With the new sports drama “The Smashing Machine,” director Benny Safdie and Hollywood megastar Dwayne Johnson want audiences to experience the world of a mixed martial arts fighter through their eyes.

"The Smashing Machine" tells the real life story of former MMA fighter Mark Kerr. The biopic, which was released on Oct 3, stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Kerr and Emily Blunt as Kerr's ...

On this week's episode of Valley 101, host Bill Goodykoontz talks with Mark Kerr about the experience of being portrayed by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson on the "The Rock" portrays Scottsdale resident and ...

Most recently, Kerr was the subject of the film The Smashing Machine by A24, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as the celebrated athlete Mark Kerr and Emily Blunt as Kerr’s girlfriend, Dawn Staples.

WASHINGTON — Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson says taking on the roll of UFC champion Mark Kerr in his latest film, "The Smashing Machine," was an "honor," even after the movie posted disappointing box ...

Over 20 years ago, HBO aired a documentary called The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr (2002). It was about a mixed martial artist (MMA) who is considered a pioneer in ...

Oscar-winning prosthetics artist admits creating a cauliflower ear for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in “The Smashing Machine” was the easiest thing for him to make. In the film, Johnson plays real-life ...

In 1997, the UFC cage became the eye of a storm when a six-foot titan stepped inside and unspooled the rhythm of the night with sheer dominance. Mark Kerr steamrolled Paul Varelans, Mestre Hulk, and ...

For an entire generation of Americans, Dwayne Johnson has only been known as one of Hollywood's most bankable actors, not for being the professional wrestler known as simply "The Rock" that made him ...