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"You showed up at a UFC fight to film a scene, and no one knew you were going to be there. That would make me nervous," admitted Fallon. McGregor is leaving the door open for more movies, but his focus is returning to the octagon, hopefully for UFC 303 on June 29. But he is certain that Gyllenhaal nailed his portrayal of a UFC fighter. “He was tremendous.” But McGregor’s pick for the castmate who would fare best in the ring is Jessica Williams.
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Saturday night, more filming for the "Road House" remake took place using the crowd in attendance for UFC 285, with Gyllenhaal jumping into the octagon to "fight" Hieron. He won the staged bout with a flying knee, fighting off the ref (MMA referee Chris Tognoni) to continue delivering blows to his fallen opponent. Gyllenhaal, who showed off a ripped physique as he also filmed a scene at Friday’s UFC 285 ceremonial weigh-ins, won the faux fight with a flying knee.
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Gyllenhaal staged a weigh-in before stepping into the Octagon to fight Hieron. While the filming did not appear on television, fans in attendance were able to witness the entire fight. The scene appears to be a flashback to the “Road House” character’s early years as a professional fighter before he moves to Florida. After Jones and Gane finished their ceremonial weigh-in — where Jones weighed 248 pounds and his opponent registered at 247.5 pounds — Gyllenhaal took the stage with former UFC fighter Jay Hieron. They then filmed their own weigh-in as part of the remake of the 1989 film "Road House."
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Gyllenhaal previously shared photos of himself working in an audio studio as the film entered its final stages of post-production on Instagram last Monday. The photos include a selfie Gyllenhaal took with members of the stunt team, as well as shots of him working out and filming on set. "I was high for four days," Gyllenhaal told GQ Sports of the experience filming at UFC 285. Although Gyllenhaal plays a UFC fighter in Road House rather than a boxer, he likely adopted a similar method, potentially swapping out some boxing time for a little grappling, wrestling and jujitsu practice.
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Gyllenhaal, 42 will play the lead, Dalton, in the 1989 remake of Road House as a former UFC fighter who accepts a job as a bouncer. The role required some considerable hard graft in the gym with his trainer, Jason Walsh. Jake Gyllenhaal caused a stir recently by stepping into the UFC octagon to film his upcoming movie, Road House. But the reaction of spectators wasn't in regard to his acting skills, but moreso his leaner, MMA fighter physique. Troubled former UFC middleweight fighter Elwood Dalton makes a living scamming fighters on the underground circuit.
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Real-life UFC champ Conor McGregor makes his movie debut as unhinged hitman Knox, who hopes to take out Dalton. The 35-year-old fighter makes a cheeky entrance, baring his nude backside. Patrick Swayze, Gyllenhaal’s “Donnie Darko” castmate, originated the role of the infamous bouncer Dalton, who is enlisted by the owner of the unbelievably raucous Double Deuce to temper its violent crowd. The remake directed by Doug Liman (“The Bourne Identity,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”) arrives Thursday on Prime Video. “Part of what makes this really fun to watch is that it doesn't take itself seriously, really at all, and it always lilts on the edge of, like, absurd,” says Jake Gyllenhaal, who leads the action-packed reimagining of the 1989 movie.
The scene also featured UFC cage announcer Bruce Buffer and MMA referee Chris Tognoni. While filming a weigh-in scene, Gyllenhaal flexed his muscles for the audience and got into a scripted, physical altercation with Hieron, who plays his rival in the action flick. Footage from the event shows Gyllenhaal staring down and swatting at Hieron as part of the intense sequence.
Gyllenhaal displayed a tremendous physique in the scenes, and said he studied hours of UFC film to help him get a firm idea about the movements and tendencies of UFC fighters. He discovered that individuality is a huge part of what makes UFC fighters unique, and did his best to portray that so it was also in tone with his character, Elwood Dalton. “Throughout the shooting, I was sort of in that mentality (of a UFC fighter), and physically, I definitely felt that way,” Gyllenhaal told MMA Junkie.
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"I think there's an essential part of Dalton that I loved, and it was definitely a characteristic, a personality trait that Patrick had in spades, which is this sort of quiet patience," Gyllenhaal told Total Film. "Well, it was important from the very beginning that we have the UFC involved because obviously my character was written as a character who was an ex UFC fighter and it was just essential to it." Gyllenhaal echoes that the promotion's involvement in 'Road House' was crucial to his character Dalton's backstory and introduction into the film. On average, the Road House actor would reportedly eat six or seven meals per day, every three hours or so, focusing on carbs in the morning to fuel his workouts before shifting to higher protein in the afternoons and evenings to build and repair his muscle. In a separate interview, Gyllenhaal revealed what an average day in the gym would like. Gyllenhaal appeared on The Howard Stern Show before the film's release where he revealed the insane amount of exercise he was putting in to look like an Adonis.
"That’s how it was with Carolyn," Rusty admits, as a series of passionate scenes flash, showing him in bed with another woman. In my experience, it’s just something that grows, until one day, you just find yourself needing someone," Gyllenhaal's Rusty says in the teaser as clips are shown of him with his wife and children. Kate is a fitness writer for Men’s Health UK where she contributes regular workouts, training tips and nutrition guides. She has a post graduate diploma in Sports Performance Nutrition and before joining Men’s Health she was a nutritionist, fitness writer and personal trainer with over 5k hours coaching on the gym floor.
Start perfecting your right hook and your ability to dodge broken glass. We’re headed back to “Road House,” where fighting is as natural as breathing. After being backed up against the fence, Gyllenhaal would defeat his opponent via flying knee in the first round. UFC 285 was one of the biggest cards in the promotion’s history, and fans were treated to a special performance from Jake Gyllenhaal. Although the scene was not shown on the broadcast, check out MMA Junkie’s video from inside T-Mobile Arena above.
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