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

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The last thread was nearing the 10k post limit so here's part 2.

The same rules as the last thread apply here. People seem to have strong opinions either way when it comes to McGregor and threads here tend to get a bit heated from time to time. Please keep it civil and discuss all things Conor in a mature way.
Any name-calling, trolling, baiting, or being a general ass-hat will earn you a ban from the thread and possibly the forum.
If you have an issue with a post, please use the report post function. Any off topic posts will be deleted.
Any "Do you even train Bro?" or "I'm an mma fan longer than you" type posts are not permitted either. They only make you look like a fool and as a result, everyone hates you. Yes everyone.

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wonderfullife

JJayoo wrote: »

But no one is actually knocking him, they know how you will react and watch you take the bait.

I mean one person posts "PR Stunt" and it's all systems go, it's as bad as man united vs man city fans

You've just described every forum on Boards, Twitter and Youtube. Everywhere.

People post a comment to get a reaction or a debate going. That's the point of these places.

He was, absolutely, knocking him for a PR stunt. And i was, absolutely, pointing out it wasn't a PR stunt.

JJayoo

But no one is actually knocking him, they know how you will react and watch you take the bait.

I mean one person posts "PR Stunt" and it's all systems go, it's as bad as man united vs man city fans

wonderfullife

JJayoo wrote: »

McG takes a few pictures with fans and some fanboys want him declared a saint, I would like to think that 99% of people would take the few seconds to take pictures with fans.

In no way am I putting him down, just pointing out how daft some people are in regards to 'defending' McG at every opportunity.

No more daft than people who want to knock him at every opportunity. He posts one fan photo with a little girl and he's accused of a PR stunt.

He takes hundreds of pictures a day with fans, those seconds add up. There are many celebrities and athletes who wouldn't waste an hour of their day stopping for photos.

Look, he's at where he's at for 2 reasons - 1. he can fight and 2. he gets people to care (one way or the other).

There's no point in having an Official Conor McGregor thread if people weren't allow "defend" or "attack" the guy for his words, actions, choices, training partners, fight choices, fight strategy etc.

JJayoo

McG takes a few pictures with fans and some fanboys want him declared a saint, I would like to think that 99% of people would take the few seconds to take pictures with fans.

In no way am I putting him down, just pointing out how daft some people are in regards to 'defending' McG at every opportunity.

BOHtox

Can we go back to talking about how big he is in terms of stardom in Ireland?

JustTheOne

My head hurts.

Duff

School yard stuff on this thread sometimes.

Depp

deadanonymau5 wrote: »

The point is implied in my post. If your too dim to see it you don't deserve an answer.

it wasnt really, you said him posting a pic and a fan posting a pic are different which is obvious as theyre posted from different accounts, was just wondering what possible bearing youve invented in your head your post had on the conversation

deadanonymau5 wrote: »

TLDR

mature...

deadanonymau5

wonderfullife wrote: »

precisely.

Conor has ample opportunities to show off when he goes to hospitals on his own private time to meet a big fan or when he stops for half an hour to talk MMA to a complete random in a wheelchair or when he signs things for charity etc.

Yet he doesn't do it.

So in this instance when he actually posts a picture for a girl who didn't have her phone, maybe, just maybe, he did it because the little girl really wanted a picture and didn't have her phone.

Not for how it makes him look. Which frankly, he couldn't give a flying fcuk about.

TLDR

deadanonymau5

Depp wrote: »

and your point is?

The point is implied in my post. If your too dim to see it you don't deserve an answer.

Depp

deadanonymau5 wrote: »

There's a big difference between him posting a pic with a kid on his social media account and fans posting on theirs.

and your point is?

wonderfullife

deadanonymau5 wrote: »

There's a big difference between him posting a pic with a kid on his social media account and fans posting on theirs.

precisely.

Conor has ample opportunities to show off when he goes to hospitals on his own private time to meet a big fan or when he stops for half an hour to talk MMA to a complete random in a wheelchair or when he signs things for charity etc.

Yet he doesn't do it.

So in this instance when he actually posts a picture for a girl who didn't have her phone, maybe, just maybe, he did it because the little girl really wanted a picture and didn't have her phone.

Not for how it makes him look. Which frankly, he couldn't give a flying fcuk about.

deadanonymau5

There's a big difference between him posting a pic with a kid on his social media account and fans posting on theirs.

Letree

The UFC kind of messed up with the amount of media they had Conor doing a couple of years ago. They so sickened him with it that he has pulled back a lot now.

deadanonymau5

The MMA boardsies are easily wound up

Bless D.A

Mod:Cut out the nonsense and the trolling..

EagererBeaver

Swashbuckler wrote: »

No, just people tend to stop acting like idiots when someone they respect shows up.

What people were acting like idiots that speed when Kavanagh showed up? This isn't the dogmatically praise Conor McGregor thread.

Swashbuckler

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Yes, everyone thought John would identify then by their arbitrary username and hunt them down.

No, just people tend to stop acting like idiots when someone they respect shows up.

EagererBeaver

Swashbuckler wrote: »

Bring back John Kavanagh that's what I say. As soon as he popped in here to make a comment, everyone soon stopped talking sh*t.

Yes, everyone thought John would identify then by their arbitrary username and hunt them down.

[Deleted User]

MrStuffins wrote: »

Jaysus, I shouldn't have mentioned the "F" word :pac:

Anyway, forgetting about him being famous and more about him being a class act

That's pretty awesome, gotta try keep it in mind next time I think Conor's acting like a dick.

wonderfullife

deadanonymau5 wrote: »

Clearly a PR exercise

Man of all the things thrown at Conor that has to be the most cynical and wrong thing i've read.

Let me show you what type of fella Conor is. And you won't find this on his own social media for "PR" reasons.

https://twitter.com/nadineharris200/status/466015081663184896

https://twitter.com/nadineharris200/status/519202101864706048

https://twitter.com/nadineharris200/status/742423731759370240

Swashbuckler

Bring back John Kavanagh that's what I say. As soon as he popped in here to make a comment, everyone soon stopped talking sh*t.

Depp

deadanonymau5 wrote: »

Clearly a PR exercise

MrStuffins

deadanonymau5 wrote: »

Clearly a PR exercise

Oh yeah. I'm sure they auditioned a few hundred kids before this picture was taken. Whittling them down one by one based on how convincing they are at looking like they forgot their phone in a photograph!

Then, once down to the final 10, they were selected for a reality TV show where they had to complete tasks and challenges against each other until the weekly evictions left just one winner.

Only explanation!

deadanonymau5

sonofenoch wrote: »

Those 2 lads look like they're heading to the nearest Mosque.....didn't know there was one in Smithfield

Huh?

That guy is a brazilian and that is Smithfield

Mellor wrote: »

As for who is more famous. Conor or Niall Horan, or Rory or Bono.
I've no idea. Honestly, But Google trends in interesting

People trying to find out who McG is..

MrStuffins wrote: »

Jaysus, I shouldn't have mentioned the "F" word :pac:

Anyway, forgetting about him being famous and more about him being a class act

Clearly a PR exercise

wonderfullife

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

I dont think its to hide baldness,
he's not a real cowboy anyway, he has a 'dude ranch'. its part of his image and all he seems to have got from it is Budweiser sponsorship. a real cowboy takes off their hat indoors, he had it on during the last Joe Rogan podcast, thats like wearing sunglasses indoors.

This reminds me of that instant classic Tweet the other day from some girl online asking "Is it actual clowns or people dressed up as clowns?".

He did bull-riding competitions as a child etc so he's closer to a "cowboy" than most.

My point, for which i was ridiculed, is that he's had the "cowboy" gimmick for his entire career but in his early UFC days he very rarely wore the hat for media or interviews or in his day-to-day life. It was only when he lost his hair that he kept the Hat on 24/7. If people want to say that isn't ego related i don't know what to tell you. Guys like Joe Rogan got (failed) hair transplants, that comes down to ego and wanting to keep your hair!

StringerBell wrote: »

Anybody I have spoken to who saw, sparred or fought Conor as a youth in boxing were left somewhat unimpressed by his ability, he always had that good left, but nothing else. Jab was poor, defence was poor.....

It gives him a great advantage in terms of striking in the MMA world, but it would not have been enough in the boxing world where he would be fighting guys with two good hands, with just as good head movement, footwork etc there is no shame in that, it hasn't hurt him in life at all.

The question shouldn't be how good Conor could have been at boxing or how good was he when he was young. The question is how good is he now. According to the likes of Conor Wallace and Chris van Heerden he is very good now.

As for head movement, Conor does NOT have good head movement.

He has excellent trunk movement and slips punches. He's always hittable for that very reason. The first Diaz fight showed when he's tired it's the lack of head movement that makes him easier to hit. Slipping punches using your trunk is a lot more tiring than bobbing and weaving your head. When he slowed down in the first Diaz fight he didn't have the energy to slip the 1-2 from Nate and that was the beginning of the end.

StringerBell wrote: »

I assume we are leaving the likes of Bono, the One Direction lad and anybody more recognisable out? Rory would be more famous too in fairness

What difference does it make anyway? He is a world star now, maybe not exactly the world over, but in terms of the MMA world and crossing over in mainstream he is a superstar.

Fame is relative. Bono is one of the most recognisable faces in the world but he can still drive his kids to school and walk through town without being mobbed. Conor likewise. He'll get stopped for selfies no doubt. Whereas Niall Horan couldn't walk down Grafton Street without being absolutely mobbed.

He's the most famous/popular male athlete we have currently.

Mellor wrote: »

www.twitter.com/TalkMMA/status/784150701769388032

I like Dizz, he's a decent guy albeit with some weird views and i've been friends with him online for quite a while....but that's out of order. It's up to Conor and Dee to tell people if she's pregnant or not. Pregnancies can fail, miscarriages can happen etc. It's always up to the couple to tell people, not for people to reveal it via sources.

Anyway, Conor isn't taking a year out.

Dana was trying to justify himself to Khabib and Aldo when he said there's reasons why Conor got on UFC 205. He was trying to maintain some sort of sporting integrity.

The real reason he got on UFC 205 is that he makes the UFC a boat load of money. A secondary reason might be Dee being pregnant and Conor not wanting to fight in December closer to her due date.

Either way, there's no way Conor takes a whole year out sacrificing both belts in his prime.

The story i heard was that he intends to fight in March/April 2017.

dashoonage wrote: »

The question is who will be an mma fan after mcgregor....

Saipanne wrote: »

Are you kidding? The amount of comments about "slobbering masses", "blow ins", "johnny come lately", etc, etc. The snobbiest forum on boards, bar none.

I don't know many people who are purely a McGregor fan.

He's just a gateway into the sport. Even the most casual of McGregor fans will watch other UFC fights.

When he eventually retires, the sport will experience a dip both in terms of interest and popularity - worldwide - but it's up to the UFC to capitalize on all the new eyeballs he brings in to the sport and deliver great fight cards to keep them hooked.

DuffleBag

Absolute gent.

MrStuffins

Jaysus, I shouldn't have mentioned the "F" word :pac:

Anyway, forgetting about him being famous and more about him being a class act

everlast75

BOHtox wrote: »

FWIW

People over 60 not knowing him is irrelevant when most of the population, and the demographic likely to know McGregor, are under 60.

It's called the Divo affect..

mdwexford

nomadchocolate

These last few pages have been a trainwreck.

I can't post the Cerrone link because I don't have enough posts sorry.

I hope that McGregor can get the win against Alvarez, make history and then take a break. Give his body a year to rest from hard fights and improve his skillset.

McGregor's psychology is great, the drive to succed.