10 MMA Fighters Who Tried Out Acting

10. Kimbo Slice - The Scorpion King 3: Battle For Redemption

The Rock started out as The Scorpion King, so I guess Kimbo Slice figured "Hey, good enough" when he was offered the chance to appear in The Scorpion King 3. Unfortunately, he either didn't know or didn't care that the Rock left after the first movie. Dave Batista showed up in this one as well, a straight-to-video flick that actually currently has a sequel in the works. Given he's now appearing in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, I guess that's good company to keep, but Slice - a.k.a. Kevin Ferguson - never really reached the next level the way his co-star Batista did. Instead, he wound up pursuing a moderately successful boxing career after his MMA days were done - although recent rumours have linked him to Bellator MMA.
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Primarily covering the sport of MMA from Ontario, Canada, Jay Anderson has been writing for various publications covering sports, technology, and pop culture since 2001. Jay holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Guelph, and a Certificate in Leadership Skills from Humber College.