Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has achieved a lot in his life.
Starting out as a college football player, he eventually jumped into the wrestling business, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather.
His success in the WWE skyrocketed his popularity, and that allowed him to go on and star in many films, and even become the top-grossing actor in 2013.
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With his wrestling and physique in mind, it's fair to say he wouldn't be out of place trying his hand at other things, such as MMA.
Although the idea of becoming a fighter in the UFC did cross Johnson's mind, he ultimately decided against it.
Speaking to UFC Unfiltered, Johnson said: "There was a time there where I thought, man, I achieved everything I wanted to achieve in WWE, my movie career is floundering a little bit, what do I do?
"I was relatively still young, I think I was 34. I thought, oh well maybe UFC. Maybe I should do something like that.
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"In my head, I felt like it was at least a two-year process for me to even get in the [cage], let alone the UFC."
He continued: "I wasn't quite too sure what to do or what kind of people to put around me at the time, so the idea kind of fizzled out and I continued to stay on the path of movie making.
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"Anybody, by the way, who is successful in one area and then commits to MMA, I just feel like it's the toughest fucking sport in the world. I always take my hat off to those guys.
"Still a big fan and love the sport. But at one time, I did consider it."
I, for one, would love to have seen The Rock train his arse off and step inside the octagon. It'd have been interesting to see.
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Words by Mark McGowan
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