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“Shredded” Jake Gyllenhaal Slaps Fighter as Dana White Controls the Chaos During Shoot for Conor McGregor’s Road House at UFC 285

Published 03/04/2023, 3:34 AM EST

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UFC fans are having one of the most exciting weekends ever as they prepare for UFC 285. The returning Jon Jones will face Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight title in the main event. The event will go down at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in a few hours after both contenders made weight.

If that was not enough, the one and only Conor McGregor made a surprise appearance at the ceremonial weigh-ins to rally the fans for another surprise guest. “The Notorious” one took the stage for a brief moment and got the fans hyped for his ‘Road House’ co-star, Jake Gyllenhaal.

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As revealed later by Dana White, the ‘Road House’ team wanted to film a scene featuring Gyllenhaal at the weigh-ins. Although they scheduled the filming for before the ceremonial weigh-ins, they pushed it to the end later.

However, what caught the fans’ attention was the insane physical shape Gyllenhaal showed up in. They used it as an excuse to sneak a few cheeky comments in, targeting the veteran actor.

Fans react to Jake Gyllenhaal filming at UFC 285 weigh-ins

In a brief couple of minutes, Gyllenhaal took the stage, took off his shirt, posed for the cameras, and even got into an altercation with his on-screen opponent. In short, the veteran actor and his team filmed staged and filmed a typical UFC weigh-in scene. Popular UFC figures like Dana White and Jon Anik were also in the shot, with Anik briefly interviewing Gyllenhaal as well.

 

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A clip of the same shared by ESPN MMA had the caption, “Jake is shredded.” Following are some of the reactions from the fans:

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  • Anyone dr*g testing Jake Gyllenhaal?… USADA?…
  • Jake paul vs Jake Gylenhaal confirmed
  • He’d fail a USADA spit test
  • Is he the backup for Jones vs. Gane?

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“Conor Look Like He Got Plastic Surgery”: UFC Fans Fail to Recognize Conor McGregor in the Latest Clip at UFC 285

  • This dude is like 40 by now looking more elite than actual athletes
  • He sleeps Jones and Gane
  • Jake Paul’s going to call him out now
  • He don’t have to worry about USADA lmao
  • Where is USADA when you need them
  • Tom Hardy enters the conversation

‘Road House’ produced by Prime Video is a remake of the 1989 classic of the same name. The film with Gyllenhaal in the lead will also mark the Hollywood debut of UFC’s Conor McGregor. The 42-year-old actor revealed a few months ago that most of the filming had been wrapped.

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With any luck, fans can see Gyllenhaal and McGregor in action in ‘Road House’ in the latter half of this year.

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Yeswanth Praveen

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Yeswanth Praveen is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. His interests mainly lie in the realm of MMA, bodybuilding, and the fitness industry. He finished his Master's in English literature from EFLU, Hyderabad.
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Rohini Kottu