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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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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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CatFromHue

wonderfullife wrote: »

Then Floyd came along with his 'Money' gimmick, flashy cars

It's not just some boxers who copy that

:pac:

wonderfullife

Dillon's 'schtick' comes across worse because of his American accent but other than Gunni, Makwan and Artem (pattern!) the whole lot of them in SBG are trying to be more like Conor. It's a bit harsh to single Dillon out when you've got the likes of Curtis, Gallagher and the rest of them being Conor 2.0. In the case of Gallagher it's blatantly obvious..

The reality is people always mimic those that are successful in their sport or career or even their social circle.

Monica Seles was one of the first true grunters in tennis and on the back of her winning 5 of the 8 Grand Slams 1991/1992 it set off a trend of women shrieking when hitting the ball that has continued to this day. Ditto Rafa Nadal, in some ways. What Seles and Nadal had in common is they were beating the non-grunting number 1's - Stefi Graf and Roger Federer.

So the roster looked at that and thought hmm maybe I need to start shrieking to beat the top players.

For years, the goal of the American boxer was to be like Tyson or Sugar Ray-Leonard or Joe Frazier - exciting fighters with power in their hands who wore snazzy clothes! Then Floyd came along with his 'Money' gimmick, flashy cars and slick defensive boxing and everyone tried to copy that - Adrian Broner being a prime example.

Peers looking at Floyd and thinking hmmm maybe I need fast cars and a 'don't-get-hit' style as opposed to swanky clothes and aggressive heavy hands.

People are always looking for the missing ingredient to achieve the success others have had and the simplest thing the human brain understands is to try copy what made someone else successful. Which right now, means being more like Conor - loud, brash, cocky.

TL;DR - Dillon seems a decent fella. He's young and impressionable and Conor is a huge personality. Sometimes ya can't help but to be influenced by a strong personality in your group. As long as he remembers he's actually not Conor when it comes to fighting...... he'll be fine. Even if Bellator hand him a total tomato-can, he should look to drag it to the mat and show how good he is. If he goes in thinking he's Conor & looks to stand and trade...... it'll go south fast.

Most of the younger fighters in SBG could do with listening to that advice too - act like Conor all you want but remember you ain't Conor and the only reason his personality is popular is because he's a world class fighter who backs it up.

kwestfan08

I see the fantastic Jack Slack has a book out now about Conor McGregor. IMO he is one of the best guys to breakdown fights and his weekly podcast is always top notch. I'll be picking this up straight away next time I'm in easons.

https://www.facebook.com/jack.s.mma/posts/970662829734507

Django99

Lukker- wrote: »

That's combat Jiu Jitsu, EBI already ran a tournament for it at EBI 11. He's still gonna do normal BJJ fights with the EBI ruleset, he just wants to see if he can BJJ in a way that is more helpful for MMA.

Ah right, must look that up thought it was only a new thing he was starting.

Django99

[Deleted User] wrote: »

To be fair MMA fights start on the feet and this isn't the BJJ forum :pac:

Dannis is going around trying to talk and act like Conor when he is 0 and 0 in MMA. He should shut up, go win a few fights and then if he is any goood he can start acting like talking, him trying to be like Conor is embarrassing though.

I'm not going to try and defend him seeing as I'm not a fan of his either, but to be fair I'm sure if Conor had an audience when he was 0-0 he would have been acting the same way. Look at his posts on this forum, even when he was only on the local circuit he talked himself up a lot.

Danis is going into Bellator with a no lose situation, because they will give him easy fights. But we'll still see him being brash and outspoken after every win just like Gallagher. If that can get him more sponsors and more money and more limelight, then it's hard to blame him.

We only have to look at the likes of Duffy/Maia/Mighty Mouse to see what being humble gets you. In MMA, not very much, at least in terms of payment anyway.

[Deleted User]

Mellor wrote: »

To be fair, he's a 4 time world champion (2014 Brown x 4)
People knew who is was long before long before he was "McGregor's Sparring partner".

To be fair MMA fights start on the feet and this isn't the BJJ forum :pac:

Dannis is going around trying to talk and act like Conor when he is 0 and 0 in MMA. He should shut up, go win a few fights and then if he is any goood he can start acting like talking, him trying to be like Conor is embarrassing though.

Lukker-

Django99 wrote: »

EBI are bringing in open handed strikes as far as I know? Not sure but that might make it a bit more appealing to MMA fans.

That's combat Jiu Jitsu, EBI already ran a tournament for it at EBI 11. He's still gonna do normal BJJ fights with the EBI ruleset, he just wants to see if he can BJJ in a way that is more helpful for MMA.

Django99

EBI are bringing in open handed strikes as far as I know? Not sure but that might make it a bit more appealing to MMA fans.

Chael is also bringing a bit of spotlight by allowing banned UFC fighters to compete, im sure a lot of Jones fans tuned in for his match with Hendo.

I suppose as more people take up BJJ it will get more of an audience, haven't seen any numbers lately but I'm sure participation is rising all the time.

Mellor

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

Speaking as a casual it's just too technical and not a natural spectacle. It's a different language.

Pretty much.
It's like being told a joke in a language you dont speak. You pick up bits of it, and you can spot the punchline, but you mostly haven't a clue what's going on

Call Me Jimmy

Speaking as a casual it's just too technical and not a natural spectacle. It's a different language.

Gamebred

No its absolutely boring for casual fans, EBI is trying to appeal to the casuals with time limits sub only rules.

Effects

Django99 wrote: »

It's a pity, but BJJ just doesn't attract any interest for the casual observer. The vast majority of spectators are people who train/compete. Very few casual spectators.

I guess it's not very interesting to look at to the casual observer.

Effects

Mellor wrote: »

To be fair, he's a 4 time world champion (2014 Brown x 4)
People knew who is was long before long before he was "McGregor's Sparring partner".

"Yeah, but what's his MMA record" seems to be all most people care about.

Django99

Mellor wrote: »

To be fair, he's a 4 time world champion (2014 Brown x 4)
People knew who is was long before long before he was "McGregor's Sparring partner".

To be fair though, BJJ is a niche sport and his fame/popularity before he was McGregor training partner was nothing compared to what it is now. If I was to guess I'd say he's at known by at least 10 times more people than before.

It's a pity, but BJJ just doesn't attract any interest for the casual observer. The vast majority of spectators are people who train/compete. Very few casual spectators.

dashoonage

I wish Conor McDanis all the best in his mma career.

Bellator athlete outfitting sponsored buy Lidl

Mellor

Deleted User wrote: »

Yeah I liked him for like 5 minutes until he started acting like he was world champion when nobody knew who he was. I hope he loses tbh

To be fair, he's a 4 time world champion (2014 Brown x 4)
People knew who is was long before long before he was "McGregor's Sparring partner".

Gamebred

Wont fight an actual professional for about 15 year going by Bellators way of grooming talent, so a few wins against bums and we wont hear the end of it.

[Deleted User]

Gamebred wrote: »

https://twitter.com/ParadigmSM/status/841430118547386368

His ego will explode when he strangles one of the lidl security guards bellator give their ''stars''.

Yeah I liked him for like 5 minutes until he started acting like he was world champion when nobody knew who he was. I hope he loses tbh

TheChosenOne_

Gamebred wrote: »

https://twitter.com/ParadigmSM/status/841430118547386368

His ego will explode when he strangles one of the lidl security guards bellator give their ''stars''.

Is it even possible for his ego to explode any more? It's embarrassing how much he is trying to act like McGregor on social media

Gamebred

https://twitter.com/ParadigmSM/status/841430118547386368

His ego will explode when he strangles one of the lidl security guards bellator give their ''stars''.

dave1982

Too Tough To Die wrote: »

RTE secured the exclusive rights apparently. Brian Peters to promote.

Well that confirms it...i booking my flights today

ricero

Im sick to death of this circus act. Just fight already and get on with it so conor can come back and do a proper fight

dashoonage

In my opinion if it looks like a giraffe and smells like a giraffe then it is clearly an elephant.

Too Tough To Die

dave1982 wrote: »

Thoughts on t mobile arena being provisonlly booked for mayweathear fight? Its 10 june

RTE secured the exclusive rights apparently. Brian Peters to promote.

dave1982

Thoughts on t mobile arena being provisonlly booked for mayweathear fight? Its 10 june

.ak

That's just how they use carheating in crumlin.

red ears

That tells you the story of Birmingham in 2017.

JJayoo

What's funny about some scumbags setting it on fire?

StringerBell

Floyd in a van?

Gamebred

lol