“Just Give Them Academy Award”: Islam Makhachev Echoes Fans’ Excitement as Daniel Cormier, Megan Olivi, & Jon Anik Unleash Their Inner Actors Before Oscars 2023

To any spectators of UFC 285, it is difficult to get over the terrific fights they witnessed. Even though it’s been a few days since the biggest event of the year, the audience couldn’t stop talking about it. Most of the fighters made sure that they fought to prove themselves and cement their position in the promotion. The T-Mobile Arena of Las Vegas hosted a star-studded audience that was eager to watch the bout between Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane. One of them was the Oscar-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal.

In the beginning, many assumed that Gyllenhaal accompanied UFC superstar Conor McGregor to watch the fights, as both of them will be soon seen in the “Road House” remake. However, to the complete surprise of the fans, Gyllenhaal had some different intentions behind the visit. He came to shoot a fight scene for the Roadhouse movie against former UFC fighter Jay Hieron. While the movie shooting took place in between, the audience and the UFC commentators became unpaid actors. At the moment, UFC’s flyweight champion, Islam Makhachev, could not resist reacting after watching the acting skills of the UFC commentators.

Islam Makhachev speaks about the commentators’ reaction

The Russian fighter shared a video posted by ESPN MMA where Gyllenhaal was fighting against Hieron inside the UFC 285 octagon between the actual fights. Furthermore, in the video shared, it was seen that Hieron has lost his ground and has fallen down, and Gyllenhaal is punching his opponent in the face.

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Following the fight scene, the UFC commentators Daniel Cormier, Jon Anik, and UFC reporter Megan Olivi gave brilliant reactions to the fight. They took up their real-life roles for the movie too. The three gave the best possible reactions. After watching the acting skills of the commentators, ESPN MMA wrote, “Their reactions were too good.“

The current lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev, felt that they did a brilliant job. He shared the video on his Instagram story and wrote “Just give them Academy Award“. Furthermore, the star added a few laughing emojis to convey that he was making a funny remark.

The movie starring UFC superstar, Conor McGregor

 One reason for UFC fans to wait eagerly for the release of the 1989 film is that the Irish superstar, Conor McGregor, stars in the film. The Doug Liman movie is all set for release in 2023 by Amazon Studios. According to Liman, the movie is nothing but a “reimagining” of the David Lee Henry movie of the same name. It seems that the fans need to wait longer to watch the Irishman on the big screen.

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