Conor McGregor’s first acting role has gone down a huge hit as Amazon Prime revealed his film Road House broke a record for their streaming service.
McGregor – who is still waiting for his fight UFC fit in nearly three years – has been using his time away from the Octagon to good use after an invitation from Hollywood to star opposite actor Jake Gyllenhaal as the villain of the 1989 reboot.
The Irishman, 35, revealed he was the highest-paid first-time actor, claiming he made over £4million for his work on the movie – which sees Gyllenhaal star as Elwood Dalton, a former MMA fighter who begins working as a bouncer for a bar in Florida Keys, before McGregor’s ‘Knox’ character tries to take over the establishment.
Gyllenhaal and McGregor are seen in a handle of fight scenes as ‘Notorious’ is given a chance to showcase his real life talents, and it’s clear that viewers enjoyed his screen debut after Amazon released the early figures.
The streamer revealed the movie was their ‘most watched produced film debut ever on a worldwide basis’ – attracting 50million viewers over the first two weekends of the film airing.
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Conor McGregor’s acting debut has been a huge success after Road House broke a streaming record on Amazon Prime
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The streamer revealed the film – which sees McGregor star opposite Jake Gyllenhaal (R) – attracted over 50m viewers in two weekends
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The UFC star features as the villain in a remake of the late Patrick Swayze’s 1989 film
Gyllenhaal recently gave an interview speaking about his experiences of fight scenes with a real life UFC star.
‘Oftentimes people want to know if he hit me and he did by mistake a couple times,’ the American actor tells the Daily Telegraph.
‘But I did to him too. I mean, it really had no effect on him’ he added.
Jake went on to explain that being punched in the face by a professional fighter was quite memorable.
‘It was quite a shock and definitely something in my career that I will always hold with me, that I was actually hit in the face by Mr McGregor. He was really apologetic though’ he said.
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McGregor claims he became the highest-paid first time actor after starring in Road House
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McGregor, who has not fought in the cage since his 2021 defeat to Dustin Poirer, said he took a ‘fake it til you make it’ approach’ to acting.
‘I’ve never done a movie before so I am akin to a white belt, a beginner.’
‘It kind of took me back because I was like, what if I’m no good here but you know, fake it until you make it sometimes.’
McGregor also confirmed rumours that he was given the biggest cheque for a debut in Hollywood, beating The Rock’s record, adding: ‘That’s the fact, the highest paid first time actor of all time so it’s a nice feather in the cap.
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McGregor has been linked to a fight with Michael Chandler, but no date has been confirmed
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‘Notorious’ has not fought since a punishing defeat to Dustin Poirier in July 2021
‘There’s not an action star in Hollywood that could take me on and that’s a fact, so let’s see how it goes.’
McGregor has been strongly linked to a return to UFC this year and has been in talks to face Michael Chandler – though an official announcement has not been made by the UFC.
However, Chandler last week claimed the fight would be taking place this summer.
‘I’ve got the official announcement,’ Chandler told TMZ. ‘It’s happening this summer.’
‘The official status is we have an agreement- we’re fighting this summer,’ he added. ‘We’ll let the court of public opinion speculate on what the date is, but it’s definitely this summer. We’re giving you a window that we’re gonna be fighting in.’