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Conor McGregor

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,158 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    Yeah I struggle to stay under the limit in my 2L diesel there , I actually have watch the speed



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭KieferFan69


    I feel this man will pass away in his sixties, a legend in his own mind, remembered by many, but with poor health



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,886 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    what will his legacy be, to be considered a legend?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭KieferFan69


    He manifested his potential as a larger than life character in the public imagination, earned riches, became a historical character for better or worse, probably has children all over too



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,886 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    hes highly narcissistic, is that truly someone to look up to? hes clearly a typical narcissist, an absolute arsehole!



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭KieferFan69


    Was napoleon narcissistic , this pocket sized chieftain, caused untold suffering and still admired by many



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,286 ✭✭✭thefallingman


    Never said he did but i have a feeling your understanding of my point has flown above your head. That's ok gmisk, i'm sure you'll find other 3 month old posts to find something to give out about.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,158 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    The wages in the ufc are quite poor and he made 150m so that’s it really :)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,021 ✭✭✭✭Dempo1


    I also thought , Bentley very picky about their customer base, maintaining high standards , image etc.

    Clearly I was mistaken 😏

    Astonishes me this odious character is actually considered a role model 🙄

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,886 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    possibly, dont know much about the chap, so whats your point here, are people who cause suffering to others heros or something?



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭KieferFan69


    whether is is the Dali lama or a cage fighter, some people have the potential to blossom , into heroes or monsters, for the rest of us we should admire at a distance, is my opinion



  • Registered Users Posts: 296 ✭✭Ham_Sandwich


    Conor was never good

    Best wins were his early ones over Dustin & Max, as they went on to have much better records than him.

    Got his title shot after beating bum Denis Siver.

    Struggled to beat an off the couch Chad Mendes who he massively outweighed.

    Beat Aldo who was on the decline after a lengthy career and two back to back wars with Mendes, Conor also significantly outsized Aldo as this was pre-IV ban.

    Lost to an off the couch Nate Diaz, who has one of the worst records of any active UFC fighter.

    Struggled to split decision Nate in the rematch after a full camp preparing for him.

    Beat journeyman turned accidental champion Eddie Alverez, who Conor himself repeatedly referred to as a journeyman and novice.

    Demolished by Khabib.

    "Comeback" fight against Cerrone was a farce, Cowboy is probably the only fighter who's record can rival Nate's

    Finished by Dustin who actually grew as a fighter and who's resume is far far superior to Conor's

    Was spared the indignity of being pieced up by Dustin again by breaking his leg.

    I'll leave out his foray into boxing, as anyone who knows anything about the sport will recognise that he was toyed with and exposed as a novice.


    But sure, he made loads of money so none of this matters.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,886 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,302 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    They are totally different characters. It was an extremely weak and pointless comparison, one of them seems totally obsessed with fame and money...the other a lot less so.

    McIlroy is not a scumbag.

    Let's be honest McGregor is likely to keep doing crappy things for the rest of his life...a nasty piece of work.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,392 ✭✭✭✭Furze99


    Made loads money off suckers, friends with shady & dodgy people including violent dictators. Not a role model but doubt if anyone cares about that!



  • Registered Users Posts: 516 ✭✭✭BattleCorp1




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭KieferFan69


    That’s my fear too, do you refer to natural causes? Or a character like that is probably using drugs into middle age



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,886 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    hes probably very prone to addictions, so......



  • Registered Users Posts: 468 ✭✭Shao Kahn


    I don't like McGregor, but I do love the reaction he creates among the sophisticated snobs on our Island.

    Very much an uncultured scrote - and a thug - from a rough northside suburb, is one of Ireland's most famous exports to the world... which creates a problem for the people who are very careful to craft our image on the world stage.

    The national shame and embarrassment is palpable! lol

    "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives, and it puts itself into our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday." (John Wayne)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭KieferFan69


    Hopefully he has stayed away from needles anyway, I suppose a fighter like that will have little interest in opiates during his career, but once the lights and glory begins to fade probably he is dabbling, god knows he probably has injuries too. Do these lads take steroids or anything to bump their strength?



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,286 ✭✭✭thefallingman




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,886 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    unfortunately addiction is common enough in such situations, many of these sports are not as regulated as some sports, over drug use, so we ve no idea what some of these lads are taking, he could have been pumped with god knows what, throughout his career, wouldnt be surprised if he was, and still is... also wouldnt be surprised if he has long term injuries either, tough sport



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭KieferFan69


    if I had to guess, this guy will have done plenty of cocaine and amphetamines (pills mixed with metha, sulphate, paste before he became famous) then he dabbled with downers to deal with pain, if this is the case he is putting huge pressure on his heart and he is only mid thirties



  • Registered Users Posts: 516 ✭✭✭BattleCorp1


    Or he might punch the wrong auld lad and end up getting shot. It's not an impossibility. He is known to hang around with some undesirables.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭KieferFan69


    I see, so he hangs around with the homeless ;) does he, I don’t know his background, I try not to judge



  • Registered Users Posts: 468 ✭✭Shao Kahn


    Yeah, the problems arise when the undesirables clash with the untouchables... resulting in the unfathomable! 😆

    He certainly seems on a path to the gutter. But it seems like he might have crawled out of one in the first place, so he might find that it's a nice fit for him. (unlike those suits he wears)

    There is a myriad of things that could take him down.

    "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives, and it puts itself into our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday." (John Wayne)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭KieferFan69


    My suggestion is weak heart around age of 59. No one will shoot a boho like that for fear of the media interest



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,513 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    he is, which was not on the north side of dublin the last time I checked. some people just like "owning the libs" even if it exposes their ignorance.



  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    McGregor moved to the "mean streets" of Lucan as a young teenager it should be pointed out.

    He's very much a scumbag by choice.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,158 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    based on your evidence that he "was never good" i gather he was actually quite good



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