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

Axwell

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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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.

**Upate with Mayweather vs McGregor announced**

Lads consider this the one and only warning - big fight with a lot of hype around it. It brings new fans to the forum as well as the regulars so try and get along. Any trolling or nonsense and people will find themselves on a break from the forum and that applies to everyone.

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Gamb!t

UFC need to update their fighter profile page.
http://www.ufc.com/fighter/Conor-McGregor?id=

sonofenoch

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Depends on who he's fighting I imagine. Cut out some of the flashy kicks against Alavrez as it leaves you more open to being taken down. I imagine if he were to fight Khabib it would be the same.

It is gone then, that's his level of opposition from here on in ....no more Sivers, Brandao's or Poriers

DrumSteve

Polo_Mint wrote: »

https://twitter.com/FrankieEdgar/status/798953327404793856

73 shekels for a meet and greet?

****ing hell

Lucas Hood

I dunno whether to take that praise genuinely. Could be just saying he's that great because he knocked his fighter out to deflect from their poor fight/gameplan.

TheTownie

Mark Henry's thoughts on Conor after seeing him fight ring side.

https://soundcloud.com/siriusxmrush/mark-henry-conor-mcgregor-is-a-once-in-a-lifetime-fighter-can-defeat-floyd-mayweather

Utopia Parkway

Gamebred wrote: »

It's safe to say flashy Conor is gone now? no more spinning attacks or anything energy sapping, this new version of himself is efficient it seems.

Depends on who he's fighting I imagine. Cut out some of the flashy kicks against Alavrez as it leaves you more open to being taken down. I imagine if he were to fight Khabib it would be the same.

Polo_Mint

https://twitter.com/FrankieEdgar/status/798953327404793856

Subcomandante Marcos

wonderfullife wrote: »

Dana backing Conor today.

http://www.tmz.com/2016/11/16/dana-white-floyd-mayweather-conor-mcgregor-feud-response/

Dana is full of poopoo.

Conor wouldn't be able to touch Mayweather in a boxing match, he'd be eating jabs for 12 rounds, plodding along after Floyd and looking like an amateur.

In an MMA fight Conor just wheel kicks Floyd in the face or takes him down and submits him with something simple like an Americana or straight ankle lock within 30 seconds.

Lukker-

Gamebred wrote: »

It's safe to say flashy Conor is gone now? no more spinning attacks or anything energy sapping, this new version of himself is efficient it seems.

I think it totally depends on the fighter. He looked flowy enough vs. Alvarez but he didn't really need to throw any spinning sh*t because Alvarez was nearly always moving forward, so he didn't need to cut off the cage.

The spinning stuff primary purpose was to get people back onto his left side, but Eddie was content standing in front of him. All he really had to do in this fight when Eddie wasn't throwing first was to lull him into countering, than he would counter Eddie's counter.

For example, he leads with a lazy left here and coaxes Eddie into thinking he's in counter range and drops him as soon as he throws it.

https://streamable.com/nbr9

I think against someone who is fighting him on the back foot, and them shooting isn't as much of a risk he'll be back with wheel kicks and all.

Gamebred

It's safe to say flashy Conor is gone now? no more spinning attacks or anything energy sapping, this new version of himself is efficient it seems.

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup

i'm the opposite, i love the mcgregor circus nearly more than the fighting and there's no bigger show than the mayweather/mcgregor stuff. if the fight ever happens, they should put the prefight presser behind PPV, i'd pay.

xtal191

Ugh I hate all this Mayweather ****e, Mayweather makes a fool of him in boxing and Conor makes a fool of Floyd in mma.

wonderfullife

Dana backing Conor today.

http://www.tmz.com/2016/11/16/dana-white-floyd-mayweather-conor-mcgregor-feud-response/

"If Conor touches you, you go to sleep. Floyd puts people to sleep too, with his fighting style. You know how Floyd knocks people out? When they're not looking. Watch the Victor Ortiz fight.

John_D80

ScumLord wrote: »

Not unless I'm psychic, we could pretend it's true and see if it catches on.

Seems that I am as gullible as I thought!!

ScumLord

John_D80 wrote: »

Lol, maybe I'm very gullible but is this true??

Not unless I'm psychic, we could pretend it's true and see if it catches on.

John_D80

ScumLord wrote: »

I believe it was FG that came up with the line "we're not here to take part, we're here to take over" it just didn't go down as well in research groups for being to close to the bone.

Lol, maybe I'm very gullible but is this true??

ScumLord

wonderfullife wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/taoiseach-enda-kenny-rejects-suggestions-he-is-not-a-conor-mcgregor-fan-after-failure-to-congratulate-him-35218806.html

The Taoiseach has defended himself as a true fan of Conor McGregor in the wake of accusations that he failed to tweet congratulations after his win. His spokesman sent the Indo a photo of himself with Dee and Conor earlier this year, claiming and implying they got on famously well together.

I believe it was FG that came up with the line "we're not here to take part, we're here to take over" it just didn't go down as well in research groups for being to close to the bone.

John_D80

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Of course there are shares. They're just not traded publicly.

I really really hate to be a stickler, but strictly speaking no there are not actually shares in an LLC (limited liability company), which WME/IMG is. An LLC differs from a PLC in that it doesn't have a set corporate structure.

In its simplest terms ownership of an LLC is based on percentages and not shares. Ownership can also be expressed in terms of parts owned out of the whole. This is similar to shares but because an LLC is governed in a totally different way to a PLC they are technically not shares.

Its quite complicated but trust me, there are not shares as we know and understand them.

rob316

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Of course there are shares. They're just not traded publicly.

Yes of course that's what I meant.

xtal191

Call Me Jimmy

bleh

wonderfullife

Mellor wrote: »

You are right. That is somewhat controversial. :D

The thing, for me, that puts Maia's jiujitsu above Conors left hand, above Rumble's right hand and defo above Khabibs grapping is that he does it so quickly without taking much damage. As good as Conors left hand and Rumble's right are, they still get hit a bit before they put their opponents down.

Also, I think in horse racing terms they have a thing where they "upgrade the performance" of a horse in hindsight. So, let's say a well-fancied horse only finishes 3rd in a race. On the day of the race it's called a disappointing performance. Yet, the 2 newcomer horses that beat it subsequently turn out to be machines winning lots of races; so you look back and think "hmmm that was a lot better than we thought at the time".

I think these comments 100% apply to Gunni Nelson. Ok, he got dominated by Maia in a decision loss. But the fact he went 15 minutes with Maia mostly on his back is now looking a phenomenal achievement. Maia is cutting through people in minutes and, frankly, embarrassing high level MMA grapplers and BJJ black belts in the Octagon.

I'm one of the last hold-outs when it comes to Khabib. I need to see him beat one more decent opponent on a Main Card under the spotlight and I'll be converted 100%. As of now, he's got 2 excellent wins in his career compared to 4 for Nate, 4 for Alvarez, 3 for Ferguson. Whereby excellent means beating a top 8 ranked opponent.

EagererBeaver

rob316 wrote: »

Their isn't any shares its a private company.

Of course there are shares. They're just not traded publicly.

Lukker-

rob316 wrote: »

Usually when a sports team is bought its a leveraged buyout, they are using outside capital either with money borrowed from a bank or other third party (like this consortium of celebrities).

The idea is to build up the asset and then sell it for a huge profit, its a long term investment. Conor isn't going to get rich quick on it if he thinks that. He is better to look for a larger % of the PPV buy and gate.

Their isn't any shares its a private company.

Of course there are shares, they are just not publicly traded.

rob316

Usually when a sports team is bought its a leveraged buyout, they are using outside capital either with money borrowed from a bank or other third party (like this consortium of celebrities).

The idea is to build up the asset and then sell it for a huge profit, its a long term investment. Conor isn't going to get rich quick on it if he thinks that. He is better to look for a larger % of the PPV buy and gate.

Their isn't any shares its a private company.

[Deleted User]

Mellor wrote: »

What are you on about, that was my only post on the subject.

I get what you mean though, I'm just having lunch time banter. Tiz all good.

The Rooster

Mellor wrote: »

It's a private company. You can't just buy a stake in it. You have to be invited or have an offer accepted. No more than I can walk up and buy 10% of your house.
The "high flyers" as you call them, aren't sitting there making money off the deal. They invested in the deal, it's a long position, if they deal makes money then they see a return. The ongoing dividends are relatively low.

Yeah, doubt there'll be any dividends for a while.

Supposedly the acqusition was funded mainly by debt, so if that means UFC is carrying $4bn of debt, then it's worth feck all at the moment, and it's just hope value.

The best time to get equity would have been when the previous owners were in there. But now they've got their billions!

Now, what IMO would be best for Conor would be to get some profit share deal - a percentage of operating profit before interest. And then as well as his own fights, they could get him to help market other cards too. I'm sure he'd have plenty of ideas, and whether they'd be good ideas of bad ideas, they'd generate plenty of publicity.

D'Agger

ALAN!!

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

dashoonage

Mellor wrote: »

What are you on about, that was my only post on the subject.

Shut up Alan!

Mellor

rusty cole wrote: »

Ok yeah heard you the first time there Alan sugar, point made.

What are you on about, that was my only post on the subject.