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Dtp1979 · 06-05-2014 5:39pm

BeepBeep! wrote: »

Sounded like he had a few in him during The MMA Hour to be honest. Cringeworthy stuff from him at times!

He was hardly drinking a few months before a fight

bootybouncer · 06-05-2014 5:47pm

Terrible terrible interview .................his accent has changed and everything

T-K-O · 06-05-2014 5:53pm

His accent is constantly changing and he is fond of words like rookie, awesome etc so that is not unusual IMO. However, I have to agree that interview was... boring.

dave1982 · 06-05-2014 5:55pm

The Growth of Conors ego, very nice humble fella in this

bur · 06-05-2014 6:02pm

"When that door rings"

Two times.

BeepBeep! · 06-05-2014 6:09pm

Dtp1979 wrote: »

He was hardly drinking a few months before a fight

You would hope not!

yourdeadwright · 07-05-2014 11:38am

Like everyone else i really hope he keeps winniing and does well for himself but he needs to tone down the Ego,
He also said Mendes doesn't have the body tpye for fighting but he has won 4 of his last 5 by ko (one ko in the 3rd round)seems to be working out pretty well for him ,
Also he started by calling Miller past it and a hasbeen and then at the end called him a rookie ?

MartyMcFly84 · 07-05-2014 12:13pm

You would hope not!

I don't think a drink a few months before a fight would make any difference to the result.

Drinking in excess fair enough , but we are talking months out, not the weeks/days coming up to the fight :rolleyes:

yourdeadwright · 07-05-2014 12:29pm

Well you would be mistaking as drinking at all at that high level of sport , will have an effect on your preformance, Even a few drinks will have a much bigger effect on you rbody than you would think and at that level its the small things that can make the difference,

In farinees maybe fighthing is slightly different as other things effect the fight but in sports manily based on athletic prefromance any Alcohol is a huge no no

Dtp1979 · 07-05-2014 1:00pm

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Well you would be mistaking as drinking at all at that high level of sport , will have an effect on your preformance, Even a few drinks will have a much bigger effect on you rbody than you would think and at that level its the small things that can make the difference,

In farinees maybe fighthing is slightly different as other things effect the fight but in sports manily based on athletic prefromance any Alcohol is a huge no no

Unless your Tank Abbott of course

Mellor · 07-05-2014 2:44pm

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Well you would be mistaking as drinking at all at that high level of sport , will have an effect on your preformance, Even a few drinks will have a much bigger effect on you rbody than you would think and at that level its the small things that can make the difference,

In farinees maybe fighthing is slightly different as other things effect the fight but in sports manily based on athletic prefromance any Alcohol is a huge no no

I doubt anyone would dispute that regular drinking, be it weekly, monthly etc has a affect on performance.
But I think he was getting at the fact that it's a cumulative effect. A one off drink, months out from an event. Would be neglible imo.

Just speaking generally here. It's a bit silly to speculate that Connor was drinking

MrStuffins · 07-05-2014 2:51pm

Just spoke to the same mate I spoke of before.

According to him, Conor was in Sin on Sunday night and was lashing the drink into him.

OrgasmicBaz · 07-05-2014 2:57pm

The next Paul McGrath

El Guapo! · 07-05-2014 3:36pm

Chad Mendes had a few choice words to say about McGregor recently......

Mendes didn't hold back when asked about McGregor, "Bottom line, this guy is the biggest **** talker I have ever seen or heard in my entire life. Basically, what he's doing is trying to get up in the top mix as quickly as he can because he hasn't fought anybody. This guy he needs to fight someone in the top five and I guarantee he will get his ass kicked. I don't see why he feels he needs to run his mouth, talking ****. It's one thing to build the fight up, but to make it personal and talking **** about people, it's not cool. This guy is just a **** talker who is trying to get to the top without doing the work. He needs to take his stupid-ass haircut, his goofy little suits and fight someone in the top five and prove himself before he doesn't any of that."

When asked if he had any interest in fighting McGregor, Mendes, without hesitation, replied, "I would beat the **** out of Conor McGregor. It wouldn't even be a fight. I would knock that dude out in the first round. Guaranteed. The guy is a clown."

Richy06 · 07-05-2014 3:41pm

This latest spree of speculation is absolutely ridiculous! He's spotted out having a drink and all of a sudden, he's always out, lashing drink into him. Of COURSE, the next logical conclusion is he's not bothered, half arsing if even bothering to train, he'll probably be an alcoholic by the end of the week.

If this was an American acting like this, it'd be lapped up. But he's Irish and there's nothing we do better than giving out. Whatever happens, Conor McGregor, prize fighter, is doing his job.
Whether you love him or hate him, you all wanna see what happens next.

stiffler123 · 07-05-2014 3:41pm

I think Chad Mendes is bang on with what he said. Liking Conor less and less the more I hear the guy talk, if he wasn't Irish I would probably despise the guy.

bootybouncer · 07-05-2014 3:47pm

I reckon Cole submits him in the first anyways

MrStuffins · 07-05-2014 3:54pm

Richy06 wrote: »

Whatever happens, Conor McGregor, prize fighter, is doing his job.

True enough, but...............

Whether you love him or hate him, you all wanna see what happens next.

Nobody will really give a **** though if the thing that happens next is he gets choked unconscious by Cole Miller. There's only so far talking can get you.

If he backs it all up and smashes everyone on the way to the title, amazing!

But as soon as he doesn't, all that goes away and nobody wants to listen to his sh*te talk anymore! It's happened to many fighters before him! And the "Yore juzt jellisss" attitude of wanting to see what happens next quickly turns into "Jesus, remember when Brandon Vera was telling people he was going to be World Champ at LHW & HW? Lol"

dave1982 · 07-05-2014 3:54pm

MrStuffins wrote: »

Just spoke to the same mate I spoke of before.

According to him, Conor was in Sin on Sunday night and was lashing the drink into him.

I say he was still in Sin on Monday talking to the MMA hour

jodaw · 07-05-2014 4:02pm

Think we are seeing more of a bullying trait coming out from beyond the persona. I recall a poster earlier in this thread saying that they attended school with Conor and that he was nothing but a bully.

He went 'full retard' in that last interview and he is trying to sound all deep and intelligent but it is just not working out for him as he does not seem to have the intellectual capacity to speak in this way. It is great to listen to the one liners for a while but it really wears thin after a while.

Fair play to him for attracting all the publicity at getting the spotlight, but to claim that he is representing a nation is simply incorrect. Other UFC fighters must think we are a nation of wackos to support this kind of carry on.

I like his style of fighting but i think he power and speed is far from those at the top of the division. I think he is absorbed by delusions of grandeur at this point and I also think his world will come crashing down when he meets a top fighter.

This is pure speculation on my part, but from his personality, I believe that the money is more important to him than the fighting.

After hearing responses from aldo,cub and mendes they are worlds apart in terms of respect and humility. Aldo is pure class in that he has actually been very complimentary of Conor up to this point. If anyone has the right to say he is 'the king' it is Aldo. I would actually fear for Conor's safety if they ever met, but that may never happen.

kumate_champ07 · 07-05-2014 4:08pm

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Unless your Tank Abbott of course

he did most of his training in bars!

kumate_champ07 · 07-05-2014 4:15pm

jodaw wrote: »

Think we are seeing more of a bullying trait coming out from beyond the persona. I recall a poster earlier in this thread saying that they attended school with Conor and that he was nothing but a bully.

He went 'full retard' in that last interview and he is trying to sound all deep and intelligent but it is just not working out for him as he does not seem to have the intellectual capacity to speak in this way. It is great to listen to the one liners for a while but it really wears thin after a while.

Fair play to him for attracting all the publicity at getting the spotlight, but to claim that he is representing a nation is simply incorrect. Other UFC fighters must think we are a nation of wackos to support this kind of carry on.

I like his style of fighting but i think he power and speed is far from those at the top of the division. I think he is absorbed by delusions of grandeur at this point and I also think his world will come crashing down when he meets a top fighter.

This is pure speculation on my part, but from his personality, I believe that the money is more important to him than the fighting.

After hearing responses from aldo,cub and mendes they are worlds apart in terms of respect and humility. Aldo is pure class in that he has actually been very complimentary of Conor up to this point. If anyone has the right to say he is 'the king' it is Aldo. I would actually fear for Conor's safety if they ever met, but that may never happen.

he kind of is whether we like it or not,

I really hate how the crowd chants "USA! USA!", I notice it most when its a Brazilian opponent

dave1982 · 07-05-2014 4:38pm

Anyone remember Houston Alexander?

Richy06 · 07-05-2014 4:51pm

jodaw wrote: »

This is pure speculation on my part, but from his personality, I believe that the money is more important to him than the fighting.

You could not be more wrong. These guys struggled to rub two pennies together for years whilst honing their craft. All in pursuit of a bigger, or in some cases just to get any money, pay cheque. But if you thought money is his only motivator, you've never seen the man train.

Anyone thinking Conor is going to just be submitted on the ground by Cole Miller, just like that, is really underestimating Conor's training partners, coaches and Conor himself. Conor is no slouch on the ground and certainly doesn't shirk that element in the game. Plus, Cole Miller is no Gunnar Nelson.
Anyway, we'll see.

MrStuffins · 07-05-2014 4:52pm

dave1982 wrote: »

Anyone remember Houston Alexander?

Or Sokoudjou?

jodaw · 07-05-2014 5:01pm

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kumate_champ07 · 07-05-2014 5:06pm

I prefer fighters that do their 'talking' in the ring/octagon. Chael has the gift of the gab, its not something you can train for

Gumbi · 07-05-2014 5:24pm

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

I prefer fighters that do their 'talking' in the ring/octagon. Chael has the gift of the gab, its not something you can train for

Has he not done that thus far? Two very impressive performances, one with a blown ACL no less.

kumate_champ07 · 07-05-2014 5:36pm

Gumbi wrote: »

Has he not done that thus far? Two very impressive performances, one with a blown ACL no less.

yes, Im not anti Conor, looking forward to his next fight. just not a fan of the bs

he must be doing something right eitherway

billy2012 · 07-05-2014 6:41pm

Wow, I was never his biggest fan, but he seriously comes across as a totally disrespectful asshole.

You have to laugh when he talks about Cole running his mouth and getting himself into trouble.

The chap is actually delusional.

WTF does he keep on talking about being so fast, compared to who?

darced · 07-05-2014 7:40pm

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That_Guy · 07-05-2014 8:01pm

I'd be interested to hear what Dana White made of it all. It's good for the UFC that this event will sell out well as will future events with Conor on the card because there's a whole division wanting to smash him.

For Conor, it could turn sour very quickly and the hype train could come to a shattering halt. It's how he bounces back from a loss -more precisely a devastating loss- that will be the most interesting piece to all of this.

I like Conor as a fighter and I was charmed by his real "lad-ish" attitude after the first fight.

I'm beginning to think the worldwide recognition and huge increase in money has changed him for the worse.

Tobyglen · 07-05-2014 8:07pm

Desperate interview. Came across as an idiot, all mouth and he's setting himself up badly for a fall. Previously he had a bit of charm but this was just embarrassing and repetitive. Disappointed because I want the guy to do well because he's Irish but he's not helping himself.

bootybouncer · 07-05-2014 8:22pm

Some role model for teens and adults alike..............................mouthpiece, bully, gombeen

El Guapo! · 07-05-2014 8:28pm

Ok folks, he didn't come across too well in the interview. We get it.
But knock off the name calling. Fighter bashing is against the charter. We don't want this thread to head down the road of the last one.

sdowling04 · 07-05-2014 11:05pm

I still love Conor even though I agree that he went overboard. Hopefully he will calm down after this and I'm sure John will have a word with him about it.

...See he's already changing his ways

Mellor · 08-05-2014 12:29am

jodaw wrote: »

I would say Conor has lived a comfortable existence and up until got a UFC contract traìned while in receipt of JSA funded by the Irish taxpayer. Aldo on the other handed moved to train at Nova Uniao really without a penny. He slept on the floor and relied on trainers for food etc... This is where the real animal instinct comes from and why I think there will be a gulf in heart and class if they ever meet. Aldo maybe help his family out of abject poverty with his first paycheque whereas Conor has suits and a BMW on his mind.

And the end of the day Conor can return to the Dole if it does not work out and Brazilian fighters etc... cannot and there is no state support to mention. They will always be hungrier and better for this amongst other reasons.

IMO, that's a load of nonsense. Aldo is the fighter there is because he is incredibly gifted and skilled. He slept at the gym because he had to, he received no benefits because there were none. Saying his ability is done to his environment is extremely belittling of the effort he surely put in.
For every success story like his pumped out on UFC tonight, there are countless other in Brazil sleeping in gyms and on the streets and not escaping.

stealinhorses · 08-05-2014 2:26am

I think it might be worth noting that one of his friends passed away recently, so perhaps he is acting out in this way. I'm not sure how close they were exactly, but he was posting about it a good few times on Facebook etc recently.

I know it's not an excuse for being an asshole to other people, but personal tragedies have different effects on people.

Dtp1979 · 08-05-2014 8:48am

MrStuffins wrote: »

Or Sokoudjou?

Or Kimbo slice

dave1982 · 08-05-2014 8:50am

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Or Kimbo slice

Or Brock !

Dtp1979 · 08-05-2014 9:25am

dave1982 wrote: »

Or Brock !

At least Brock did something and it was his illness that was his downfall I'd say

scudzilla · 08-05-2014 9:30am

Dtp1979 wrote: »

At least Brock did something and it was his illness that was his downfall I'd say

Nah, he just couldn't take being hit in the face

Richy06 · 08-05-2014 12:05pm

jodaw wrote: »

I think you misunderstand me. His ability is surely God given and he is extremely talented. What i am saying is that the animal instinct and reason for fighting is in reality for survival.

Conor's reasons are for the trappings of wealth beyond the basics.

Which fighter would you chose? The fighter fighting for a BMW or the fighter fighting for the health and wellbeing of their family?

This is what i a saying and i am complimenting Brazilian fighters and not belittling them in any way. They are much more grounded and humble and have this inner desire in their DNA to add to their skills.

Who's ability is "God given"? Come off it. Any ability a fighter attains is earned, not given to them by any deity. You're presuming an awful, awful lot here in saying Conor's motivation is money. Of course, he's smart, he'll make as much money as he possibly can during what is a short career and a small window with which to make big money. That's what a prize fighter does. But make no mistake, they all, to a man, step in there because they love it as martial artists. Be it the buzz, the competition, the money, the fame, the status - all fighters experience the same gamut of motivations and inspirations to do what they do. You see Conor enjoying what he's been earning thus far and then jump to the assumption that his main motivation is money? Come off it and don't insult our intelligence by pretending you know what makes him tick, Sigmund Jodaw. :rolleyes:

El Guapo! · 08-05-2014 12:46pm

jodaw wrote: »

Strong defence of Conor in relation to the money issue. I see conor blowing the small amount of cash he has earned out of this without any guarantee of future earning. The UFC is not big money for the average fighter, only for the superstars.

All of his antics to date have been about making himself famous than anything else. He publicly told the Department of Social Welfare to go feck off after his first fight. That to me shows a lack of respect for the money and help which the Department of Social Welfare gives to people.

If he was more interest in the fighting side then he would be slowly rising to the top through demonstrating his talents and being humble.

He's increasingly going all Holywood with the accent to match. I hope it all works out for him or otherwise he may just find himself where he started. The UFC love him at the moment and there are giving him way more exposure than almost any other fighter in the division and arguably many more talented fighters. Examples being Lamas etc..

UFC could change their view of him in a instant and i am not so sure he could cope if the spotlight moves elsewhere.

Also, I dont know what makes him tick. You present a facade and people will judge you based on that. If i am wrong then i would accept that but that is how i see and i stick by it.

Tbh, if Conor wants to go out and spend every penny he earns on jelly babies then he's perfectly entitled to. And it's no ones business but his.
Who cares if he's only in it for the money (which I highly doubt. He seems to live and breath the sport.)
It doesn't matter what he spends his money on or what his motivation is. As long as he's entertaining and does his job, that's all we as fans should expect. He's enjoying his new found fame and money. I know I'd be out running a muck if it was me.

MrStuffins · 08-05-2014 1:05pm

El Guapo! wrote: »

Tbh, if Conor wants to go out and spend every penny he earns on jelly babies then he's perfectly entitled to.

Zero-Cool · 08-05-2014 1:13pm

Mellor · 08-05-2014 2:42pm

jodaw wrote: »

Strong defence of Conor in relation to the money issue. I see conor blowing the small amount of cash he has earned out of this without any guarantee of future earning. The UFC is not big money for the average fighter, only for the superstars.

I'd be inclined to agree with the others. I've seen nothing to make me believe his motivation is money. When he speaks about Ali, Bruce Lee, styles of fighter I get the impression he entirely dedicated to the art of combat and to human movement. Obviously he has enjoyed the money, but who wouldn't.

Also, you or I have no clue what he has earned out of this. But it sure it's significantly more than his show and purse money for his two fights.

Gumbi · 08-05-2014 3:02pm

jodaw wrote: »

Lets put the money to one side. I wanted to put forward this argument because if it is the case that he is more interested in the money the sooner or later it will affect his performances.

Either way the thing that i am liking less and less is the arrogance, dellusional statement about being the king and personal insults of top level fighters. Not to mention what seems to be bullying side of his character in that last interview.

I really hope he does not become one of those do you remember this guy stories. He seems to be able to hang with the 10-20 in the division but i would have my doubts he can beat many in the top 10.

After all he was not that impressive against Holloway. Technically he is good with the hands but not with devastating power of the top level guys.

The kicks are mostly for show. Look at the faber interview the day after the aldo fight where he shows off the damage to the leg that Aldo done and how he never felt pain like it. That says a lot.

I have never seen one of conor's kicks land and do damage but they are showy.

Max has good technical striking too. Conor's kicks are not for show, for the most part they're about controlling distance, as Conor is primarily a counter striker.

MrStuffins · 08-05-2014 3:12pm

jodaw wrote: »

As a side note I am not sure what is the upside for him in this fight with Cole.

It's the Main Event on a UFC card. Doesn't matter if he's fighter Cole Miller or Kenny Miller, it'll give him big exposure. Might not put him higher in the rankings on merit but he'll fight his way to a bigger fight in the future!

Gumbi · 08-05-2014 3:22pm

jodaw wrote: »

That is of course assuming he wins. :cool:

Cole is on a very good run at the moment and is very good if it goes to ground. Also he is underated as a striker. I would cack myself laughing to see his McGoober speech after winning by strikes!

He's not on Conor's level standing, not a hope, but he has very very good JJ so we'll see what happens if it hits the ground.

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