Conor McGregor thread (MMA Talk Only - Read 1st Post Before Posting)

Zero-Cool · 14-12-2019 1:13pm

I like that card, some possible cracking fights, especially the women's.

monty_python · 14-12-2019 1:58pm

xtal191 wrote: »

Its a presser for 247 not 246

When is the 246 presser on ðŸ˜’

xtal191 · 14-12-2019 2:18pm

For a Fight Night it might be a decent looking card but for a numbered ppv its shockingly bad imo

Still Ill · 14-12-2019 5:35pm

It's a McGregor card, so I guess they don't have to try.

fitzparker · 16-12-2019 8:05am

The card is what is expected, names you notice but doesnt demand a high payout.

They have to balance out the books, they cant have Mcgregor and other top tier fighters on the same card.

outside of McGregor and cerrone, the rest of the card will probably accumulate to less than 1 mill.

So it probably balances out to what was made at UFC 245.

Im sure there is a limit on what they payout per event.

Plus this event is unpredictable on PPV sales, it could sell 500k or 2 million, its unknown.

theballz · 16-12-2019 8:45am

Anyone know when the first press conference is?

rob316 · 16-12-2019 10:37am

That card is crap not a single fight excites me. Cerrone is a bit of a bate bag for the top fighters but I don't think this is a gimme for Conor either. If he doesn't put him down in the first 2 rounds he will struggle.

US2 · 16-12-2019 12:22pm

rob316 wrote: »

That card is crap not a single fight excites me. Cerrone is a bit of a bate bag for the top fighters but I don't think this is a gimme for Conor either. If he doesn't put him down in the first 2 rounds he will struggle.

It is a gimme fight. Wont last 60 seconds

rob316 · 16-12-2019 12:41pm

US2 wrote: »

It is a gimme fight. Wont last 60 seconds

That depends what McGregor turns up. At that weight if he comes out swinging long he will gas heavily in round 2.

Effects · 16-12-2019 5:50pm

rob316 wrote: »

That depends what McGregor turns up.

He had his ass handed to him in his last fight. The decent McGregor will show up for this fight. Might not be Alvarez McGregor or Aldo McGregor, but it'll be as close to Diaz II McGregor that he can manage.

BDI · 16-12-2019 6:01pm

Cowboy will be well briefed on how the fight has to go I’d imagine.

No money in a Khabib rematch if he is coming off another loss and still in a downward spiral.

dashoonage · 16-12-2019 6:38pm

BDI wrote: »

Cowboy will be well briefed on how the fight has to go I’d imagine.

No money in a Khabib rematch if he is coming off another loss and still in a downward spiral.

Yup. Only one ladder and two tables to be used. Cowboy has to let him get the pin in the 3rd. Rumour conor has a new signature finisher called the marble arch

Axwell · 17-12-2019 7:24am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyQR5RhT7GU

simongurnick · 17-12-2019 1:38pm

Not much noise from the conor camp. Has he buckled down for real i wonder?

monty_python · 17-12-2019 1:44pm

simongurnick wrote: »

Not much noise from the conor camp. Has he buckled down for real i wonder?

Not much noise from cowboy or ufc either unfairness

The Nal · 17-12-2019 2:34pm

simongurnick wrote: »

Not much noise from the conor camp. Has he buckled down for real i wonder?

Very committed this time around by all reports.

rob316 · 17-12-2019 3:40pm

Axwell wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyQR5RhT7GU

That cover of paint it black is pretty good.

Mellor · 17-12-2019 3:44pm

rob316 wrote: »

That cover of paint it black is pretty good.

Valerie Broussard. Link

rob316 · 17-12-2019 3:46pm

Mellor wrote: »

Valerie Broussard. Link

Thanks. Cracking voice

17-12-2019 3:55pm

https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1206238514142228480

I'd say we're gonna see the McGregor of 2013-2016, in terms of focus and dedication at least.

He's going after the 170 belt.

rob316 · 17-12-2019 4:00pm

Deleted User wrote: »

https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1206238514142228480

I'd say we're gonna see the McGregor of 2013-2016, in terms of focus and dedication at least.

He's going after the 170 belt.

He's not going to cut to 145 ever again and he would be slaughtered by any WW in the top 5.

You'll never see that Conor again.

Tazzimus · 17-12-2019 4:23pm

Deleted User wrote: »

https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1206238514142228480

I'd say we're gonna see the McGregor of 2013-2016, in terms of focus and dedication at least.

He's going after the 170 belt.

If by some fluke he managed to make it to Usman, he'd be mauled.

Nigzcurran · 17-12-2019 4:38pm

Tazzimus wrote: »

If by some fluke he managed to make it to Usman, he'd be mauled.

Yep big time but he might have a wee chance against the likes of Colby who isn’t a big hitter although his cardio is unreal

Tazzimus · 17-12-2019 4:40pm

Nigzcurran wrote: »

Yep big time but he might have a wee chance against the likes of Colby who isn’t a big hitter although his cardio is unreal

Colby would maul him as well.
True 170 lads are too big for him and most of the top guys are wrestlers so he'd be wrestle ****ed for as long as they wanted.

Nigzcurran · 17-12-2019 4:44pm

Tazzimus wrote: »

Colby would maul him as well.
True 170 lads are too big for him and most of the top guys are wrestlers so he'd be wrestle ****ed for as long as they wanted.

Would the likes of Colby not fancy his chances keeping it standing like the other night, what kind of weight was he on fight night?

Tazzimus · 17-12-2019 4:51pm

Nigzcurran wrote: »

Would the likes of Colby not fancy his chances keeping it standing like the other night, what kind of weight was he on fight night?

Doubt it. Him and Usman kept it standing as they both have great wrestling, plus Usman probably wanted to put a beating on him.
Colby knows Conor has better striking, so he'd just grab hold and rag doll him for whatever length of time.

I'd say a lot of the 170er's cut down from around 190-200lbs, Conor walks around at about 170, might be slightly higher now he doesn't have to cut to 145 any more. Depending on how much he can get back rehydrating, I'd guess 185 ish? I don't think he cuts as much as some of the others.

Nigzcurran · 17-12-2019 5:01pm

Tazzimus wrote: »

Doubt it. Him and Usman kept it standing as they both have great wrestling, plus Usman probably wanted to put a beating on him.
Colby knows Conor has better striking, so he'd just grab hold and rag doll him for whatever length of time.

I'd say a lot of the 170er's cut down from around 190-200lbs, Conor walks around at about 170, might be slightly higher now he doesn't have to cut to 145 any more. Depending on how much he can get back rehydrating, I'd guess 185 ish? I don't think he cuts as much as some of the others.

Yeah I suppose after watching how dominant Khabib was against him they would be silly not to maul him on the ground, although colbys ego might outweigh his common sense!

US2 · 17-12-2019 5:16pm

Colby would dominate him alot more than Khabib did , same with Usman an Woodley. Thompson would knock him out too. Only guy he has a hope against is masvidal

Still Ill · 17-12-2019 5:20pm

US2 wrote: »

Colby would dominate him alot more than Khabib did , same with Usman an Woodley. Thompson would knock him out too. Only guy he has a hope against is masvidal

C'mon... Pettis KO'd Wonderboy..

The Nal · 17-12-2019 5:26pm

McGregors not a 170lb fighter. He not even 5ft 9. His most famous win is against a guy who just lost at 135. He'll get absolutely mauled by most of the WW Top 10.

Still Ill · 17-12-2019 5:35pm

The Nal wrote: »

McGregors not a 170lb fighter. He not even 5ft 9. His most famous win is against a guy who just lost at 135. He'll get absolutely mauled by most of the WW Top 10.

I agree with that. Was just pointing out that someone can't just say with certainty that Wonderboy would knock him out, when he got KO'd by Pettis himself.

Mellor · 17-12-2019 5:58pm

The Nal wrote: »

McGregors not a 170lb fighter. He not even 5ft 9. His most famous win is against a guy who just lost at 135. He'll get absolutely mauled by most of the WW Top 10.

I agree that Conor is not built for WW. But using Aldo as evidence of that is silly imo.
Those Aldo fights were 4 years apart. Between those two fights Pettis lost to Max at 145 and beat Wonderboy at 170.

Nigzcurran · 17-12-2019 6:02pm

I dunno why we do this to ourselves starting to look too far ahead. We’ll be lucky if he fights once next year!

Jamiekelly · 17-12-2019 7:14pm

The Nal wrote: »

McGregors not a 170lb fighter. He not even 5ft 9. His most famous win is against a guy who just lost at 135. He'll get absolutely mauled by most of the WW Top 10.

He's closer to 6ft than he is to Aldo who is billed as being 5"7. Look back at the faceoffs for his Aldo fight and you can see that McGregor is clearly more than 3" taller.

Tazzimus · 17-12-2019 9:25pm

Jamiekelly wrote: »

He's closer to 6ft than he is to Aldo who is billed as being 5"7. Look back at the faceoffs for his Aldo fight and you can see that McGregor is clearly more than 3" taller.

He is in his hole, he's about 5"8 at a push.
I'm 6"1 and a good bit taller than him.

LollipopJimmy · 17-12-2019 10:18pm

Mellor wrote: »

Valerie Broussard. Link

Hero among men. Thanks

derfderf · 18-12-2019 12:32am

Nigzcurran wrote: »

Yeah I suppose after watching how dominant Khabib was against him they would be silly not to maul him on the ground, although colbys ego might outweigh his common sense!

Colby's ego? He doesn't care about putting on a performance. Most of his wins are by shutting people down and making them tired. When was his last finish?
He'd clinch and grind Conor down for 5 rounds if he thinks that's the easiest path to victory. He would have done it to Usman, if he could.

ricero · 18-12-2019 9:54am

The goat Khabib calling this fight the minor leagues.

Slating both Cowboy and McGregor. Saying cowboy has lost 8 of his last 10 fight and McGregor hasn't won a fight in 4 years. Hard to argue with that assesment.

RocketRaccoon · 18-12-2019 9:56am

ricero wrote: »

The goat Khabib calling this fight the minor leagues.

Slating both Cowboy and McGregor. Saying cowboy has lost 8 of his last 10 fight and McGregor hasn't won a fight in 4 years. Hard to argue with that assesment.

It's quite easy to argue with that assessment, he won a fight in November 2016.

Tazzimus · 18-12-2019 10:01am

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

It's quite easy to argue with that assessment, he won a fight in November 2016.

Don't feed it

rob316 · 18-12-2019 10:18am

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

It's quite easy to argue with that assessment, he won a fight in November 2016.

Khabib said he's going into his 4th year without a win. Considering he's had 1 fight since then it's not much of a point.

AlmightyCushion · 18-12-2019 11:09am

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

It's quite easy to argue with that assessment, he won a fight in November 2016.

Plus, Cowboy only lost 6 in his last 10. Which while it isn't great it's not as bad as 8 in 10, plus it ignore the 4 wins in a row just before that.

LollipopJimmy · 18-12-2019 11:29am

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Plus, Cowboy only lost 6 in his last 10. Which while it isn't great it's not as bad as 8 in 10, plus it ignore the 4 wins in a row just before that.

Prior to the last 18months/2 years Khabib wasn't exactly an active fighter.

Frank Bullitt · 18-12-2019 12:21pm

US2 wrote: »

Colby would dominate him alot more than Khabib did , same with Usman an Woodley. Thompson would knock him out too. Only guy he has a hope against is masvidal

Hilarious.

Jamiekelly · 18-12-2019 2:18pm

Tazzimus wrote: »

He is in his hole, he's about 5"8 at a push.
I'm 6"1 and a good bit taller than him.

Khabib is 5"10 and is basically the same height as Mcgregor in all the face offs.

Tazzimus · 18-12-2019 2:23pm

Jamiekelly wrote: »

Khabib is 5"10 and is basically the same height as Mcgregor in all the face offs.

No, he's not.
Not unless you're counting his hair as part of his height.

I've stood beside Conor, he's not 5"10

dashoonage · 18-12-2019 2:38pm

Any update on the length of the beard this week lads ?

Mellor · 18-12-2019 2:40pm

Tazzimus wrote: »

He is in his hole, he's about 5"8 at a push.
I'm 6"1 and a good bit taller than him.

If you are 6'1. Then you are a good bit taller than lads who are who are 5'10 as well tbf.

Most lads struggle to get their own height right (among other things

). And tend to exaggerate differences with others. Plus the whole variation caused by rounded.

Jamiekelly wrote:

Khabib is 5"10 and is basically the same height as Mcgregor in all the face offs

.
Khabib is taller. By about an inch or so.
Cowboy is slightly exaggerated at 6'1 imo. But regardless of the exact number. He's about 3" taller.
Conor has a slightly longer reach

Mellor · 18-12-2019 3:02pm

ricero wrote: »

The goat Khabib calling this fight the minor leagues.

Slating both Cowboy and McGregor. Saying cowboy has lost 8 of his last 10 fight and McGregor hasn't won a fight in 4 years. Hard to argue with that assesment.

I'd expect most MMA fans recognize the nonsense of the saying Cowboy has lost 8 of his last 10 fights. For 8 losses you need to go back 24 fights.

And sure, that win rate might not be amazing. But if we're only go back as far at his 3 consecutive losses in 2017 to present it as poorly as possible. We should also include the fact those losses were Jorge Masvidal, Robbie Lawlor, and Darren Till.

hots · 18-12-2019 3:17pm

As much as I think it's a soft fight for McGregor, Cowboy's losses aren't exactly against bums... there's a good few losses against guys that I don't think McGregor would beat.

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