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Few athletes are as kind and polite as Georges St-Pierre.
St-Pierre, a UFC Hall of Famer and two-division champion at welterweight and middleweight, is regarded as an icon in MMA. Few were surprised with the news that the bona fide bilingual superstar from Montreal was crossing over into the cinematic world to play Batroc the Leaper in the 2014 film “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” which led to the streaming miniseries “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.”
For St-Pierre, it allowed him to be something outside of himself.
“He’s a villain,” St-Pierre said to Men’s Health in 2020. “I try to be a role model in everyday life, so when I play a villain, I can unleash. It’s a lot more fun.”
GSP isn’t the only fighter who has taken their talents from the Octagon to the silver screen, as many stars from MMA have found their way into blockbuster films and iconic streaming franchises. While some essentially played a version of themselves, others displayed a bit of range and versatility, like a pound-for-pound elite fighter would.
Let’s look at the fighters who took the leap, starting with the former UFC middleweight champion that inspired this list.
Kamaru Usman
Usman visualized himself being a part of the “Black Panther” franchise as soon as it hit the big screen in 2018. But for Usman, the thought was a bit more literal.
“It’s something I kind of spoke into existence,” said Usman. “After the first one, I’m like, I need to be in this! This got to happen. I don’t care who I got to beat up, they gotta make this happen. Years later I get the call and I was ecstatic.
The first Nigerian-born champion in the history of the UFC got his wish with a role in the newly released “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Although the fighter-slash-actor only has “just a couple of lines” to give in his role as Naval Officer No. 1, the weight of being on…
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