UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping to play lead role in boxing movie ‘The Journeyman’

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping will play the lead role in the boxing movie “The Journeyman.”

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on MMAJunkie.com.

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Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping will play the lead role in the boxing movie “The Journeyman,” an adaptation of British author Mark Turley’s book.

According to Deadline, Bisping will play Kenney “The Beast” Breen, “an alcoholic, drug-abusing, past-his-prime journeyman boxer with a record of 11-85-0 who, after being diagnosed with neurological damage, continues his career on the small-hall circuit at grave risk to himself.”

The film will be shot in the U.K., with Bisping set as an executive producer alongside Turley and Dax Phelan directing the movie.

Bisping has been featured in notable films “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” and “Den of Thieves,” as well as television series such as “Magnum P.I.,” “Twin Peaks: The Return,” and “Warrior.”

UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping to play lead role in boxing movie ‘The Journeyman’

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping will play the lead role in the boxing movie “The Journeyman.”

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on MMAJunkie.com.

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Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping will play the lead role in the boxing movie “The Journeyman,” an adaptation of British author Mark Turley’s book.

According to Deadline, Bisping will play Kenney “The Beast” Breen, “an alcoholic, drug-abusing, past-his-prime journeyman boxer with a record of 11-85-0 who, after being diagnosed with neurological damage, continues his career on the small-hall circuit at grave risk to himself.”

The film will be shot in the U.K., with Bisping set as an executive producer alongside Turley and Dax Phelan directing the movie.

Bisping has been featured in notable films “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” and “Den of Thieves,” as well as television series such as “Magnum P.I.,” “Twin Peaks: The Return,” and “Warrior.”