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Extremely RIPPED Jake Gyllenhaal films a scene for the upcoming 'Road House' remake at UFC 285 weigh-ins

Gyllenhaal filmed the scene alongside former UFC fighter Jay Heiron in which they both got into heated argument

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: Jake Gyllenhaal is one of the extraordinary actors working in the industry right now and his credentials are a testament to how versatile he has been. He is one of those stars who like to fully embody the character and take the audience on a journey that feels authentic and real. The actor is now busy filming his upcoming movie, titled ‘Road House’, which sees him playing the role of an ex-UFC fighter who ends up working at a roadhouse in Florida. To make things more exciting and authentic, Gyllenhaal recently made an appearance at the ceremonial weigh-ins for UFC 285 to film a scene for his upcoming film.

The video, shared by the official Twitter account of MMA Junkie, saw him standing on the weighing machine and flexing his muscles as the crowd cheered for him. As soon as he got down from the weighing machine, we saw former UFC fighter Jay Hieron doing the same as well. He’s one of the UFC stars who appear in the movie. The clip ended with a dramatic staredown both stars looked directly into each other’s eyes and made the atmosphere more intense. However, Gyllenhaal’s character slaps Hieron and the rest of the crew of UFC came in the middle to separate both men. The ‘Nightcrawler’ actor looked ripped in the aforementioned scene and behaved how UFC fighters generally do during the weigh-ins so that they can put extra pressure on their opponent.

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Gyllenhaal's mic skills were on point

During the scene, an actor playing the role of UFC presenter asked Gyllenhaal’s character about the fight and he said, “I can’t even believe I trained six weeks for this piece of s**t. Just give me the belt now. Come on, motherf****r. Let’s go.”

The upcoming movie is a ‘reimagining’ of the 1989 movie ‘Road House’ which starred Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, and Sam Elliott in pivotal roles. The original movie didn’t receive much love from the critics, but was a commercial success and earned over $61 million on a production budget of just $15 million.

The clip posted by MMA Junkie lit up the internet and fans went berserk after looking at how ripped the actor looked. One of the fans said, “Jake should’ve gotten on the sauce long ago dude looks amazing.” Another social media user wrote, “Better mic skills than 90% of the fighters.” Another social media user tweeted, “There is never an appropriate time to use the word “awesome” other than now.” Another fan wrote, “How freaking cool is this?!” Another social media user wrote, “I’m distracted….VERY DISTRACTED by the ripped muscles!!!!!” Another fan said, “I’m so ready for this movie!”

'Notorious' Conor McGregor was also present at the event

Gyllenhaal wasn’t the only person who filmed a scene at the ceremonial weigh-ins. Former two-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor was also present at the event and filmed his scene from the movie as well. He is making his acting debut with this movie alongside Jake Gyllenhaal (Dalton).

Directed by Doug Liman, the movie also stars Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen, Lukas Gage, and more.

‘Road House’ remake is set to be released by Amazon Studios. No release date has been locked in yet.