Ex-UFC star Rashad Evans is ready to move on from sparring to starring ... in a Hollywood role -- and he's revealing his dream gig -- playing Cuba Gooding Jr.'s brother!!
We got the former light heavyweight champ out at LAX and he told us now that his days in the Octagon are done ... he wants a career in movies.
Of course ... he's already gotten started on that dream -- playing a role in Mel Gibson's upcoming flick, "Boss Level."
But, Rashad's got his eyes on a bigger prize .