Liam Neeson didn’t mince words when recently asked about the UFC.
In a Q&A style interview with Men’s Health, a reader asked the actor how he feels about the sport.
Conor McGregor fights Dustin Poirier during UFC 264 at T-Mobile Arena on July 10, 2021 in Las Vegas.
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«UFC, I can’t take it,» Neeson said. «That, to me, is like a bar fight. And I know practitioners always say, ‘No, you’re wrong! The amount of training we do!’ Why don’t you grab a beer bottle and hit the other guy over the head? That’s the next stage of the UFC! I hate it.»
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Neeson took aim at fellow Irishman Conor McGregor with his criticism.
In this Oct. 4, 2018 file photo, actor Liam Neeson attends the premiere of «The Ballad of Buster Scruggs» during the 56th New York Film Festival in New York.
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«That little leprechaun, Conor McGregor, please. He gives Ireland a bad name,» Neeson said. «I know he’s fit and I admire him for it, but I can’t stand it. Next time I come into a Dublin airport, ‘Neeson! We’ll show you!'»
McGregor is preparing to enter Neeson’s world, starring opposite Jake Gyllenhal in a new version of «Road House.»
McGregor, 34, will play an original character, not himself.
Conor McGregor of Ireland prepares to fight Dustin Poirier during the UFC 264 event at T-Mobile Arena on July 10, 2021 in Las Vegas.
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McGregor last fought in 2021, breaking his leg in a fight against Dustin Poirier.