Boy that was fast! That also means a cut is finished.

Reason given: "strong bloody violence and language throughout, and some crude references."

So this means that will will be very violent and very bloody. Doesn't exactly mean it will have alot of gore and it definitely means the violence will not be "brutal sadistic violence" that other horror films have. We'll have to wait and see what the MPA means by "strong bloody violence." Often the MPA is also political and it could be even more violent but given this watered-down reason because its Warner Bros (much like the MPA avoided giving Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom an R rating just because Spielberg was behind it and they didn't want tarnish his family-friendly image).

However, Todd Gardner does warn the fatalities may be too tame for some MK fans: https://movieweb.com/mortal-kombat-fatalities-too-tame/

BUT - Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge also had "strong bloody violence" as its reason and was very graphically violent. You can compare ratings and

See the official certificate data here: https://www.filmratings.com/Search?filmTitle=kombat&x=0&y=0

Read a horror-based movie site talking about it here: https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/380349/mortal-kombat-officially-rated-r-for-strong-bloody-violence-more/