The actor who played Taylor Keita in Netflix’s The Cage, Melvin Boomer, has a wholesome real-world connection to MMA (mixed martial arts) that made his story even better. The Cage is, largely, not a wholesome show. Taylor’s first foray into the world of professional MMA fighting was fraught with setbacks, betrayals, and depressing moments, and the ending of The Cage struck an unusually dark note. Luckily, Melvin Boomer has a much more uplifting real-world story to offset The Cage‘s often bleak narrative.

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