Michael Chandler reveals he almost got acting role ahead of Conor McGregor

UFC star Michael Chandler has revealed that he was considered for the Road House movie remake before the role went to Conor McGregor.

The wacky world of Conor McGregor is something that many fans, and haters, follow closely on a day to day basis. The Irishman constantly keeps the masses updated on what he’s getting up to, whether it be in relation to his many businesses or his training as he gears up for a potential return to the Octagon.

Either way, ‘Notorious’ still very much qualifies as the face of the fight game, and that’s saying something when you consider that he’s 1-3 in his last four fights and hasn’t competed in well over a year.

His latest venture, as confirmed a few weeks ago, will see him head into the acting realm to star in a remake of the 1989 classic Road House movie alongside Jake Gyllenhaal.

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The move has left a lot of people wondering if, and when, he’ll be coming back to active competition after all, whereas others are just intrigued to see what kind of acting chops he has.

According to Michael Chandler, though, Conor wasn’t the only mixed martial arts sensation that was contacted about the role.

“I was obviously in the running for Conor coming back, if he was going to come back, there was a lot of talk about me fighting him. I called him out and everyone was talking about it, he even tweeted me, I tweeted him back, in a very, once again, respectful manner, which is great.

“But I think, you know, now he’s doing the Road House remake with Jake Gyllenhaal.

“I actually got called about that part, yeah.”

“There are no Irish guys in [the movie]. He’s gonna have to learn an American accent!”

Michael Chandler, who