Michael Bisping Set to Play the Lead Role in Upcoming Boxing Movie

After finishing a Hall of Fame UFC career, Michael Bisping is now showing his prowess on the silver screen. The former UFC middleweight champion will play the titular character in an upcoming movie named ‘The Journeyman’.

The film is based on the best-selling book of the same name by Mark Turley. It tells the story of an alcoholic, drug-abusing, past his prime journeyman boxer that will be played by Michael Bisping.

Named Kenny ‘The Beast’ Breen, the character is diagnosed with neurological damage but still continues to fight, thus putting himself at risk.

Director Dax Phelan believes Michael Bisping brings an X-Factor to the role

In the last few years, Bisping has acted in a number of movies, namely xXx: Return of Xander Cage, Den of Thieves, and Triple Threat to name a few. The fact that Bisping has tons of experience as a fighter will certainly help in playing the role.

“For obvious reasons, Mike brings an authenticity and X-factor to the role that no other actor ever could,” director Dax Phelan said (via Deadline).

“His contributions to the script have been insightful and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to explore this character with him.”

The movie will be a bit different from the numerous boxing movies that have already been made. In Phelan’s own words, if the movie was a Rocky film, it would have been the story of Spider Rico.

The book on which the movie is based attained international critical acclaim and also made the cut for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2015.

Bisping’s insights into the subtleties of the fight game will definitely help in portraying the role. A former UFC middleweight champion, Bisping has tons of fighting experience under his belt. He is the personification of a gritty fighter who has come back from several setbacks and eventually held the coveted title.

Since his retirement, Bisping has also been moonlighting as a UFC commentator. On top of it, he has his own podcast Believe You Me. Safe to say that the Englishman has found out ways to utilize his time while earning a decent share as well.

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