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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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yipeeeee

People are so obsessed with Connors accent.

I find it so strange it's all they want to focus on.

I couldn't give a **** about his accent personality preference etc.

I just love watching him fight, simple as.

Too Tough To Die

Ah, makes sense. I thought it might be a persona he was putting on.

Seems like a very charismatic guy whether you like him or not. What's in earning in comparison with the top guys?

Packoman

Too Tough To Die wrote: »

Why does Conor McGregor always sound like he's trying to be understood by someone with little English?

Because lot's of people outside of Ireland have a problem understanding the Irish accents. Someone who is talking on camera a lot like Conor, needs to talk clearly so that everyone can understand him.

Hazys

Too Tough To Die wrote: »

Why does Conor McGregor always sound like he's trying to be understood by someone with little English?

Are you asking why he speaks slowly?

In general, Irish people speak really fast and it can be hard for non-Irish people to understand, especially Americans. You'll find that most Irish people who live in the US (myself included), learn to slow our speech so others can understand.

the incredible pudding

Oregano_State wrote: »

ridiculous stretch to say there's a trend in his style from what, two fights - Brandao and Poirier? I thought that was a pretty terrible article tbh.

You're entitled to your opinion but i disagree and think the author had a good point to make. I'd agree that its certainly too early to say that a permanent change in style has taken place but he doesn't actually state that (or anything negative about Conor). I read it more as an estimate into how Conor's approach to his fights might develop, as it has done for other fighters with power like his.
The final line though is ridiculous though, Foreman's professional record attests to that.

Oregano_State

the incredible pudding wrote: »

Great article on Conor's power punching here
The parallel to Foreman seems a bit silly at first but comes together in the end.

ridiculous stretch to say there's a trend in his style from what, two fights - Brandao and Poirier? I thought that was a pretty terrible article tbh.

Too Tough To Die

Why does Conor McGregor always sound like he's trying to be understood by someone with little English?

the incredible pudding

Great article on Conor's power punching here
The parallel to Foreman seems a bit silly at first but comes together in the end.

Axwell

splashthecash wrote: »

Does 11/4 seem a good bet for all three Irish fighters to come through with a win on Sunday night (Monday morning)

Pendred is the only one I'm a little iffy on - needs to really improve on last few fights

UFC Gambling thread

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056130753

rolexeagle1

splashthecash wrote: »

Does 11/4 seem a good bet for all three Irish fighters to come through with a win on Sunday night (Monday morning)

Pendred is the only one I'm a little iffy on - needs to really improve on last few fights

Add Uriah Hall in their to increase the odds, but I wouldn't be so sure with Pendred tbh. I really like him, but his previous 2 fights have been underwhelming. The UFC has been a serious step up for him and I hope he does win.

splashthecash

Does 11/4 seem a good bet for all three Irish fighters to come through with a win on Sunday night (Monday morning)

Pendred is the only one I'm a little iffy on - needs to really improve on last few fights

BeepBeep!

pablohoney87 wrote: »

I think it' cringey because it's just terribly unfunny. The only funny part was shonie as the image consultant and the joke about the old guy havin more experience. But the rest was just fairly cheap and awful.

You are seeing some fighters emerge with personalities lately that they had suppressed and it's getting them backing, which is great. But from what I've seen of Lamas he doesnt have much of a personality to begin with and is just forcing it. He's just not funny, plain and simple. No need for anyone to take offence to a couple stereotypes and a sh1te accent though.

Couldn't agree more pablohoney, its just not funny. IMO a professional athlete should not be going to such lengths for the simple reason that its embarrassing, leave the acting/parody to the actors/comedians. I would find McGregor, or any other professional athlete for that matter, doing this equally as cringeworthy.
As for the stereotypes, couldn't give a flying f**k...don't think Irish people in general are too precious about this.

MartyMcFly84

So basically its funny to laugh at other people but its NOT funny when people laugh at us? Its racist..

sit down have a coke and relax.

Davei141

Come on not even a chuckle at the screaming in the mirror? or the notepad with the quotes?

winston82

canonball5 wrote: »

Not to be over the top about this, but would it be acceptable to make a video mocking Mexicans, or African Americans?

I understand that he's trying to be funny but this comes across a bit ignorant and a tad racist.

No it doesn't. It's a bit of fun. Jesus.

pablohoney87

Hazys wrote: »

I'm a big Conor fan but that video is hilarious. I've no idea why people are saying its cringey, some of the impressions are spot on. Yes there are a few of the jokes that are just lazy irish stereotypes but to be honest I thought most irish people had thicker skin than that.

I think it' cringey because it's just terribly unfunny. The only funny part was shonie as the image consultant and the joke about the old guy havin more experience. But the rest was just fairly cheap and awful.

You are seeing some fighters emerge with personalities lately that they had suppressed and it's getting them backing, which is great. But from what I've seen of Lamas he doesnt have much of a personality to begin with and is just forcing it. He's just not funny, plain and simple. No need for anyone to take offence to a couple stereotypes and a sh1te accent though.

Ian Whelan

Hazys wrote: »

I'm a big Conor fan but that video is hilarious. I've no idea why people are saying its cringey, some of the impressions are spot on. Yes there are a few of the jokes that are just lazy irish stereotypes but to be honest I thought most irish people had thicker skin than that.

Him waking up with the tub of Vaseline on the bed was my favourite. It basically says that he is an overrated, delusional, lazy, untalented, homosexual with a small penis who can't wrestle. It was hard to think of anything else that they could have put into it.

stiffler123

Hazys

I'm a big Conor fan but that video is hilarious. I've no idea why people are saying its cringey, some of the impressions are spot on. Yes there are a few of the jokes that are just lazy irish stereotypes but to be honest I thought most irish people had thicker skin than that.

T-K-O

How dare you..

*last line of the quote then.

Saipanne

T-K-O wrote: »

Please refer to the last line of the above image.

Stephen Fry.

T-K-O

Please refer to the last line of the above image.

John_D80

srumball wrote: »

Without a doubt, the most overused quote/meme on the entire internet.

I am personally offended by the blatant lack of originality displayed by anyone who posts it.

rolexeagle1

T-K-O

darced wrote: »

Quite funny to see McGregor fanboys on facebook offended by Lamas having a bit of craic,its not like McGregor has never offended anyone.

People are so precious, everyone is offended by this or that. Get over yourselves.

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paulieeye

I thought the Llamas thing was pretty funny...if anyone is open to be parodied its conor!! More fighters should have the craic like this..I'm sure conor had a laugh off it! He's gettin airtime..fair dues to him

Oregano_State

Mellor wrote: »

I think your estimates for average ticket price is off. You can't compare to the average for a 10k event in vegas, the prices are skewed. I think the average for Dublin last year was $145. With a massive stadium, there's relatively more $50 upper tier spots, this reduces the average. So for this it would be $125 or so. I don't think they could bank on selling it out with higher prices.

So that's a 7.5 million gate for Aviva. 10 million for Croker.
Also you didn't allow for the gate value if it was in America. A 10k Vegas event does a $3 million gate.

Which means an Irish stadium gate is "worth" an extra $4.5-7m, which is only 82k-128k PPV buys. Thats nothing really. I don't think it's enough to cover the loss if the was a daytime PPV in the states.

Apologies for the late response, I saw your post late last night but didn't have the energy to reply.

I'm going to have to disagree with you on a number of points.

Firstly, on your point about not taking into account selling out the MGM Grand in Vegas. My post was taking the idea from a previous poster who put the notion out there that the revenue from extra numbers in Croker would offset the PPV buys of a Vegas show, so I directly compared the two values, and didn't say much about possible PPV buys for a Europe show or the ticket revenue from Vegas. Seeing as you brought it up though, I'm pretty sure the PPV hit would not bring 17 million dollars down to 3 million, which is what it would take to just equal the Vegas ticket revenue.

On the ticket prices, the Dublin show was not a numbered event so I would expect the ticket prices to be lower than for a numbered event with a stacked card, a title fight, and potentially the biggest event the UFC has ever put on.

Also I don't go along at all with the idea that there are proportionally more nosebleed seats in a stadium show, the 10k fans on the pitch area are all paying top dollar, and the lower stands in most stadia, including Croker and the Aviva are much higher capacity that the upper tier seats. The notion that a big stadium would be built with more cheap seats with worse views than lower better-placed seats, does not make a lot of sense from a design perspective. I'm sticking with my stance that USD 175 dollars average price is a low estimate, and hence that a stadium show in Ireland makes a whole load of business sense for the UFC. I doubt we would have gotten to the stage where Dana or Lorenzo were openly talking about the idea, if some basic sums hadn't been carried out beforehand.

The issues about a late licence in either stadium is the biggest road block that I can see to this going ahead.

Davei141

Llamas releases a video having a bit of craic and getting some exposure at the expense of one the most talked about fighters in his division (and UFC) and all of a sudden he is obsessed and McGregor is completely under his skin. Nothing at all to do with raising Llamas's profile in a fun way, nope! McGregor got him rattled!

Axwell

Zyzz wrote: »

This is the only acceptable parody..

Just no...its utter rubbish, the only resemblance is his attire and the laugh sometimes, the rest is awful. He does a semi decent Bear Grylls impression though.

As for Lamas I wouldnt be offended by it as some people seem to be here and on other sites on facebook etc, its pretty rubbish but hes just trying to get some attention and get himself some airtime. Its a fight I would have liked to see instead of Mcgregor v Siver to be honest and if taking the time out to record that video gets him some more attention and a fight off the back of it more power to him, it will only make McGregor want to shut him up all the more anyways.