Official Conor McGregor thread (part 3) *Updated Warning in 1st Post Re:Boxing match

darced

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xtal191

Danas always been a **** and always will be, he doesn't give a **** about anyone but himself.

xtal191

So what time do we think this presser will start? No way they're both on time

EagererBeaver

wonderfullife wrote: »

Dana is supposed to be a great promoter, and for the most part he used to be, but why generate so many negative headlines?

All the headlines should be about Conor and Floyd, there shouldn't be even a small story about Dana and his childish beef with a journalist. It's just distracting from the event tonight.

I genuinely think the answer to that is as simple as he's an egotistical bellend.

The way he threw Nunes under the bus at the weekend was a disgrace, especially after how the UFC completely ignored her in the run up to 207.

wonderfullife

darced wrote: »

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I don't understand this mentality at all re: Brock.

Can you imagine if a journalist with the Washington Post was informed 2 days in advance that the FBI are going to charge Donald Trump Jr. with a crime?

Any journalist in the world is going to break that story. No, Ariel Helwani is not a hard hitting journalist and yes it's only a relatively small sport...

But the thing about someone losing their job...

Sorry but that's their own fault. Their employer was Dana White. They betrayed his trust by leaking information to the press.

We would all be sacked from any private sector job in this country if we took company secrets and leaked them to the press.

Blah. Half of Twitter is talking about Helwani now when they should be buzzing for Conor-Floyd.

Well played Dana...

Fromvert

Journalists are not an extension of the UFC's PR team.
They are meant to criticise, praise, bring up discussion etc about the UFC as they see it and they are meant to break news stories (once sources are verified appropriately) just like every other journalist that cover sport/politics etc

Dana is being child as usual. He throws the fighters under the bus constantly as well.

Outlaw Pete

darced wrote: »

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Dana only gets to do this because Ariel is not very powerful in other areas of the media..... but the bigger UFC becomes then the bigger journalists and networks will be covering UFC nights......... so what would he do one day down the road if an ESPN journalist broke a story similar to the Brock one...... not a damn thing is the answer as it would be up to him the find the leak and clean up his own house rather than look for a scapegoat....... the fact that Ariel has been part of the rise in popularity of the UFC and helping to increase the profile of UFC fighters...... just makes it all the more incredulous.

Hope someone calls Dana out on this during one of the pressers this week.

Tazzimus

Any good journalist has a bit of sneaky arsehole in them. It's how they're good at their jobs.

Definitely a dick move by Dana though

Gamebred

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Dana only gets to do this because Ariel is not very powerful in other areas of the media..... but the bigger UFC becomes then the bigger journalists and networks will be covering UFC nights......... so what would he do one day down the road if an ESPN journalist broke a story similar to the Brock one...... not a damn thing is the answer as it would be up to him the find the leak and clean up his own house rather than look for a scapegoat....... the fact that Ariel has been part of the rise in popularity of the UFC and helping to increase the profile of UFC fighters...... just makes it all the more incredulous.

Hope someone calls Dana out on this during one of the pressers this week.

Espn are in his pocket, Okomoto is a little Dana fanboy.

myshirt

Is Ariel barred from this one also?

What time is it kicking off? About 11 I'd say, Conor be late no doubt.

John_D80

Does anyone have a link to the video where an American analyst on a boxing show said McGregor was a racist after showing a video of McGregor talking about a black boxer (Probably Mayweather) and say "The boy ............."??

I'm almost sure the analyst making the accusation is Skip Bayless. In the video another analyst (tall black guy) basically dismisses and says Baylis(?) is just being stupid.

It was doing the rounds a few months ago but can't find it anymore.

darced

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EagererBeaver

If it was Bayless (a renowned contrarian moron and troll) the other one was probably Stephen A. Smith.

gitzy16v

Tazzimus wrote: »

Any good journalist has a bit of sneaky arsehole in them. It's how they're good at their jobs.

Definitely a dick move by Dana though

Bang on.

Depp

wonderfullife wrote: »

I don't understand this mentality at all re: Brock.

Can you imagine if a journalist with the Washington Post was informed 2 days in advance that the FBI are going to charge Donald Trump Jr. with a crime?

Any journalist in the world is going to break that story. No, Ariel Helwani is not a hard hitting journalist and yes it's only a relatively small sport...

But the thing about someone losing their job...

Sorry but that's their own fault. Their employer was Dana White. They betrayed his trust by leaking information to the press.

We would all be sacked from any private sector job in this country if we took company secrets and leaked them to the press.

Blah. Half of Twitter is talking about Helwani now when they should be buzzing for Conor-Floyd.

Well played Dana...

exactly! I get its a different type of journalism but any other journalist gets a scoop like that hes rewarded, some of the decisions dana and co have been making lately its as if they dont want the sport going mainstream.

Think of it in football terms even, Gary neville breaks the lukaku transfer before its officially announced jose isnt going to have him thrown out of old trafford or get on to sky and get him sacked, absolute nonsense by dana

EagererBeaver

ESPN and Okamoto etc are complete sycophants. When it starts getting covered widely and thoroughly by real mainstream media with real journalists, like the NY or LA Times or the WaPo, Dana won't dare treat them the way he does Helwani and the like, as they'd rain an absolute **** storm of bad PR down on him.

wonderfullife

darced wrote: »

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He achieved loads of traffic to the article he wrote for the website he writes on for the company that employs him!

I.e. He did what he's paid to do!

Depp

presser stream just after kicking off lads! buzzing

Gamebred

Oh ffs Schaub again.

xtal191

Showtime stream is slightly ahead of the UFC one

zuutroy

Can't be dealing with this lot.

ASOT

Paulies a legend.

darced

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xtal191

Schaub is a twat

Gamebred

Mac suited and booted.

blacknight83

what's decent link to presser guys

dashoonage

xtal191 wrote: »

Schaub is a twat

Something everyone on this thread will agree with.

madcabbage

blacknight83 wrote: »

what's decent link to presser guys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npJdeoYxYGs

D.Q

dashoonage wrote: »

Something everyone on this thread will agree with.

Not me

fitzparker

Does floyd pick the backing music aswell?

Mcgregor already getting trolled
"I'm in love with the coco"