Jake Gyllenhaal ‘punched in the face’ during Conor McGregor fight rehearsal

 
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Jake Gyllenhaal got “punched in the face” by Conor McGregor on the set of ‘Road House’.

The 43-year-old actor – who plays Elwood Dalton, an MMA fighter-turned bouncer in Doug Liman’s movie remake – was impressed by the charisma of the real-life UFC champion during filming, but things almost went wrong when they were rehearsing a fight scene off camera.

Praising Conor, who plays antagonist Knox, he said on SiriusXM’s ‘The Howard Stern Show’ “I think he’s just so charismatic.” Howard noted: “He would scare me – even acting.” Agreeing he was nervous ahead of their first fight scene, Jake said: “I…

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