“The Rock” has enrolled in an MMA training camp to study the fundamentals of fighting since he is so committed to playing UFC and PRIDE FC veteran Mark Kerr.

In addition to working diligently to get ready for his lead part in the Mark Kerr biopic The Smashing Machine, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recently uploaded some video from his first day of MMA training camp.

An early practitioner of No Holds Barred combat, Mark Kerr was an NCAA Division I wrestling champion who used his ability to maul opponents. Before going on to Japan’s PRIDE FC, where his size and brutality established him a household name, he won back-to-back UFC heavyweight competitions. However, in the year 2000, Kerr’s steroid use-related physical and mental health problems caused everything to collapse.

All of this was shown in the acclaimed HBO documentary The Smashing Machine, which aired in 2002. Twenty years later, “The Rock,” playing Kerr, is revisiting the story for indie darling company A24. Johnson is spending a lot of time in the ring honing the ground and pound and wrestling techniques necessary to accurately play a cage fighter in order to prepare for the part.

Johnson posted on Instagram, “I’m learning every day and it’s been a very humbling, intense and motivating journey into this world of combat and becoming Mark Kerr – the World Vale Tudo Champion and the two-time UFC Heavyweight Tournament Champion.” “Although I’m a hard worker, I understood that this role would require more work than anything I’ve ever done in my life.”

This physicality is really a small portion of the greater trip, which is genuinely a team endeavor. expanding and appreciative

Johnson’s status as a Hollywood golden boy is being questioned at the moment the part is being offered. The WWE star was accused of arriving on film sets many hours late, resulting in an additional $50 million in production costs for his upcoming Christmas action picture Red One, according to a damning in-depth investigation published in The Wrap. Strange rumors reportedly circulated about Dwayne peeing into bottles while filming and leaving them for the crew to clean up.

Although Johnson’s representatives have refuted these rumors, there is substantial proof that “The Rock” is a challenging actor to work around on a schedule, which could cause problems for the A24 film, which has a smaller budget.

But hey, maybe he was just indifferent to Red One or Fast X, whereas The Smashing Machine is obviously a labor of love. Johnson is obviously committed to the position at hand and is making every effort to create the greatest Smashing Machine he can. Even though it will be difficult for him to surpass the 2002 version, we are excited to see the finished product.