Conor McGregor Reveals How Stunt Scene With Jake Gyllenhaal Led to a ‘Black Eye’ During ‘Road House’ Filming

As we inch closer to the release of ‘Road House‘, a lot of anticipation is growing among the fans of Conor McGregor. ‘The Notorious’ recently appeared in an interview where he revealed that the process of filming was not an easy one. Just like fighting in the UFC, McGregor got injured during the shooting of the movie as well.

‘Road House; is set to start streaming worldwide on Prime Video on March 21. The cast members joined together to promote the remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze classic. Moreover, Conor McGregor provided his take on the comparison between fighting and filming the movie through his experiences.

Conor McGregor talks about fighting vs. acting

During the press conference, the first-ever UFC simultaneous two-division champion mentioned that there is a big difference between fighting inside the Octagon and filming a movie. He stated that when he fought in Dana White‘s promotion; he had to prepare for five rounds and 25 minutes. Hence, it was a short outing. McGregor said, “As far as it [filming] being tough versus the fighting [in UFC], you know what the job is, you’ve got 25 minutes or less. I’ve finished people in seconds.”

However, it is a whole different ball game when it comes to making movies. Conor McGregor mentioned that he had to work for hours and hours on a daily basis while filming ‘Road House’. The stunts he pulled were often real, to say the least. “This [filming] is 18-hour days, and it’s consecutive day after day and it’s also real,” McGregor added. When the Irishman claimed his stunts were real, he even revealed to have gotten bruised during shooting as well.

‘The Notorious’ got a black eye from Jake Gyllenhaal

Conor McGregor did not deny that the fight scenes were scripted, which happens in all the movies. However, the fact that he was taking shots from his co-actors was not fake. McGregor further stated, “Okay, you’re fighting and there’s a bit of script, but you’re taking wallops, you’re taking hits.”

Furthermore, the former UFC champion narrated instances of hitting Jake Gyllenhaal and throwing him over bar counters and him getting hit with doors by the Hollywood A-lister. Moreover, one of the hits he took from the doors left him with a black eye. “I threw him [Jake Gyllenhaal] over the bar twenty times. He slammed a door on my head about 20 times and I had a black eye and everything from the door,” McGregor added.

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From the description Conor McGregor gave about his experience filming the movie, it seems like the former UFC champion worked hard to make his acting debut impactful. It remains to be seen how the movie performs at the box office and if we’ll see another McGregor movie, even though he claims he does not have any Hollywood plans in the near future.

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