Hollywood star Jake Gyllenhaal will play the protagonist of the remake of the 1989 classic, ‘Road House’, alongside UFC star Conor McGregor. The movie will also feature former UFC fighter-turned-actor Jay Hieron, who recently revealed his experience working with the ‘Southpaw’ actor in a recent episode of ‘The MMA Hour’.

Jay Hieron was a world-class mixed martial artist before entering the movie business. He fought in major MMA promotions, like Strikeforce, Bellator Fighting Championship, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He recently talked to famous combat sports journalist, Ariel Helwani, and spoke about working with one of Hollywood’s biggest stars.

Jay Hieron commends Jake Gyllenhaal’s performance

‘The Thoroughbred’ was amazed at Gyllenhaal’s physique and lauded his commitment to the role. He said, “Jake [Gyllenhaal] was in sick shape… He did the work… took it serious.” Hieron mentions how Jake Gyllenhaal was already in character when he got together with the Hollywood star.

Joe Hieron said, “When I got with him, he was already dialed in with the fight and stuff, so we just rehearsed and brushed it up. He was on point.” Jake Gyllenhaal was arguably in the best shape of his life. His appearance at the weigh-in event en route to UFC 285 was much appreciated by the UFC fans in attendance.

Fans react to Jay Hieron’s thoughts on working with Jake Gyllenhaal

Let us take a look at some of the reactions from users on Instagram.

• Hahaha incredible how they never mention the magic word sentence “Testosterone Treatment”
• Its calles steroids and its great
• He put in the work? Looks like he just went on some steroids
• He was awesome. Gives hope about the show. So many people calling it down. RoadHouse is the best. Just see and take it for what it will be. Awesome Entertainment.
• The “fight” they filmed looked awful
• I like Jake, but…Rehearsal? Dude, that sh*t looked atrocious let’s be real. Plus seems that he has more juice than tropicana.
• here come the couch potatoes that think steroids do 100% of the work
• Best juice Hollywood had to offer

There were many fans skeptical about Jake Gyllenhaal’s amazing physique and claim that he might have used steroids like testosterone. However, a fan slammed the doubters and mentioned that steroids alone cannot help build that physique. Moreover, one fan commended Jak Gyllenhaal and believes that this movie will be a success.

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Regardless of what people have to say, Gyllenhaal buzzed the crowd after his brief portrayal as a UFC fighter while filming the weigh-in and fight scenes for the movie. ‘Road House‘ will be Conor McGregor’s first major acting role. The movie will also include some of the most prominent UFC figures like Dana White and Jon Anik, just to name a few.

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