HappyAsLarE wrote: » I agree, I will watch his comeback fight. It’s just annoying when someone criticises him and the first thing someone thinks is “well so what he is minted”. You don’t hear people saying that about e.g. McIlroy when discussing his poor performances.
Mellor wrote: » It would make no sense bring up earnings in response to criticism of a performance. But they weren't talking about a performance, you you point doesn't really make sense. Bringing up his earnings in response to people talking the trajectory of his "sporting career" is very relevant. Conor very early on said the plan was to get in and get out, taking the least damage and setting up his family on route. He's done exactly that. If McIlroy decided to take a break for whatever reason. Then "well he's loaded, doesn't need to play year round" would be perfectly reasonable.
Still Ill wrote: » I'm sorry, but if you don't consider that a fall from a great height and try and dismiss it by mentioning how he's got rich then you're just plain wrong.
pastorbarrett wrote: » Hokey armchair psychology - but I genuinely wonder if Conor being the architect of his own downfall might ultimately be the only thing to motivate him getting back into the octagon. There's a lot of mud being slung at the moment, and he's certainly done some reprehensible things. That being said, like most of the rest of us, I don't think he's an inherently bad guy, and he lives under a circumspect pressure most of us can't imagine. These sorts of falls from great heights have been played out from time immemorial. Even considering his wrong-doings and him hitting pay-dirt and so on, I think it's fair to say both fans and the sport of MMA have done pretty well out of him. If he doesn't choose to fight again, it'd be at least nice to see him pay more heed to good counsel and get on with doing something that keeps him out of trouble.
JJayoo wrote: » "These sorts of falls from great heights" He's still the biggest name/draw in the UFC, and he's still making more money than anyone else in the UFC from his whiskey/sponsorships. There has been no fall.
HappyAsLarE wrote: » This crap again. We don’t care about his financial success. His sporting career has gone to shoite.
Mellor wrote: » Where did I dismiss any of those things? You're making a strange strawman. I was replying to HappyAsLarE's comment on his sporting career and why his financial success is intrinsically linked to it.
robwen wrote: » "I need to just stop reacting to the bait," McGregor said. "People are trying to bait me into things. Am I the fish or am I the whale? I must be calm, I must be zen. I must lead by example. There's so many people looking up to me. How can I react in this way? I need to get a hold of this and, like I said, I'm working very hard to do this."https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/27441486
Still Ill wrote: » They're not intrinsically linked. There's the financial side of things and there's the sporting side of things.
pastorbarrett wrote: » Not to pander to any sort of tabloid hyperbole, but he doesn't look too well in this interview.
bmcc10 wrote: » Not much new coming from the interview anyway. Have to laugh at how he says they never prepared properly and that basically the camps where wars and this is where all the injuries came from. What ever happened to kavanaghs famous term of upgrading the software without damaging the hardware?
EoineyM wrote: » This shows the kind of person McGregor is. What did the guy in the pub do other than refuse his whiskey? Is that baiting him? He is only sorry that the video came out and brand McGregor has been damaged. He says somewhere else that he tried making amends. Act the scumbag and then through someone a few bob not to press charges a la the miami incident. They are the actions of a bully and a scumbag.
Still Ill wrote: » He was seen by many as a role model. Does anyone see him as that now? Only the seriously deluded!
Sweet.Science wrote: » Looks a shell of a man It would be better for him to walk away now The huge comeback and a defeat would be the end for him as a person
dulux99 wrote: » I find it hilarious how people constantly use his immense wealth to bat down any suggestions that he's become irrelevant. Is it so wrong to base a sportspersons achievements based on their sporting prowess, rather than how much money he's made? A random example I can think of - does anyone look at Alexis Sanchez as any less of a flop, because he's the highest paid player in the league? McGregor could have been one of the great combat sports icons, but got blindsided by the money, and all the trappings that go along with it. It's a shame that Mayweather fight went ahead. Who knows what McGregor could have achieved in the sport had he not made that much money off a freakshow moneygrab. Above all, the MMA fan, and ultimately Conor McGregor fan in me would love to see him get back into the mindset he had in 2014/2015. But I'll believe it when I see it. I've been fooled before - I paid alot of money to go to UFC 229, and felt like an idiot afterwards that I thought he had straightened himself out.
Sweet.Science wrote: » 100% agree Maybe a Khabib rematch would get a lot of interest but thats it. His stock has fallen i just dont see there being much interest in a Edgar/Aldo/gaethje Cant help but feel he's yesterdays man
dulux99 wrote: » No matter what I reckon there'll be huge interest if/when he comes back. There won't be much fanfare from the general public in Ireland, granted, that ship has sailed, but in terms of worldwide attention he's still one of the most recognisable names in all of sports. What must sting is the smaller, more knowledgeable MMA world, who no longer see him as massively relevant.
The Nal wrote: » Will be huge in Ireland too. He did an interview last night and its global news and huge news here. Front page on RTE, in the main "news" part of the radio shows etc
Sweet.Science wrote: » Depends how you define huge - nowhere near what his stock was from a few years ago anyway.
