Joe Rogan Slams Conor McGregor UFC and Hollywood Comparison – “Acting in Road House or Fighting Khabib Again… Shut the F*ck Up”

Conor McGregor is currently occupied not with fighting, but with promoting ͏his movie. The former dual weight champion’s debut film ‘Road House’ has just hit Prime Video today. This brings to mind McGregor’s recent assertion that acting is just as difficult as fighting. It ͏seems like this ͏st͏ateme͏nt by the UFC st͏ar͏ ͏has irked the $200 million podcaster Joe Rogan.

The UFC commentator was caught off-guard when one of his guests reminded him about McGregor’s statement regarding acting and fighting on the ‘Joe Rogan Experience’ #2122. Let’s dive in and see what’s Rogan thoughts are on it.

Joe Rogan is not on board with Conor McGregor’s remarks

During the conversation about movies, Joe Rogan was taken by surprise when one of his guests stated that McGregor said acting was more difficult than fighting. The quote by McGregor was a breaking point for the podcaster. The first thing that came out of Rogan’s mouth was, “Listen. That’s not true. Acting in Road House or fighting Khabib again? Shut the f**k up!”

McGregor is making his Hollywood debut with his movie ‘Road House’ alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and, according to the Irishman, it was a challenge for him. In a statement ‘The Notorious’ stated, “Acting. Time, time, time consumption, and it’s not just action and fighting and stunts, it’s also remembering the line and you have to time things correctly, you’re engaging with another person. It’s just a difficult game, a lot more difficult than I gave it credit for.”

Rogan was quick to call bluff on his statement. According to the podcaster, McGregor is making such statements just to promote his movie. “Listen, that guy is promoting a movie. He’s a great promoter, an amazing promoter. He’s the best promoter in the history of the sports. No one even comes close. There’s Conor McGregor and everybody else.”

Rogan shared͏ hi͏s perspective on McGregor’s statemen͏t, but ͏according to Gyllenhaal, McGregor’s approach to acting was commendable. Let’s explore the actor’s thoughts on͏ McGregor͏’s de͏but efforts.

Jake Gyllenhaal likes McGregor’s approach to acting

Jake Gyllenhaal is the protagonist (Dalton) of the movie and McGregor acts as one of the main antagonists (Knox). According to Gyllenhaal, it was initially difficult for McGregor to adapt to the formalities of acting, but he did it perfectly. While having a conversation with MMA Junkie, Gyllenhaal said, “I came to the fight game as bringing movies there, and I thought it was a fantastic response. It was super fun”

He further added, “I think we all had great respect for the fight game. Same thing with Conor when he came to the movie set. He came in and said, ‘I’m a white belt. I’m here to learn. I don’t know anything about making movies or acting, and I want to learn.’ That type of humility in that space, I tried to bring the same way in the opposite end. I don’t know that much about the fight game. I have great respect for it, and I wanted to learn.”

Most of the interactions between Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal in the movie involve physical fights, so it’s no wonder McGregor was taught to hold back. The movie is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Have you seen it yet? What did you think of McGregor’s acting chops? Let us know in the comments.

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