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World’s Scariest Man Martyn Ford Challenges Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to a Boxing Fight

Published 02/18/2022, 1:18 PM EST

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Though Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has never fought inside a boxing ring, he has been a big name in the fighting industry. Now, ‘World’s Scariest Man’ Martyn Ford has challenged the Hollywood superstar to a fight. The bodybuilder, who will challenge Sajad Gharibi in a boxing fight on April 02, wants to fight ‘The Rock’.

I’d love to challenge The Rock to a fight. We’d make a fortune. It would be a phenomenal fight because he’s a great athlete. He’s very mobile, strong, and comes from a wrestling background.

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Dwayne, are you game,” said Ford when speaking to Muscle and Health.

Ford has previously competed in several MMA and boxing bouts. Also, he has acted in movies and is a bodybuilder.

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Though Johnson’s father sparred with boxers like Muhammad Ali, he went the WWE route in his career early on. The former WWE superstar would have nothing to gain from the potential boxing bout, but it would be a huge payday for Ford.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson presented The BMF title

The Hollywood superstar is a UFC fan and has taken part in some UFC action backstage for UFC 244. Also, he was present at the weigh-ins at UFC 244. He did his signatureIf you smellllllllll what The Rock is cooking.” He also presented the main-event winner with the BMF championship.

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With Nate Diaz defending his title against Jorge Masvidal for the BMF championship, UFC 244 was already one of the talked events. But with ‘The Rock’ coming with the belt and presenting it to the winner in the main event, it catapulted the event into the spotlight. Even Canelo Alvarez had to wait for the main event to get over before his fight.

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The Rock‘ knows how to get the fans pumped. Thus, the fans call him ‘The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment’.

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Will the Rock accept this challenge? Should ‘The Rock’ do more presentations for the UFC title fight main event? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Deepak Kumar is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. His love for MMA comes from the chaos and violence the fight game brings to the table. A BJJ aspirant, Deepak began following the sport as a casual fan when Ronda Rousey was finishing her opponents in seconds.
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