“The director never watched MMA before” – Conor McGregor’s new movie announcement draws hate towards LEAKED scene of Jake Gyllenhaal in UFC octagon

Leaked video of Jake Gyllenhaal's Road House film features him in a UFC octagon fight.

Leaked footage of 'Road House' features Jake Gyllenhaal in a UFC fight (via X/Wikipedia)

UFC star Conor McGregor makes his most anticipated Hollywood debut this year. He featured alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in the remake of the 1989 film Road House. Recently, the production released the film’s poster and announced the release date. As such, the filming of a fight sequence leaked online, hurling reactions from the fans.

Earlier, the film crew shot a few scenes during an actual UFC event to bring the film as close to reality as possible. In the film, Jake Gyllenhaal and former UFC fighter Jay Hieron acted in a fight scene during UFC 285. Conor McGregor facilitated the shoot and was present at the event himself. A video taken by someone in the audience leaked online, showcasing Gyllenhaal knocking out Hieron in an MMA fight.

Although the scenes featuring Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal have remained confidential, ‘The Notorious’ was rumored to have a pivotal role in the film. Further, the film’s shooting at live events promoted it among UFC fans.

as realistic as it gets pic.twitter.com/PbLMSM35R4 https://t.co/pUSJ27u6KH
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) January 24, 2024

‘Road House’ is set to premiere on Amazon Prime on March 21, 2024. Doug Liman, who directed films like The Edge of Tomorrow and Bourne Identity, directed Road House, increasing the fans’ excitement. With the addition of global MMA star Conor McGregor, the film grew multifolds in popularity. As such, fight fans were excited to witness ‘The Notorious’ on screen.

Fans react to Jake Gyllenhaal’s leaked fight scene

After ‘Road House’ got its release date, old crowd footage of its filming in UFC 285 resurfaced on the internet. It featured Jake Gyllenhaal taking on Jay Hieron in an MMA bout and eventually knocking him out with cinematic elements added to it.

Fans react to Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal's Road House's leaked footage — Fans react to Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal’s Road House’s leaked footage (via X/talksport)

First, the film crew planned their schedules according to the UFC 285 event and shot every sequence from the weigh-ins to the face-off to the final fight. As such, the fight sequence got huge reactions from the fans. Here are a few interesting fan reactions:

https://twitter.com/FightAggregator/status/1750206882315186197

lmao dude sucks and had to get roided up just to larp as a fighter with awful form
— Rob Bert (pro bit) (@awesomerobis) January 24, 2024

When WWE tries to do UFC
— Nick Diaz Of Nauts (@nickdiazofnauts) January 25, 2024

Looks so fucking bad. Like what kind of director looked at that and thought, yeah this is 1000% real looking. That director never watched an MMA fight before
— YaaBoiTroy (@BoNickalFan) January 24, 2024

Ayeeee I was in the Crowd apart of this movie I need a check
— your unemployed friend (@EstevesNeil) January 24, 2024

Im going to go out on a limb and say this is going to be the start of the movie, and from this incident he gets kicked out the UFC and then becomes a bouncer at a bar.
— JOBU TOBAKI ?? (@CombatDisciple) January 24, 2024

https://twitter.com/chrisreay2015/status/1750359540900491563

https://twitter.com/SouthieRebel/status/1750310783072833945

I cant remember what card this was on – but i remember them filming this .

This clip is likely from a cellphone of somebody and not a trailer or production piece . It will be a cool movie once all edited up
— Bearded Vet (@TheeBeardedG) January 24, 2024

God it looks stupid…
— Chris (@ChrisRndmNumbrs) January 25, 2024

I mean, let’s wait for the editors to get a hold of it before making judgements.
— Ayesha ? (@ayeshaha_xo) January 25, 2024

Many fans trolled the movie scene for its unrealistic events, like Jake Gyllenhaal hitting his downed opponent. However, a few fans believed in the magic of editing and assured it would be great on screen. As such, only a few months before the movie sees the day. Likewise, the same duration for the fight fans to see Conor McGregor as an actor. As for his fighting career, he announced his return against Michael Chandler for International Fight Week.