![]() "But that was a really big part of me playing this character. ![]() "It was hard for me, because I had never done that before," Berry said. The weight cut, Berry said, was one of the things she thought necessary to do in order to gain a better understanding of MMA and the sport's athletes. Shevchenko plays the Berry character's fearsome rival, Lucia "Lady Killer" Chavez. The mixed martial arts film was also Berry's directorial debut. Berry stars as Jackie Justice, a former UFC fighter returning to the cage while juggling several difficult personal issues. "Bruised," which Berry has described as a labor of love, premieres Wednesday on Netflix after opening in theaters last week. "She was walking into the gym, the same - in the sauna suit." "I started to do my workout and then I saw Halle," Shevchenko told ESPN with a laugh. ![]() The Academy Award-winning actress had the same idea. She put on her sauna suit and was about to start the run when Berry unexpectedly entered the gym. The UFC women's flyweight champion wanted to appear at her physical best for the fight scenes. To prepare for the shoot, Shevchenko was cutting weight, and the run was to sweat out some extra pounds. It was the fall of 2019, and the next day Shevchenko would start filming an MMA movie alongside A-list star Halle Berry. Valentina Shevchenko was inside of a boxing gym in Newark, New Jersey, preparing to go on a run. Halle Berry and Valentina Shevchenko formed a friendship on set through pain and weight cuts You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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