I don’t know if you’re MMA or UFC fans but if you like movies where the human spirit overcomes all obstacles and the good guy wins at the end, then last night, @francisngannou, a former homeless man from Cameroon Africa who beat all odds to become and retain the UFC Heavyweight Championship of the world is better than any movie I’d ever wish to do! Arguably the baddest man on the planet, he has become a hero to his country and a world Icon while remaining humble. He is the epitome of class and dignity in a time that the world rewards and encourages the very opposite. Sometimes becoming a champion reveals the greatness we have in all of us but sometimes the greatness is already there. Francis was a winner and champion long before he stepped in the ring and I am proud to call him a friend.
Congrats my Brother! #ufc #mma @dcblackkobra #brothers #fighter #champion
TBT Nate Jones making me look like Kevin Hart in NBD3, a movie I directed in Thailand. I’m actually 235lbs in this picture.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! @iamgillianwhite #happynewyear #2022 #gillianwhite #michaeljaiwhite @keithandjames
Training with my wife @iamgillianwhite and getting those techniques and body mechanics right! FYI…she hits like dude. Seriously. 😳👊🏾👊🏾🤣 #badasswife #powercouple #couplegoals #boxing #fight #training #DynamicDuo #gillianwhite
#FBF MJW & @marresecrump fight scene rehearsal. Showing you the ingredients before the bread is baked! #action #welcometosuddendeath #michaeljaiwhite
Morning training at the White House! Disclaimer: I don’t “force” my wife @iamgillianwhite & daughters to workout. They use our gym more than I do! #training #couplegoals #soulmate #mma #family #gillianwhite #michaeljaiwhite
Me and my training partner @joshlbarnett starting the week off right! #workout #mma #mmatraining
2022 Pre Oscars Influencers Brunch with my ❤️ @iamgillianwhite. #powercouple #couplegoals #love #blacklove 📸: @shutterstock Beverly Hills, California
Training with My ❤️@iamgillianwhite! Now that her MCL is totally healed after surgery, she’s ready to fully train kicks again. (Both for real fight and for film) and its a joy to teach someone who learns so quickly! #couplegoals #powercouple #badasswife #fight #training #gillianwhite #michaeljaiwhite
Behold! Four of my greatest influences in symbolic order!
THE COMMANDO! Watch it today in theaters, On Demand & Digital today! @saban_films #actionfigures #action #thriller #ptsd #michaeljaiwhite @mickey_rourke_
FBF: My wife @iamgillianwhite teaching our daughters self defense in our back yard.
Sending out lots of love from us to you!
Appreciate the love & support from @joeroganexperience! Did you know @joerogan was offered the “Pinball” role in Blood And Bone? He turned it down because he wanted to focus on doing his own thing. He made the right decision and I’m so proud of what he’s accomplished and will continue to accomplish! 🙏🏾✊🏾👍🏾👏🏾🥋
This is the year y’all!
#jaiganticstudios
Me training with World Record holder/Trainer, Scot Mendleson @mendys_gym. Back exercises are a priority to me and important as you age. It’s the only muscle group that truly requires equipment to train properly. This will look wrong to most people but it’s advanced stuff. #training #strength #strenghttraining #michaeljaiwhite
Sidney’s Spirit Lives On!
When I received the news of Sidney Poitier’s transition, besides being devastated, I felt the shared weight of the baton passed to my peers and myself. You see I personally have been so affected by the majesty of Mr. Poitier that his actions have shaped much of my professional life. His principles of not accepting roles that were beneath him or degraded his people was something that Denzel took to heart when he directly told to me one day: “Your career will be shaped by the roles you REFUSE more than the roles you choose.” Mr. Poitier did far less movies than anyone close to his stature but he chose to “do the kind of films that would make a comment.” I humbly chose to do this as well with a film that is in direct homage to Mr. Poitier himself. In my follow up to Black Dynamite, 2022’s The Outlaw Johnny Black is not only fashioned as a direct tribute to Poitier’s Buck And The Preacher but the tone of the film is in the family friendly spirit of the Poitier/Cosby buddy films, Uptown Saturday Night, A Piece Of The Action and Let’s Do It Again. I want to give our new generation a bit of the feeling I had growing up watching this giant of class, talent and authority. #sidneypoitier #rip #blackexcellence #westerns #outlawjohnnyblack #michaeljaiwhite
…but don’t forget to do the work! A little message from teenage me. #dream #followyourdreams #followforfollowback #michaeljaiwhite
…and I’ll try not to hang up the phone without looking.
#fbf One of the greatest compliments I’ve ever had, and it’s not what you think! @joerogan @joshlbarnett @iamgillianwhite #brotherhood #michaeljaiwhite #gillianwhite
MERRY @crackle_tv CHRISTMAS!
Jaigantic Studios! 🎬🎥 🚀🚀🚀💥 Full link in bio. @variety #pianoman #billyjoel #biopic #jaiganticstudios #michaeljaiwhite
Jaigantic Studios! 🎬🎥 🚀🚀🚀💥 Full link in bio. @variety #pianoman #billyjoel #biopic #jaiganticstudios #michaeljaiwhite
