5 ONE Championship MMA athletes who have appeared on TV and in movies

#2. Paul ‘Typhoon’ Cheng (MMA: 5-3)

Former professional footballer-turned-MMA fighter Paul Cheng is easily the most experienced actor on this list by quite a significant margin. Though he may not be a TV or movie superstar just yet, he has appeared in 22 different movies and television shows, with another one in the post-production phase. Cheng has spent his fair share of time in front of the camera.

He is most well known for his cameo in Night At The Museum, in which he plays the role of a Mongolian Hun who comes to life, dead-set on attacking Ben Stiller’s character Larry Daley. That is until they become allies towards the end of the film.

Additionally, Cheng has worked on stunts on eight different projects, including the box office hit Deadpool 2.

The Taiwanese-Canadian MMA athlete was last seen in ONE Championship back in 2015, taking on Brandon ‘The Truth’ Vera for the inaugural ONE heavyweight world title. Since then, he has pursued a career in film.

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#1. Brandon ‘The Truth’ Vera (MMA: 16-9)

Filipino-American MMA giant Brandon ‘The Truth’ Vera played the role of agent Rico Yatco in the 2018 film "BuyBust" alongside Filipino megastar Anne Curtis.

Vera sticks out like a sore thumb in the movie, towering over the rest of the cast with his 6-foot-4 inch frame. He is featured prominently playing the role of a lead Anti-Drug Enforcement agent in Manila, Philippines.

Vera, who is of Filipino descent, is one of the film’s three protagonists. He can be seen doing battle with drug peddlers, using not only his weaponry, but also his hands, namely a mean uppercut with which he brutally takes out an antagonist in the film’s trailer.

While Vera may not be the most experienced actor on this list, his role is undoubtedly the largest of them all. The former ONE heavyweight world champion has undoubtedly found success in artificial drama on screen.