wonderfullife wrote: » Sadly, even I agree with this. I keep going back to the 300th episode of The MMA Hour. The one a couple of months before the Aldo fight where he said "I have not changed one bit Ariel, a lot has changed but I'm still the same guy". I think in the beginning there was very little difference between his public and private persona. The blueberry-eating cocky fella was still the same guy we saw asking Dana for 60g's baby after he picked Brimage apart with uppercuts. Over time the gap between his private and public persona has widened dramatically yet, at times, have also morphed into the same thing. Tom Egan hinted at it and perhaps Egan is the type of fella to just say "right, enough of this BS good luck to ya". It's not just Conor though. There's a nasty undercurrent developing with many in SBG, from the top down. Money and fame does change people. It changes people even on the tiniest of scales. I know most people with jobs these days don't get major pay rises but I'd argue a 25% pay rise is enough to change someones confidence, self-belief and stress-levels dramatically. Conor is super-rich now. Kavanagh, if his contract with Conor is any way similar to a normal Coach-Fighter contract, is also a millionaire directly from Conor alone. The extent to which they both keep going down the road they're going is up to them. Kavanagh spends most of his time lately complaining about snowflakes and entitlement & pushing far-right propaganda on Facebook or following nuts like Mike Cernovich on twitter (a lad who believes there's no such thing as rape if the woman doesn't struggle or fight back. A lad who believes that the only proven way to not catch AIDS is to not shag black sluts). SMH. For someone who complains so much about entitlement he sure as hell spends a lot of time looking for freebies from companies online. His star pupil had a tantrum for not getting a freebie from Dolce & Gabana. Conor hinting lately that the only way people should approach him for a photo is at a paying-event like Manchester. They are both making it very hard to like them these days.
wonderfullife wrote: » This is why I wish we had actual journalists in MMA as their falling out may have a good story behind it. Or we might get to ask Coach Kavanagh what's his fascination with alt-right conspiracy theorists who say it's not possible to rape a woman if she doesn't fight back..
ASOT wrote: » Id say because they both say interim fw title would have something to do with them being discounted.
Gamebred wrote: » http://www.lifestylesports.com/en/restofworld/clothing/mens-full-cycle-notorious/invt/50050930http://www.lifestylesports.com/en/restofworld/clothing/mens-icon-tee-champion-flag/invt/50051113 Theres some McGregor tshirts if anyone fancies them 5e from Lifestyle, getting bad when they cant shift them for any more Ha.
Robarley wrote: » https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyJByp1P7Q5J7BtwrRHjQLw
The Ayatolla wrote: » Where's the Tom Egan thing
creeper1 wrote: » Who is the second best Irish Mma fighter? Is it joe Duffy? Is it the Russian hammer Artem? Funny I didn't see three monster threads on them. Do they even have threads on here?.
red ears wrote: » You know you have too much money when you end up buying the striped suit he was wearing in the GQ shoot.
Offthewildride wrote: » Fair point but as McGregor says in the article he only makes proper money when fighting. Real rich people make money every second (property etc)
Gamebred wrote: » @Wonder Did you see the comment Tom Egan left making a joke of Conor under his GQ picture today?
Mellor wrote: » The interest on the money he made last year is probably $20k a week. GQ is a fashion and expensive magazine, it's in their interest focus on the shopping, designer brands etc.
Offthewildride wrote: » How the hell can he afford to spend thousands on clothes on a weekly basis? Likewise I'm assuming he has to pay Charlie Ward a full time wage.
Django99 wrote: » On the article, a few very hardcore Mcgregor fanboys I know have read it and seem to be becoming disinterested with him...
He could lose these fans quicker than I feel he thinks. Say in pure MMA terms, a loss to Khabib/Ferguson, followed by maybe a loss to Diaz or Aldo, would damage interest I think. If he's not winning then it's no fun watching him trash talk, he's become someone like Chael.
If Floyd then goes on to KO him early, McGregor won't really have a lot he could say in the aftermath. He would in a way be going back to the UFC with his tail between his legs.
Django99 wrote: » It's a fairly small fine for McGregor when he's dropping 25 grand in a couple of hours shopping. Don't see the point in the argument at all. On the article, a few very hardcore Mcgregor fanboys I know have read it and seem to be becoming disinterested with him. These would be the sort that wouldn't really have interest in MMA but would watch all his fights and follow him and his opponents closely. These are the type of fans that make McGregor money, so it's in his interest to keep them following him. There will always be people who will support him and idolise him regardless, and there will always be people who hate him and want to see him lose. Whatever he does or says. But the important people are the ones who will watch his press conferences to see him trash talk, want to see him KO opponents as quickly as possible after insulting them in the build up. This is what has made him money, these people will also buy PPVs, attend his interviews and weigh ins. He could lose these fans quicker than I feel he thinks. Say in pure MMA terms, a loss to Khabib/Ferguson, followed by maybe a loss to Diaz or Aldo, would damage interest I think. If he's not winning then it's no fun watching him trash talk, he's become someone like Chael. People will say the Diaz loss did him no harm, that maybe true but if he had lost the rematch a lot of the faith people have in his abilities would be lost. In reality the Mayweather fight seems to be the next logical option in terms of money. And on the face of it, it seems like a no lose situation. I feel there's a lot to lose. He would be exposed to more people than ever, and if he acts like he did in that interview (or the way it comes off), I don't think he'd pick up many new fans. Hardcore boxing fans will want Mayweather to win anyway. If Floyd then goes on to KO him early, McGregor won't really have a lot he could say in the aftermath. He would in a way be going back to the UFC with his tail between his legs.
wonderfullife wrote: » It's like when you read stories of Euro Millions winners ending up flat broke and in debt. You think "HOW!!" or "JESUS you'd need to be a moron".
Django99 wrote: » I was thinking the same. He has an expensive lifestyle these days, like anyone it's easy to spend more money but no so easy to cut back.
wonderfullife wrote: » Nah. He talks about being a billionaire so much. Whether it's a pipe dream or not, I think he's serious about it. Not a hope he "bounces" after a 50m payday. He'll fight into his mid-30's.
