Conor McGregor?

hairycakes · 18-02-2015 10:24AM

Fair play to the guy. He has the potential and opportunity to be at the top of his game. It's something he has obviously worked hard at. Sure he comes across as cocky but I think to be at the top in sports like MMA you have to have complete self belief. I don't for a minute think that is his actual personality. He is playing the game and like him or not, he is playing it well. Looked at the first two episodes of Notorious and was disappointed because I thought it might show more of his real side but I suppose he can't let it slip. Good luck to him.

Guy:Incognito · 18-02-2015 10:27AM

Naos wrote: »

Sarcasm?

Moi? Sarcasm? Non!

JohnnyChimpo · 18-02-2015 10:47AM

People in this thread getting ass-mad because a working-class Dublin lad is successful at something, and don't understand the concept of a public persona.

Also re: giving Siver the finger. I think that's a totally reasonable response to Siver refusing to touch gloves. Neither action is particularly classy, but I can see where McGregor was coming from there. And to his credit, he's never anything but respectful in the post-fight interviews, all the pre-fight trashtalking is just theatrics for the peanut gallery and wannabe Ali-esque banter

Kev_2012 · 18-02-2015 10:50AM

North Americans have trouble with thick Irish accents. When I lived in Vancouver, people couldn't understand when I said the number 5. They thought I was saying 3.

So I totally understand why he is talking slightly retarded. Happens nearly everyone that moves that side of the world!

yipeeeee · 18-02-2015 10:57AM

He has said on numerous occasions he is humble in victory and defeat and all the trash talk before the fight is just that, trash talk.

He lives off his confidence, so if it's working keep it going.

Great to have an Irish lad in the ufc about to fight for a belt, following his dream.

Baggy Trousers · 18-02-2015 10:59AM

I never heard of him until around 3 months ago but I have to say I really like and admire the man. I do hope he wins the title.

nelly17 · 18-02-2015 11:03AM

Hes a smart boy, hes playing a game and playing it well to maximise his profitability hes not going to last for ever and he knows this. Fair play to him people can slag him off and call him a spud eating paddy or whatever in the states, but hes laughing all the way to the bank and he makes no apolagies for it.

arayess · 18-02-2015 11:03AM

Nodin wrote: »

He was interrupting the usual flow of crap with some facts.

you must be out of your comfort zone so? :pac:

Zombienosh · 18-02-2015 11:06AM

The Conor McGregor threads are becoming almost a weekly thing.

kjl · 18-02-2015 11:22AM

Karl Stein wrote: »

Conor McGregor is an excellent fighter with an intriguing style.
Conor McGregor is an incredibly dedicated athlete.
Conor McGregor is brilliant at generating hype around his fights.
Conor McGregor's next fight is a title shot that might be one of the UFC's biggest PPV events.
Conor McGregor will be a wealthy man whether he wins or loses.

This sounds like the plot to the The Manchurian Candidate

darced · 18-02-2015 12:58PM

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JohnnyChimpo · 18-02-2015 01:05PM

darced wrote: »

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You mustn't watch many of his post-fights then.

And I don't think Siver needs you to stick up for him, he's a big lad (for a lil fella). Such a big lad in fact, that you'd think he could find it within himself to meet the absolute minimum requirements for fight etiquette, even if McGregor managed to successfully get inside his head with playground taunts.

FTA69 · 18-02-2015 01:15PM

The public theatrics that McGregor engages in are simply to market himself to the public and keep his name in the thoughts of the matchmakers. There's more than a passing similarity to the WWE in this sense, where fighters play characters and are marketed on the basis of being "goodies" and "baddies". In real life their personas are much different.

Those saying that McGregor doesn't have genuine respect for his opponents are wrong to be honest. In competitive combat sports, people always respect the man or woman they're going up against. Conor knows his opponents are going through that exact same gruelling training routine day in and day out, he didn't get where he is today by not taking people seriously. What he does then is engage in sh*te talk and bluster that American fight fans lap up. They demand to see him in action and that's how he commands the pay-days he does. As much as I can see how people like Poirier and Siver would be p*ssed off with him, his antics are also responsible for them competing in heavily-covered big-money fights.

darced · 18-02-2015 01:18PM

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18-02-2015 01:22PM

I like the way he is able to play the media at there own game, that takes intelligence and that plus his skill is what will make him a wealthy man.

JohnnyChimpo · 18-02-2015 01:59PM

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Mate, you're not even trying with this faux-outrage stuff.

Like, it seems that you watched that video, but yet you fail to see that it proves my point more than it does yours. Despite being high off his ass on adrenaline, he says absolutely nothing derogatory about Siver who he just demolished. Instead he focuses literally 100% of his comments on Aldo, and all he really says is that he's coming to take his belt, hence the "spitshine" comment. If you really are dense enough to need a translation, all he actually states is something like "I will beat Aldo in our upcoming fight".

So why so upset man? Do you not like the word spit? Are you Maude Flanders?

Or maybe he just rubs you up the wrong way because you have class issues. Or else you just don't understand the business of fight promotion at all.

Maybe you should stop posting in this thread since you have nothing useful to add. Start up a thread on how Muhammad Ali was a degenerate for mocking Joe Frazier, see if anyone cares.

darced · 18-02-2015 02:52PM

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Sugarlumps · 18-02-2015 03:05PM

Chap's a breath of fresh air, followed his dream and on his way to becoming world champion.

FalconGirl · 18-02-2015 03:07PM

In most businesses there is a lot of money to be made by talking crap and being clever. There is even more money to be made by backing your crap talk up. McGregor does this very well.

JohnnyChimpo · 18-02-2015 03:12PM

darced wrote: »

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:rolleyes: Pretty obvious I was referring to the opponent he just fought. Back to Foundation English to brush up on those reading comprehension skills.

darced wrote: »

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Nah.

Dr. Mantis Toboggan · 18-02-2015 03:13PM

Fair play to him. He seems to be able to play the 'game' of self promotion fairly well. That in itself is a talent i suppose, much like reality TV stars and suchlike.

He looks like Luke Kelly who got defaced by a three year old graffiti artist too.

yipeeeee · 18-02-2015 05:02PM

darced wrote: »

You said he is always respectful in post fight interviews,he clearly is not.

By the tone of your post you seem to be the one who is outraged.

I love watching the man fight and will be buying a ticket if he fights in Ireland again having been at the majority of his fights before even got to the Ufc but I don't have to pretend he is a classy guy just because he is Irish.

Some people lap his antics up others don't,deal with it.

did you watch his actual post fight interviews after porier and siver?

Go watch them, See what he says about each fighter, then come back to us.

Andy-Pandy · 18-02-2015 05:15PM

TBH honest he can be annoying but I forget about that any time I see him fight. He is something special.

kingtiger · 18-02-2015 05:19PM

yipeeeee wrote: »

did you watch his actual post fight interviews after porier and siver?

Go watch them, See what he says about each fighter, then come back to us.

I am shocked :eek:

a prizefighter talking sh1te about his opponents, well I never

Fratton Fred · 18-02-2015 06:47PM

FTA69 wrote: »

The public theatrics that McGregor engages in are simply to market himself to the public and keep his name in the thoughts of the matchmakers. There's more than a passing similarity to the WWE in this sense, where fighters play characters and are marketed on the basis of being "goodies" and "baddies". In real life their personas are much different.

Those saying that McGregor doesn't have genuine respect for his opponents are wrong to be honest. In competitive combat sports, people always respect the man or woman they're going up against. Conor knows his opponents are going through that exact same gruelling training routine day in and day out, he didn't get where he is today by not taking people seriously. What he does then is engage in sh*te talk and bluster that American fight fans lap up. They demand to see him in action and that's how he commands the pay-days he does. As much as I can see how people like Poirier and Siver would be p*ssed off with him, his antics are also responsible for them competing in heavily-covered big-money fights.

That's exactly how I see it. MMA is just like WWF but with actual fights.

It does venture towards soft gay porn at times though.

winston82 · 18-02-2015 06:49PM

Juliet Abundant Metro wrote: »

Business.. I know him well, we go back probably ten years ~ and IRL his accent sounds just like any other working class Dub.

He's actually a very decent bloke, don't let the show business sh*t fool you, he's just playing the game very well.

That's the saddest thing I've ever read. I bet that's your chat up line.

Nodin · 18-02-2015 06:52PM

winston82 wrote: »

That's the saddest thing I've ever read. I bet that's your chat up line.

Yes, a man who alludes to his real identity on occasion and is involved in MMA could obviously never know CMCG and would make up a story like that.

Mesrine65 · 18-02-2015 06:56PM

Mocha Joe wrote: »

Nobody asked who knows him and how long you go back?

winston82 wrote: »

That's the saddest thing I've ever read. I bet that's your chat up line.

Juliet Abundant Metro is well respected in the fight game, especially in the Judo community in Ireland.

A bit of respect goes a long way lads, you've obviously never competed in combat sports :rolleyes:

kneemos · 18-02-2015 06:59PM

Mesrine65 wrote: »

A bit of respect goes a long way lads, you've obviously never competed in combat sports :rolleyes:

You've obviously never met the missus.

Mesrine65 · 18-02-2015 07:00PM

kneemos wrote: »

You've obviously never met the missus.

Nor mine

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