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Official Conor McGregor thread (part 5) *Read Mod Note in Post 1*

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    #1232
    John_D80
    Registered Users Posts: 3,539 ✭✭✭John_D80


    LollipopJimmy wrote: »
    Might get a Texas combo and a superchip on the way home

    I have no idea what those things are but they sound unreal.


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    #1233
    cletus
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    rob316 wrote: »
    Why is an athlete promoting a fast food brand?

    He's ****ing loaded does he have to do this small ****?

    Burger King are one of the top ten largest fast food outlets in the world. I'm sure he's getting well paid for the day of filming this probably took.

    As I said earlier, he has a relatively small window to make money. The sensible option is to take every legit offer made


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    #1234
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    John_D80 wrote: »
    I have no idea what those things are but they sound unreal.

    Go to Texas Fried Chicken in Crumlin and order the above. Thank me later


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    #1235
    Tazzimus
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    rob316 wrote: »
    Why is an athlete promoting a fast food brand?

    He's ****ing loaded does he have to do this small ****?

    Because money. Simples
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    #1236
    [Deleted User]
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    GSP on the MMA Hour right now gearing up for the McGregor super fight. Says he's pretty sure he'll fight again if it's worth it, and feels like he may land back at 170 or even 155. His health issues (stomach) have abated and he's putting it down to stress and the bulk up.
    Sounds like Canada Vs Eire is in the works!


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    #1237
    Mean Laqueefa
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    Heres a few million for the advert and your time Conor, we would love to be involved with a brand like yours. We will come to you and yes you can keep the suits and use the jet per your contract. Well your the real king Conor and yes free burgers for life.

    If our advert does well you will be the face in store and online ad campaign for 1000's of stores across the world, while promoting your own brand of course

    Yeah lads , the chaps an idiot :rolleyes:

    he just got paid more for that than most the LW roster


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    #1238
    AlmightyCushion
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    rob316 wrote: »
    Why is an athlete promoting a fast food brand?

    He's ****ing loaded does he have to do this small ****?

    David Beckham and Shaq have done Burger King ads. Hardly small shít.


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    #1239
    LollipopJimmy
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    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    David Beckham and Shaq have done Burger King ads. Hardly small shít.

    Countless others have done pizzahut


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    #1240
    Mellor
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    glasso wrote: »
    Cringe to the power of 1000.

    another reason not to eat that sh1t.

    If the person on a ad is a factor in what you eat, you should probably take a hard look at your diet in general.
    rob316 wrote: »
    Why is an athlete promoting a fast food brand?

    He's ****ing loaded does he have to do this small ****?
    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    David Beckham and Shaq have done Burger King ads. Hardly small shít.

    And Floyd...

    image.jpg


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    #1241
    pudzey101
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    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf9b6eLnGPN/?hl=en&taken-by=thenotoriousmma

    i dunno weither to laugh or cry at that caption


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    #1242
    [Deleted User]
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    Dude is an imbecile..


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    #1243
    brendanwalsh
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    Mellor wrote: »
    If the person on a ad is a factor in what you eat, you should probably take a hard look at your diet in general.





    And Floyd...

    image.jpg

    Is that areal picture of floyd ? Did Burger King guy do a ring walk with him?


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    #1244
    Ash.J.Williams
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    Bill burr must be pissin himself...


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    #1245
    Subcomandante Marcos
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    martyos121 wrote: »
    Can’t wait to hear Nate make absolute bits of him for that ad. :D

    He probably won't say anything, but's it's (the 5th of March) 2 years to the day since this.

    Conor-McGregor-vs.-Nate-Diaz-UFC-196-Im-not-surprised.jpg


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    #1246
    Autecher
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Dude is an imbecile..

    He really isn't though. He didn't win the lotto, he made over 100 million before he reached the age of 30 because he is very very smart.


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    #1247
    cloudatlas
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    Bitch be Rhonda Rouseying sponsores despite acting like he is r-e-t-i-r-e-d. I see no sign of the shares in the UFC he went on an on about. Frankie is gone, no more midgets for Conor to fight.


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    #1248
    cloudatlas
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    cliggg wrote: »
    He really isn't though. He didn't win the lotto, he made over 100 million before he reached the age of 30 because he is very very smart.

    With that logic then premier league footballers must be members of mensa.


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    #1249
    Mellor
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    cloudatlas wrote: »
    With that logic then premier league footballers must be members of mensa.
    Footballers are paid on ability and ability alone. Very few market themselves. Beckham an exception.

    Conor is the highest paid MMA fighter of all time afaik.
    So (by the above logic) he's either the best fighter of all time. Or he's done a great job creating a brand that creates revenue and attracts sponsors.


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    #1250
    Autecher
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    cloudatlas wrote: »
    With that logic then premier league footballers must be members of mensa.
    Premier League footballers earn thousands per week and in some cases hundreds of thousands per week. Conor is in a sport where people fight roughly 3-4 times per year for very very little in comparison. The fact that he is richer than many Premier League footballers or has similar money to them really just backs up what I said.


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    #1251
    cloudatlas
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    cliggg wrote: »
    Premier League footballers earn thousands per week and in some cases hundreds of thousands per week. Conor is in a sport where people fight roughly 3-4 times per year for very very little in comparison. The fact that he is richer than many Premier League footballers or has similar money to them really just backs up what I said.

    I still don't think he is clever and that everything is an act I think he is actually like how he portrays himself in every day life. He also has advisers now and agents so he can invest properly. Don't tell me you think Beckham is a genius business man on his own, they are just personalities that people want who have hired the right people.


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    #1252
    fitzparker
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Dude is an imbecile..

    How can people slate him for these ad's? he didn't write to burger king to help him out, they came to him, as did betsafe,Bud etc etc...

    He is making millions off them, if it was a decent pay check im sure he would have wore the Burger "king" head aswell.

    If you don't fight you don't get paid, footballers get paid week in week out once in contract, no matter if they are out for 5 years injured or not. Fighters don't.

    Pettis did Wheeties nothing different to what Conor has done


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    #1253
    Autecher
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    cloudatlas wrote: »
    I still don't think he is clever and that everything is an act I think he is actually like how he portrays himself in every day life. He also has advisers now and agents so he can invest properly. Don't tell me you think Beckham is a genius business man on his own, they are just personalities that people want who have hired the right people.
    Well you are using the word genius here not me :p
    I don't think anyone is a genius just think McGregor is intelligent and while we're at it I do think the same of Beckham and his wife too! I know they have advisors/agents/business managers but I could hire all of them and I'd be up to my ears in debt very quickly. McGregor has been very very smart in using social media and he made his first million before he really hired anybody properly. He hired more as he earned more.


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    #1254
    cloudatlas
    Registered Users Posts: 3,709 ✭✭✭cloudatlas


    fitzparker wrote: »
    How can people slate him for these ad's?

    Er because people want him to fight and everytime they click onto his social media he is shill selling something.


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    #1255
    The Nal
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    cloudatlas wrote: »
    I still don't think he is clever and that everything is an act I think he is actually like how he portrays himself in every day life. He also has advisers now and agents so he can invest properly. Don't tell me you think Beckham is a genius business man on his own, they are just personalities that people want who have hired the right people.

    Beckham got buy on looks and a right peg.

    McGregor is a star because of the smack he talks, which is funny and has gained global attention. Which equals intelligence.

    Same people moaning about Trump being an idiot. Thats what they want you to think.

    Honestly, some people here are stuck in the 90s when it comes to how the modern world works.


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    #1256
    Mellor
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    cloudatlas wrote: »
    Er because people want him to fight and everytime they click onto his social media he is shill selling something.
    I don't think the ad effects his return. He isn't doing this ad instead of fighting. Probably 1 days work while in the US for something else.


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    #1257
    VW 1
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    Big John Mccarthy made an excellent point regarding conor and not fighting at the minute on the Joey Diaz podcast.

    I'm summarising but it was along the lines of, currently he has a champions clause because the UFC haven't officially stripped him. If the Khabib Ferguson fight is for the undisputed championship as Dana has stated, Conor will be stripped and no longer have a champs clause, meaning he is a lot freer in being able to get out of his contract and go do his thing with McGregor promotions.

    John also stated the lawyer Conor has working for him now used to write the contracts for the UFC so is well versed and experienced in all aspects of these contracts.


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    #1258
    Subcomandante Marcos
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    VW 1 wrote: »
    Big John Mccarthy made an excellent point regarding conor and not fighting at the minute on the Joey Diaz podcast.

    I'm summarising but it was along the lines of, currently he has a champions clause because the UFC haven't officially stripped him. If the Khabib Ferguson fight is for the undisputed championship as Dana has stated, Conor will be stripped and no longer have a champs clause, meaning he is a lot freer in being able to get out of his contract and go do his thing with McGregor promotions.

    John also stated the lawyer Conor has working for him now used to write the contracts for the UFC so is well versed and experienced in all aspects of these contracts.


    That only applies if he would otherwise be out of contract.

    Go listen to Jon Fitch explain the issue on the MMA hour yesterday.

    Even without the champions clause, they own him. They won't let him fight again with only one fight left on his contract, they'll make him sign before it gets to that stage and lock him in for another X amount of fights no time limit contract like they do everyone else.


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    #1259
    Effects
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    rob316 wrote: »
    Why is an athlete promoting a fast food brand?

    He's ****ing loaded does he have to do this small ****?

    Yeah, he should stick to promoting Monster Energy Drink. That's what really makes professional sports athletes as good as they are.


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    #1260
    Effects
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    cloudatlas wrote: »
    With that logic then premier league footballers must be members of mensa.

    There's different kinds of smart.


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    #1261
    Mellor
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    VW 1 wrote: »
    I'm summarising but it was along the lines of, currently he has a champions clause because the UFC haven't officially stripped him. If the Khabib Ferguson fight is for the undisputed championship as Dana has stated, Conor will be stripped and no longer have a champs clause, meaning he is a lot freer in being able to get out of his contract and go do his thing with McGregor promotions.
    He's right that it would inactivate his champions clause. But that won't make him any more freely able to walk.

    McGregor had 4 fights on his contract, plus champions clause.
    If he's stripped, he still has 4 fights left.

    (4 might be 3 fights if the Floyd fight counted)


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