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

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The last thread was nearing the 10k post limit so here's part 3.

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.

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Swashbuckler

JohnMc1 wrote:

This would just add fuel to the "Conor gets to hand pick his opponents" accusations.

But he does.......and now moreso than ever...

JohnMc1

Gamebred wrote: »

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

Scary.

About as likely as him defending those belts.

Seriously though. No way would they give shares in the company to an active fighter. This would just add fuel to the "Conor gets to hand pick his opponents" accusations.

Mean Laqueefa

ASOT wrote: »

The woodly and yoel parts are hilarious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksefZ7UJRF8

That street fighter on easy mode !

ASOT

The woodly and yoel parts are hilarious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksefZ7UJRF8

Paully D

Useful.Idiot wrote: »

Same guy did one for Nate too, and will do one for each potential match-up.

Edit: changed to working link

He has got nothing on my Photoshop skills.

HattrickNZ

Muahahaha wrote: »

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.

anyone know where there is a link for the interview matt cooper did with [ltr][font=Arial, sans-serif][font=Arial, sans-serif]@[/font]andrewmcgahon_[/font][/ltr]. It was meant to be on the friday 11th night.

.ak

daRobot wrote: »

LOL

Had I done that, I probably wouldn't have posted that online.

https://vid.me/QvSh

Absolute legends.

They deserve a home-coming reception.

EagererBeaver

In fairness to Floyd, some of that was pretty funny. Complete dismissal.

Lukker-

Yeah Conor won't be fighting in Russia anytime soon. I don't think it'll be a numbered event to start off with. But they will get big fighters. I think we'll see Russian guys like Khabib, Tumenov on it and then some fighters with Russian connections like Werdum. The UFC were meant to have a deal to sign Fedor before the Malondando fight but the aftermath was such a **** show that it got canned, but it wouldn't surprise me if he signed a one fight deal to be at the first event.

I think the new owners would be much more likely to send Conor to China. The money they pay average footballers over there, it wouldn't surprise me if a local billionaire paid Conor's purse personally to fight there.

CurryFlavoured

No way Conor fights Khabib in Russia. Why would he? The ball is in his court. It would be a right FU to Conor and Ireland if there was a big title fight in Russia after all the promises about Croker. I don't think either venue will happen.

wonderfullife

ASOT wrote: »

"Im an elephant" hahahhha

http://gizmodo.com/5629404/elephants-are-terrified-by-ants

ASOT

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Oh, thems fighting words.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVeRk7piOnk

"Im an elephant" hahahhha

Outlaw Pete

Oh, thems fighting words.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVeRk7piOnk

EagererBeaver

daRobot wrote: »

LOL

Had I done that, I probably wouldn't have posted that online.

https://vid.me/QvSh

Fantastic work.

daRobot

LOL

Had I done that, I probably wouldn't have posted that online.

https://vid.me/QvSh

[Deleted User]

someone needs to do that with below video too, mcgergors face on the one below!classic.

I'm not a techy or IT geek, someone do it, c'mon do it!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx1RjjWXSwQ

LollipopJimmy

Thanks now I have 'Hearts on fire' as an earworm

Outlaw Pete

Somewhere in Russia...

Subcomandante Marcos

Useful.Idiot wrote: »

Same guy did one for Nate too, and will do one for each potential match-up.

Link doesn't work.

Edit: you fixed, good job.

Useful.Idiot

Same guy did one for Nate too, and will do one for each potential match-up.

Edit: changed to working link

DuffleBag

DrPhilG wrote: »

Didn't look too daft until I saw the belt on the bloody tiger...

I thought that was the best part! :pac::pac:

DrPhilG

Didn't look too daft until I saw the belt on the bloody tiger...

Lukker-

wonderfullife

akelly02 wrote: »

Id prefer max, pettis is broken man since RDA mauled him

Honestly I think he proved his mental strength in that last fight. Oliveira had him in some seriously bad situations on the mat. It would have been very easy for him to quit mentally and get strangled by arguably the higher-level black belt. Instead, he toughed out the bad spots and sunk an extremely tight guillotine in.

Now, I'm not sure what affect having his cars burned to the ground will have on him. I honestly can't imagine how frightening that was for his wife and him, having a 2-year old daughter and looking out the window in the middle of the night to see all your cars ablaze, wondering will it start a fire downstairs.

If he can move past that, I personally think he'll out-point Max for the opening round or 2, and land a KO kick when Max starts to chase him.

Given his relatively-high profile in America, if he can get a highlight-reel finish he'll put himself in with a great chance of getting the fight with Conor. Depending on how long Conor is out obviously - the winner of Max v Pettis may have to face Aldo next.

[Deleted User]

xtal191 wrote: »

I'd absolutely love to see Conor kick the **** out of Cerrone at 155 or even 170, cant stand him.

Cerrone has a good chin and he can fight like fack. It would be no easy fight for McGregor but I'd have him favourite.

xtal191

I'd absolutely love to see Conor kick the **** out of Cerrone at 155 or even 170, cant stand him.

akelly02

wonderfullife wrote: »

Does he though?

He has 112,000 followers on Twitter.

Compare that to Holly Holm, Cowboy Cerrone, Anthony Pettis, Miesha Tate, Jose Aldo - all of whom have between 250,000 to 780,000.

Ok, he has 1.2 million on Instagram. But, again that's behind Holm, Tate, and plenty others.

Interesting facts: Khabib has had 8 fights in the UFC. Only 4 of his fights were on numbered main UFC cards. In all 4 fights (UFC 148, 160, 165, 205) he fought on the Preliminary Card.

So, not only has he never been in a Main Event or Co-Main Event, he has never even been on the Main Card in a numbered UFC event.

I.e. If he truly had a "massive fanbase" and "Russia behind him".... the UFC are not opposed to making more money - they'd have had him on Main Cards.

None of the above has anything to do with his fighting ability but it's easy to see why Conor would want someone with a higher profile.

Of all the viable options there's really only 3 relative "stars" - Those are Nate Diaz, Donald Cerrone and Anthony Pettis. If Conor stays at the lower weights and picks his next fight purely from a monetary perspective, then his next opponent should come from that list. I'm personally hoping Pettis gets an exciting finish against Max and calls out Conor as that'd be a tremendous fight to watch.

Id prefer max, pettis is broken man since RDA mauled him

dashoonage

http://buzz.ie/conors-2011-boards-ie-post-is-classic-mcgregor/

wonderfullife

ASOT wrote: »

He has a massive following going by social media. His fans spam dana and joe daily.

Does he though?

He has 112,000 followers on Twitter.

Compare that to Holly Holm, Cowboy Cerrone, Anthony Pettis, Miesha Tate, Jose Aldo - all of whom have between 250,000 to 780,000.

Ok, he has 1.2 million on Instagram. But, again that's behind Holm, Tate, and plenty others.

Interesting facts: Khabib has had 8 fights in the UFC. Only 4 of his fights were on numbered main UFC cards. In all 4 fights (UFC 148, 160, 165, 205) he fought on the Preliminary Card.

So, not only has he never been in a Main Event or Co-Main Event, he has never even been on the Main Card in a numbered UFC event.

I.e. If he truly had a "massive fanbase" and "Russia behind him".... the UFC are not opposed to making more money - they'd have had him on Main Cards.

None of the above has anything to do with his fighting ability but it's easy to see why Conor would want someone with a higher profile.

Of all the viable options there's really only 3 relative "stars" - Those are Nate Diaz, Donald Cerrone and Anthony Pettis. If Conor stays at the lower weights and picks his next fight purely from a monetary perspective, then his next opponent should come from that list. I'm personally hoping Pettis gets an exciting finish against Max and calls out Conor as that'd be a tremendous fight to watch.

John_D80

Icelandicseige wrote: »

Conor and khabib in croke park?! Would the Russians act any differently if it was in Ireland?!

Well yeah probably considering there would be hardly any of them at it.