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

ardinn

Lads he will announce a year out and be back in 6months for a fight someone pulls out of - this is a comeback setup to hype the **** out an event down the line.

Thats my theory anyway!!

wonderfullife

"tell yer ma i was asking for her" :pac:

The Mac Life should send Conor around looking to break-up scraps between school-kids that'd go viral fast lol. :rolleyes:

Gamebred

I'd prefer a minute or so of training then another bit of him at home then the last minute out shopping or whatever,these seem all stuck to one theme ie if hes doing a x ray thats all that'll be on the video.

MichaelScarn

Those vlogs suck.

There were some good ones in the ufc 202 build up.

Never wrestle with pigs

He said he was going to blow everyone's mind. I think ye all have it wrong. I think it'll be a huge fight, not Floyd but sumthing big.

JustTheOne

Tag team cage fighting or him fighting different fighters in a row!

Subcomandante Marcos

I'm telling ye lads...

MichaelScarn

Pretty sure the big announcement is that he is opening a fitness related business. It is what has been alluded too in recent instagram posts.

wonderfullife

MichaelScarn wrote: »

Pretty sure the big announcement is that he is opening a fitness related business. It is what has been alluded too in recent instagram posts.

If you've been lurking this thread long enough you will realise we've already figured out the announcement weeks ago.

He will announce all of the below, in no particular order:

His semi-retirement. That he has broken up with Dee and is dating the model Mia Kang. Which is messy as Dee is pregnant with quadruplets and they are getting married. He's also signed to fight John Cena in the WWE which may clash with his mega-fight with Floyd Mayweather. He's ready to announce his own management company and, obviously, rolling out his Mac Life Training System - "How Not To Be a Bum". This is all in addition to the Hollywood movies he will be filming. Tom Egan was slated to be involved in a few of the above projects but they've fallen out over Egan preferring Battlefield over Call of Duty.

MichaelScarn

Ha!

I do hope McGregor wins the fight. Although I do think Aldo's assertion that McGregor will be beltless by the end of the year will come true. I don't see McGregor ever going down to featherweight again, he has too much money and doesn't need to put his body through that. So if he loses against Alvarez I see him relinquishing the 145 belt too.

Depp

wonderfullife wrote: »

If you've been lurking this thread long enough you will realise we've already figured out the announcement weeks ago.

He will announce all of the below, in no particular order:

His semi-retirement. That he has broken up with Dee and is dating the model Mia Kang. Which is messy as Dee is pregnant with quadruplets and they are getting married. He's also signed to fight John Cena in the WWE which may clash with his mega-fight with Floyd Mayweather. He's ready to announce his own management company and, obviously, rolling out his Mac Life Training System - "How Not To Be a Bum". This is all in addition to the Hollywood movies he will be filming. Tom Egan was slated to be involved in a few of the above projects but they've fallen out over Egan preferring Battlefield over Call of Duty.

dont forget he's finishing his plumbing apprenticeship

wonderfullife

CurryFlavoured wrote: »

Could you link or direct me to the page you posted that video?

I'm not saying he has an iron chin, but it's definitely decent. He can take a shot. He fought 4 top lightweights and was dropped once to legkicks, albeit his opponents don't have hands like Conor but he certainly took massive shots from RDA who has legit power. I've heard people criticise his chin and my main point was that his defence was the problem rather than his ability to take a shot, that's what I got from his UFC fights for sure.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=101367761&postcount=7909

I time-stamped the times he gets dropped or wobbled. Most of the times he was dropped were after throwing a punch. He leads with his head when punching so he's always open to clean counters.

MichaelScarn

Is there any UFC caliber fighter coming through the ranks of SBG?
I know Ward got a deal but that was off the back of McGregor.

wonderfullife

Every SBG fighter who gets into the UFC will be "on the back of McGregor" - i mean that both metaphorically and literally.

Conor is proud that he's able to use some influence to get team-mates signed. Whether they deserve it or not is something they can only answer inside the Octagon themselves. At face value, Charlie's record would not normally be good enough to earn a UFC contract.

If you're looking for one name who is likely to get the call next it has to be John Phillips. The problem is the middleweight division is absolutely stacked in the UFC. I can see both sides of the coin here but i'm surprised Bellator haven't made a move for his signature.

There's many SBG products coming through the system. Dylan Tuke and Sinead Kavanagh will surely make a step-up in level in the next 12-24 months. Richie Smullen is quietly ticking away. Ryan Curtis is extremely promising and his striking can only keep improving with Roddy working with him daily. Peter Queally divides opinion in here but i think he's done enough to get a shot. Frans Mlambo, Kiefer Crosbie, Cian Cowley - i think they need a little bit more time and experience but they're 3 potentials.

I think some of these guys/girls may end up in Bellator the way the market is going. The UFC is the ultimate aim but Bellator have given James Gallagher a chance and the link-up with BAMMA indicates they're keeping a close eye on the UK/Ireland market.

So, to keep it short (not my style ha!), John Phillips and Peter Queally next and look for Sinead Kavanagh, Ryan Curtis and Dylan Tuke to be fighting in a bigger organisation before the end of 2017/early 2018.

Gamebred

wonderfullife wrote: »

Every SBG fighter who gets into the UFC will be "on the back of McGregor" - i mean that both metaphorically and literally.

Conor is proud that he's able to use some influence to get team-mates signed. Whether they deserve it or not is something they can only answer inside the Octagon themselves. At face value, Charlie's record would not normally be good enough to earn a UFC contract.

If you're looking for one name who is likely to get the call next it has to be John Phillips. The problem is the middleweight division is absolutely stacked in the UFC. I can see both sides of the coin here but i'm surprised Bellator haven't made a move for his signature.

There's many SBG products coming through the system. Dylan Tuke and Sinead Kavanagh will surely make a step-up in level in the next 12-24 months. Richie Smullen is quietly ticking away. Ryan Curtis is extremely promising and his striking can only keep improving with Roddy working with him daily. Peter Queally divides opinion in here but i think he's done enough to get a shot. Frans Mlambo, Kiefer Crosbie, Cian Cowley - i think they need a little bit more time and experience but they're 3 potentials.

I think some of these guys/girls may end up in Bellator the way the market is going. The UFC is the ultimate aim but Bellator have given James Gallagher a chance and the link-up with BAMMA indicates they're keeping a close eye on the UK/Ireland market.

So, to keep it short (not my style ha!), John Phillips and Peter Queally next and look for Sinead Kavanagh, Ryan Curtis and Dylan Tuke to be fighting in a bigger organisation before the end of 2017/early 2018.

I'd say Philips missing weight badly there a while ago will have been a blot on his copy book but his style is what they like decent record and ko after ko,there is some amount of bums in the UFC the level of the undercard fights is getting worse I think,

Cowleys had 1 mma fight hes a long term project,Kiefer is a good striker hes very kill or be killed kinda fighter has the talent needs to string it together,Tukes last performance was not himself never seen him as sloppy he showed some heart and good grappling to win fair play to him I hope it was a once off hes actually my favourite fighter to follow on the rise I like his attitude doesnt think hes flash with a 100 euro pair of gucci flip flops keeps it real,


Luke Jelcic might be an outside shout for a European show if he could string a few wins together too but if I'd to guess next one signed to fight would be Philips.

wonderfullife

Yeah, i read somewhere the one thing that puts Sean Shelby off a fighter is a track-record of missing weight. And when you miss weight in spectacular fashion, it can't be good news. That was a really bad event for SBG with 3 missing weight, no idea what the issue was or whether it was just a coincidence.

It can happen to any fighter, obviously. Lockhart helped Queally get down to 155lbs which i thought would be a massive struggle but fair play.

If only they could persuade Lockhart to move to Ireland they'd be away in a hack! I really think he's overtaken Dolce as the go-to-guy.

Mellor

Gamebred wrote: »

He would ko'd stiff in a local amatuer mma event at this moment never mind the ufc.

Agree about the UFC (obviously). But you are grossly overestimating the ability of Amateur fighters.
A high level grappler would put a Amateur fighter on his back at will imo.

Mellor

Mellor wrote: »

To keep momentum going I'll say Danis by arm in guillotine.

Others predictions:
Tonon to heelhook Burns

AJ to bully Minowaman the entire match

Imanari to imanari roll for a heel hook, Orchard to stuff it and win by double arm triangle

Spoilers:

Danis almost got the Arm-In guilotine early, but eventually wins by heelhook.
Tonon by heelhook.
AJ dominated and wins by triangle
Orchard wins, but from the back not a triangle.


Close enough.

Gamebred

Mellor wrote: »

Agree about the UFC (obviously). But you are grossly overestimating the ability of Amateur fighters.
A high level grappler would put a Amateur fighter on his back at will imo.

Well maybe not complete amateur but lads competing in IMMAF's about to turn pro would kick his head off his shoulders and any other grappler with no stand up too I think personally would get merked,its all hypothetical anyways,


Anyways at the risk of going of topic this was pretty sick from the undercard beautiful sequence

https://twitter.com/bjjscout/status/792405393183911937

Mellor

Gamebred wrote: »

Mellor wrote: »

Agree about the UFC (obviously). But you are grossly overestimating the ability of Amateur fighters.
A high level grappler would put a Amateur fighter on his back at will imo.

Well maybe not complete amateur but lads competing in IMMAF's about to turn pro would kick his head off his shoulders and any other grappler with no stand up too I think personally would get merked,its all hypothetical anyways,


Anyways at the risk of going of topic this was pretty sick from the undercard beautiful sequence

https://twitter.com/bjjscout/status/792405393183911937

Ah anything related to fighting/grappling can't be called off topic anymore.

Looks like a seoi nage variation.

mrkiscool2

MichaelScarn wrote: »

I think Eddie's tactics will be similar to his fight against RDA. Think he is going to almost bullrush straight away. RDA has a better chin than Conor so could definitely see McGregor being dropped if he is not careful

Explain please. In Conor's UFC career he has been rocked once and he panicked because of it, I don't think Eddie at a weight that is better for McGregor will be able to hurt anywhere near as much. Plus, Conor is a counter-striker, perfect for someone like Eddie who bullrushes most of the time.

eddie73

The bookies are favoring McGregor by Tko or Ko above all other odds in this fight. Has there ever been a draw in a fight of this size? I wonder would it suit the UFC if it were to happen.

wonderfullife

Good piece here with Greg Loughran, Irish guy who fought Eddie in Bellator.

http://www.punditarena.com/mmaufc/sraftery/146396-eddie-alvarez-conor-mcgregor-ko/

Rocked Alvarez badly with a counter-left hand before Alvarez got a hold of him and dragged him down.

Predicts McGregor to finish Alvarez inside one round.

JJayoo

I always think it's a bit redundant asking people their predictions on McG fights. Let's say Greg Loughran predicts an Alverze victory and explains why, instantly all of his social media accounts will be trolled into oblivion.

Also why was my previous post deleted?

wonderfullife

A fighters opinion carries more weight if he has been inside the Octagon with someone. But it's still a guess, like all other predictions. MMA is a crazy sport. Not many saw Holly Holm taking out Ronda. And this is a lot closer contest than that one.

Axwell

JJayoo wrote: »

Also why was my previous post deleted?

Because I moved Wonderfulifes post so your post had no more relevance.

Irishcrx

Really looking forward to this fight now that its creeping closer, I actually think it's going to be a close one to call. Alvarez really impressed me against RDA and RDA really impressed me in his last 3 fights. I don't think it was a bull rush either for the finish , he had RDA rocked and if you have him rocked you have to try and finish him you can't let him recover and come back at you and that's what Alvarez did he unleashed and put him away.

Mark Henry is a fantastic coach and they aren't going to play straight into Mcgegor , I think Eddie will pressure and push forward yes but it will be more controlled unless he sees a similar opportunity to the RDA fight.

For Conor , I think he turned a personal and professional corner during the first Diaz fight in that he realized that he can gas out , people can take his left hand and he cannot finish everybody he faces in 1-2 rounds. I think he wants Alvarez to believe that 'Mystic Mac will do him inside one' but this isn't actually the game plan , the game plan will be to frustrate Eddie and draw him on and look for the counter left when it becomes available to him...he also has a 4 inch reach advantage which is going to suit this down to the ground of stepping off and countering...Eddie has to come inside.

As said , very close but Mcgregor for me round 3/4

JohnSBG

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JustTheOne

JohnSBG wrote: »

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Do you think this is conors ideal weight and where he will be going forward?

markc91

JohnSBG wrote: »

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This is surreal