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

wonderfullife

The Irish Mirror can't be too happy at what just unfolded haha. "you're crazy to believe anything that comes out of that click-bait ....the Irish Mirror don't know fcuk all about me or my life".

That's them told

CurryFlavoured

Heeeeeeere come the psychologists.

wonderfullife

ricero wrote: »

Mcgregor is defo in his head. Im sure this is only the start of a week of mind games

100%. Eddie is trying to laugh it off but i've got the feeling he's fuming and is going to do an Aldo and come tearing after him from the bell.

Truth is this - Conor thrives on the big stage under the spotlight, the bright lights and big pressure. Eddie is untested under it.

It's one thing beating top level opponents on a Fight Night card or in the back waters of Japan and another doing it on the biggest stage possible.

I really can't see past Conor finishing him inside 2.

wonderfullife

CurryFlavoured wrote: »

Heeeeeeere come the psychologists.

it's a looooong 9 days until fight night

wonderfullife

EuskalHerria wrote: »

Eddie offering Conor ellecution lessons...

Eddie's contribution to that conference call summed up:

CurryFlavoured

I don't expect Conor to 'get into his head' personally, whatever way you define it. Eddie has spoken numerous times about having a clear game plan (hint hint avoid conor's left, clinch, takedown), and he's got a great camp. I don't think he'll do anything out of the ordinary in response to the thrash talk.

MichaelScarn

I think Conor is done for. Eddie seemed relaxed and having fun.

Conor is going to be out to sleep no matter what his vo2 levels are.


Edit: my post was in jest/sarcasm at armchair psychologists in case people taught I was being serious

Depp

CurryFlavoured wrote: »

Heeeeeeere come the psychologists.

MichaelScarn wrote: »

I think Conor is done for. Eddie seemed relaxed and having fun.

Conor is going to be out to sleep no matter what his vo2 levels are

serious call curry flavoured!

JohnSBG

kinda funny i didnt know about the call. then i was walking thru apartment and heard raised voice coming from his bedroom and thought 'someone's in trouble' ha.
anyway all going great here lads - everything on track!

JohnSBG

kinda funny i didnt know about the call. then i was walking thru apartment and heard raised voice coming from his bedroom and thought 'someone's in trouble' ha.
anyway all going great here lads - everything on track!

wonderfullife

MichaelScarn wrote: »

Conor is going to be out to sleep no matter what his vo2 levels are

i've fell asleep in a nightclub before out celebrating Leaving results but never with 2 world titles over my shoulders. It's possible though.....:pac:

Deadst4r

JohnSBG wrote: »

kinda funny i didnt know about the call. then i was walking thru apartment and heard raised voice coming from his bedroom and thought 'someone's in trouble' ha.
anyway all going great here lads - everything on track!

Cut the **** John, where's the after party?

John Double posted.. Hands shaking possibly? An obvious sign that the pressure within the camp is very high at the moment.

Gamebred

John forget about 205, Are you gonna get the chance to roll with the GOAT Marcelo this week?

Zero-Cool

"I did in 13 seconds what Frankie couldn't do over 50 minutes" such a great line. Can't believe this is next weekend.

wonderfullife

JohnSBG wrote: »

kinda funny i didnt know about the call. then i was walking thru apartment and heard raised voice coming from his bedroom and thought 'someone's in trouble' ha.
anyway all going great here lads - everything on track!

can you answer the question on everyones mind?

Where's Ido? :pac:

Gamebred

wonderfullife wrote: »

can you answer the question on everyones mind?

Where's Ido? :pac:

Its Sensei Portal! Give him some respect.

martyos121

Gamebred wrote: »

Its Sensei Portal! Give him some respect.

Exactly, Sensei Portal will teach Conor the way of the lizard:



Eddie can't takedown what's already down. :pac:

.ak

wonderfullife wrote: »

Don't care what anybody says - when you bring someones kids into it, it's going to make them want to tear your head off and fight emotionally.

I'm not getting into the amateur psychology i just know it's such a universal trigger.

Conor knows what he's doing. It's not very subtle but even the brief mentions of his kids and saying he's gonna re-arrange his face so his kids say "daddy please don't fight anymore"........right there that's gonna stick with Eddie for the next week. He's gonna wanna kill him.

.ak

'We'll see Edward, we'll see... You're going to regret that.'

Hahah, Edward, I love it. That's what I call my old man (Eddie) when i want to wind him up.

wonderfullife

Was pleasantly surprised at the lack of sh1te questions from journalists on that Conference Call.

Sean Sheehan blew it though lol. Surely the only thing he shoulda asked was for a little comment on Andrew McGahon signing to the Mac Life and he goes and asks a question every other journo asks about what style he's approaching the fight :rolleyes:

Tigger

I don't think JK comes in here for the exposure, I think he think he does it for the laugh. Which is nice

Tinie

Tigger wrote: »

I don't think JK comes in here for the exposure, I think he think he does it for the laugh. Which is nice

Personally I'd love to see what would happen if he posted on sherdog with a verified account...

wonderfullife

JohnSBG wrote: »

then i was walking thru apartment and heard raised voice coming from his bedroom and thought 'someone's in trouble' ha.

Visions now of Conor sat in his bedroom in his PJ's playing Call of Duty, pressing pause so he can scream down the phone "i'm going to re-arrange your face" :pac:

wonderfullife

Tigger wrote: »

I don't think JK comes in here for the exposure, I think he think he does it for the laugh. Which is nice

People tend to forget John had 1,500 posts on Boards before things got hectic with his career. I'm fairly sure all of the Holy Trinity of Irish MMA posted on here. John, Andy Ryan, Peter Donnelly.

Still sound as anything to check back in with the little people

Tigger

Tinie wrote: »

Personally I'd love to see what would happen if he posted on sherdog with a verified account...

See I don't think I would. Although I do wanna see what those lads are gonna say if Conor manages to get his two belts
I don't think they'd be happy if he got the belts and defended both (I can dream)

Tigger

wonderfullife wrote: »

People tend to forget John had 1,500 posts on Boards before things got hectic with his career. I'm fairly sure all of the Holy Trinity of Irish MMA posted on here. John, Andy Ryan, Peter Donnelly.

Still sound as anything to check back in with the little people

I know he posted here BC but things change and it's nice he remembered we are here.

wonderfullife

The more i think about this "announcement" the more i think Dana opened his big gob about Dee possibly being pregnant and that's all there was to it (at the time) and now Conor is capitalising on the fuss by actually making a real announcement.

He certainly ruled out taking time off in that conference call, so we can shelve the retirement speech!

Gamebred

Tigger wrote: »

See I don't think I would. Although I do wanna see what those lads are gonna say if Conor manages to get his two belts
I don't think they'd be happy if he got the belts and defended both (I can dream)

Wait till you hear the excuses when he merk's Eddie zzzzzzz


Remember Holloway was too young,no camp mendes,fluke punch v Aldo,Poirier beaten mentally,Nate won at 202 and so on, it becomes amusing reading and hearing the excuses people make for his opponents who he usually stiffs out,I'll guess this time they say ''easiest match up at lw''

wonderfullife

Gamebred wrote: »

Wait till you hear the excuses when he merk's Eddie zzzzzzz


Remember Holloway was too young,no camp mendes,fluke punch v Aldo,Poirier beaten mentally,Nate won at 202 and so on, it becomes amusing reading and hearing the excuses people make for his opponents who he usually stiffs out,I'll guess this time they say ''easiest match up at lw''

You missed "fluked missed left hook" against Poirier. At the time everyone was saying "there is no way he aimed for behind the ear."

What i find most amusing is the retrospective excuses. Before the fights, Aldo is a beast, Mendes is an amazing wrestler, Nate on his day can beat anybody, Poirier is a machine.........

As soon as he wins, then it's "he got lucky" or short camp etc. The short camp one does my head in - a late replacement works both ways and Bisping and Diaz both showed it can be an advantage to the guy coming in, as opposed to the guy training for a different opponent for 6 weeks.

Obviously that works both ways, a lot of us made excuses on his behalf for the Diaz loss. But i think no matter what he achieves he will be under-rated amongst his fellow fighters, in particular, and a lot of that is jealousy.