Gamebred wrote: » Funny considering Conor was still on welfare when he was signed to the UFC, 20 going on 12 is Gallagher.
Gamebred wrote: Ah gallagher put up a post ''before you judge my skills remember I pay your social welfare'', cannot wait till his head is caved in.
EagererBeaver wrote: » Too much thinking here about the performance of the "team" in my book. Regardless of what people call it, it's a gym. It's not a team sports. They might be friends, sparring partners, coaches or pupils but one thing they are not is teammates.
wonderfullife wrote: » My point is there's a big danger that Conor's achievements skew the evidence for how the team is progressing and if you take an holistic view of the records on the fight-team, it's been a ropey few years in the Pro Ranks at the elite level (UFC, Bellator, WSOF, Invicta etc).
Gamebred wrote: » Ah gallagher put up a post ''before you judge my skills remember I pay your social welfare'', cannot wait till his head is caved in.
BOHtox wrote: » Maybe he doesn't believe it himself. If you were an average fighter in SBG would you rather Kavanagh tell you "the world is your oyster, you can make it big. Keep following your dream" or would you rather him say "You're extremely average, very limited, not athletic enough to make it to the highest level" etc. He's obviously gonna say the former. He uses the same approach when talking to the media. Even fans of a football club would not be impressed if a manager said "these are better than us, we're never gonna win". You play to your strengths, you keep the belief and you never know you might get the win. Stephen Kenny has that Dundalk team stepping on to the pitch thinking they're invincible. Similarly, Ranieri last year at Leicester. Did you think there was a team they feared playing? Of course Kavanagh is going to have the attitude he does and I bet he doesn't give two shíts when anyone tries to put him or his team down.
wonderfullife wrote: » Fair (on the medical retirements) but whichever way you spin it the team went from Cathal, Paddy and Ais to Artem, Charlie and John Phillips as their UFC reps below Conor. That's not a step-up in my book.As for setting the bar high - I'm literally just going on what John has said in interviews. Maybe he sets the bar too high himself. He said many times in late 2014 and early 2015 that there's a new wave of UFC fighters coming and he expects to train multiple UFC champions in the next decade (i.e. Conor and someone else). I'm not having a pop at him (far from it) and I agree with what you're saying. BUT - instead of saying it's down to pure luck who walks in the door, how about changing that? Link up with London Shootfighters and get Marcin Held, Marvin Vettori and Michael Venom Page in for a month and then send Gallagher, Artem and Makwan over there for a month. Or more regular link-ups with SBG Manchester and get Saul and Matt Inman over. There are geographical and population constraints over what SBG Ireland can realistically do - but I see no reason they couldn't cultivate strong partnerships with UK based gyms an hour flight away to increase the quality of sparring. Gunni will likely maul Jouban this weekend but there can be no disputing the fact Jouban had the much higher quality of sparring partners and, in the long run, that's really going to inhibit SBG's progress. I'd take Machida and Strickland every day of the week over Luka and Charlie.
Gamebred wrote: » https://www.instagram.com/p/BRqkYJCDrBa/ This guy, smh.
wonderfullife wrote: » Fair (on the medical retirements) but whichever way you spin it the team went from Cathal, Paddy and Ais to Artem, Charlie and John Phillips as their UFC reps below Conor. That's not a step-up in my book.
As for setting the bar high - I'm literally just going on what John has said in interviews. Maybe he sets the bar too high himself. He said many times in late 2014 and early 2015 that there's a new wave of UFC fighters coming and he expects to train multiple UFC champions in the next decade (i.e. Conor and someone else).
BUT - instead of saying it's down to pure luck who walks in the door, how about changing that? Link up with London Shootfighters and get Marcin Held, Marvin Vettori and Michael Venom Page in for a month and then send Gallagher, Artem and Makwan over there for a month. Or more regular link-ups with SBG Manchester and get Saul and Matt Inman over. There are geographical and population constraints over what SBG Ireland can realistically do - but I see no reason they couldn't cultivate strong partnerships with UK based gyms an hour flight away to increase the quality of sparring.
Gunni will likely maul Jouban this weekend but there can be no disputing the fact Jouban had the much higher quality of sparring partners and, in the long run, that's really going to inhibit SBG's progress. I'd take Machida and Strickland every day of the week over Luka and Charlie.
Mellor wrote: » Two of them retired on medical grounds. A bit disingenuous.Also, I think you are setting the bar very high. A typical gym has no fighters in the UFC. In Ireland, and in the USA. Sure the big gyms like ATT, Blackzillions, Tristar have large stables of fighters. But most come to them as huge prospects, or already signed like Joe Duffy. Guys going from grassroots to the UFC under one coach is not the norm. While obviously the coach is directly responsible for part of that. It still requires that somebody with a gift walks in their door, which is largely out of their hands.
wonderfullife wrote: » Also think it's a fairly important 5 or 6 weeks for Coach Kav. Din Thomas took a few shots at him at the Awards speech and the doubts over his coaching ability in the community are still there. I can't stand Din so I hope John shuts him up.
wonderfullife wrote: » 2 years have passed since that interview and only 3 people have been signed - Artem, Charlie Ward and John Phillips. On top of that, 3 have retired (Cathal, Ais, Paddy). If we're being totally blunt which 3 would you rather have?
Gamebred wrote: » Harsh to compare anyone in the gym with Conors success tbf, he is once in a lifetime (something the young lads dont get) he's got limiited fighters like Pendred and Daly to win multiple fights in the UFC from complete scratch, ATT and similar have young people with serious pedigrees in wrestling usually or something else.
wonderfullife wrote: » Well in early 2015 John was asked in an interview will there be more SBG fighters in the UFC (specifically) and his reply was: "That's a given, you know that, come on!". He indicated there'd be more being signed in 2015. 2 years have passed since that interview and only 3 people have been signed - Artem, Charlie Ward and John Phillips. On top of that, 3 have retired (Cathal, Ais, Paddy). If we're being totally blunt which 3 would you rather have? Conor's achievements grab the headlines but you'd have to say beyond that, the team have not progressed in the way he envisaged - yet! Still time.
scudzilla wrote: » First time i've really thought of it from that view, yeah, suppose that's pretty much spot on
wonderfullife wrote: » There's a lot of people out there who think SBG are not very good when you remove Conor from the discussion. .
Gamebred wrote: » You're too easy on them Wonder, they are absolute morons living a lie you have lads on their team one look at their social media you'd think they are rolling in dough the chaps are living in their ma's box rooms while posting pictures of Gucci runners and think they are ballers, Danis is no different this isnt an act they are putting on they are genuinely that delusional, there is good lads like Gunni Richie Smullen Paddy Holohan I support that has hailed from there with none of this **** talking or McGregor acting.
EagererBeaver wrote: » Floyd’s gimmick is nothing new - he's simply borrowed it from all his old hip hop friends. Money, cash, hos has been a central theme in hip hop for decades. His gimmick doesn't make him the money. Rather his money allowed him to create the gimmick and in turn demand more money. Other than Broner, nobody in boxing has remotely tried to copy that gimmick to the level of Floyd.
Gamebred wrote: » You're too easy on them Wonder, they are absolute morons living a lie you have lads on their team one look at their social media you'd think they are rolling in dough the chaps are living in their ma's box rooms while posting pictures of Gucci runners and think they are ballers,
Deleted User wrote: » To be fair MMA fights start on the feet and this isn't the BJJ forum :pac:
Django99 wrote: » Ah right, must look that up thought it was only a new thing he was starting.
wonderfullife wrote: » 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.