Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson looked unrecognizable in the first still from his upcoming film The Smashing Machine, which is A24's 2025 biopic on retired mixed martial artist Mark Kerr ...

Is The Smashing Machine based on a true story? Yes, The Smashing Machine is based on the true story of Mark Kerr, a real-life mixed martial arts champion who fought professionally from 1997 to 2009.

“Mark Kerr in Hall of Fame, I love it,” Coleman told MMA Fighting on Friday. “I love this guy. I’m so happy for the way things are coming together for him. Because we’re sober brothers.