Jon Jones is regarded by many as the best combined martial artist of all time, and an eventual biopic of the New Yorker appears inevitable. Hollywood A-lister Mark Wahlberg appears to have the right title in thoughts to painting ‘Bones’ on the massive display.
Wahlberg is not any stranger to taking part in fighters on display, having portrayed real-life former skilled boxer Micky Ward within the 2010 biopic ‘The Fighter’.
He believes Surprise Man star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is the right man for the position. ‘The Boogie Nights’ actor feels Abdul-Mateen II’s physicality makes him a really perfect candidate to painting the previous two-division champion.
As Wahlberg and Abdul-Mateen II joined the analyst’s desk for a chat through the UFC 330 broadcast, Wahlberg puffed up his fellow actor, saying:
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“[Abdul-Mateen II] and I have been simply speaking. He is aware of I performed Micky Ward in a biopic. However this man seems extra like Jon Jones than Jon Jones. We have been simply speaking about this concept that, ‘Jon, if you’re into the thought, I will produce the film. Yahya [will play you].’ There isn’t any different actor who might play him like this man. The physicality he has. We performed baseball immediately at Phillies Park. We performed basketball at Tulane. He was dunking. He was hitting house runs over there. This man is a severe athlete.”
Take a look at Mark Wahlberg’s feedback on a Jon Jones biopic under:
Jones is among the most dominant fighters within the historical past of the game. Other than his disqualification loss to Matt Hamill, the 39-year-old has by no means tasted defeat contained in the famed octagon.
He holds wins over the likes of Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, Lyoto Machida, Daniel Cormier, and different bona fide legends of the game.
Jones is a former two-division champion, having held each the sunshine heavyweight and heavyweight titles. Many, together with UFC CEO Dana White, contemplate ‘Bones’ to be the best combined martial artist of all time.
Edited by Ujwal Jain
