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

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,683 ✭✭✭monty_python


    xtal191 wrote: »
    Its a presser for 247 not 246

    When is the 246 presser on 😒


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,410 ✭✭✭xtal191


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


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,457 ✭✭✭Still Ill


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭fitzparker


    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.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭theballz


    Anyone know when the first press conference is?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,343 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    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.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭US2


    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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,343 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,760 ✭✭✭Effects


    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.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭BDI


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭dashoonage


    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


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,462 Mod ✭✭✭✭Axwell




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,919 ✭✭✭simongurnick


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,683 ✭✭✭monty_python


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

    Not much noise from cowboy or ufc either unfairness


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,153 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


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

    Very committed this time around by all reports.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,343 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    Axwell wrote: »

    That cover of paint it black is pretty good.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,685 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    rob316 wrote: »
    That cover of paint it black is pretty good.


    Valerie Broussard. Link


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,343 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    Mellor wrote: »
    Valerie Broussard. Link

    Thanks. Cracking voice


  • Posts: 13,688 ✭✭✭✭ Sandra Muscular Tuition


    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.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,343 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,936 ✭✭✭Tazzimus


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,088 ✭✭✭Nigzcurran


    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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,936 ✭✭✭Tazzimus


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,088 ✭✭✭Nigzcurran


    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?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,936 ✭✭✭Tazzimus


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,088 ✭✭✭Nigzcurran


    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!


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭US2


    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


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,457 ✭✭✭Still Ill


    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..


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,153 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    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.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,457 ✭✭✭Still Ill


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,685 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    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. :confused:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,088 ✭✭✭Nigzcurran


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


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,047 ✭✭✭Jamiekelly


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,936 ✭✭✭Tazzimus


    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.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,446 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Mellor wrote: »
    Valerie Broussard. Link

    Hero among men. Thanks


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,588 ✭✭✭derfderf


    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.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,348 ✭✭✭✭ricero


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,567 ✭✭✭RocketRaccoon


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,936 ✭✭✭Tazzimus


    It's quite easy to argue with that assessment, he won a fight in November 2016.
    Don't feed it


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,343 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    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.


  • Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,117 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,446 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,215 ✭✭✭✭Frank Bullitt


    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.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,047 ✭✭✭Jamiekelly


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,936 ✭✭✭Tazzimus


    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.

    0_Screen-Shot-2018-09-20-at-231719.png


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭dashoonage


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,685 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,685 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,200 ✭✭✭hots


    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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