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

"pro boxing " "pro MMA " is very unlike PRO's in any other sports ,

I know a lads who's a "Pro" mma fighter & he hasn't won a fight since 2016 , Any two ejits can get paid to fight & be "Pro's"

I'm saying 10 pro wins doesn't mean much in today's world because there is so much dross & so many people willing to take fights just to say there "pro's" I blame social media for that "look i'm a pro"

Obviously not everyone who has 10 pro wins has just fought dross but i bet you Jake PAuls team looked long and hard to find the worst fighters with the best records on paper,

If some nobody can rake up 10 professional wins by fighting shįtcans, that’s fairly strong evidence that pro-divisions are full of terrible fighters. That is a fairly solid evidence that the standard for "pro level" is lower than people might think.

I'm not saying the worst fighter in the world is the standard for pro level, that would be silly. But the the precise median, most average fighter in and division has to be considered pro level.

And prior to that he fought 10-1 Andre Augest. Who had just fought a 7-0 pro. He’s ranked 35th “active” US boxers.

I’m not saying these are future champions, but that are absolutely representative of the standard in regional boxing right now

What’s going on with the shoulders?

Has anyone else found Mcgregor's recent interviews very odd? He didn't seem himself at all on the MMA hour with Ariel. He was rambling, unsure of himself, and generally sounded a bit exhausted. Almost unrecognizable to how he was in his earlier interviews with Ariel.

I know people change and an interview is a moment in time but I wouldn't be at all confident seeing him in a cage with anyone at this stage. He would be better served retiring altogether or going down the celebrity fight sports route.

Tried to watch some of the MMA hour but it was not at all comfortable.

No clue what is going on, he has so much money now, why bother going back to fight now? He will be murdered, and for what?

Look he looked a bit out of it in the one interviews but was grand in some of the other ones

UFC 303 is the return against Chandler

https://www.mmamania.com/2024/4/14/24122973/conor-mcgregor-return-fight-michael-chandler-official-ufc-303-date-dana-white-espn-mma

He shows up. he has two fights left on his contract. He will be fighting one of the Pauls for 100mil by this time next year.

I wouldn't fear for his life. Conor at his worst is still somewhat a decent fighter and Chandler is not known for fight IQ or playing to his strengths at the best of times. It's a decent fight for McGregor and probably the best one he can take.

I wouldn't bet on him though. Chandler is an absolute dog. And he might just actually play to his strengths given the gravity of what a win over McGregor would do for him.

I fear more the incoming hyperbole. eek here we go…

Pretty much how I feel right now. Chandler is a powerful fighter with bad IQ. Very beatable. He was precisely the type of fighter that played into Conor's game from his debut up to becoming double champ. Obvious that version of Conor cease to exist after that.

Hard to believe how his MMA career would turn out after that great performance against Alvarez.

The guy was just way too inactive for way too long and somehow thought he could just step back in whenever he wanted against the likes of Khabib and Porier.

I really don’t see anything other than another loss here and retirement.

Think Conor would love to finish his 2 fight UFC contract and then be free to go after a silly money fight against a you tuber/retired boxer type