UFC 178 - McGregor-Poirier**Tune in from 3:30 onwards to see McGregor

Awkward Badger · 26-09-2014 11:19pm

This is on tomorrow night right ?

blackbelt1 · 27-09-2014 12:03am

Awkward Badger wrote: »

This is on tomorrow night right ?

Yep

weigh in's about to start now!

Zero-Cool · 27-09-2014 12:08am

Goldie tweeted this pic of the Irish out in force. Would love to be there!

Zero-Cool · 27-09-2014 12:19am

Buffers face during the Cat Nunes face off :pac:

dave1982 · 27-09-2014 12:26am

sheehy83 wrote: »

Buffers face during the Cat Nunes face off :pac:

The dirty dog

ASOT · 27-09-2014 12:26am

146 on the button, my man! Dustin lost it at all the boos when he was coming out and started shouting out to the crowd before he weighed in. 100% letting the crowd get to him.

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blackbelt1 · 27-09-2014 12:26am

Great face off there at the weigh ins dont care what anyone says Poirier is losing it roaring into the crowd and all he is seething,not saying it will effect his performance in any way but he was was seething there.

Zero-Cool · 27-09-2014 12:28am

"THIS IS MY HOUSE" to the Irish fans. Brilliant! The 'Hillbilly' is seriously pissed. Great staredown!

MrStuffins · 27-09-2014 12:30am

Conor looking emaciated as f*ck at the weigh ins. He must have the weight down to a tee. Huge Featherweight!

MagicIRL · 27-09-2014 12:33am

Dustin stepping out and you'd swear Conor was the local fighter. He didn't take it well at all. I reckon he's playing right in to McGregor's plan and it won't end well for Dustin.

JacksonHeightsOwn · 27-09-2014 12:35am

MrStuffins wrote: »

Conor looking emaciated as f*ck at the weigh ins. He must have the weight down to a tee. Huge Featherweight!

he looked less drawn than he did in Dublin. I thought he looked malnourished when he weighed in here. He looked grand there today.

My heart is saying Conor by 1st round ko but i have this horrible feeling he'll end up with egg on his face. But fingers crossed he'll continue on his upward spiral.

Im getting very nervous for this now

Professey Chin · 27-09-2014 12:42am

chrisbonnie wrote: »

he looked less drawn than he did in Dublin. I thought he looked malnourished when he weighed in here. He looked grand there today.

My heart is saying Conor by 1st round ko but i have this horrible feeling he'll end up with egg on his face. But fingers crossed he'll continue on his upward spiral.

Im getting very nervous for this now

I have no nerves. Poiriers a beaten fighter right now unless he can calm down. Conor will pick him off and finish it in this state

ASOT · 27-09-2014 12:42am

Chris Cariaso doesnt sound convincing atall when he says hes going to beat MM.

Witcher · 27-09-2014 12:43am

Professey Chin wrote: »

I have no nerves. Poiriers a beaten fighter right now unless he can calm down. Conor will pick him off and finish it in this state

It's funny seeing the Poirier fans raging on FB, Conor has even got in their heads :pac:

JacksonHeightsOwn · 27-09-2014 12:45am

ASOT wrote: »

Chris Cariaso doesnt sound convincing atall when he says hes going to beat MM.

sure did you see his outfit at the final staredowns yesterday?

He wore a suit that was about 10 sizes too big for him. Its no joke, he looked like a child trying on his fathers clothes for a laugh. It was actually embarrassing how bad he looked.

ASOT · 27-09-2014 12:47am

chrisbonnie wrote: »

sure did you see his outfit at the final staredowns yesterday?

He wore a suit that was about 10 sizes too big for him. Its no joke, he looked like a child trying on his fathers clothes for a laugh. It was actually embarrassing how bad he looked.

No im going to have a look now :pac: he shouldn't be anywhere near a title shot, MM should go through him fairly easy tomorrow, wouldn't expect a TJ v Barao result.

EDIT

My god that looks terrible!

mailburner · 27-09-2014 12:49am

darced wrote: »

This post has been deleted.

pretty much the same here but I'd rather not see any interviews for a
year and just cheer him on

Zero-Cool · 27-09-2014 12:51am

Straight from Severe MMA. Brilliant stuff altogether!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahDDq5qVo1Q

blackbelt1 · 27-09-2014 12:52am

Cariaso will be doing well to make it out of the 1st round tomorrow he has absolutely zero chance of winning bar an act of god.

leftism · 27-09-2014 12:57am

chrisbonnie wrote: »

he looked less drawn than he did in Dublin. I thought he looked malnourished when he weighed in here. He looked grand there today.

My heart is saying Conor by 1st round ko but i have this horrible feeling he'll end up with egg on his face. But fingers crossed he'll continue on his upward spiral.

Im getting very nervous for this now

Snap! I actually thought the exact same thing. And he was 146 in Dublin! In fact watching the embedded videos i was a little worried if he'd be on weight because he looked far less drawn than the Dublin fight.

Then he steps on the scales today and he's still 146...

johnpro · 27-09-2014 1:03am

Just back from the weigh ins and it was crazy!! the Americans we spoke to said they had never seen an atmosphere like it. Not close to Dublin obviously but those of us here took over the lobby and made serious noise it'll be all over tv ðŸ˜‚ can't wait for the fights now, it's the best card in a long time!!

JacksonHeightsOwn · 27-09-2014 1:03am

ASOT wrote: »

No im going to have a look now :pac: he shouldn't be anywhere near a title shot, MM should go through him fairly easy tomorrow, wouldn't expect a TJ v Barao result.

EDIT

My god that looks terrible!

Conor needs to hook him up with Louis Copelands number.

He bought that suit in a second hand shop didnt he, the little peasant!! :P

JacksonHeightsOwn · 27-09-2014 1:05am

johnpro wrote: »

Just back from the weigh ins and it was crazy!! the Americans we spoke to said they had never seen an atmosphere like it. Not close to Dublin obviously but those of us here took over the lobby and made serious noise it'll be all over tv ðŸ˜‚ can't wait for the fights now, it's the best card in a long time!!

any rumours floating around?

There's usually some jargin getting spouted at the weigh ins.

I was at UFC 47 in the Mandalay Bay many moons ago and the rumour was Nick Diaz was taking a drop against Robbie Lawlor because Lawlor had a rib injury.

Diaz knocked Lawlor out in the 2nd round

:D:D

ASOT · 27-09-2014 1:05am

leftism wrote: »

Snap! I actually thought the exact same thing. And he was 146 in Dublin! In fact watching the embedded videos i was a little worried if he'd be on weight because he looked far less drawn than the Dublin fight.

Then he steps on the scales today and he's still 146...

Its his frame imo, such a great body shape to get in as much mass as he can but still hit the 146 limit, that and basically having hos diet down to a tee.

Zero-Cool · 27-09-2014 1:10am

Just watched Embedded 5 there. Cowboy has to be the coolest fighter in the UFC.

ASOT · 27-09-2014 1:12am

sheehy83 wrote: »

Just watched Embedded 5 there. Cowboy has to be the coolest fighter in the UFC.

Gonna watch that now, 4 was epic especially when he asked MM to go wake boarding, all he wanted to do was finish his media stuff and go to the lake. Would love to go for a few beers with him seems like a top bloke!

JacksonHeightsOwn · 27-09-2014 1:17am

sheehy83 wrote: »

Just watched Embedded 5 there. Cowboy has to be the coolest fighter in the UFC.

i was reading what that guy Bobby Green said about him earlier though, and if the accusations are true, then Cerrone is an absolute douche.

He was saying that at a UFC fan expo he was groping and being really obnoxious to all these women that were getting his autograph, and doing it in front of their partners/husbands etc...

When Green said it to him, he just said something to the effect of, "what are they going to do about it, i can knock them all out".

Obviously thats one dudes side of the story, but i watched an interview with Cowboy earlier with Ariel Helwani and he certainly came across as a bit of a knob and he didnt exactly deny the allegations either. Saying that, he was making weight, and id take what fighters say, the day before weigh in with a pinch of salt. Their dehydrated and hungry, so definetly not the best time to interview them.

theteal · 27-09-2014 1:17am

sheehy83 wrote: »

Just watched Embedded 5 there. Cowboy has to be the coolest fighter in the UFC.

"How am I supposed to follow that?". . . "Hey, are you excited?"

Zero-Cool · 27-09-2014 1:19am

theteal wrote: »

"How am I supposed to follow that?". . . "Hey, are you excited?"

Poor Eddie in full face off mode and Cowboy having none of it, bet he woulda brought him wake boarding if he could.

blackbelt1 · 27-09-2014 1:21am

chrisbonnie wrote: »

i was reading what that guy Bobby Green said about him earlier though, and if the accusations are true, then Cerrone is an absolute douche.

He was saying that at a UFC fan expo he was groping and being really obnoxious to all these women that were getting his autograph, and doing it in front of their partners/husbands etc...

When Green said it to him, he just said something to the effect of, "what are they going to do about it, i can knock them all out".

Obviously thats one dudes side of the story, but i watched an interview with Cowboy earlier with Ariel Helwani and he certainly came across as a bit of a knob and he didnt exactly deny the allegations either. Saying that, he was making weight, and id take what fighters say, the day before weigh in with a pinch of salt. Their dehydrated and hungry, so definetly not the best time to interview them.

Find it hard to believe hes a racist considering he has many black friends,hes too laid back to be beefing with people bobby green is a mouth piece cowboy would take his head off with a head kick if they ever met,and im far from a cowboy fanboy.

johnpro · 27-09-2014 1:24am

I can't load the video to this but I'm sure it'll be up soon enough...if there's footage on youtube of us going up the escalator singing try to find it, it's hilarious! The Americans don't know what to make of us! Poirer is really up for this he came out screaming. It's easily the fans main event!! Cerrone and Alvarez was the next loudest cheer, then cruz and MM got good support aswell.

I don't know if you could see it on tv but before the weigh ins started Brian stann, Chris weidman and rashad Evans we're doing the tv work for fox. They couldn't believe when the chanting started and how loud it was....they started taking videos on there phones of it! It's an Irish takeover!!

Zero-Cool · 27-09-2014 1:27am

pendred put up the vid of the chanting on the stairs, brilliant scene. Reading on American forums and comments, they seem to think the noise was coming from plastic paddy's. Enjoy the fight tomorrow man you lucky bastard!

mdwexford · 27-09-2014 2:13am

How do people see the McGregor fight going.

Stand up war or Dustin maybe trying to take it to the ground and look for a sub?

stiffler123 · 27-09-2014 2:17am

This is just an amazing card, even the prelims are fantastic. Looking forward to seeing Masvidal, Wonderboy and the return of Cruz.

MrStuffins · 27-09-2014 3:06am

On the way to Vegas now. Let's do this!

empacher · 27-09-2014 3:21am

Enjoy it. Put everything on red 16 I've got a good feeling about it.

Be like Nutella · 27-09-2014 4:06am

Sherdogs pros picks have poirier 18-14

I like that.

Keep doubting right up until

'Oh my god Conor McGregor has done it againnn!'

jodaw · 27-09-2014 6:51am

The more I look at this fight and despite the intensity from Poirier and talk from Conor, i think Poirier is tailor made for Conor's skillset.

I think Conor wins this and could make himself look very good in the process.

I would go for and a possible one punch or kick knockout. As Dustin charges forward in an emotional rage conor hits him with either a devastating uppercut, straight upkick or round house kick to the chin.

crybaby · 27-09-2014 9:14am

Haven't been this excited for a UFC fight since god knows when, we're actually pretty privileged to get to see an Irish fighter of such talent come through the UFC. Always fantastic to watch an elite Irish athlete have success in any sport but it's always sweet when it is a sport that you enjoy.

I still people are underrating McGregor and even after this fight they will continue to do so even if he wins.

Mellor · 27-09-2014 9:21am

I think Porrier is far to emotionally invested in this match up. It baffles me how people at that level can't grasp that it's all part if the game.
I fully believe Conor gets the win here here but I'm also aware that many people would think that regardless of his opponent. So I've been watching over some of Porrier's match ups. And in my eyes, his pressing forward style of striking combined with his emotional investment is a perfect mix for McGregor.

He lunges into strikes and leaves himself wide open. In this clip, he dives into a lead hook and misses. Akira seen it coming so backs off out of danger - but McGregor won't let him off so light. Angke left, and plant the left hand, his power hand. A la Buchinger.

Here's another wear he plows forward unconcerned. And plants his face into Akira's fist. Marcus Brimage tried a similar approach.

Ultimately, he has a huge battle on the feet. And he'll need some solid defense to get out if trouble. His head down cover up approach (verses Cub) won't cut it.

John_D80 · 27-09-2014 9:50am

Great post. Thanks. ^^^^^

dulux99 · 27-09-2014 10:38am

Is it just me or did the weigh ins seem to be in a tiny venue compared to normal?

Professey Chin · 27-09-2014 10:41am

dulux99 wrote: »

Is it just me or did the weigh ins seem to be in a tiny venue compared to normal?

They usually have them in the arena with most of it segmented off. They mentioned on the Embedded videos that Katy Perry was using the arena yesterday so they probably had to move it somewhere else

ASOT · 27-09-2014 10:41am

Great post there Mellor! Just to add to it if you go to the 4.40 mark in this video http://fightnext.com/video/O4U9O3YSNS3N/Dustin-Poirier-vs-Akira-Corassani--TUF-Nations-Finale Akira catches him with a straight left after he lunges in and drops him, but backs off instead of going in for the kill, then for the next 30/40 sections DP is hurt badly throwing **** all and trying to evade Akira, Conor would have put him away easy enough in that situation, and i know for a fact after Conor saying it at the media day a while back that its in the back of his mind that he has a weak chin.

xtal191 · 27-09-2014 11:34am

sheehy83 wrote: »

Buffers face during the Cat Nunes face off :pac:

Haha

adamski8 · 27-09-2014 11:50am

This page is killing my mobile with the gifs lads

dave1982 · 27-09-2014 12:02pm

Its gonna be impossible to avoid spoilers for this in the morning:mad:

JacksonHeightsOwn · 27-09-2014 12:02pm

xtal191 wrote: »

Haha

Buffer the dirty dog, that is absolutely hilarious :cool:

Zingano is smoking hot though. She scares the bejaysus out of me, but i wouldnt say no thats for sure

Davei141 · 27-09-2014 12:40pm

dave1982 wrote: »

Its gonna be impossible to avoid spoilers for this in the morning:mad:

True just make sure you are home before McGregors fight and turn off phone/laptop till you watch it. Only way to manage it.

Mr Blobby · 27-09-2014 1:23pm

Anyone know if Setanta still have the €1 deal?

UFC 178 - McGregor-Poirier**Tune in from 3:30 onwards to see McGregor

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