UFC 189 -Chad Mendes v Conor McGregor

they don't even pay road tax ffs:pac:

Jesus Christ, this thread is like a schoolyard at times.

This is not the cycling forum.
It is also not the spelling forum.
It's also not the running and athletics forum.
And it's not After Hours either.

This is the MMA forum. Where we discuss...you know...mma?

From now on, either you discuss all things mma like a grown up, or you go do it elsewhere. If you want to throw around stupid comments that make zero sense, or if you want to belittle someone else's opinion, then there are other forums on the internet where you can do it. If you feel the need to act like a twat, then this is not the right forum for you.

Cali_girl wrote: »

UFC 189 McGregor Vs Mendes media con call: streaming live at 10pm
http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/7/1/8879993/ufc-189-mcgregor-vs-mendes-media-conference-call

With McGregor, Mendes and (finally) Lawler and MacDonald

Lovely! Should be good. Guess I'm gonna miss a bit of Big Brother tonight while watching that :pac::pac:

CatFromHue wrote: »

Just wondering will Mendes get all of Aldo's fee and Aldo nothing?

Or does anyone know how the finances will be broken down.

I watched the MMA hour with John Kavanagh and Ariel was asking did McGregor re-negotiate his fee with the change in opponent, which is something I never even thought of myself.

Mendes won't get the same amount as Aldo, but will probably get taken care of though but nobody knows the specifics yet (or ever). Aldo won't get a penny.

Cali_girl wrote: »

UFC 189 McGregor Vs Mendes media con call: streaming live at 10pm
http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/7/1/8879993/ufc-189-mcgregor-vs-mendes-media-conference-call

With McGregor, Mendes and (finally) Lawler and MacDonald

Audio do be terrible in these things hope not tonight

Yeah brutal quality.
There's nothing new in the call anyway so far. Basically the same questions that have been asked a million times already.
Lawlor & MacDonald barely getting a look in.

Great response from Conor there when asked would he like to fight in a stadium in Australia!

I really respect the way he wants to fight in the 3 arena! Not a bit of him getting too big for his boots, if it's back in Dublin he wants to be there regardless of venue! Credit given where credits due!

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

I really respect the way he wants to fight in the 3 arena! Not a bit of him getting too big for his boots, if it's back in Dublin he wants to be there regardless of venue! Credit given where credits due!

I know before I say it I'm wrong but imagine if he fought at Lightweight for the Dublin card. Anderson Silva was allowed move up weight class for certain fights

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

MacDonald/Lawler being asked no questions so Gus Ryan from the Indo asks "One for Rory: What do you think of Conor?"

Must be headwrecking for those two in all honestly, huge fight and it's getting completely overlooked.

I don't know if those two would be all that worried. Conor hypes the card enough for all of them and they can focus on their title fight.

Total noob question, hope you don't mind....

Is there much difference in styles between Mendes & Aldo? And if so, will this have much of an impact for Conor considering his training has probably been tailored to deal with Aldo?

Thanks.

Was in the Q to ask a question but ran out of time, crackin lol

Just got details of the events that week:

Open workouts on the Weds for press & the public @ Studios A & B, MGM Grand Hotel & Casino - 12.30pm - 3pm

The press conference is the Thursday at 10.30am to Midday @ KÀ Theatre – MGM Grand, again open to the public

The weigh ins are in the arena on the Friday at 4pm (doors open at 3pm)


Also UFC Tonight will be broadcasting live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena lobby from 5– 6pm on the Weds should you be interested in viewing.

Cali_girl wrote: »

It's incredible how ignored Lawler and MacDonald are. Real pity.
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it is a real pity

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

Must be headwrecking for those two in all honestly, huge fight and it's getting completely overlooked.

It's crazy tbh considering there's going to be 4 cards in 8 days but I suppose it makes more sense to have it on this card
been looking forward to this fight every bit as much esp since aldo dropped out

love robbie lawler but rory is the future of the division imo

scudzilla wrote: »

Statement from Aldo

For three months, I trained three times a day. I invested my time and money, bringing training partners from Brazil and other countries, to do the best training camp of my life so I would be ready to defend by belt for the eighth time on July 11. Unfortunately, I fractured my rib during a training session, which I can prove from an official medical report, and besides trying my best to fight, I was forced the other way and that made me really sad. Only I, my family, coaches and teammates know how hard I worked to represent Brazil again.

My decision was made in respect to the UFC and the fans that today see me as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. I couldn’t fight without being 100 percent physically and with a rib injury that could get worse if I got hit in the ribs. Many people told me to fight anyway because of the money I could make, but I wouldn’t sell myself for any money, no matter how much. I fight for love and I do it for my country. Money comes in second place, it’s like a shadow: when you try catching it, you can’t, but when you move forward, it follows you. Money ends some day, but legacy and things you do becomes part of the history, and that’s what I value the most.

I’m the UFC champion since April 2011, defended my belt seven times in four years, and will do it for the eighth time in 2015, an average of twice a year. And I’m not even mentioning WEC, a Zuffa-owned company, like the UFC, where I became the champion in 2009 and put my belt on the line twice in less than a year. That why I can’t agree with UFC’s decision to have an interim champion in my division citing the five opportunities that I couldn’t defend my belt.

If those fights had occurred, I would have done 12 title fights in four years in the UFC, an average of three fights a year, something that no other UFC champion did. A UFC champion rarely does three title defenses in one year. So that can’t be the main reason why they are creating an interim title, but the UFC is a private company which I work for, so I can’t complain about its decision, but I can’t say I agree either.

As of my opponent, who told me to step up and fight like a man, I can’t say anything about a man that imitates a TV series character (Travis Fimmel, from Vikings). That’s really who he wanted to be, because he’s probably ashamed of being who he really is, so he imitates his lines, his style and this actor’s tattoos. He’s an artist, but not from martial arts, but cheap comedy. It’s disrespectful with the actor, and with real athletes. He should look for a stage and not an Octagon. The Octagon is my kingdom and there’s place for only one king, which is me. If he wants to participate, he can be the joker he already is.

If he beats Chad Mendes, the only thing he will have is a toy belt to show his friends, drunk in his country’s bars, because that’s what an interim belt represents to me: a toy. I am the champion.

What a tit

Hahahah thats hilarious. If you put the boot on the other foot and said all that in a Dublin accent you would love it!