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Dwayne Johnson plays an MMA fighting legend in 'The Smashing Machine.' Here's everything to know about the real Mark Kerr.

Mark Kerr is the subject of the movie "The Smashing Machine."Tiziana FABI/AFP/Getty One of the most dominant fighters in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) during the late 1990s, Kerr rose ...

Dwayne Johnson on Portraying UFC Legend Mark Kerr

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson shares the story of his physical transformation to play MMA legend Mark Kerr, including the moment ...
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How Dwayne Johnson Got Even Bigger to Play MMA Legend Mark Kerr

Dwayne Johnson isn’t exactly known for being undersized. But when director Benny Safdie told him he needed to “get bigger” to play real-life UFC legend Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine, Johnson and ...
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‘Hard to Watch’: Ken Shamrock Shares Honest Take on ‘The Smashing Machine’

Ken Shamrock recently spoke about The Smashing Machine, and its portrayal of Mark Kerr’s career and emotional struggle with addiction. The film stars Dwayne Johnson and focuses on Kerr’s career from ...
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Dwayne Johnson’s ‘The Smashing Machine’ Gets HBO Max Date

The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne ‘The Rock” Johnson as legendary mixed martial arts and UFC fighter Mark Kerr, is coming soon to HBO Max. The Smashing Machine also stars Emily Blunt as Kerr’s ...
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Stream it or skip it: ‘The Smashing Machine’ on HBO Max, Dwayne Johnson’s Oscar-bait-ish role as a fighter with deep inner conflicts

The Smashing Machine (now streaming on HBO Max, in addition to VOD platforms like Amazon Prime Video) sure seemed engineered to generate Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson some Oscar buzz — but that buzz never ...
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THE SMASHING MACHINE : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?

The Smashing Machine (now streaming on HBO Max, in addition to VOD platforms like Amazon Prime Video) sure seemed engineered to generate Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson some Oscar buzz — but that buzz never ...
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Dwayne Johnson Rolls With the Punches

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has taken plenty of hits throughout his career, moving seamlessly from college football champion to professional wrestler to bona fide movie star. So it was easy for him to ...
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Dwayne Johnson’s acclaimed MMA drama ‘The Smashing Machine’ finally hits Japanese theaters

Image Credit: Dwayne Johnson and Mark Kerr (Image: Instagram/@markkerrtsm) Dwayne Johnson announced that The Smashing Machine has officially opened in theaters across Japan, marking the latest ...

Dwayne Johnson says 'The Smashing Machine' 'changed' his life in many ways

Dwayne Johnson recently opened up about one of his latest project, 'The Smashing Machine' and said the biographical sports ...
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Inside 'The Smashing Machine's' brutal fight scenes

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you came out of “The Smashing Machine” thinking “that must have hurt,” it was by design. Director Benny Safdie strove to make ...