Michael Jai White’s career is inextricably linked with combat sports. While the headline of his bio might be his groundbreaking role as the first Black superhero in a major movie (Spawn, 1997), his personal breakthrough role was his 1995 portrayal of Mike Tyson in the HBO movie Tyson. He has subsequently developed a diverse filmography, but certainly one of the cornerstones of his career are his MMA movies, such as Blood and Bone (2009), Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing (2006), and Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (2011).
An accomplished martial artist, he holds black belts in Shotokan Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Okinawan Kobudo, Goju Ryu, Tang Soo Do, Wushu, and Kyokushin Karate, and has 26 titles including U.