain , untuk memburu Cole. Khawatir akan keselamatan keluarganya, Cole pergi mencari Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee) ke arah Jax (Mehcad Brooks), seorang Mayor Pasukan Khusus yang memiliki tanda naga aneh yang sama dengan Cole saat lahir. Segera, dia menemukan dirinya di kuil Lord Raiden (Tadanobu Asano), pelindung Earthrealm, yang memberikan perlindungan kepada mereka yang memiliki tanda itu. Di sini, Cole berlatih dengan pejuang berpengalaman Liu Kang (Ludi Lin), Kung Lao (Max Huang), dan tentara bayaran Kano (Josh Lawson), ia bersiap untuk bertarung bersama juara terhebat di Bumi, melawan musuh-musuh Dunia Luar.

MMA fighter Cole Young (Lewis Tan), accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage-or why Outworld's Emperor Shang Tsung (Chin Han) has sent his best warrior, Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim), an otherworldly Cryomancer, to hunt Cole down. Fearing for his family's safety, Cole goes in search of Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee) at the direction of Jax (Mehcad Brooks), a Special Forces Major who bears the same strange dragon marking Cole was born with. Soon, he finds himself at the temple of Lord Raiden (Tadanobu Asano), an Elder God and the protector of Earthrealm, who grants sanctuary to those who bear the mark. Here, Cole trains with experienced warriors Liu Kang (Ludi Lin), Kung Lao (Max Huang) and rogue mercenary Kano (Josh Lawson), as he prepares to stand with Earth's greatest champions against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.