Official Conor McGregor thread (part 2). **Read warning in 1st post**

martyos121

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

You might be surprised to hear that people from Northern Ireland can too be referred to as you know Irish, where does it say Conor is from Northern Ireland specifically?

Perhaps if you are an easily offended nationalist may I suggest you not bother reading news stories from the daily mail

Right under the first picture, not hard to miss tbh.

VW 1

Axwell wrote:

True in this case but thats not always how it works in terms of being taxed abroad as a UFC fighter. If the UFC event is outside of the US (ie an International Event) then the fighters have to pay tax in that country before getting their paycheck and then again in their home country.

Depends on the country and whether or not Ireland/EU have a double taxation agreement with that country.

Subcomandante Marcos

Axwell wrote: »

True in this case but thats not always how it works in terms of being taxed abroad as a UFC fighter. If the UFC event is outside of the US (ie an International Event) then the fighters have to pay tax in that country before getting their paycheck and then again in their home country.

Well yeah, for countries where the fighters resident country don't have a double tax treaty.

Subcomandante Marcos

In relation to Conor vs Eddie if it happens, I see it as Conor being favourite, he can sleep Eddie and is faster with better hands. Eddie has two options really, frantic blitz and hope for an early finish like the RDA fight, but I don't see that working with Conor, or take him down and grind a win out.

Would be interesting to see Conor's take down defence against someone like Alvarez without the knee injury he had going into the Mendes fight, but I think even if Eddie lands a few double legs Conor can come out the other end and finish him on the feet inside three rounds.

Can see them doing this fight followed by McGregor vs Diaz 3 within a year, he has to give up the 145 belt before taking the Alvarez fight though. Taking three fights without defending his belt would be taking the piss.

darced

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Wrongway1985

martyos121 wrote: »

Right under the first picture, not hard to miss tbh.

Soz, I usually read the articles not look at the pictures

EagererBeaver

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Soz, I usually read the articles not look at the pictures

The Daily Mail has articles as well as pictures?!

Storm in a teacup, just lazy journalism.

Wrongway1985

EagererBeaver wrote: »

The Daily Mail has articles as well as pictures?!

Storm in a teacup, just lazy journalism.

Exactly what I would have said if I'd looked under the picture initially or perhaps maybe he became Northern Irish when that Rory Mcillroy ejit was rubbing shoulders with him the weekend :rolleyes:

Subcomandante Marcos

darced wrote: »

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Can't fight for 2 belts at once because you can't make 2 weights at once.

Paully D

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

Can see them doing this fight followed by McGregor vs Diaz 3 within a year, he has to give up the 145 belt before taking the Alvarez fight though. Taking three fights without defending his belt would be taking the piss.

Agreed.

Money wise, the best course of action is to hope McGregor beats Alvarez and then do the McGregor/Diaz 3 bout for the 155 title. He'll give up the 145 belt and get the Alvarez fight next IMO.

You'll have people saying that Khabib has been overlooked but 1) he's injured so often it's hard to justify banking on him being able to fight, spending money on promo etc 2) he's not a guy who will help sell many PPV's (nor is Alvarez I know, but he holds the belt ) and 3) I'm probably one of the few on here that think this but he's massively overrated - he has fought 7 times in almost 5 years, 1 of those he missed weight for by quite some distance and another he fought a guy pulled in from the car park on short notice. The only really impressive win he has in the UFC is over dos Anjos IMO and that was over 2 years ago now.

darced

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finglashoop

If they both made 145 could they throw the 155 into the mix as well?

Subcomandante Marcos

finglashoop wrote: »

If they both made 145 could they throw the 155 into the mix as well?

No, they'd be under weight for 155 if they weigh in at 145.

StringerBell

Alvarez is a lot easier for Conor then a few of the LW's out there, RDA of course, even Cowboy if he could make it to the octagon without already being broken. He has the abilities to trouble him, not sure he has the mentality though.

That's the huge cherry for Conor, I would suspect he is well aware that Eddie represents a very good opportunity to win the belt, and is afraid he won't have it very long. (He won't.)

ShooterSF

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

https://twitter.com/NateDiaz209/status/768332371397582848

You just made a couple of million. More than I'll make in a lifetime. Hire a secretary to proof read your posts. Yikes.

Mellor

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

He won't be taxed in the US though because he's not a resident there, the tax will be paid in Ireland. It's weird but that's how it works.

Usually for Joe Soap like you and I thats how it works. But high level athletes get hit up by the US. That's why Manny Pacquiao, resident of the Philippians, was chased by the IRS. He fought Algeri in Macao for a smaller purse as so he didn't lose 10m in tax (had it been Nevada).

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

Can't fight for 2 belts at once because you can't make 2 weights at once.

What if you made 145 at the 9am weigh-in, started rehydrating a little and then weigh-in at 148-155 on the stage. Technically they'd have made both weights withing the required period.:cool:


Obviously a commission would never sanction it, and the UFC would never go for it as it ruins one division going forward.
I wonder if there's ever been a precedent in boxing? I know they've had catchweight title fight.

Outlaw Pete

ShooterSF wrote: »

You just made a couple of million. More than I'll make in a lifetime. Hire a secretary to proof read your posts. Yikes.

Would you believe: $13 million.

For the Johnson fight in December he made just $40,000.

TimRiggins

Saw some journalist say McGregor/Diaz is the greatest rivalry in UFC history. Have to agree. Already looking forward to the documentary after it!

Subcomandante Marcos

$13million and getting to slap Dana White on camera.

A whole lot's changed for Nathan since last December thanks to his talk after the Johnson fight.

TireeTerror

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Exactly what I would have said if I'd looked under the picture initially or perhaps maybe he became Northern Irish when that Rory Mcillroy ejit was rubbing shoulders with him the weekend :rolleyes:

I couldn't care less anyway, I'm Scottish, internal squabbles about nationality mean nothing to me, especially since we voted not to be a country.

0byme75341jo28

I hope he fights Cowboy at some stage. I'd love to see McGregor mentally torture Cerrone in the build up to the fight :pac:

hatrickpatrick

He really is an absolute gent.

http://www.punditarena.com/mmaufc/jmurphy/watch-ufc-release-incredible-audio-mcgregor-diaz-conversation-immediately-ufc-202/

pudzey101

Nick Diaz jumped by 4 people outside a las vegas nightclub makes headlines , but nothing is said when all of them are thrown bottles and abusing conor on his own

http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/8/25/12637694/morning-report-nick-diaz-reportedly-jumped-by-multiple-attackers

StringerBell

Did you miss the headlines when both sets involved with the bottle throwing were making fools of themselves?

Nick beat the piss out of 4 guys who attacked him at a club, fair play to him. Nick Diaz is a hero, flawed? of course, who isn't? Doesn't take away from his overall heroism

sonofenoch

What chance McGregor/Aldo Alvarez/Diaz being on the same card ......would set up the trilogy fight beautifully if both won........the flipside would make for a damp squib if 1 or both lost

Swashbuckler

sonofenoch wrote:

What chance McGregor/Aldo Alvarez/Diaz being on the same card ......would set up the trilogy fight beautifully if both won........the flipside would make for a damp squib if 1 or both lost

No chance Diaz gets Alvarez coming off a loss to McGregor.

sonofenoch

Swashbuckler wrote: »

No chance Diaz gets Alvarez coming off a loss to McGregor.

Yeah suppose that's true, and he's said he only wants the money fight with McGregor now anyway

Outlaw Pete

I think Conor will fight Aldo at 205.

I know it's very soon after a tough fight but Aldo is seen as an easy opponant for McGregor after what happened and so Conor only having a small amount of time to prepare for the fight gives it an air of excitement that it might not have where it to happen at a later point. It also means UFC get to silence the whingers claiming Conor hasn't defended his belt, they'll have their biggest draw fighting on quite an historical night for them and he's Irish to boot. The fight just ticks so many boxes that I can't see it not happening.

cletus

I read the start of your post three times, couldn't figure why you thought they'd fight at lhw.

Swashbuckler

Outlaw Pete wrote:

I know it's very soon after a tough fight but Aldo is seen as an easy opponant for McGregor after what happened and so Conor only having a small amount of time to prepare for the fight gives it an air of excitement that it might not have where it to happen at a later point. It also means UFC get to silence the whingers claiming Conor hasn't defended his belt, they'll have their biggest draw fighting on quite an historical night for them and he's Irish to boot. The fight just ticks so many boxes that I can't see it not happening.

In my mind there is literally no benefit to Conor fighting Aldo or anyone at 205. Rest up. Recover. Fight on the new years card.