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

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  • #6212
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    Would guess UnderArmour and Nike would be showing some interest in McGregor now, would love to see Nike sign him.


  • #6213
    John_D80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,539 ✭✭✭John_D80


    Gamebred wrote: »
    Would guess UnderArmour and Nike would be showing some interest in McGregor now, would love to see Nike sign him.

    Isn't he (and a handful of other UFC fighters) already on a special personalised deal with reebok, outside of the standard UFC sponsorship??


  • #6214
    kwestfan08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,523 ✭✭✭kwestfan08


    John_D80 wrote: »
    Isn't he (and a handful of other UFC fighters) already on a special personalised deal with reebok, outside of the standard UFC sponsorship??

    He was but the contract is up and he's free to discuss with different companies now for the Mayweather fight.


  • #6215
    John_D80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,539 ✭✭✭John_D80


    kwestfan08 wrote: »
    He was but the contract is up and he's free to discuss with different companies now for the Mayweather fight.


    It just gets better and better for him.


  • #6216
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,377 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    *double post*


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  • #6217
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,377 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    wonderfullife wrote: »
    His Reebok deal lapsed. He can wear Nike/Underarmour/whatever he wants for this fight.
    Has that been confirmed anywhere?
    I know Audie said that was the case on TMMAH. But that's not necessarily confirmation. I wouldn't rate him particularly reliable for the truth.
    Gamebred wrote: »
    Is it though? if he wants to come back to mma hes in reebok by default.
    In the octagon he is. But he's not obliged to sign with them. He could easily sign with UNder Armour or Nike privately.


  • #6218
    wonderfullife
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭wonderfullife


    http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/king-conor-mcgregor-bigot-free-pass-article-1.3260252

    Oh dear. One of the big US papers running a hit-piece on Conor, claiming white privilege and similarities to Trump. Calling him a bigot, singling out his "cockroaches" comment about the Diaz brothers (which, of course, was a Tony Montana quote).


  • #6219
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,296 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    JK is gonna love that :pac:


  • #6220
    wonderfullife
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭wonderfullife


    CatFromHue wrote: »
    JK is gonna love that :pac:

    I'm actually a bit outraged myself.

    The bit about the "cholos" we have debated on here but the "cockroach" argument is completely false. He was absolutely quoting Tony Montana, it's not in dispute, word for word:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz5E0SQ9dGQ



    More to the point, Conor advocated for same-sex marriage, LGBT rights etc, he has training partners and friends who are atheist, Christian, Muslim, black, white.

    It's boggles my mind that anyone could argue he's a bigot or racist and the examples cited are weak.


  • #6221
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    Article doing its job so, clickbait and attention seeking pay it no heed.


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  • #6222
    wonderfullife
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭wonderfullife


    Gamebred wrote: »
    Article doing its job so, clickbait and attention seeking pay it no heed.

    True.

    Race-baiting is going to play a huge role in this camp it seems.


  • #6223
    Outlaw Pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭Outlaw Pete


    That's the guy who there was a big controversy over whether or not he was black or not. Started when he posted some medical report or something were a doctor ticked a box saying he was white and was furious about it. Maybe he is black, but he was going on and on about white privilege non stop at the time also.

    Has he had anything to say about men hitting women? Bet not.


  • #6224
    Django99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 735 ✭✭✭Django99


    That article is a bit mad. It doesn't really have any message or meaning, just tries to point out something that isn't really there.

    McGregor comments about the favelas were a bit much though. Imagine if an English fighter said something like this about an Irish fighter "if this was a different time I'd starve you and all your family to death by taking all your crops" or something ridiculous like that. No doubt there'd be uproar. Or if someone brought up slavery in a derogatory way against an African fighter. Or the holocaust to a Jewish fighter.


  • #6225
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    Sorry Wonder...


    https://www.instagram.com/p/BViq_42hjDl/


  • #6226
    Jesus Wept
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,243 ✭✭✭✭Jesus Wept


    Digital paper doesn't refuse ink.


  • #6227
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,296 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    The author has skimmed off the top and not really looked at what it is.

    Yeah McGregor has said some mad stuff and he's gotten away with it. He's gotten away with it cos it's that cliche, it's the fight game. The fight game where pretty much everything is fair game and where all fighters get away with it.


  • #6228
    Call Me Jimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,449 ✭✭✭Call Me Jimmy


    It's grand, Sean King is only listened to by extreme left-wingers. Everybody's wise to this game by now and they're intelligent enough to see through this half-hearted crap.


  • #6229
    Depp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Depp


    Call Me Jimmy wrote: »
    It's grand, Sean King is only listened to by extreme left-wingers. Everybody's wise to this game by now and they're intelligent enough to see through this half-hearted crap.

    Not even at this stage, even the most fervent blm loonies are taking the piss out of him these days hes an absolute joke. If a white lad won a coin toss he'd write an article about how coins are a white supremacist conspiracy.


  • #6230
    Dtp1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,921 ✭✭✭✭Dtp1979


    wonderfullife wrote: »
    True.

    Race-baiting is going to play a huge role in this camp it seems.

    And conor calling mayweather a malteaser head isnt gonna make things any better


  • #6231
    GerryDerpy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 761 ✭✭✭GerryDerpy


    Dtp1979 wrote: »
    And conor calling mayweather a malteaser head isnt gonna make things any better

    It is funny though.


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  • #6232
    Too Tough To Die
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭Too Tough To Die


    Outlaw Pete wrote: »
    That's the guy who there was a big controversy over whether or not he was black or not. Started when he posted some medical report or something were a doctor ticked a box saying he was white and was furious about it. Maybe he is black, but he was going on and on about white privilege non stop at the time also.

    Has he had anything to say about men hitting women? Bet not.

    Yeah, that's Talcum X.


  • #6233
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    Where is McGregor training for this them murals he posted dont look like SBG?


  • #6234
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,377 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Gamebred wrote: »
    Where is McGregor training for this them murals he posted dont look like SBG?
    Im imagine the mural is relatively new.
    Yellow mats would suggest SBG to me. Or the unit next door.


  • #6235
    Lukker-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,405 ✭✭✭Lukker-


    He's got his own space afaik


  • #6236
    wonderfullife
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭wonderfullife


    Adrien Broner says he wants Nate Diaz on the MayMac undercard.


  • #6237
    Lukker-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,405 ✭✭✭Lukker-


    wonderfullife wrote: »
    Adrien Broner says he wants Nate Diaz on the MayMac undercard.

    Not gonna happen. Broner isn't with Mayweather Promotions and the UFC won't let Nate fight.


  • #6238
    Burial.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭Burial.


    wonderfullife wrote: »
    Adrien Broner says he wants Nate Diaz on the MayMac undercard.

    Won't be happening as he'll be suspended after getting destroyed by Mikey Garcia next month.


  • #6239
    wonderfullife
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭wonderfullife


    Stitch Duran: "It's up to Conor but I know both sports, I know Conor and I'm available to work his corner. Conor absolutely has a chance, I've worked his fights before and he's a tough, tough kid. He's capable of knocking anybody out."

    Stitch would be a good choice I think.


  • #6240
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,304 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Stitch was the first I thought of when Roddy said they didn't have a cut man. Would be great if he got the nod.


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  • #6241
    MartyMcFly84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭MartyMcFly84


    Would be cool to have an Irish cut person. We have some great men and women working cuts in corners up and down the country. Would nice nice if they got a nod if possible.


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