Overview
- New casting includes Andrew “King Bach” Bachelor, Iko Uwais and Hidetoshi Nishijima, following a separate wave of fighter signings.
- Amazon MGM confirmed six professional fighters—Rico Verhoeven, Michael Chandler, Michael “Venom” Page, Dustin Poirier, Stephen Thompson and Tyron Woodley—with Jay Hieron returning as Jax “Jetway” Harris.
- Jake Gyllenhaal reprises Dalton under director Ilya Naishuller from a script by Will Beall, with producers Charles Roven and Alex Gartner of Atlas Entertainment and Nine Stories’ Jake Gyllenhaal and Josh McLaughlin.
- Production is planned across the U.K., Malta and Savannah, Georgia, with plot details and a release date still under wraps.
- Conor McGregor is not expected to return after co‑starring in the 2024 remake, as the sequel leans on both active and recently retired fighters, raising open questions about scheduling for current competitors.