Midnight Mania! Conor McGregor brags about dropping stuntmen during Roadhouse shoot: 'Some shots were real'

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In just two days (Thursday, March 21, 2024), the long-awaited road house The remake will be released on Amazon Prime (not in theaters). It's worth noting that this film marks Conor McGregor's silver screen debut, and it's a project he's spent a lot of time on the sidelines over the past few years. McGregor will play the villainous Knox, the opponent of Jake Gyllenhaal's UFC dropout and bouncer Dalton.

McGregor's time on set has resulted in quite a few interesting stories. For example, according to McGregor himself, he made multiple enemies while he was in tinsel town.McGregor also shared his inner self terminator He was responsible for filming the nude scenes, which taught Gyllenhaal an important lesson about the intensity of the fight game.

McGregor is now revealing more behind-the-scenes stories, including working with Hollywood stuntmen. The Irishman revealed the exchanges were quite serious, including knocking several of his colleagues to the floor with “real shots”.

“We've gotten rid of some of them,” McGregor told ESPN. “Spinning back kicks, you know? Roundhouse kicks to the ribs, head kicks. A few side kicks to the head. …I won't tell you the story, but there were definitely some real shots.

“I hit the players and they hit me and I had no problem with it,” McGregor continued. “And they had no problem with it. They told me to do it. 'F-king, no, really hit me.' [I said,] 'Are you serious? '”

As of now, McGregor's next UFC bout remains unbooked. However, his latest statement shows his confidence that he will return to the cage against Michael Chandler during the summer. He hopes his return will not be delayed any further.

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