The Rock tears up as he tells UFC fighter with just $7 in bank that he’s bought him a house

The Independent

Dwayne Johnson appeared to tear up as he told UFC prospect Themba Gorimbo he was gifting him a house in heartwarming footage.  The Rock made a trip down to Miami to visit Gorimbo, 32, after being moved by hearing stories about him sleeping on a sofa in his gym.  After his first UFC win back in May, Gorimbo - who moved to the US from Zimbabwe - revealed how he had just $7.49 (£5.90) in his bank account.  He then sold his fight gear from the bout and used the money to build a water pump back in his home village.  “Welcome home,” Johnson told Gorimbo, showing him around his new house.

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00:00 (dramatic music)

00:01 - Yo, Jay.

00:02 (knocking)

00:04 Got a lot of people.

00:06 Yo, Jay.

00:08 Look at those pictures over there, isn't that cool?

00:16 - It's all like, said your money.

00:18 It's my family.

00:25 Oh my God.

00:26 - So hey, I wanted to bring you here.

00:27 - Oh my God!

00:28 (laughing)

00:30 - So Tampa, I don't know anybody who lives here.

00:37 I wanted to come here, I wanted to bring you here.

00:38 I wanted to look you in the eye

00:40 and I wanted to tell you, welcome home.

00:42 - Oh my God, thank you.

00:43 Thank you so much, thank you brother.

00:57 (laughing)

00:59 Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you so much.

01:01 Thank you so much, man.

01:03 - Oh, brother.

01:04 Like I said, man, I was so moved by your story.

01:06 When I found out you were sleeping on the couch in the gym,

01:09 now there's no more couch sleeping.

01:11 This is your house.

01:12 Welcome home.

01:13 - Oh, thank you so much.

01:14 - Now you can bring your kids here, man.

01:16 (laughing)

01:18 You're welcome.

01:21 So listen, this place is yours.

01:22 You don't have to think about anything.

01:24 - Thank you, man.

01:24 - The only thing you think about is your family,

01:26 getting them over here, getting them with you

01:28 and your training and becoming champion.

01:29 - Thank you, thank you so much, man.

01:31 I will become a champion, trust me.

01:34 Trust me, you can shake my hand on it.

01:36 I will become your champion, thank you.

01:38 Thank you so much, thank you so much.

01:39 - Let me show you around your place.

01:41 Man, that was awesome and amazing.

01:46 And now I understand when they tell me how big his heart is

01:49 and what a wonderful human being that man is.

01:53 And now I got to experience it firsthand.

01:55 Again, I can't say this enough about the guy

01:57 is the guy works his ass off.

02:00 He has such a singular focus and a goal

02:04 and he's sleeping on the couch in the gym.

02:06 He's so committed.

02:07 And so again, I am lucky and blessed

02:12 to be able to shake that man's hand

02:15 and be a very, very small part in his seven bucks journey.

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