Road House: New Look at Conor McGregor, Jake Gyllenhaal In UFC Hollywood "Chaos"

The household UFC name stars as 'Knox' in the remake of the 1989 movie.

Conor McGregor got a makeover for his acting debut.

The UFC's biggest star to date is crossing over to the movie industry, where he takes his first role in Doug Liman's 'Road House' remake. The film, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal alongside McGregor, is set to release on Prime Video on Mar. 21.

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McGregor, 35, took the internet by storm after showing up in the movie's first trailer. He is set to play hired muscle 'Knox' who collides with Gyllenhaal's protagonist, UFC fighter-turned-security 'Elwood Dalton' on multiple occasions. 

'The Notorious' had his iconic tattoos changed up for the acting gig and now we finally get a good glimpse of him, thanks to the film's new promotional posters. 

"Knox thrives in chaos," McGregor wrote on 'X'. 

Knox thrives in chaos.#RoadHouseMovie pic.twitter.com/7WohxwfjP2

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) February 13, 2024

In a surprising revelation, famous rapper Post Malone (real name: Austin Post) is also a part of the cast. Malone will play an MMA fighter named Carter. 

Check out each one of 'Road House' character posters below, featuring Jake Gyllenhaal, Conor McGregor and the rest of the cast.

Jake Gyllenhaal as 'Dalton'

Conor McGregor as 'Knox'

Post Malone as 'Carter'

Daniela Melchior as 'Ellie'

Billy Magnussen as 'Ben Brandt'

Jessica Williams as 'Frankie'

Darren Barnet as 'Sam'

Lukas Gage as 'Billy'

The former two-division UFC champion hasn't fought since July 2021, where he broke his leg in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264.  

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While it might not be the Octagon return he had hoped for, Conor McGregor will have to settle for a on-screen fight with Jake Gyllenhaal for the time being in the remake of the 1989 classic starring the late Patrick Swayze

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