"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Mark Kerr was a mixed martial arts newcomer in 1997, but already had the look of a superstar. After ...

Warning: This post contains spoilers for The Smashing Machine!Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine tells the true story of UFC legend Mark Kerr, who is often credited with popularizing MMA fighting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A24’s version takes a different approach. Director Benny Safdie, in his first solo directorial effort, draws from that documentary ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first time Kerr watched the film, Safdie showed him an unfinished cut, curious to see if he was on the right path. Kerr ...

Minor spoiler alert! We're discussing plot points from "The Smashing Machine" (in theaters now), so be warned if you want to go in completely cold. With the new sports drama “The Smashing Machine,” ...

Innovative Artists Entertainment has signed Mark Kerr, the former wrestler and mixed martial artist played by Dwayne Johnson in A24’s upcoming film The Smashing Machine, for representation in ...

Mark Kerr earned a reputation as a destructive force very early on in his career. In an upcoming A24 movie, written and directed by Benny Safdie, some significant chapters of the former UFC fighter’s ...

Dwayne Johnson as Mark Kerr in 'The Smashing Machine' (2025) ; Mark Kerr after winning the heavyweight tournament during the UFC 14 on July 27, 1997 in Birmingham, Alabama. Dwayne Johnson and Emily ...

Benny Safdie wrote and directed the A24 feature that also stars Emily Blunt in the story of Kerr's path as a UFC Hall of Famer. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter “The last scene was ...

The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as true-life mixed martial arts and Ultimate Fighting Championship legend Mark Kerr, is reportedly coming soon to digital streaming. Directed ...

Ahead of Friday's release of The Smashing Machine, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and UFC Hall of Famer Mark Kerr sat down with ESPN's Stephen A. Smith to discuss the film on Thursday's episode of First ...