How Meryl Streep's mixed martial arts comments motivated Conor McGregor on Roadhouse

It is said that they can be motivated by revenge or a desire to prove someone wrong. This sentiment seems to have paid off for Conor McGregor, who made his acting debut in Road House. Conor, a professional mixed martial artist and boxer, recently told The Hollywood Reporter that he sees actor Meryl Streep's negative comments about mixed martial arts and thinks she's wrong about working on Road House. He said he wanted to prove that. Connor was referring to Meryl Streep's much-lauded speech at the 2017 Golden Globe Awards, where she accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award.

In his speech, the veteran actor praised diversity in Hollywood in the wake of anti-immigrant sentiment expressed by the Trump administration. However, one of her statements was not well received by athletes and martial artists. Meryl Streep said in a speech, “Hollywood is full of outsiders and foreigners. And if we kicked them all out, there would be nothing to see but soccer and mixed martial arts, which are not art.” lose.”

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter at the film's premiere, Conner spoke about the “art” of combat: . I was really surprised because fighting is an art. That can be cruel, so I can understand that. Not someone makes a mistake. For the people who do what we do, it's true artistry.I went into filming Road House with a little bit of a chip on my shoulder, but I don't think it's true for the people who do what we do. I wanted to express my art and do my best in this field. ”

Prior to his journey into the entertainment industry, Conor was the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight champion. He became the first UFC fighter to hold UFC championships in two weight classes at the same time.

Lucas Gage, who also appears in Road House, talked about the behind-the-scenes filming of the action movie's fight scenes: I have never done stunt training or fight training before. Full stunt training under Steve Brown and Garrett Warren, who worked on Avatar and some of the best action movies, learning from people who know what they're doing It was an honor to be able to do that. ”

Road House is a remake of the 1989 action film of the same name. The remake stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, and Conor McGregor in the lead roles. It will be released on March 8th and distributed on Prime Video on March 21st.