Marcus "The Irish Hand Grenade" Davis Interview

Daniel2oo9 · 22-08-2010 12:29PM #1

http://www.lowkick.com/UFC/Marcus-Davis-answers-on-LowKickcoms-Community-Questions-9484

Enjoy!
Hope he beats Diaz Next week!:D

IRISH : Marcus, do you think after you retire you will try to open a number of training facilities in Ireland to promote MMA over here?

That is one of my plans. I have spoken to Mark Dellagrotte about the possibilities of us opening another Team Irish/Sityodtong facility in Ireland. Mark is definitely interested

ScareGilly · 22-08-2010 11:28PM

Just another annoying American who thinks they're Irish, but really just looks like an idiot with his kilt and flag..

He's going to get slaughtered against Nate Diaz, he's never beaten anyone of the same caliber as Nate. Only person he's fought that's in any ways close is Swick, and he's still a good bit off.

scudzilla · 22-08-2010 11:33PM

I like Marcus but agree wit above poster, he's gonna get his arse handed to him against Diaz

Plastikman_eire · 23-08-2010 01:50PM

ScareGilly wrote: »

Just another annoying American who thinks they're Irish, but really just looks like an idiot with his kilt and flag..

He's going to get slaughtered against Nate Diaz, he's never beaten anyone of the same caliber as Nate. Only person he's fought that's in any ways close is Swick, and he's still a good bit off.

I dont understand the negative attitude towards Americans claiming irish heritage. No one talks down Mark Munoz calling himself the Phillipino wrecking machine, or Tito carrying a mexican flag during walk outs etc.

Davis is proud to be of Irish descent. We should be proud we can lay claim to a fighter at that level imo.

DrPhilG · 23-08-2010 02:06PM

Plastikman_eire wrote: »

Davis is proud to be of Irish descent. We should be proud we can lay claim to a fighter at that level imo.

Exactly. There's plenty of Irish Americans who claim heritage through long lost distant connections, their neighbour's granny's cousin had an Irish Wolfhound...

Marcus is only a few generations out from Waterford, and loves to visit here. He said at the UFC 95 Q&A that he wanted to come over here after he hangs up the gloves and I know he visited one of the clubs in Waterford this/last year.

In another Q&A he said recently that the greatest moment of his career was fighting in Dublin at UFC 93. Says he never hears anything else during a fight than Dellagrotte's voice but during the Lytle fight he could hear the crowd singing "Fields of Athenry" and it was incredible.

When he does retire and if he does set up a club over here then maybe he could contribute a lot to the local scene.

unknown13 · 23-08-2010 02:32PM

Isn't his father Irish.

DrPhilG · 23-08-2010 02:43PM

unknown13 wrote: »

Isn't his father Irish.

I think it's his Grandad who's from Waterford.

Barry.Oglesby · 23-08-2010 03:17PM

I don't think Marcus is going to come over here and coach, just that maybe another gym might want to come under the Dellagrotte umbrella. I can't see Dellagrotte himself upping sticks

DrPhilG · 23-08-2010 03:30PM

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

I don't think Marcus is going to come over here and coach, just that maybe another gym might want to come under the Dellagrotte umbrella. I can't see Dellagrotte himself upping sticks

True, but I do think Marcus said at 95 that he had considered moving here once he's done fighting. Even if he didn't move he'll still be over here a lot and would surely be happy to do seminars/sessions when he's over.

Barry.Oglesby · 23-08-2010 03:32PM

DrPhilG wrote: »

True, but I do think Marcus said at 95 that he had considered moving here once he's done fighting. Even if he didn't move he'll still be over here a lot and would surely be happy to do seminars/sessions when he's over.

I didn't know he said he'd like to move over mind you, but more seminars would be cool everyone who went to his last bunch a few months ago were well impressed.

Gerard.C · 23-08-2010 03:59PM

Plastikman_eire wrote: »

I dont understand the negative attitude towards Americans claiming irish heritage. No one talks down Mark Munoz calling himself the Phillipino wrecking machine, or Tito carrying a mexican flag during walk outs etc.

Davis is proud to be of Irish descent. We should be proud we can lay claim to a fighter at that level imo.

Irish people dont wear kilts, he looks like a tool when he does

DrPhilG · 23-08-2010 04:10PM

Gerard.C wrote: »

Irish people dont wear kilts,

Not necessarily...

The kerns of gaelic Ireland wore the long léine, or "saffron skirt" (often misinterpreted as a kilt in depictions) may have had connections with the predecessor of the modern kilt. This tradition has been continued in the pipe bands of the Republic of Ireland's defence forces.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_kilt

My surname is of Scottish descent and there is a "Gordon" family tartan! I have often threatened to wear a kilt just to horrify the wife but haven't done it.

Gerard.C · 23-08-2010 04:15PM

So Marcus Davis learns his Irish History off Wikipedia. :pac:

He makes too big of a deal of his "Irish Heritage". Hes not Irish. Hes American. Its not that hard to understand, imo.

DrPhilG · 23-08-2010 04:25PM

He never said he was Irish, he said he's an Irish American, which IMO he is.

Barry.Oglesby · 23-08-2010 04:54PM

Well I find certain Irish Americanisms a bit irritating but he obviously loves the place and loves the crowd. He was over here and from what I was told he wasn't out to make money from his visit (not a lot anyway) just enjoyed coming over.

Leave Marcus alone I say. Who's with me?

Daniel2oo9 · 23-08-2010 04:54PM

Gerard.C wrote: »

So Marcus Davis learns his Irish History off Wikipedia. :pac:

He makes too big of a deal of his "Irish Heritage". Hes not Irish. Hes American. Its not that hard to understand, imo.

Well im not sure but i think His GRAND-PARENTS were irish so i presume he is kind of irish

unknown13 · 23-08-2010 04:55PM

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

Leave Marcus alone I say. Who's with me?

Yeah because he is a very nice guy

MarkFairman · 23-08-2010 04:59PM

I dont see what the problem of him being proud of his heritage is? So are you going to tell African Americans, they cant use the african part because it was so and so generations ago when they were shipped over?

How many "Mexican" fighters claim to be Mexican, when they are 2nd or even 3rd generation "Americans" like Cain Velasquez, Roger Huerta, Leonard Garcia, Diego Sanchez. You going to tell them they are not Mexican?

America is not a very old country with very little heritage. It its was built by immigrants who want to hold onto the only but of culture and history they have.

So what is the big problem? We should be proud of Americans who want to stay connected with Ireland.

Gerard.C · 23-08-2010 05:05PM

MarkFairman wrote: »

I dont see what the problem of him being proud of his heritage is? So are you going to tell African Americans, they cant use the african part because it was so and so generations ago when they were shipped over?

How many "Mexican" fighters claim to be Mexican, when they are 2nd or even 3rd generation "Americans" like Cain Velasquez, Roger Huerta, Leonard Garcia, Diego Sanchez. You going to tell them they are not Mexican?

America is not a very old country with very little heritage. It its was built by immigrants who want to hold onto the only but of culture and history they have.

So what is the big problem? We should be proud of Americans who want to stay connected with Ireland.

No, that isnt relevent really.

It bothers me sometimes when Irish-Americans, as they are known, start going on about their "heritage". Its annoying. Feck off like

unknown13 · 23-08-2010 05:07PM

This is annoying. An interview of Marcus Davis gets posted up and then the whole "Irishness of Marcus Davis" argument breaks out.

MarkFairman · 23-08-2010 05:09PM

Well its actually relevent. Its the same thing, I dont see anything wrong with having an interest in finding out where you come from. Maybe if you ever leave Ireland you will realise that.

Gerard.C · 23-08-2010 05:10PM

unknown13 wrote: »

This is annoying. An interview of Marcus Davis gets posted up and then the whole "Irishness of Marcus Davis" argument breaks out.

Just goes to show what he's know for.

Gas that it isnt his fighting abilities

ollieo · 23-08-2010 06:39PM

If Marcus was a soccer player and used the "granny rule" to play for Ireland and said he considered himself Irish I don't think people would have a problem with it, but because he's American born and lays claim to his Irish heritage people are having a go at him over it, I just don't understand it really.

DrPhilG · 23-08-2010 06:42PM

If he was WW champ I wonder if more people would be happy to accept his Irishness?

I fear the worst in the Diaz fight though...

t-ha · 23-08-2010 06:51PM

I moved to Germany for work, is it OK to still call myself Irish or would that just be annoying everyone?

SDTimeout · 23-08-2010 06:59PM

Pathetic,

the people who live in ireland sadly we have a close knit idiotic minority who think being irish is the best thing in the world and no one is allowed to experience this either.

Sadly it seems to have seeped onto this board aswell. Are we going to take this seasons TUF 12 contestant and put him on our irish pedestal ? the general reaction of the board seems to think so.

bjj-fighter · 23-08-2010 08:52PM

When I was at UFC 70 I brought an Irish flag with me and I was sitting ringside at the fighter exit. I never liked Marcus Davis as a fighter, and because he claims to have Irish heritage makes no difference to me. Well anyway he won his fight and was exiting the octagon when he saw me with the flag with two other dublin lads. He then ran at us jumped all over the place shouting and hugging...Then he ran off with my flag...I have held a grudge ever since :mad:;)

So he's just a yank to me until he returns my flag and apologises

Chirps the Gran · 24-08-2010 12:41AM

^^^ ha ha! Thieving ba**ard, he must be Irish!
I like him but he was too easily riled up by Dan Hardy before their fight

24-08-2010 02:25AM

t-ha wrote: »

I moved to Germany for work, is it OK to still call myself Irish or would that just be annoying everyone?

One of them emigrators are ya? Well ya can take your Deutsche marks elsewhere in future bai.
It's fine by me old chap.:p

cowzerp · 24-08-2010 01:13PM

The man feels Irish and loves Ireland so what is the problem, he mentioned to me that he was thinking of moving here, definetly that he would be here regualarly anyway-have to say he was a sound lad and its great that he takes pride in his heritage and we should be honoured that he thinks so highly of us to be like that.

overhand_right · 24-08-2010 01:25PM

Yeah he spent a good few days with us in waterford mma and he openly said numerous times that he has looked at property in waterford and he wants to get out of america when his career ends with his family.

Hes a real down to earth guy realy hope he comes back around again, hes a legend no matter how the diaz fight goes

Marcus "The Irish Hand Grenade" Davis Interview

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