Will Mark Kerr Film Get Him Into UFC Hall of Fame?

Mark Kerr is going to have a film made about him. The film was announced the week of UFC 244 by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson who is producing and starring in the film about Kerr. When the announcement was made, it seemed not many fans knew about the fighter known as “The Smashing Machine” and to those fans, the following is worth a read.

In his announcement, Johnson called Kerr one of the “founding fathers” of mixed martial arts (MMA). Kerr competed as a heavyweight and compiled an MMA record of 15–11 with one “no-contest” against Igor Vovchanchyn at Pride 12 in December of 2009. The incident is well documented in the film The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr (2002). While the film does focus on Kerr’s career and the Pride Fighting Championships 2000 Grand Prix, it also serves as required viewing for the history of the sport.

Kerr found his way into mixed martial arts through wrestlers like his friend and Pioneer wing UFC Hall of Famer, Mark Coleman. While Coleman was made a Hall of Famer years before the sport and the UFC became as popular…