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is conor mcgregor an embarrassment to Ireland?

guest2014

I would be the first to cheer on any Irish person in any field but with this guy I just find myself watching him from behind the couch, fake put on american accent "my man"?, talking about how much he loves money, talking about how he wears the best suits and insulting everyone else's clothes, saying things like "I seen his little skinny Brazillian head" "he looked like a skinny Brazillian from the favellas" talking about Aldo, thats being racist in my opinion.
talking about how everyone in Ireland is watching his fights, no they aren't mate, Irish people don't act how you are acting, look at Andy lee in comparison, a humble gentleman who we are proud to call Irish, also a world champion unlike mcgregor.
I would love to see conor beaten in his next fight but as I suspect the ufc is rigged, the ufc want a big fight next in vegas between mcgregor, then another big money fight in the aviva or croke park when mcgregor will be defending his title after beating Aldo.

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Starscream25

He comes off as a scumbag, but a nice scumbag, but that's the name of the game really, you have to talk yourself up and strive for the alpha status, best way to beat your opponents and get the state of mind 1 up on them. In person I'm sure he's a sound man.
Loads of respect for his dedication to achieve what he's done so far.

ratracer

Fair fcuking play to him!! If peeps wanna throw money at you, take it from them. Work hard for a couple of years, then after that, live of the millions of $$$$

Oh, and he can fight!!

Tefral

The guy is the biggest Media Troll ever! I would have thought that was pretty transparent.

He knows he has to make a name for himself, he creates a persona and then he backs it up inside the Octagon!

To be fair to him, its a true rags to riches tale. His first UFC fight he even said he has to go sign off the dole. Hes not afraid to say where he came from and not afraid to say where he is going. Its a very admirable trait if you ask me.

Dtp1979

guest2014 wrote: »

I would be the first to cheer on any Irish person in any field but with this guy I just find myself watching him from behind the couch, fake put on american accent "my man"?, talking about how much he loves money, talking about how he wears the best suits and insulting everyone else's clothes, saying things like "I seen his little skinny Brazillian head" "he looked like a skinny Brazillian from the favellas" talking about Aldo, thats being racist in my opinion.
talking about how everyone in Ireland is watching his fights, no they aren't mate, Irish people don't act how you are acting, look at Andy lee in comparison, a humble gentleman who we are proud to call Irish, also a world champion unlike mcgregor.
I would love to see conor beaten in his next fight but as I suspect the ufc is rigged, the ufc want a big fight next in vegas between mcgregor, then another big money fight in the aviva or croke park when mcgregor will be defending his title after beating Aldo.

Pure ignorance

boardie100

good aul irish begrudgery... irish guy works his ass to get to the top of his game and people wait to take him down a notch just because he isnt a little humble irish gobsheen...

there are queues of kids taking up martial arts because of him, would u prefer they were out robbing cars

Philo Beddoe

Conor McGregor's great. If he wins it's great, an Irish winner. If he loses, an annoying dick gets his comeuppance, just as good! It's a win-win situation!

Pudsy33

guest2014 wrote: »

if its not rigged.

Why does anyone think its rigged?

splashthecash

I'm waiting to hear the previous posters reasoning for it not being a real sport....back up your post

Gatling

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Why does anyone think its rigged?

Regular wwe viewers

VinLieger

Ahhh i was wondering when id some some typical irish begrudgery leveled at him.

Glad to see we haven't changed that much as a nation and still manage to produce countless bitter old sods

guest2014

boardie100 wrote: »

good aul irish begrudgery... irish guy works his ass to get to the top of his game and people wait to take him down a notch just because he isnt a little humble irish gobsheen...

there are queues of kids taking up martial arts because of him, would u prefer they were out robbing cars

yes, i would rather some knacker rob my car than a knacker who is proficient in martial arts.

Insect Overlord

Gatling wrote: »

Regular wwe viewers

Plenty of regular WWE viewers appreciate both companies and their performers. It's the casual crew who only tune in to little bits of both that seem to get confused.

Amazingfun

The real embarrassment is the existence of this thread the morning after the great night in Boston.

Tilikum

I recently read a description of him that went something like this......

I used to think Conor was a funny fella that sometime said cnutish things. Now I know he's a cnut, that sometimes says funny things.

When he first came out I thought he was a bit of banter. Now I just changed the channel. I hope he beats Aldo, but don't think he will.

guest2014

VinLieger wrote: »

Ahhh i was wondering when id some some typical irish begrudgery leveled at him.

Glad to see we haven't changed that much as a nation and still manage to produce countless bitter old sods

whats the alternative? jump on the bandwagon like yourself and ignore what a twat he is, and wait for all the kids to be mini mcgregor's in a few years time acting as he does?

Ranchu

He is certainly not an embarrassment no matter what way you look at it. I was at an Off the Ball roadshow he appeared at and he stuck around the pub getting pictures with anyone that wanted one. He was ridiculously friendly and approachable.

Pumpkinseeds

I don't really know much about the guy. That being said, seeing him wearing a combo red knickers/posing pouch made him look ridiculous. If he's responsible for the beard trend in Ireland I think we should hang the bastard.:D

padd b1975

An attention seeking gobsh1te, harmless enough behind it all I suppose.

Seems pretty easy for him to tap into the type of sovereign ring wearing neanderthals that follow UFC.

The_Captain

To be honest, if he wasn't so mouthy or talented at self-promotion, he'd probably still be fighting in the bum leagues.

He got signed to UFC off the back of buzz and media attention, he became world famous because of his ability to sell himself, and he has the skills to back himself up.

He's a bigger credit to this country than the fat keyboard warriors slating him

Insect Overlord

padd b1975 wrote: »

Seems pretty easy for him to tap into the type of sovereign ring wearing neanderthals that follow UFC.

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

guest2014

padd b1975 wrote: »

An attention seeking gobsh1te, harmless enough behind it all I suppose.

Seems pretty easy for him to tap into the type of sovereign ring wearing neanderthals that follow UFC.

boards is obviously full of them according to the poll.

VinLieger

guest2014 wrote: »

whats the alternative? jump on the bandwagon like yourself and ignore what a twat he is, and wait for all the kids to be mini mcgregor's in a few years time acting as he does?

What bandwagon have I hopped on? I don't watch UFC myself and don't plan to even if there's irish fighter's im just not interested in it, but im happy to see someone doing well for themselves.

Is being happy for people succeeding in life now a bandwagon? God were a bitter bunch of moaners.

DoYouEvenLift

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

I don't really know much about the guy. That being said, seeing him wearing a combo red knickers/posing pouch made him look ridiculous. If he's responsible for the beard trend in Ireland I think we should hang the bastard.:D

Definitely responsible for the man bun trend. Ask any guy with a man bun what he thinks of McGregor and if they're a fan, I'd say you'd be stuck to find one that says anything negative

irishgirl19

That stupid accent he puts on does my head in.
Also he comes across very arrogant. I personally don't like him

DoYouEvenLift

irishgirl19 wrote: »

That stupid accent he puts on does my head in.
Also he comes across very arrogant. I personally don't like him

If you think his Americanised accent is bad you should listen to some of the bigger Irish YouTubers, specifically the gaming ones.

Caliden

irishgirl19 wrote: »

That stupid accent he puts on does my head in.
Also he comes across very arrogant. I personally don't like him

You mean his Dublin accent?

The_Valeyard

He reminds me of a a young Muhammad Ali

The bravado, the style, the lingo,

fair play to him, making a name for himself!!!

sbsquarepants

Dog of Tears wrote: »

I have no interest in UFC, it's not a real sport IMO, but I heard the guy being interviewed on the radio this morning and he sounded like a complete and utter @rsehole.

He's an a grade gobshíte - but a fantastic, world class fighter.
Anyone who thinks these fights are rigged simply hasn't watched many of them. UFC is probably the toughest sport in the world, it's certainly there or thereabouts. Whatever leads anyone to thinking it's not a real sport is a mystery to me!

buried

Have no interest in this young man's area of entertainment nor do I enjoy it, but you have to credit the fact he got off his backside and actually did something. Its sad attempting to belittle anyone who has the gumption to go out into the world and made something of themselves by doing something they enjoy which then gives enjoyment to other people.
If you feel he is an "embarrassment" and offends your nation to such a high degree then the only way to combat that sort of mindset is to get off your own backside and create something yourself which could counteract this "embarrassment" currently affecting your person and how you think our nation is being perceived.

icesnowfrost

no he is not. our government is an embassasment to ireland... a lot people dont like him because they dont like the sport MMA. i dont like rugby but i can respect brian o driscoll's talent and i no brian is not a show man like conor but with different sports you always have a showman and so far i think conor is good for ireland the way he is. muhammad ali was a showman but a lot of people hated him for it but yet still respected his talent.

conor mcgregor, keep up the good job.