Ryu is a young man trained in Shotokan-style karate who had just become a champion after winning a martial arts tournament in Thailand. Shortly thereafter,he travels to the USA to visit his former training partner and best friend Ken Masters to be able to satiate the longing and see how it was and Ken invites his friend to a new Martial Arts championship this time located in China(whose host is General Bison) just for pure fun and a way to stretch your legs. But during the championship,both teammates gradually realize that that tournament was something darker and darker than just a simple hand-to-hand combat competition as they struggle to survive and alongside other fighters, they try to do everything to prevent the worst happens.
