Conor McGregor had a role created for him in Vin Diesel’s ‘xXx: The Return of Xander Cage’ movie, but decided to pull out after losing to Nate Diaz at UFC 196.
McGregor avenged his first loss inside the Octagon with a decision victory over Diaz five months, and Diesel, who replaced “The Notorious” with Michael Bisping in the movie, explained the change in an interview with Brazilian TV show Giro Combate.
"I wanted to have an English accent in the movie," Diesel said. "I had created a role for Conor McGregor and after he lost to Nate Diaz, he had to go to a dark place, he had to go get his manhood back to fight the second time, so he wasn't able to do this film at the time.