UFC legend Mark Kerr earned his nickname after demolishing several opponents in the primary round, occurring to turn into generally known as ‘The Smashing Machine’.
This coming October, ‘The Smashing Machine’ film hits the screens as Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson plays UFC legend Mark Kerr within the A24 distributed optic.
The Rock recently revealed that the principal reason behind why he desired to play Kerr in a Hollywood movie, was due to how much of a challenge it would be to make it an enormous blockbuster, like other movies he has starred in.
Before competing within the UFC and PRIDE, Kerr was an especially completed wrestler and grappler, and before making his move to MMA and the UFC, Kerr beat Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle in a wrestling match.
Mark Kerr earned ‘The Smashing Machine’ nickname with run of terrifying finishes
In addition to beating Randy Couture during his days as a Collegiate Wrestler, Kerr then decided to make the transition to MMA after an especially successful wrestling profession.
Teammates with Mark Coleman, Kerr jumped at the chance to compete in Brazil within the World Vale Tudo Championship, later making his MMA debut against UFC veteran, Paul Varelans.
Kerr showcased exactly why there was a lot anticipation surrounding his move to MMA after he scored a KO win in the primary round, landing an enormous takedown and subsequent ground-and-pound.
In his next fight, the wrestler beat Mestre Hulk so badly that Hulk was disqualified after crawling out of the ring after losing two teeth to Kerr’s vicious ground-and-pound. Kerr went on to win the tournament championship in his next fight.
He was then afforded the chance to fight at UFC 14 within the heavyweight tournament in 1997. In his UFC debut, Kerr fought against Moti Horenstein, knocking him out inside the first jiffy of the fight.
He moved on to fight Dan Bobish on the identical evening, subsequently ending him with a bizarrely unique chin to eye submission, once more in the primary round, winning the tournament championship.
Kerr continued his impressive run at UFC 15
Later that yr, Kerr was invited back to the UFC to compete on UFC 15 in one other heavyweight tournament.
In his first bout against Greg Stott, Kerr continued to showcase his terrifying power when he knocked Stott out in only 17 seconds after landing an enormous knee.
Not long after, Kerr once more took advantage of his wrestling and grappling advantage, submitting Dwayne Cason inside one minute of the tournament final, earning his ‘The Smashing Machine’ nickname, having not gone out of the primary round in seven fights.
‘The Smashing Machine’ then took his talents to PRIDE as they were in a position to offer him a better pay than the UFC, where he continued to impress with 4 more finishes.
