Conor McGregor and his PR tour for ‘Road House’ is all the heat right now. The UFC star has been making headlines as usual but for two separate reasons. The other one is his return to the UFC which might happen this coming summer.
‘The Notorious’ and his entertaining behavior usually get much applause from fans. His classical insults, anecdotes, and many callouts usually hit home for his fans, but sometimes, even fans are taken aback when Conor McGregor behaves in an unpredictable manner.
In a recent turn of events, McGregor was joined by his ‘Road House’ co-star Jake Gyllenhaal when the two sat down for an interview with Sport Illustrated. The pair faced several questions about the film itself and one of the questions was about McGregor’s experience working with the H0llywood icon.
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“Jake’s a consummate professional, 75 movies made, you know, I’m blessed, to have entered into the movie alongside him.” McGregor said. “He was patient with me, he gave me guidance, and I just took it. You know, we have a good rapport on set. He has 75 movies made, I have 75 barfights made and that’s it, we had a good back and forth.” A perfectly normal response right?
Except, fans noticed something off-putting about the Irishman throughout the interview and especially as he answered the question. Conor McGregor looked disturbed, he was constantly shrugging his shoulders and his speech was paced in a way that only added to the strange nature of his behavior. So, what is the fans’ verdict?
Conor McGregor can’t shrug this one away
Conor McGregor has a large fanbase. And now it looks like he’s got that fanbase worried about him ahead of his UFC return which still hasn’t found a concrete date. The video went viral on Reddit and had many fans commenting on McGregor’s behavior. Take a look.
“This was weird af. Dudes like a malfunctioning android lol”
Some treated the UFC star like a device.
“He needs a restart”
While some were certain he won’t return to the cage.
“Yeah this mfer never fighting again”
“Jesus christ I feel like people exaggerate with him a lot but this one is bad”
Jake Gyllenhaal’s nonchalance made it worse for others.
“The constant shoulder shrugging is just bizarre and seeing how Jake is so calm makes him look weirder lol”
“Jake kinda laughs at the beginning like it’s a bit but then the bit keeps goin”
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Finally, one fan came in with the jokes.
“He’s practicing his shoulder strikes”
There were also those who were surprised with this clip because McGregor appeared perfectly normal in the other clips. Some of the other comments took a jibe at him for his drinking habits while some others attributed it to years of combat sports involvement.
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What do you think about the recent interview clip? The constant shrugging almost looks like spasms and this is coming from one of the worlds’ top athletes. Fans and observers alike hope Conor McGregor is doing okay and will return to the cage in top condition soon. What are your thoughts?
