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Official Conor McGregor Thread (READ MOD WARNING IN OP)

pablohoney87

OK guys,

The dust has cleared on the disaster that was the last thread. The biggest culprits won't be joining us here (Or anywhere else on the forum). Others have been warned in PMs.

This thread is a clean slate for everyone but there will be zero tolerance on it.

I remind all users to take a fresh look at the charter before posting here.

FIGHTER BASHING OF ANY KIND WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

It doesn't take a Masters in English to know the difference between a negative opinion of somebody and name calling.

This Thread is for all things about Connor that won't go into event threads. I.E. all speculation about opponents, his twitter posts, public appearances and media.

Once a fight has been announced and an event named all news relating to that fight can go into the event thread.

My own opinion on McGrogor vs Sanchez (Finally), this is an awful fight for sanchez I think. Especially if he loses to Connor at WW he is finished. Diego gets by with half decent striking and wrestling and the rest on athleticism and aggression.

Conors footwork is just too good to be held against the fence and isnt that much smaller than Diego. If Connor loses he'll probably get his wrist slapped by Dana and told to wise up and stick to 145, worst case scenario. Diego has much much more to lose in this fight and I think his emotions will get the best of him and we'll see something similar to Brimage.

But being honest I don't see the fight happening. Dana is probably getting a bit sick of fighters calling opponents out so publicly and he and his match makers will still want to be seen as the ones pulling the strings.

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amkin25

stiffler123 wrote: »

That's fair enough, they are legit reasons for annoyance. I do think people can be far too defensive when anyone says anything remotely critical about him though.

Yeah i hear what your saying,but aside from the trash talk,look what he has done for irish mma not alone his own gym mates,pendred and fields have been around for a few years,ufc never looked this way,now they are both getting their shots at ufc,how much has Conor had to do with that?
Also there aint a lot of irish people at the minute to shout about out there,in any sports,and i don't remember us have someone with the flair and style he has,so hopefully he can put a decent run of wins together give us something to shout about.

stiffler123

amkin25 wrote: »

But people coming in with he has no ttd no wrestling he is useless never fought a top guy etc etc,if you don't like him say it,don't come in with reasons to bash him for his fighting,he will lose inevitably sometime off course ,but until then he has looked unstoppable his only losses coming when he was just a kid around 20,he started early and is a great prospect so if you like him you should enjoy the ride,if not just admit that you don't like him,but admit he has got some skills.

That's fair enough, they are legit reasons for annoyance. I do think people can be far too defensive when anyone says anything remotely critical about him though.

amkin25

stiffler123 wrote: »

So mma fans can only discuss fighters they like? And if they say anything remotely negative about an Irish fighter it's begrudgery? Sound, glad you cleared that up.

I got a ticket to the event this morning and will of course cheer for Conor on the night, but there are certain aspects of his personality that I dislike. Nothing to do with begrudgery

Didn't really say that to be fair,there is an mma forum this is a Conor Mcgregor thread,also didn't say you can't say anything negative about him either,can understand he rubs certain people the wrong way for sure.

I just thought some of it or a lot of it smacks of begrudgery,like if you don't like him you don't like him thats fair enough,there is plenty of irish i don't like myself.

But people coming in with he has no ttd no wrestling he is useless never fought a top guy etc etc,if you don't like him say it,don't come in with reasons to bash him for his fighting,he will lose inevitably sometime off course ,but until then he has looked unstoppable his only losses coming when he was just a kid around 20,he started early and is a great prospect so if you like him you should enjoy the ride,if not just admit that you don't like him,but admit he has got some skills.

stiffler123

amkin25 wrote: »

As for not liking him,nobody is saying you should like him,you mention Daniel O Donnell,i wouldn't really be a fan of his either,but i am not out there seeking out Daniel 0 Donnell forums and fansites etc to slate him,good luck to him i hope he does well but i don't listen to his music.
But when you actively seek out forums like this about him,when you don't seem to like him,it smacks of begrudgery to me.

So mma fans can only discuss fighters they like? And if they say anything remotely negative about an Irish fighter it's begrudgery? Sound, glad you cleared that up.

I got a ticket to the event this morning and will of course cheer for Conor on the night, but there are certain aspects of his personality that I dislike. Nothing to do with begrudgery

amkin25

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Wow someone Irish made a spelling error that youd forgive an American for... thats well a bit begrudgery!

Just because Conors Irish isn't a reason to support him if u dont want to. Daniel O Donnell is Irish you dont have to listen to his music, or watch Saoirse Ronan films, Im Irish you dont have to like me post.

Someone irish should know how to spell Conor,americans use the spelling Connor if you didn't already know,not begrudgery simply because that is how it is spelt in america,in Ireland it is Conor so not a mistake someone irish should make over and over.

As for not liking him,nobody is saying you should like him,you mention Daniel O Donnell,i wouldn't really be a fan of his either,but i am not out there seeking out Daniel 0 Donnell forums and fansites etc to slate him,good luck to him i hope he does well but i don't listen to his music.
But when you actively seek out forums like this about him,when you don't seem to like him,it smacks of begrudgery to me.

Wrongway1985

amkin25 wrote: »

Totally agree with you,seems to be always a few hanging around anything irish with the usual begrudgery.
What also drives me crazy and i'm looking at you darced who just posted and others,how do you constantly call him Connor?
His name is Conor i can forgive americans for this mistake,but how does anyone irish continuously do this?

Wow someone Irish made a spelling error that youd forgive an American for... thats well a bit begrudgery!

Just because Conors Irish isn't a reason to support him if u dont want to. Daniel O Donnell is Irish you dont have to listen to his music, or watch Saoirse Ronan films, Im Irish you dont have to like me post.

Mellor

monkey8 wrote: »

... Gunnar Nelson who is a world class bjj practitioner. (They do takedowns too you know[/!)

Takedowns in BJJ!
Yeah I reckon darced didn't know that.

I'm not taking anything away from Gunnar, I have a massive opinion of his BJJ. But wrestling isn't just takedowns, and BJJ isn't wrestling. Overlooking because of a solid base in the other would be ridiculous - I don't think Conor is doing that, I'm talking purely about the way you present it.

amkin25

Rob01 wrote: »

Some of the hate towards our biggest MMA star to date is madness....

I'm training in a popular place in Melbourne city, new faces walk in every day, get talking to them and they soon realise I'm Irish. A lot of them straight away start to ask about Conor McGregor......they all love him, Aussies, Asians even Scandanavians! They think he's crazy but funny and has great potential

You'd think some of our own would be there to back him and not hope he fails

Totally agree with you,seems to be always a few hanging around anything irish with the usual begrudgery.
What also drives me crazy and i'm looking at you darced who just posted and others,how do you constantly call him Connor?
His name is Conor i can forgive americans for this mistake,but how does anyone irish continuously do this?

Rob01

Some of the hate towards our biggest MMA star to date is madness....

I'm training in a popular place in Melbourne city, new faces walk in every day, get talking to them and they soon realise I'm Irish. A lot of them straight away start to ask about Conor McGregor......they all love him, Aussies, Asians even Scandanavians! They think he's crazy but funny and has great potential

You'd think some of our own would be there to back him and not hope he fails

Mellor

davmol wrote: »

I dont think people are giving Diego the credit he deserves.He is an agressive fighter and very competent on the ground and stading,people seem to forget the finishes he had in the TUF house-some devastating finishes.

Conor is coming back off a long lay off and Diego is coming off a loss to a very competent Poirier.

The fact that some people are writing off diego so flippintly is shocking.

Apart from one or two that questioned his cardio, everyone has said its a much tougher fight. It's pretty much unanimous that Duego has better stand up than miller. The 4 posts preceding yours were praising him in every aspect is the game.

I'm not sure why you thing he ye being written off here.

IrelandDylan

Any guesses on McGregor's entrance music? Bit of Rocky Road to Dublin maybe?

darced

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Probably should get a Conor Mcgregor begrudgers thread going to satisfy those who enjoy being unhappy and bitter most of the time.

moneyman

Thomas D wrote: »

The plan is clear. Keep the hype going over here. Get a few big day outs in Dublin City and hopefully don't get found out too soon.

Still on your hate crusade against Conor I see. 11 posts in the forum and all of them criticising him, pathetic really.

monkey8

darced wrote: »

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He trains with Cathal pendred who has very good wrestling skills and Gunnar Nelson who is a world class bjj practitioner. (They do takedowns too you know!)

Anyways not saying he does have great tdd. Just saying that it's a silly statement to make when we don't know if he does yet.

Dtp1979

darced wrote: »

He has never faced or trained with a decent wrestler and unless he is a gsp type phenom he will get out wrestled against the top guys.

I'd say pendred is a decent wrestler

darced

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monkey8

CraicWhores wrote: »

Not good enough TTD imo.

Based on what?

CraicWhores

JJayoo wrote: »

Paddy Power have a McGregor special 4/1 that he will win a ufc belt before the end of 2016, Interim belts don't count.

Not good enough TTD imo.

amkin25

Thomas D wrote: »

The plan is clear. Keep the hype going over here. Get a few big day outs in Dublin City and hopefully don't get found out too soon.

The hype isn't just going over here,there is hype about him all over,as much as he might be getting slated for his trash talking,he has got game and that is whats draws the attention to him to be able to trash talk so anyone cares.

So far he has won his fights in style and that is what has drawn attention to him in the states not here,and i think the ufc are hoping for not just big nights out in dublin,but big nights in vegas doubtful that they are just lining him up for long term irish cards,unless off course he loses a few fights then there will be a few big nights out in Dublin City but should he win he will be fighting on bigger cards in vegas.

Thomas D

monkey8 wrote: »

All this hype around mcgregor is absolutely crazy IMO.
You cannot possibly tell whether he will "walk through" miller or Diego when the guy has not fought even a top 15 ranked opponent.

Roy Nelson can knock the $hit out of anyone outside the top 10 and look impressive doing it but cannot beat anyone in the top 10.

How can so many people (even himself) be so confident in him if he hasn't faced the elite competition necessary to judge him on that level?

I hope he does well as he is irish but the hype is very unnessary at this stage and a case of over eager patriotism.

The plan is clear. Keep the hype going over here. Get a few big day outs in Dublin City and hopefully don't get found out too soon.

billy2012

Just after seeing the news. BIG test for Connor, should be a good fight.

monkey8

How did he get to be ranking 13th in ufc featherweights?

Surely you would have to beat someone in the top 15 to break into it?

Ufc feeding the hype train?

JJayoo

Paddy Power have a McGregor special 4/1 that he will win a ufc belt before the end of 2016, Interim belts don't count.

monkey8

All this hype around mcgregor is absolutely crazy IMO.
You cannot possibly tell whether he will "walk through" miller or Diego when the guy has not fought even a top 15 ranked opponent.

Roy Nelson can knock the $hit out of anyone outside the top 10 and look impressive doing it but cannot beat anyone in the top 10.

How can so many people (even himself) be so confident in him if he hasn't faced the elite competition necessary to judge him on that level?

I hope he does well as he is irish but the hype is very unnessary at this stage and a case of over eager patriotism.

amkin25

Its definitely a more dangerous fight for conor,brandao is a level above miller for sure,but he doesn't pose the same problems a lanky submission veteran like miller poses.
But it would be foolish to assume conor will walk through him,i hope so but its a lot different level fight than miller who has been languishing in the lower tiers fighting nam phan,manny gamburyan and the likes.

dave1982

Being honest I don't know a whole about Diego, just from reading posts online in various sites.I am finding very mixed thoughts from a good even fight, people saying he'll gas fast and Conor will finish him and others saying he will walk through Connor.

Watched a few videos of him fighting he seems to come out very aggressive and tries to finish fights fast.So 1st 2-3 mins of the fight should tell alot

That_Guy

I can't wait for this fight. Personally think this is the type of opponent Conor should have had. Big opportunity for Conor to back up all of his talk against an arguably more dangerous opponent. No disrespect to Miller but I think Brandao offers more of a threat and should make for an interesting contest.

Was looking forward to Conor/Miller but this could be absolute fireworks.

John_D80

splashthecash wrote: »

Relatively new to the whole MMA thing guys so excuse the ignorance here...

What I'm reading is that this new lad standing in for Miller is a better quality opponent for Conor McG is that right?

Correct. Most MMA fans would be of the opinion that the new opponent, Brandao would be better quality than the original, Miller. Both are dangerous in their own right but Brandao would the more versatile of the two with a few more strings to his bow than Miller.

Will make for a totally different fight.

Ian Whelan

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

I personally think Diego will walk through Conor.

I second that and I will be putting my money where my mouth is as well.