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Conor McGregor: How Conor McGregor failed to make his Hollywood debut in Vin Diesel’s film | MMA News

As for the recently released “Road House” remake, Conor McGregor’s path to Hollywood wasn’t always predetermined. Vin Diesel approached the UFC star about appearing in “XXX: The Return of Zander Cage,” but McGregor ultimately pulled out for an unexpected reason. Diesel, known for his action roles, revealed that he had an English-speaking fighter in mind for the film.

Vin Diesel (left) and Conor McGregor (Photo: X/@_C_D_2/@Oliver_foster_)

For the recently released remake of “Road House”, Conor McGregorThe way to Hollywood It was not always predetermined. Vin Diesel I called UFC It starred in an appearance in “XXX: The Return of Zander Cage,” but McGregor eventually dropped out for an unexpected reason.

Diesel, known for his action bits, revealed that he was considering an English-speaking fighter for the film in an interview with Brazilian TV show Giro Combate. He crafted a special role for McGregor, but those intentions were derailed by the Irishman’s first-ever professional defeat to Nate Diaz at UFC 196.

Vin Diesel said in an interview with the Brazilian TV show Giro Combat: “I created a role for Conor McGregor and after he lost to Nate Diaz, he had to go to a dark place, he had to regain his masculinity to fight a second time, so he was not able to do this movie in that time”.

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