Mark Kerr is a retired MMA fighter and UFC Hall of Famer. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss his life story being told in the new biopic "The Smashing Machine", how the movie came to be and how The Rock became involved in the project, his thoughts on the movie, fighting in UFC, how he got the nickname The Smashing Machine, the differences between the fighter and the person, battling addiction, wrestling Kurt Angle prior to the 1996 Olympics, and more! MIRACLE MADE: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/CVV and use the code CVV to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF BLUECHEW: Get your first month of BlueChew for free with the code CVV at https://bluechew.com 00:00 Intro 00:57 Mark Kerr's life getting turned into "The Smashing Machine" movie 02:14 The Rock playing him 04:21 What was his reaction when he saw the movie for the first time? 06:22 When did he find out that The Rock was going to play him? 08:06 Did he always believe the film would get made? 10:38 How much time did The Rock spend studying him as a character? 11:49 Does he have any regrets about what was shown in the documentary? 16:38 His battle with addiction 23:11 What’s the core lesson that MMA taught him? 25:53 How did he get the nickname "The Smashing Machine"? 28:55 He originally wanted to be a WWE Superstar 30:43 UFC being banned from TV in the 90s 33:23 Being a big pro wrestling fan as a child 35:29 How losing his first match was the beginning of the end 36:32 What’s the most brutal thing he did in the ring? 38:56 Wrestling Kurt Angle before MMA 46:42 The most money he ever made for a fight 47:24 Did he ever have the opportunity to return to UFC? 51:26 Getting inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame 54:02 What does life look like for him now? 56:12 The Rock got HUGE for the movie 58:19 Will the makeup team get nominated for an Oscar? 58:55 The meaning behind his do his tattoos 01:01:30 His cameo in the movie 01:03:38 What kind of perspective has The Rock tried to give him? 01:05:22 The 15-minute standing ovation the movie received at the Venice Film Festival 01:07:18 3 things Mark Kerr is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #therock #ufc #smashingmachine #dwaynejohnson #markkerr #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo