UFC 194: McGregor vs Aldo ***READ POST #1 BEFORE POSTING***

kev1234

Aldo via Decision

fuzzydunlop85 wrote: »

Ufc TV , so if I just sign up for fight pass can I get the prelims is that it ?

Yeah, sign up for the free 7 day trial of fight pass and you will get the prelims. Just remember to cancel it within 7 days or they will automatically renew it for the next month at €7.99/month.

cletus

Eircom_Sucks wrote: »

if aldo just goes for takedowns etc then he's a pussy , and will be slated for being afraid to trade

i know i'll have lost respect for him , 10 years unbeaten or not

the people want to see the 2 trade , lets see whos got better chin , better arsenal of weapons , i don't wanna see a dry humping exhibition

thewheel2.0 wrote: »

I could see why someone would make that argument, but it is MMA, how badly does he want to win!

Watching Holm/Rousey was the perfect example of a how to implement a game plan. Maybe Aldo's game plan is takedowns in the later rounds, I could see that.

I could see how morons who have no interest in or knowledge of the sport could make that argument, but I don't understand anybody going out of their way to log onto an mma forum to voice that opinion.

The only logical conclusion is trolling

JustTheOne

Lads how do you think the IV ban will affect them?

Inquitus

McGregor via Decision

JustTheOne wrote: »

Lads how do you think the IV ban will affect them?

Depends how much weight they each had to cut, it certainly makes it harder to recover.

selectamatic

Andre 3000 wrote: »

This is an elimination chamber tables and ladders match, please keep up

I thought they decided on the traditional hell in a cell matchup :P

I see Conor's movement training giving him the clear advantage in reaching the top first leaving Aldo playing catchup


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JustTheOne

Inquitus wrote: »

Depends how much weight they each had to cut, it certainly makes it harder to recover.

Yeah be very interesting as its new to them.

RedemptionZ

Aldo via Decision

Inquitus wrote: »

Depends how much weight they each had to cut, it certainly makes it harder to recover.

Conor would've been cutting 25lbs thereabouts, nearly 15% of overall bodyweight. It's a rough cut, I think it'll have to have some effect.

Depp

McGregor via Decision

from what everyone is saying the only effect it has is mainly mental and it makes rehydration more convenient more than anything else

Andre 3000

Aldo via Submission

selectamatic wrote: »

I thought they decided on the traditional hell in a cell matchup :P

I see Conor's movement training giving him the clear advantage in reaching the top first leaving Aldo playing catchup

Well one thing is for sure, it's gonna be a slobberknocker!

RedemptionZ

Aldo via Decision

Andre 3000 wrote: »

Well one thing is for sure, it's gonna be a slobberknocker!

If Conor can pull his finisher off it's game over.

fuzzydunlop85

kev1234 wrote: »

Yeah, sign up for the free 7 day trial of fight pass and you will get the prelims. Just remember to cancel it within 7 days or they will automatically renew it for the next month at €7.99/month.

Sorry to be a plague lads but the free trial fight pass has only three early fights listed,So do I need to cough up another tenner to get the later prelims?

jimmii

Aldo via Submission

Jim Bob Scratcher wrote: »

Sure McGregor's look isn't even original.

Yeh I seen that before! Little bit weird but guessing these guys are taking it from him and not some random instagram guy!

Depp

McGregor via Decision

The copycats can be fairly annoying alright, worst part is I get abuse even though I had my beard before Conor! my name being conor doesnt help either!

jimmii

Aldo via Submission

not yet wrote: »

Come'ere lads what's the story if it goes 12 rounds and is called a draw, Does Conor get to keep his WBC belt and Aldo keeps the IBF and WBA belts...?

Oh and one last question, What corner is Conor sent to if Aldo gets a standing count:D


PS,

I think Conor's movement and angles will be to much for Aldo.

If it goes 12 he has to beat Fury 3 out of 5 at chess then he gets all Aldos belt collection but they aren't snail skin so he probably won't wear them. If it's a standing count he has to go to the left hand corner obviously.

I think McGregor is going to flow the bejaysus out of him and Portal will be made King of Ireland.

jimmii

Aldo via Submission

Depp wrote: »

The copycats can be fairly annoying alright, worst part is I get abuse even though I had my beard before Conor! my name being conor doesnt help either!

So you're saying people had beards and were called Conor BFEORE Conor McGregor? Get the f out of here with that crap no one's going to believe that.

Admit it you fell in love changed your name and grew a beard!

Sofiztikated

cloudatlas wrote: »

Merely noting the hypocrisy of the two takes on over confidence. On another note. The amount of guys in the crowd who have copied Conor's appearance is weird. Imitation is the....

My heart says Mcgregor my head says Aldo.

To be fair, that particular look is/was popular anyway, the Fury haircut (slick back, with a disconnected undercut to be precise), beard, tats. Twas the choice of hipsters, before it was cool obviously, which made it's way into popular culture. If you think McGregor has been pioneering this himself, you need to have a look outside of MMA.

Franco Delightful Ambassador wrote: »

Wow. Aldos odds have shortened an awful in the last 24 hours.
A shed load of money must have been thrown on him.
Has something happened to McGregor? An injury or something that they are keeping quiet?

Doubtful. It's the weekend, how many thousands have landed in Vegas, the betting capital of the world, and there's a lot of people have lumped a ton of cash on the 10 year champ, at great odds.

Depp wrote: »

from what everyone is saying the only effect it has is mainly mental and it makes rehydration more convenient more than anything else

I've been dehydrated, hospitalised with it once. It's disorientating, in the extreme. Your body just doesn't work right, your brain shuts off "non essential" parts of your body to protect itself.

A good re hydration tool, which I got from an uncle who is a doctor and running freak, is to add a teaspoon of salt and 2 tablespoons of sugar to a pint of water. Obviously Conor and Aldo will have their own doctors supplying their version of it, but the point is the same. Sugars and salts need to be replaced, and quickly in their case. Gradually would be better, but they won't have the benefit of time.

markc2951

Aldo smashed mendes with everything he had in their last fight and mendes still took it..conor on the other hand ko'd mendes after a few 'CLATTERS'

A Primal Nut

RedemptionZ wrote: »

Andre 3000 wrote: »

Well one thing is for sure, it's gonna be a slobberknocker!

If Conor can pull his finisher off it's game over.

Pretty sure Sheamus is gonna interfere to help McGregor get the win.

Depp

McGregor via Decision

Read before that the body can absorb about a liter an hour orally, and 10 litres is roughly 20 pounds, so iwith a 20 pound or so with a cut of around that size youre definitely going to have at least ten waking hours to sip away on water, Itd just be an awful pain in the hole being stuck to the bottle all day whereas with an iv you just stick it in and you can sleep or do whatever you like!

Depp

McGregor via Decision

A Primal Nut wrote: »

Pretty sure Sheamus is gonna interfere to help McGregor get the win.

aldo have him hurt next thing sheamus hops the fenc steel chair in hand

LaVail

McGregor via Decision

Lads it's probably been asked before so sorry about this but Its on BT sports right? Could I watch it on sky go?

JustTheOne

Depp wrote: »

Read before that the body can absorb about a liter an hour orally, and 10 litres is roughly 20 pounds, so iwith a 20 pound or so with a cut of around that size youre definitely going to have at least ten waking hours to sip away on water, Itd just be an awful pain in the hole being stuck to the bottle all day whereas with an iv you just stick it in and you can sleep or do whatever you like!

would make sense seems he was tweeting at 3 this morning Vegas time!

MarkY91

McGregor via Decision

Sofiztikated wrote: »

To be fair, that particular look is/was popular anyway, the Fury haircut (slick back, with a disconnected undercut to be precise), beard, tats. Twas the choice of hipsters, before it was cool obviously, which made it's way into popular culture. If you think McGregor has been pioneering this himself, you need to have a look outside of MMA.



Doubtful. It's the weekend, how many thousands have landed in Vegas, the betting capital of the world, and there's a lot of people have lumped a ton of cash on the 10 year champ, at great odds.



I've been dehydrated, hospitalised with it once. It's disorientating, in the extreme. Your body just doesn't work right, your brain shuts off "non essential" parts of your body to protect itself.

A good re hydration tool, which I got from an uncle who is a doctor and running freak, is to add a teaspoon of salt and 2 tablespoons of sugar to a pint of water. Obviously Conor and Aldo will have their own doctors supplying their version of it, but the point is the same. Sugars and salts need to be replaced, and quickly in their case. Gradually would be better, but they won't have the benefit of time.

I second the salt part. Ive been told that too but not sure how or why it works.

Your brain shrinks too with dehydration afaik

GFT

McGregor via Decision

LaVail wrote: »

Lads it's probably been asked before so sorry about this but Its on setanta sports right? Could I watch it on sky go?

Read the opening post ffs!!!

LaVail

McGregor via Decision

GFT wrote: »

Read the opening post ffs!!!

It doesn't say anything about sky go?

JustTheOne

MarkY91 wrote: »

I second the salt part. Ive been told that too but not sure how or why it works.

Your brain shrinks too with dehydration afaik

It does hence headaches when hungover.

Ageyev

Has anyone ordered a UFC card on YouTube before? I'm thinking about it as it's €16

Sofiztikated

Depp wrote: »

Read before that the body can absorb about a liter an hour orally, and 10 litres is roughly 20 pounds, so iwith a 20 pound or so with a cut of around that size youre definitely going to have at least ten waking hours to sip away on water, Itd just be an awful pain in the hole being stuck to the bottle all day whereas with an iv you just stick it in and you can sleep or do whatever you like!

Healthy kidneys can process about a litre an hour. Exceeding that, and you run the risk of hyponatraemia (water intoxication). Vomiting & nausea, confusion, lethargy, muscle weakness, unconsciousness and death can occur. All things you want to avoid.

They have to maintain their electrolyte balance, to be in tip top form. A rasher sammidge and a pint glass of Lucozade will do wonders for them. :pac:

I'm interested in seeing how they cope with the IV ban. Your standard saline would be 0.9%, 2 or 3 bags over a sleep period of 8 hours, along with guzzling a couple of 2l bottles of water would probably be the equivalent of the 10/12 hours drinking, but more directed.

Would they possibly go by way of an nasogastric delivery? Maybe, but that's dangerous (and ****ing horrible. I don't recommend anyone doing this. I've had something delivered this way 3 or 4 times, and yuck.)

0ph0rce0

Aldo via Decision

Ageyev wrote: »

Has anyone ordered a UFC card on YouTube before? I'm thinking about it as it's €16

Did myself for the last one, Just streamed from my phone to chromecast. Never skipped a beat, Quality was excellent

Severard

McGregor via Decision

LaVail wrote: »

It doesn't say anything about sky go?

You can pay to watch the fight here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yatS6fVnUGQ&ab_channel=UFC-UltimateFightingChampionship

Or here:

http://www.ufc.tv/video/ufc-194

Don't know about Sky though.