WATCH: Las Vegas goes wild as Conor McGregor hijacks UFC 285 weigh-ins to do impromptu movie shooting with Jake Gyllenhaal

Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal use the UFC 285 stage to shoot their new movie.

<strong>WATCH: Las Vegas goes wild as Conor McGregor hijacks UFC 285 weigh-ins to do impromptu movie shooting with Jake Gyllenhaal</strong>

Conor McGregor hijacks UFC 285 weigh-ins to do impromptu movie shooting with Jake Gyllenhaal (Image Courtesy: The Sun)

Conor McGregor finally comes to treat the UFC fans after two long years however, this time not as a fighter. The official weigh-ins of UFC 285 took place this Friday at the T-Mobile Arena and the whole fight card came out to make the final face-off. 

Surprisingly, Conor McGregor came out to greet the crowd and the fighter was welcomed with a huge cheer from the UFC fans. McGregor boosted the whole crowd and revealed that they are going to shoot a weigh-ins segment for his upcoming movie. He asked the crowd to be a part of the shoot and make some noise for the actors. 

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He said: “Las Vegas. Who’s waiting for tomorrow night? We got the biggest fight in history, UFC 222. Everyone in this arena, you’re about to be part of my new movie…make sure to cheer for the weigh-ins, and let’s go Las Vegas.” 

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It’s been a long time since McGregor said something on the UFC stage and this time he received well-deserved attention from the fans. Moreover, McGregor hugging Jon Jones on stage also received a huge cheer from the fight fans.

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Conor Mcgregor and Jake Gyllenhaal shot their official weigh-ins scene at UFC 285

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Conor McGregor at UFc 285 weigh-ins (Image Courtesy: The Mac life)

McGregor has collaborated with Jake Gyllenhaal and director Doug Liman to make the remake of the iconic 90s movie, Road House. After McGregor asked the crowd to be a part of the movie and cooperate during the shoot, Gyllenhaal came into the stage along with another co-actor, former UFC fighter Jay Heiron and acted the whole scene. 

Gyllenhaal looked incredibly ripped and was looking like a UFC fighter when he stepped into the weigh-ins. Both the actors acted similarly to any other UFC weigh-ins with Dana White being in the middle of both the fighters.  In the scene, Gyllenhaal slapped his opponent and did a little trash talk to hype up the fans. 

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He said: “I can’t even believe I trained six weeks for this shit, to fight this piece of shit. Just give me the belt now.” 

Jake Gyllenhaal is well known for taking his transformations to a different level when it comes to playing combat sports characters. In 2015, Gyllenhaal played the role of a boxer named Billy Hope in his movie Southpaw. The film was a super hit and fans were impressed with Gyllenhaal’s portrayal of a boxer. Fans are extremely excited to see Gyllenhaal and McGregor sharing the screen together. It will be interesting to see how this film does at the box office.

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