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

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    #6092
    SuperSean11
    Registered Users Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭SuperSean11


    The flock of sheep worshipping connors feet will pay


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    #6093
    [Deleted User]
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    SuperSean11 wrote: »
    The flock of sheep worshipping connors feet will pay

    Pay who? I always need to find a dodgy stream.


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    #6094
    dave1982
    Registered Users Posts: 4,604 ✭✭✭dave1982


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Pay who? I always need to find a dodgy stream.

    @danawhite he's here


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    #6095
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    dave1982 wrote: »
    @danawhite he's here

    We got him.


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    #6096
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,046 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    xtal191 wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/Maclifeofficial/status/1360315242232705024

    I'm happy to see McGregor fighting again so soon (obviously still not guaranteed) but FFS have these guys fighting someone else first. Have the re-re-match after a few more fights if you insist on having it.


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    #6097
    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    I'm happy to see McGregor fighting again so soon (obviously still not guaranteed) but FFS have these guys fighting someone else first. Have the re-re-match after a few more fights if you insist on having it.

    100%, is getting knocked out by Poirier after a round and a half, gonna knock off the “ring rust” and improve him enough to win a rematch?? Very doubtful.


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    #6098
    cloudatlas
    Registered Users Posts: 3,709 ✭✭✭cloudatlas


    Do the fans want this re-match?

    Do fans even want Conor and Pac man?


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    #6099
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 20,929 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    cloudatlas wrote: »
    Do the fans want this re-match?

    Do fans even want Conor and Pac man?

    Definitely not pac man , cringe even hearing it mentioned


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    #6100
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,046 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    cloudatlas wrote: »
    Do the fans want this re-match?

    Do fans even want Conor and Pac man?

    This rematch, maybe at some stage but not now. Pacman, nope, not at all.


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    #6101
    celticWario
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭celticWario


    Conor lost because it just wasn't the right time to win rn, Conor will beat Dustin then Khabib will come back and Conor will get revenge, then he'll defend against Dustin and Tony and go on to take on the winner of Usman and Burns to do the double again.


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    #6102
    [Deleted User]
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    celticWario wrote: »
    Conor lost because it just wasn't the right time to win rn, Conor will beat Dustin then Khabib will come back and Conor will get revenge, then he'll defend against Dustin and Tony and go on to take on the winner of Usman and Burns to do the double again.

    I'm going to award this a 6/10.


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    #6103
    crybaby
    Registered Users Posts: 852 ✭✭✭crybaby


    The thing that baffles me is how did John Kavanagh not stop Conor and say "Look the way you are doing this boxing stance, we are going to be get dismantled exactly like how we dismantled Diaz in the 2nd fight"?

    They were at odds about the game plan for the Khabib fight and that they were beaten by the most obvious strategy in this fight, maybe better if McGregor went and worked with someone who would actually tell him exactly what to do?


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    #6104
    [Deleted User]
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    crybaby wrote: »
    The thing that baffles me is how did John Kavanagh not stop Conor and say "Look the way you are doing this boxing stance, we are going to be get dismantled exactly like how we dismantled Diaz in the 2nd fight"?

    They were at odds about the game plan for the Khabib fight and that they were beaten by the most obvious strategy in this fight, maybe better if McGregor went and worked with someone who would actually tell him exactly what to do?

    Maybe the problem is Conor.


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    #6105
    Esse85
    Registered Users Posts: 8,238 ✭✭✭Esse85


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Maybe the problem is Conor.

    Exactly, I think Conor feels so badly burnt on the advice he took in preparation for the Khabib fight that he took it apon himself to train for the Dustin fight the way he wanted to, while taking into account a fight with Manny later in the year. The result is he underestimated Dustin and we all know what happened then.

    The man who chases two rabbits catches none. Focus on boxing or MMA, but you can't do both.


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    #6106
    Dtp1979
    Registered Users Posts: 12,729 ✭✭✭✭Dtp1979


    crybaby wrote: »
    The thing that baffles me is how did John Kavanagh not stop Conor and say "Look the way you are doing this boxing stance, we are going to be get dismantled exactly like how we dismantled Diaz in the 2nd fight"?

    They were at odds about the game plan for the Khabib fight and that they were beaten by the most obvious strategy in this fight, maybe better if McGregor went and worked with someone who would actually tell him exactly what to do?

    Because Conor is surrounded by yes men. He needs to move to a team in America


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    #6107
    yourdeadwright
    Registered Users Posts: 20,529 ✭✭✭✭yourdeadwright


    Dtp1979 wrote: »
    Because Conor is surrounded by yes men. He needs to move to a team in America

    Where ? Which teams does he move to that will improve him at this stage ?
    Which team does he not have a direct rival at ?
    IV heard people say Tri Star but they haven't really had much success bar GSP .

    Conor is 32 year old with 3kids and more importantly a millionaire ore than a few times over, he seems to be loving his life floating around on yachts in the med ,

    Not sure he would be arsed moving somewhere the states to be training full time and grinding day in day ,Them days are well and truly gone ,

    Conor has achieved what there all still chasing and thats the cash ,no ones interested in the title anymore its just the money fights,


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    #6108
    Legend_DIT
    Registered Users Posts: 753 ✭✭✭Legend_DIT


    Maybe I'm wrong here but given the amount of money/prestige Conor would bring with his clientele, would most new training gyms who want to work with Conor not also turn into yes men, in order to keep him onside?

    I imagine the ones who would be prepared to treat him like every other fighter would also not touch him with a bargepole.


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    #6109
    JJayoo
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭JJayoo


    The mental gymnastics in this thread. McG only lost because (insert excuse).

    He lost because Dustin dustin is better pretty simple really.

    McG doesn't need people to come up with excuses he is perfectly capable of making up his own excuses


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    #6110
    Still Ill
    Registered Users Posts: 1,370 ✭✭✭Still Ill


    JJayoo wrote: »
    The mental gymnastics in this thread. McG only lost because (insert excuse).

    He lost because Dustin dustin is better pretty simple really.

    McG doesn't need people to come up with excuses he is perfectly capable of making up his own excuses

    So there's no way he could possibly beat him in a rematch? MMA doesn't work like that.
    Cormier beat Stipe because he's better?
    Stipe beat Cormier because he's better?
    I don't see many people 'making excuses'. People are discussing the fight. It's an MMA forum. What else should they be discussing? I don't see anyone saying McGregor deserved to win. Poirier won fair and square. Better man on the night. Who knows what happens in a rematch?
    I don't even think there should be an immediate rematch FWIW.


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    #6111
    eagle eye
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    JJayoo wrote:
    McG doesn't need people to come up with excuses he is perfectly capable of making up his own excuses
    McGregor said he was beaten fair and square.


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    #6112
    MrStuffins
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    eagle eye wrote: »
    McGregor said he was beaten fair and square.

    "I was beaten fair and square, no excuses. But here's a list of my excuses........."

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    #6113
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 37,527 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    MrStuffins wrote:
    "I was beaten fair and square, no excuses. But here's a list of my excuses........."
    Did he say that? Have you links to his comments?


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    #6114
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users Posts: 19,148 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    eagle eye wrote: »
    Did he say that? Have you links to his comments?

    I'm sure you can find them.


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    #6115
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 37,527 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    MrStuffins wrote:
    I'm sure you can find them.
    If you are claiming it you should be posting links.


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    #6116
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users Posts: 19,148 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    eagle eye wrote: »
    If you are claiming it you should be posting links.

    D10-gZKF4LN_R7lN7WVCxwtP9UU=.gif


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    #6117
    Tazzimus
    Registered Users Posts: 3,935 ✭✭✭Tazzimus


    In fairness, I heard him give reasons why he lost, as opposed to excuses.


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    #6118
    OneLungDavy
    Registered Users Posts: 367 ✭✭OneLungDavy


    Tazzimus wrote: »
    In fairness, I heard him give reasons why he lost, as opposed to excuses.
    Some people don't know the difference it seems.


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    #6119
    Still Ill
    Registered Users Posts: 1,370 ✭✭✭Still Ill


    OneLungDavy wrote: »
    Some people don't know the difference it seems.

    Yeah, it's like a football manager saying after a match- 'We lost tonight because we gave the opposition too much time on the ball, they were sharper than us and capitalised on our poor defending' and people saying - 'STOP MAKING EXCUSES!!'


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    #6120
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users Posts: 19,148 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    To be fair, you're right. He gave reasons as to why he lost and not excuses.

    I was wrong here.


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    #6121
    Legend_DIT
    Registered Users Posts: 753 ✭✭✭Legend_DIT


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    To be fair, you're right. He gave reasons as to why he lost and not excuses.

    I was wrong here.

    I wish more people were able to make posts like this so fair play.


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