Dwayne Johnson Surprises UFC Fighter Themba Gorimbo with a New House: 'No More Couch Sleeping'
Gorimbo had used his UFC earnings to send money home to Zimbabwe before Johnson surprised him with a new house in Miami. Johnson then told the budding UFC star: “This place is yours. You don’t have to think about anything. The only thing you think about is your family, getting them over here, getting them with you, your training and becoming champion.” Johnson will lease the the home and pay for all expenses for as long as Gorimbo wants to live there. Gorimbo’s story was first brought to Johnson’s attention on Twitter in mid-June when ESPN shared a story about the budding UFC fighter having just $7.49 in his bank account.

The fighter had sold gear and used most of his UFC earnings to send money home to his village Zimbabwe, where he helped buy a well so the community had safe drinking water.

The story touched Johnson, who has long been open about the financial struggles he faced early in his professional wrestling career, once famously living out of a car with just $7 to his name before becoming one of the biggest stars in the industry, and later in Hollywood...