Well, maybe the UFC isn’t for everyone. Liam Neeson recalled the experience firsthand as the actor revealed that he absolutely hates UFC legend Conor McGregor. With both being of Irish descent, Neeson claimed that McGregor was giving Ireland a bad name!
And that wasn’t all, having so much hatred for the UFC, the Taken star sarcastically stated that they should provide beer bottles to fighters since it looks more like a bar fight rather than a fighting event!
Liam Neeson Absolutely Despises The “Little Leprechaun”!
UFC or the Ultimate Fighting Championship is responsible for some of the world’s biggest MMA events throughout the years. With countless fighters fighting for the championship title, some became the stuff of legend.
Conor McGregor found himself as the highest-paid athlete in the world back in 2021 after he reportedly earned $180 million! Well, Taken star Liam Neeson seems to have a personal grudge against the UFC champion as he revealed to Men’s Health. Talking about the UFC, Neeson claimed that it looked more like a bar fight rather than a fighting event and how Conor McGregor gave Ireland a bad name!
“I hate it…. That little leprechaun Conor McGregor, he gives Ireland a bad name. I know he’s fit, and I admire him for that. But I can’t take it. UFC I can’t stand. That to me is like a bar fight. I know the practitioners are like, ‘No, you’re wrong – the months of training we do’”.
He further continued,
“Why don’t you just grab a beer bottle and hit the other guy over the head? That’s the next stage of the UFC”.
As the interview further progressed, Neeson talked about his earlier days in Hollywood and how the actor was a part of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and how he looked stupid in front of George Lucas!
Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor Were Making Lightsaber Sounds!
Liam Neeson is known for portraying the role of Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. As the interview progressed, Neeson talked about what he and Ewan McGregor did on the first day of shooting!
“The lightsaber fight in The Phantom Menace. Ewan McGregor and myself. I’ll tell you what we did the first day we had to take out lightsabers out. And Ewan and I did this at the exact same time. We pulled out lightsabers out and went ‘dzhhhhhhewww.’ George Lucas said, ‘You don’t have to do the sound effects; we put those in later.’ We felt like tw*ts.”
Well, reason or not, it seems that Liam Neeson does hate the UFC but also enjoys making lightsaber sounds with Ewan McGregor. The actor was last seen in the 2023 movie In the Land of Saints and Sinners, while he is associated with 7 upcoming projects in various stages of development.
