14murphy wrote: » Do you think its possible to get around all the problems that surround an event like that taking place here in Ireland? I think it would be incredibly difficult.
Deleted User wrote: » Of course. Anything is possible. And if the UFC are presented with an irish stadium fight vs nothing, then why wouldn’t they go with it.
hewhoscares wrote: » I think Conor won't want a Croke fight with how it would affect event revenues - both gate and the change of PPV times would eat into his pay cheque.
14murphy wrote: » Would tax come into play here also. I could be wrong but is the income tax in Nevada lower compared to here ?
Deleted User wrote: » hewhoscares wrote: » I think Conor won't want a Croke fight with how it would affect event revenues - both gate and the change of PPV times would eat into his pay cheque. Would he not be past caring about that though? I don’t think it will be just money that will be the motivating factor to get him back into the ring He wanted croke park from day one. This is the perfect opportunity and he should be able to say it’s Croke or nothing. He’s all about iconic imagery. Could you imagine him walking out in Croker. Boom!!!
weldoninhio wrote: » Artem was knocked out of the TUF season in the first episode. There was a big fuss made by Conor about only agreeing to do it if one of the SBG fighters was in it. So suddenly after over 10 seasons the rules changed and each coach was allowed bring one of the defeated fighters back. Had never happened before, wasn’t announced as part of the new season.
brendanwalsh wrote: » His sister just finished her set on strictly. She was as stiff as a board.
AlmightyCushion wrote: » There's been plenty of seasons where they brought someone back who was defeated in the first episode, can't remember if it's ever been announced as it's been so long since I watched them. What does it have to do with him hogging the limelight and needing to be the centre of attention?
Axwell wrote: » Just to clarify on the whole TUF thing - ignoring the whole statement about limelight etc for a minute as it had nothing to do with that and the statement makes no sense. The difference this time was it wasnt to do with injury. Normally if they bring someone back its because a fighter in the later rounds cant fight due to injury so somone gets a call back. This time Dana let each coach bring back a losing fighter from the first round of fights...Conor obviously brought Artem back but the other twist was in the next round of fights Dana would get rid of the least impressive fighter of the winners. They have made regular changes the last few seasons to change things up from the stale format considering that was season 22 of the show (a lot more than the 10 seasons suggested). Artem went on a winning streak all the way to the finale which he lost to Ryan Hall who was a replacement for Saul Rogers due to visa issues. Saul trained in SBG Manchester so it would have been an all SBG final had they fought.
AlmightyCushion wrote: » They've had a wildcard in a few seasons and the wildcard wasn't there to replace an injured fighter, it was just another person they bring into the house.
Mellor wrote: » How does Conor getting Artem back on to the show equate to Conor wanting to steal the spotlight? You aren't makes no sense tbh. If anything he helped Artem out by getting him back (if that actually happened). Which contradicts the point you are trying to back up, and actually back up my point.
billybonkers wrote: » Khabib v Tony in April for the title and assuming Conor get stripped like Dana said he would... Khabib wins then its Conor v Khabib in Russia in September. Khabib loses then Conor v Khabib for a shot at Tony and the belt.
weldoninhio wrote: » It makes it the Conor McGregor show rather than TUF.
EagererBeaver wrote: » I was absolutely convinced right up until they started doing press conferences that the Mayweather fight wouldn't happen and looked pretty foolish. I'm even more convinced an Irish stadium fight will never happen and am prepared to look even more foolish. Too much money down the drain for it to be worthwhile. If it comes to a choice between $$$ or the adoration of a home crowd, McGregor will pick the $$$ every time. Rightly so too.
The Rooster wrote: » EagererBeaver wrote: » I was absolutely convinced right up until they started doing press conferences that the Mayweather fight wouldn't happen and looked pretty foolish. I'm even more convinced an Irish stadium fight will never happen and am prepared to look even more foolish. Too much money down the drain for it to be worthwhile. If it comes to a choice between $$ or the adoration of a home crowd, McGregor will pick the $$ every time. Rightly so too. I wonder though is the loss of PPVs by an earlier start time overstated. There was an NFL quarter-final on Saturday at about 10pm Irish time. I'm sure it had huge viewing figures in the US. A similar time for a MGregor fight in Ireland would be very doable, and while it might not hit the very highest PPV in the US, I'm sure it would do reasonably well such that the loss would not be catastrophic.
EagererBeaver wrote: » I was absolutely convinced right up until they started doing press conferences that the Mayweather fight wouldn't happen and looked pretty foolish. I'm even more convinced an Irish stadium fight will never happen and am prepared to look even more foolish. Too much money down the drain for it to be worthwhile. If it comes to a choice between $$ or the adoration of a home crowd, McGregor will pick the $$ every time. Rightly so too.
VW 1 wrote: » Plus the issue of getting the nimbys in the area of Croke Park to agree to the timing of such an event and the traffic/people in the area.
weldoninhio wrote: » I don't think that's an issue once its a sport taking place. AFAIR when the Garth Brooks debacle was happening some people were asking how come an American Football college game could go ahead if all of the other designated spots were used up. It came out that once its a sport, you don't need a special designation like you do for a concert as its a sports ground. That's only a hazy recollection but I'm sure its correct.
VW 1 wrote: » Yeah my feeling would be that the objections would be due to the timing of the event and the perceived type of crowd that would attend it. Neither should be listened to of course, but those residents can make noise when they want to.
EagererBeaver wrote: » The difference is that NFL have been played at that hour of the day (and earlier) for decades. Saturday football only exists in the postseason - most of the time it's on a Sunday and you'll have about 9 straight hours of it. 10pm Irish time on a Saturday is 2pm in LA. People are not going to fork out for PPVs at that hour of the day.
Tigger wrote: » Why tho I mean what time is the championship final on at What time are we playing England onnpaddys day What time is Wembley every year ? Why does mma have to be on late ?
weldoninhio wrote: » Dana said last night that if he is stripped, he'll be give a title shot as soon as he returns.
EagererBeaver wrote: » The Rooster wrote: » EagererBeaver wrote: » I was absolutely convinced right up until they started doing press conferences that the Mayweather fight wouldn't happen and looked pretty foolish. I'm even more convinced an Irish stadium fight will never happen and am prepared to look even more foolish. Too much money down the drain for it to be worthwhile. If it comes to a choice between $ or the adoration of a home crowd, McGregor will pick the $ every time. Rightly so too. I wonder though is the loss of PPVs by an earlier start time overstated. There was an NFL quarter-final on Saturday at about 10pm Irish time. I'm sure it had huge viewing figures in the US. A similar time for a MGregor fight in Ireland would be very doable, and while it might not hit the very highest PPV in the US, I'm sure it would do reasonably well such that the loss would not be catastrophic. The difference is that NFL have been played at that hour of the day (and earlier) for decades. Saturday football only exists in the postseason - most of the time it's on a Sunday and you'll have about 9 straight hours of it. 10pm Irish time on a Saturday is 2pm in LA. People are not going to fork out for PPVs at that hour of the day.
The Rooster wrote: » EagererBeaver wrote: » I was absolutely convinced right up until they started doing press conferences that the Mayweather fight wouldn't happen and looked pretty foolish. I'm even more convinced an Irish stadium fight will never happen and am prepared to look even more foolish. Too much money down the drain for it to be worthwhile. If it comes to a choice between $ or the adoration of a home crowd, McGregor will pick the $ every time. Rightly so too. I wonder though is the loss of PPVs by an earlier start time overstated. There was an NFL quarter-final on Saturday at about 10pm Irish time. I'm sure it had huge viewing figures in the US. A similar time for a MGregor fight in Ireland would be very doable, and while it might not hit the very highest PPV in the US, I'm sure it would do reasonably well such that the loss would not be catastrophic.
EagererBeaver wrote: » I was absolutely convinced right up until they started doing press conferences that the Mayweather fight wouldn't happen and looked pretty foolish. I'm even more convinced an Irish stadium fight will never happen and am prepared to look even more foolish. Too much money down the drain for it to be worthwhile. If it comes to a choice between $ or the adoration of a home crowd, McGregor will pick the $ every time. Rightly so too.
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