Ryan Bader is putting his MMA career on hold to dip his toe into the movie industry. Bader, the current Bellator heavyweight champion, announced on Monday that he will take three-month hiatus and relocate to Vancouver, where he will join the cast of the Mark Kerr biopic “The Smashing Machine,” starring The Rock (via Instagram ): View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ryan Bader (@ryanbader) Putting the mma game on pause for a bit as I head to Vancouver for about 3 months. Excited to be a part of an amazing project by Benny Safdie #thesmashingmachine . Giving ode to a couple legends of the sport, @markkerrtsm @markcolemanufc the highs and the lows that come with this crazy ass sport. @therock WWE star and actor The Rock has recently taken up MMA training as he prepares to play former UFC tournament champion Kerr in the film, which will highlight Kerr’s life and career. Ohio-born Kerr was a force of nature in his prime