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

Depp · 14-11-2016 11:17PM

Mellor wrote: »

He definitely was. He lost to GSP before he lost to Edgar.
After losing the LW belt he went back to 170, but never built up steam for a shot.

Only BJ Penn has attempted it as an incumbent champion. But the opportunity was there for most if not all fighters who were willing.
GSP, Silva, Jones, Aldo, Pettis, Cruz, Mighty Mouse were all link to a shot at some point.

exactly, seems like we always have guys linked to it but outside of bj no-one has taken the chance. To be fair though Conor at 145 is essentially a guy fighting below his ideal division, which really makes his 145 run seem that bit more crazy!

Polo_Mint · 14-11-2016 11:43PM

I think if Conor hands back the 145 belt. Dominick Cruz will also go for the double in 2017

Call Me Jimmy · 14-11-2016 11:48PM

Gamebred wrote: »

https://vine.co/v/5hm7ziX6ZIe

just never gets old

Paully D · 14-11-2016 11:48PM

John Kavanagh said on The MMA Hour that the reason there probably won't be a homecoming or similar is simply because Conor most likely won't want it. He said that people think it's just the government not sorting it but that the offer was actually there the last time and Conor refused it.

IMO it would still be good however if there was a big crowd there to greet him in the airport at the very least.

TheTownie · 14-11-2016 11:59PM

Rogan just said Conor had a staph infection prior to the first Diaz fight. Thats news to me! Was this known and just slipped by me?

Paully D · 15-11-2016 12:02AM

TheTownie wrote: »

Rogan just said Conor had a staph infection prior to the first Diaz fight. Thats news to me! Was this known and just slipped by me?

Yeah, it's known. Kavanagh said it on Kenny Florian's podcast if I remember correctly.

callaway92 · 15-11-2016 12:05AM

Polo_Mint wrote: »

I think if Conor hands back the 145 belt. Dominick Cruz will also go for the double in 2017

...and yet, people couldn't give a continental fúck about that. (...and that's coming from a Cruz fan)

TheTownie · 15-11-2016 12:12AM

Pogba's a fan

https://www.instagram.com/p/BMzkAO7Dypd/

0byme75341jo28 · 15-11-2016 12:25AM

callaway92 wrote: »

...and yet, people couldn't give a continental fúck about that. (...and that's coming from a Cruz fan)

Why not? Cruz-Aldo would be a great fight, if it were to pan out that way.

Gamebred · 15-11-2016 12:31AM

https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/474359523134939136

Scary.

Depp · 15-11-2016 12:34AM

Gamebred wrote: »

https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/474359523134939136

Scary.

few weeks before the brandao fight aswel...thats crazy

madds · 15-11-2016 12:58AM

Gamebred wrote: »

https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/474359523134939136

Scary.

Maybe there's something to this 'Mystic Mac' stuff after all

DrumSteve · 15-11-2016 12:59AM

Still buzzing after Saturday night. Unbelievable card.

It's a real event when he is on, kinda like world cup 94.

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup · 15-11-2016 05:39AM

conor changed his Twitter profile pic to him really holding both belts from saturday. the power of positive thinking!

FAILSAFE 00 · 15-11-2016 05:49AM

This ad seems much more powerful after the recent win.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5glYPAuE2_g

Brock Turnpike · 15-11-2016 10:23AM

This thread gets weirder by the day.

rob316 · 15-11-2016 10:23AM

Kavanagh said and it was just his opinion that the next fight should be against nate at 155. It would the most interesting to him.

Boom_Bap · 15-11-2016 11:20AM

rob316 wrote: »

Kavanagh said and it was just his opinion that the next fight should be against nate at 155. It would the most interesting to him.

I watched some interview with Dana White and he said that would definitely not be happening.

Rogan I think is saying Khabib V Conor in Russia, White also has said he is heading out there to negotiate.

Subcomandante Marcos · 15-11-2016 11:21AM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

I watched some interview with Dana White and he said that would definitely not be happening.

Rogan I think is saying Khabib V Conor in Russia, White also has said he is heading out there to negotiate.

If Dana white said it won't happen, you can bet your house on it. The man is incapable of telling the truth.

Saipanne · 15-11-2016 11:22AM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

I watched some interview with Dana White and he said that would definitely not be happening.

Rogan I think is saying Khabib V Conor in Russia, White also has said he is heading out there to negotiate.

"I own Moscow..."

Boom_Bap · 15-11-2016 11:24AM

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

If Dana white said it won't happen, you can bet your house on it. The man is incapable of telling the truth.

Gotta love in the post fight presser, he re-iterates that he doesn't make fights on the day of an event, but went on to make about 5 or 6.

John_D80 · 15-11-2016 11:35AM

Saipanne wrote: »

"I own Moscow..."

We built that town in fairness.

Muahahaha · 15-11-2016 11:48AM

Paul Kimmage was on Matt Cooper for a MMA discussion yesterday.

An interesting debate on the merits of various Irish sportspeople was sparked by rugby star Jamie Heaslip over the weekend.

The Ireland and Leinster stalwart took to social media to pose the question of whether Conor McGregor is now the country's greatest ever sportsperson after the Dubliner became the first UFC fighter to hold belts in two weight classes at the same time after his win against Eddie Alvarez on Saturday night.

McGregor is polarising at the best of times but Heaslip's statement after the weekend's fight elicited strong opinions from people.
The topic of McGregor's place in the Irish sporting pantheon was discussed on the Last Word this evening, with Paul Kimmage placing the fighter's worldwide fame ahead of any other competitor from this country.

"He is without question our most famous sportsman," Kimmage told Matt Cooper.
"Him or [Rory] McIlroy? I would give it to McIlroy but I won't deny his popularity.

"I've always found McGregor to be a really interesting person. It is easy to dismiss him as a braggart and a mouth. The first sense I had that this guy was special was in New York two years ago. I was there at Christmas with my son and he was on a Times Squares billboard. It is not easy to do that."

Kimmage revealed that although he is still 'repulsed' by MMA, he is more open to the sport after spending time with McGregor's coach, John Kavanagh, for a Sunday Independent interview.
Read more: Paul Kimmage meets John Kavanagh: My friendship with Conor, battling McGeeney and how we blagged our way into J-Lo's party

After talking with the MMA trainer, Kimmage looked to attend McGregor's fight at UFC 205 in Madison Square Garden last Saturday to the sport up close for himself.
However, despite applying for a press pass, Kimmage was turned down by the UFC.

"After finishing the interview with John Kavanagh, the first thing I did was apply to go and see the fight," Kimmage said.
"I was refused accreditation. It was a right slap to my ego!"An interesting debate on the merits of various Irish sportspeople was sparked by rugby star Jamie Heaslip over the weekend.

Full interview here from about 23.05 in http://www.todayfm.com/player/listen_back/7/33499/14th_November_2016_-_The_Last_Word_with_Matt_Cooper_Part_3

Interesting that the UFC refused Kimmage a press pass. Likely because he doesnt specifically cover MMA but part of me wonders does his expose of doping in cycling (and now rugby) mean he is not welcome in some quarters.

Gamebred · 15-11-2016 11:55AM

As Rogan also said imagine the money they would have to pay him to fight out in Russia it would be an obscene amount of money, I think his ego will make him want to go KO Khabib soon enough.

15-11-2016 12:03PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

I watched some interview with Dana White and he said that would definitely not be happening.

Rogan I think is saying Khabib V Conor in Russia, White also has said he is heading out there to negotiate.

this serves to illustrate my apprehension!!!!!!!!

wonderfullife · 15-11-2016 12:12PM

Some footage of me getting out of bed this morning

wonderfullife · 15-11-2016 12:14PM

Muahahaha wrote: »

Interesting that the UFC refused Kimmage a press pass. Likely because he doesnt specifically cover MMA but part of me wonders does his expose of doping in cycling (and now rugby) mean he is not welcome in some quarters.

Kimmage has been super critical of Travis Tygart and USADA in general. I highly doubt that will go down well in the UFC, especially with one of USADA's goldenboys Jeff Novitsky so prominent in the anti-doping scheme. The last thing they'll want is Kimmage poking his nose around the sport.

15-11-2016 12:15PM

If he does fight khabib, he should use his influence to keep it out of Russia, refuse to fight there.

I think having seen how they screwed Michael conlon and also had a huge hand in fooking up the whole thing, Id flat out refuse to fight there and tip me cap to conlon, they get on well.

still fight khabib but in corker or NY or somewhere, not Russia.

Effects · 15-11-2016 12:27PM

I think Conor is in the best position to dictate where he fights Khabib, if he chooses to.

Billy86 · 15-11-2016 12:30PM

Effects wrote: »

I think Conor is in the best position to dictate where he fights Khabib, if he chooses to.

Absolutely, and it's not even close. If McGregor wants to fight Khabib in the US, it should be as likely to take place in Russia as Hatton/Mayweather was likely to ever happen in the UK - e.g. not at all.

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

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