Earlier this year, Robbie Lawler was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame for the second time. Lawler may be best known for ...

Tom Aspinall isn't the greatest or most accomplished UFC heavyweight, but his suffocating résumé is hard to deny.

The MMA fighter—and first-time actor—holds his own opposite Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt in The Smashing Machine. The ...

Positioned as a raw character study instead of a rousing sports drama, The Smashing Machine satisfies more cerebrally than it does emotionally. That said, there’s a lot to appreciate, particularly ...

The veteran wrestling and MMA journalist feels there is a much more interesting option in UFC history for a biopic.

Ryan Bader, a former Arizona State wrestler and pro mixed martial arts champion, had a major role in "The Smashing Machine," ...

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson isn’t the only one bringing an MMA legend’s story to the big screen. Johnson is taking on the role ...

Could Dwayne Johnson – the artist formerly known as The Rock – be in line for an Oscar nomination this award season? If you had asked me that question a few years ago I would have said no, but now ...

Should he put Gamrot away inside the distance at UFC Rio on October 11, Oliveira will equal the record set by the legendary ...

As champion fighter Mark Kerr, with Emily Blunt in gritty biopic whose surprisingly deep script takes audiences into the nooks ...

A popular criticism I’ve heard about “The Smashing Machine” is that it tries too hard to subvert expectations. I assume that ...

“The Smashing Machine” recounts the success and struggles of Ultimate Fighting Championship champion Mark Kerr. Relying on his own professional wrestling background, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson gives a ...