Black Panther actor Winston Duke will reportedly play MMA icon Kimbo Slice in an upcoming biopic about the fighter’s life and sudden death.

Reports have surfaced of actor Winston Duke being cast as Kimbo Slice (real name Kevin Ferguson) in a biopic based on the life and death of the famous MMA icon.

The film, currently titled Backyard Legend, also has Duke credited as an executive producer. No other casting announcements have been made.

Duke is best known for his role as M’Baku in Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War as well as television roles in “Modern Family” and “Person of Interest.”

Kimbo is best known for his street fight antics which led to Rolling Stone dubbing him, “The King of the Web Brawlers.” His underground fights were filmed and went viral (well before going viral was even a thing) and eventually led to towards a professional MMA career.

He signed with EliteXC in 2007 and then appeared on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights. He lost the opening round to Roy Nelson, who later went on to win the whole tournament. His first UFC victory came when he defeated Houston Alexander. He would go on to fight for Bellator MMA who he was under contract with up until his sudden death in 2016. His last fight, a bout with Dhafir Harris at Bellator 149 was declared a no contest due to Kimbo failing his pre-fight drug test. His MMA license was revoked in the state of Texas and he was fined $2,500 for elevated testosterone.

Slice was scheduled to fight James Thompson in the main event of Bellator 158, on July 16, 2016, at London’s O2 Arena. He died just 10 days before the fight of heart failure.

His son Baby Slice (real name Kevin Ferguson Jr.) is currently fighting under the Bellator MMA banner and holds a 3-1 record. His father had a 5-2 record when he died.