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Joao Carvalho RIP

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    #92
    El Guapo!
    Registered Users Posts: 12,431 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    Goose81 wrote: »
    Alright Einstein id say it was a bad weight cut that damaged his brain alright. RIP Joao

    Your as bad as the fools on sherdog claiming it wasn't an mma death because it didn't happen in the ring. You should be ashamed of yourself, or if your actually thick enough to believe what you said I pity you

    Don't post in this thread again. No need for crap like that in this thread.


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    #93
    Luckycharms_74
    Registered Users Posts: 6,618 ✭✭✭Luckycharms_74


    Such a tragic death. RIP to Joao Carvalho :(.


    The fall out from this will be the un-educated people trying to get MMA banned in Ireland.
    Just look at this article in the Indo.
    http://www.independent.ie/sport/mma/sinead-ryan-this-socalled-sport-is-little-more-than-brutal-and-glorified-assault-34623086.html

    My god how people can get jobs reporting on nothing they know about :mad:


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    #94
    EuskalHerria
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,273 ✭✭✭EuskalHerria


    Luckycharms_74 wrote: »
    Such a tragic death. RIP to Joao Carvalho :(.


    The fall out from this will be the un-educated people trying to get MMA banned in Ireland.
    Just look at this article in the Indo.
    http://www.independent.ie/sport/mma/sinead-ryan-this-socalled-sport-is-little-more-than-brutal-and-glorified-assault-34623086.html

    My god how people can get jobs reporting on nothing they know about :mad:

    The article is prefaced with an immediate cop out for sports with a statistically more fatal past. Bypassing the facts to make a pointless point.

    This won't be the last of this, but Sinead and her ilk will be writing about something else next week as if nothing had happened.


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    #95
    The Talking Bread
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    Very very dangerous comments by Mcgregor I found criticising the referee for not stopping it at this juncture. Whatever about a layman spouting about this, for the most prestigious fighter in the world to lay it all on the ref until some sort of inquest is done is highly unprofessional.
    I anticipate the ref is having a nightmare as it is at the moment.
    Mcgregor should have offered his condolences but not give such a damning verdict so soon.


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    #96
    Ian Whelan
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    Does anyone know what the arrangements will be for this man's funeral? Will he be returned to his home country I wonder?


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    #97
    The Talking Bread
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    Ian Whelan wrote: »
    Does anyone know what the arrangements will be for this man's funeral? Will he be returned to his home country I wonder?

    Of course he will.

    The IAPA set up a go fund me page for donations to help cover part of costs of the funeral.


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    #98
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    What a tragic loss!
    I feel sorry for his family and the sport isn't as glamorous as it has been in recent times!


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    #99
    mark.leonard
    Registered Users Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭mark.leonard


    The Talking Bread wrote: »
    Very very dangerous comments by Mcgregor I found criticising the referee for not stopping it at this juncture. Whatever about a layman spouting about this, for the most prestigious fighter in the world to lay it all on the ref until some sort of inquest is done is highly unprofessional.
    I anticipate the ref is having a nightmare as it is at the moment.
    Mcgregor should have offered his condolences but not give such a damning verdict so soon.
    I thought McGregor was talking directly post-fight before anyone knew how serious the consequences might be?


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    #100
    Devastator
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    mark.leonard wrote: »
    I thought McGregor was talking directly post-fight before anyone knew how serious the consequences might be?


    He was but when people are sad enough to use this tragic loss as an excuse to critise someone facts like you've pointed out are lost.



    I tihnk it would be a good idea for the mods to amend the thread title, maybe to say condolences thread, it might help cut down on the influx of fauxragers intent on having a go and mean less posts need deleted,etc


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    #101
    The Talking Bread
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    Devastator wrote: »
    He was but when people are sad enough to use this tragic loss as an excuse to critise someone facts like you've pointed out are lost.



    I tihnk it would be a good idea for the mods to amend the thread title, maybe to say condolences thread, it might help cut down on the influx of fauxragers intent on having a go and mean less posts need deleted,etc

    No need to be so aggressive and tetchy. What I read was an article with CM offering his condolences. It then went on to say in said article "mcgregor himself said that he thought the ref should have perhaps stopped it early" .

    Someone afterwards has informed me that CM made his comments directly after the contest which makes more sense as I was extremely surprised CM would have made the comment after the actual death.

    I was merely making a comment upon what I interpreted from a now, I understand, misleading article.

    I wasn't criticising the sport. However I do find the level of defence when people make any sort of criticism on these threads often OTT and insulting.
    I never criticised the sport, in fact I was defending it but I'm open minded to other people's opinions.

    Also this was the only Carvalho thread I saw so I initially assumed it was a thread where an opinion like this could be proffered. Seemingly not and I'll accept that.

    But let the mods explain this perhaps.


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    #102
    The Talking Bread
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    mark.leonard wrote: »
    I thought McGregor was talking directly post-fight before anyone knew how serious the consequences might be?

    Yeah apparently so which makes more sense. Article I read was misleading on this.
    Feel very sorry for the ref involved as well as Ward.


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    #103
    Axwell
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    To reiterate what was already posted a few hours ago..

    To those who are new this is a RIP thread - show some respect or stay out of the thread. If you don't like the sport stay out of the forum. Any questions PM a mod - do not respond in-thread

    Everyone else, please do not rise to the bait and again please keep this thread respectful to someone who has died in terrible circumstances


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    #104
    Crann na Beatha
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    #105
    Jester252
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    RIP. The commentary of the sport is sicking, just had to turn of Moncrieff. Two people, who both admit they know nothing about the sport, just judging people who follow MMA. It reached its low point when they call all sports, including chess, a violent ritual.


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    #106
    [Deleted User]
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    RIP. Poor lad. Just desperately sad for Joao's family, team and the entire MMA community.


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    #107
    mailburner
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    RIP Joao Carvalho


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    #108
    Howjoe1
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    His brother is on Prime Time now. Sad listening to him.


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    #109
    LuckyLloyd
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    Very difficult to watch interview with his brother on Prime Time right now. Miriam asked him whether he blamed MMA and said it should be banned and he answered 'no, that it was his brother's life and all sports are dangerous'. He did say he wanted some answers all the same about what happened. Miriam clearly pressing for him to condemn it, not convinced of the journalistic integrity of the interview being perfectly honest.


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    #110
    Subcomandante Marcos
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    LuckyLloyd wrote: »
    Very difficult to watch interview with his brother on Prime Time right now. Miriam asked him whether he blamed MMA and said it should be banned and he answered 'no, that it was his brother's life and all sports are dangerous'. He did say he wanted some answers all the same about what happened. Miriam clearly pressing for him to condemn it, not convinced of the journalistic integrity of the interview being perfectly honest.

    RTE have been like a dog with a bone on the issue since the announcement and I'd say they are gutted that Joao's brother didn't play along to their tune.

    I hope RTE made a donation to the fund to repatriate Joao's body back to Portugal and didn't just use his families suffering for a cheap news piece.


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    #111
    RJPala
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    We had Joao's brother Alex on our podcast just moments after this was recorded with Prime Time. One of his guys reached out to us to come on, and of course we said yes. We wanted to give him a platform more-so to speak about his brother. The links are below for anyone who wants to hear the interview. It's a tough listen, but worth your time. His brother is incredibly strong to do these interviews.

    As I'm a new poster, I can't post links, but if you search for "Obviously Fight Talk" on Google, or search it on iTunes, Mixcloud, Stitcher, Mixcloud etc, you will find it there.


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    #112
    RainyDay
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    Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »
    I hope RTE made a donation to the fund to repatriate Joao's body back to Portugal and didn't just use his families suffering for a cheap news piece.

    I hope that the commercial businesses behind the money-making event at which he died cover repatriation costs and not leave his family sticking their hand out to fans or others.


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    #113
    EuskalHerria
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,273 ✭✭✭EuskalHerria


    RJPala wrote: »
    We had Joao's brother Alex on our podcast just moments after this was recorded with Prime Time. One of his guys reached out to us to come on, and of course we said yes. We wanted to give him a platform more-so to speak about his brother. The links are below for anyone who wants to hear the interview. It's a tough listen, but worth your time. His brother is incredibly strong to do these interviews.

    As I'm a new poster, I can't post links, but if you search for "Obviously Fight Talk" on Google, or search it on iTunes, Mixcloud, Stitcher, Mixcloud etc, you will find it there.


    Link: https://m.mixcloud.com/Radiomade/obviously-fight-talk-interview-with-joao-carvalhos-brother/


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    #114
    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    RainyDay wrote: »
    I hope that the commercial businesses behind the money-making event at which he died cover repatriation costs and not leave his family sticking their hand out to fans or others.

    Undertaker Justin Fitzgerald, of Fitzgerald Funeral Directors in Rush is covering the cost.

    Justin also trains MMA with Coach Paul Cowzer, Rush Fight Academy.

    The Gofundme appeal is still active if you're feeling generous.


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    #115
    ASOT
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    Sophie Round Sinus wrote: »
    Undertaker Justin Fitzgerald, of Fitzgerald Funeral Directors in Rush is covering the cost.

    Justin also trains MMA with Coach Paul Cowzer, Rush Fight Academy.

    The Gofundme appeal is still active if you're feeling generous.

    That makes me happy :)


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    #116
    ElRE
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭ElRE


    RIP


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