UFC 194: McGregor vs Aldo READ POST #1 BEFORE POSTING

JustTheOne · 12-12-2015 07:52PM

Axwell wrote: »

Sub 4% means that percentage of his career wins came by submission.

Sub average percentage means the average number of submission attempts in a fight with the average being out to 15 minutes.(as oppose to 25 mins for title fights)

Ah I see cheers.

Axwell · 12-12-2015 07:55PM

py2006 wrote: »

Jesus 20lbs in 24hrs!!!!

How does he loose it in first place?

Dehydration, most of it is water weight

py2006 · 12-12-2015 07:59PM

McGregor via Decision

Axwell wrote: »

Dehydration, most of it is water weight

How do I do this, I need to loose a stone quick time lol

0ph0rce0 · 12-12-2015 07:59PM

Aldo via Decision

Just catching up on the embedded series.

That Ido Portal guy he's training with just looks a big scam.

That guy that hangs around and gets paid then ****s off when it goes down the swanny. :pac:

What does he do? What's his past?

Deadst4r · 12-12-2015 08:00PM

Mate still has two tickets.

Section 7 aisle seats Row M. Side closest to the octagon.

$1700 face value.

Will hear offers of anyone has any. Pm me

JacksonHeightsOwn · 12-12-2015 08:02PM

py2006 wrote: »

Jesus 20lbs in 24hrs!!!!

How does he loose it in first place?

I think one of the tricks of the trade is a warm bath full of epsom salts. Just draws all the moisture from the skin.

When I boxed as a kid I remember running down to the National stadium with a black sack on to make me sweat. Ended up way under the weight limit of 44kg. The clubs scales where wrong and I didn't have to lose anything after all ðŸ˜႒ðŸ˜႒

Axwell · 12-12-2015 08:04PM

py2006 wrote: »

How do I do this, I need to loose a stone quick time lol

lol im sure plenty would like the idea but with the effect it has on your body you wouldn't want to as its actually dangerous at such a quick rate.
I posted this on another thread but for the last 5 days before the weigh in most fighters would follow something along the lines of this.

Taking in very little carbs - 50 grams maybe a day. Eating small meals made up of mostly protein and fat and then limiting his water intake over the 5 days right down to nothing. Then hot baths and saunas to sweat out excess water. Diuretics sometimes are used at the end if theres a small bit of water weight still to get rid of.

jimmii · 12-12-2015 08:05PM

Aldo via Submission

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

Just catching up on the embedded series.

That Ido Portal guy he's training with just looks a big scam.

That guy that hangs around and gets paid then ****s off when it goes down the swanny. :pac:

What does he do? What's his past?

His website bio basically he did Capoeira then decided he didn't like kicking people he just liked moving and couldn't find anyone who did the moving good so became the person that did the moving good. He learnt how to do a super awesome handstand and convinced people to pay him how to walk like a crocodile.

Fair play to him.

And he can pull some fairly mad shapes in fairness I know I couldn't do that.

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup · 12-12-2015 08:06PM

py2006 wrote: »

How do I do this, I need to loose a stone quick time lol

it's very little actual subcutaneous fat though

0ph0rce0 · 12-12-2015 08:08PM

Aldo via Decision

jimmii wrote: »

His website bio basically he did Capoeira then decided he didn't like kicking people he just liked moving and couldn't find anyone who did the moving good so became the person that did the moving good. He learnt how to do a super awesome handstand and convinced people to pay him how to walk like a crocodile.

Fair play to him.

And he can pull some fairly mad shapes in fairness I know I couldn't do that.

scam then yeah

martyoo · 12-12-2015 08:09PM

McGregor via Decision

If I buy the fight at the link below is it for the Aldo vs McGregor fight or all of them??

Link

Axwell · 12-12-2015 08:11PM

Its for the full main card which is the fights listed on that page (but excluding any of the prelims which are on fight pass)

Axwell · 12-12-2015 08:13PM

bur wrote: »

Are we not able to buy this through ufc.com? BT sport the only way to go legally?

You can buy it on ufc.tv and stream it assuming you live in Ireland

jimmii · 12-12-2015 08:14PM

Aldo via Submission

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

scam then yeah

For most people for sure but I guess if McGregor thinks its going to help him then it can't do any harm as long as its not taking away from proper training. Movement is obviously important so maybe it has made a difference it would be great to hear what JK really thinks about it as more than anyone he is going to know what effect it has had but it seems unlikely we'll hear that.

ComfortKid · 12-12-2015 08:35PM

LaVail wrote:

Lads it's probably been asked before so sorry about this but Its on BT sports right? Could I watch it on sky go?

LaVail wrote:

It doesn't say anything about sky go?

BT sports isn't on Sky Go, but you can stream it on the BT website once you have your account number.

Myrddin · 12-12-2015 08:40PM

I prob won't get to post here until tomorrow, so just wanted to say a few things before the fight. When I first seen Conor on tv, I hadn't ever heard of him before. It was his appearance on the Late Late show, & I thought he was brash, arrogant and full of himself. I watched the segment, & flicked on to something else...not really taking much notice of Conor, other than perhaps being guilty of pre judging him.

When the promotion for his next fight, after his appearance on the Late Late show began, I remembered I'd seen this chap, & said feck it, sure I'll give it a watch (I fell into F1 the same way, having seen Lewis Hamilton on Top Gear many moons ago). I watched the fight, and while admittedly it was difficult to watch for me (I'd no knowledge of MMA/UFC, & found the concept a bit brutal tbh), it piqued my interest. I began reading up about Conor, & watching videos of him.

My prejudice and ignorance began to fade, and I began to want to watch Conor fighting more & more. Each fight I watched, I got taken in more and more. I began to feel Conor, rather than being full of himself, just believed in himself in a way that was so real, so pure, that it made him something special. This wasn't just confidence, it was complete and total belief he had in himself. He had that belief when he was nobody, when he had nothing, and it has taken him a long way.

When he defeated Mendes, and held the tricolour up and spoke with such pride into the mic, about how he had done this for us, for the Irish people, I got goosebumps. Today, I think Conor is not just an incredible athlete, but by all accounts is a gifted and unique sports star. I think we're lucky to be able to call him ours, and while he takes thrash talk to an all new level, I don't for a second think he underestimates opponents, or prepares any less, despite that unbreakable confidence he has.

Tonight, he faces his toughest test without question. Jose Aldo is a different type of beast, and if anyone was ever going to ask questions of Conor, it was going to be Aldo. I think Aldo comes across very well in the media, a family man, a devoted champion, and without question an incredibly skilled fighter. Whatever happens, to me, Conor has already won. Win or lose tonight, Conor has succeeded in putting Ireland on the globe regarding MMA/UFC. He has always come through for his growing army of fans, and most importantly, he got there with hard work, in the face of adversary, with nothing but sheer self belief in himself (all the while surrounded by a close knit team of trusted friends). How can you not respect that, how can anyone not admire what he has done.

Good luck Conor, fight well.

Pudsy33 · 12-12-2015 08:44PM

McGregor via Decision

martyoo wrote: »

If I buy the fight at the link below is it for the Aldo vs McGregor fight or all of them??

Link

You get the main card, so 5 fights.

Help!!!! · 12-12-2015 08:54PM

Can anyone tell me what time the main event will be?

jimmii · 12-12-2015 08:56PM

Aldo via Submission

Help!!!! wrote: »

Can anyone tell me what time the main event will be?

Around 5am. OP has all the details.

breadmonkey · 12-12-2015 09:31PM

McGregor via Decision

Help!!!! wrote: »

Can anyone tell me what time the main event will be?

Ffs it's in the title of the thread

0ph0rce0 · 12-12-2015 09:37PM

Aldo via Decision

breadmonkey wrote: »

Ffs it's in the title of the thread

lol i think people just ask for the craic now

moneyman · 12-12-2015 09:44PM

Myrddin wrote: »

I prob won't get to post here until tomorrow, so just wanted to say a few things before the fight. When I first seen Conor on tv, I hadn't ever heard of him before. It was his appearance on the Late Late show, & I thought he was brash, arrogant and full of himself. I watched the segment, & flicked on to something else...not really taking much notice of Conor, other than perhaps being guilty of pre judging him.

When the promotion for his next fight, after his appearance on the Late Late show began, I remembered I'd seen this chap, & said feck it, sure I'll give it a watch (I fell into F1 the same way, having seen Lewis Hamilton on Top Gear many moons ago). I watched the fight, and while admittedly it was difficult to watch for me (I'd no knowledge of MMA/UFC, & found the concept a bit brutal tbh), it piqued my interest. I began reading up about Conor, & watching videos of him.

My prejudice and ignorance began to fade, and I began to want to watch Conor fighting more & more. Each fight I watched, I got taken in more and more. I began to feel Conor, rather than being full of himself, just believed in himself in a way that was so real, so pure, that it made him something special. This wasn't just confidence, it was complete and total belief he had in himself. He had that belief when he was nobody, when he had nothing, and it has taken him a long way.

When he defeated Mendes, and held the tricolour up and spoke with such pride into the mic, about how he had done this for us, for the Irish people, I got goosebumps. Today, I think Conor is not just an incredible athlete, but by all accounts is a gifted and unique sports star. I think we're lucky to be able to call him ours, and while he takes thrash talk to an all new level, I don't for a second think he underestimates opponents, or prepares any less, despite that unbreakable confidence he has.

Tonight, he faces his toughest test without question. Jose Aldo is a different type of beast, and if anyone was ever going to ask questions of Conor, it was going to be Aldo. I think Aldo comes across very well in the media, a family man, a devoted champion, and without question an incredibly skilled fighter. Whatever happens, to me, Conor has already won. Win or lose tonight, Conor has succeeded in putting Ireland on the globe regarding MMA/UFC. He has always come through for his growing army of fans, and most importantly, he got there with hard work, in the face of adversary, with nothing but sheer self belief in himself (all the while surrounded by a close knit team of trusted friends). How can you not respect that, how can anyone not admire what he has done.

Good luck Conor, fight well.

Well done for being open minded enough to research the topic before you form an opinion, unlike a lot of people, and on making a fantastic, well though-out post.

Muahahaha · 12-12-2015 09:47PM

McGregor via Decision

magma69 wrote: »

So all is he is strength and fitness coach is essentially what you're saying. This 'movement' lark, I'm not convinced by it being any way effectively applicable in a fight.

His movement coach trains him how to bend his body in ways that most people wouldn't be able to do. In McGregors last fight vs.Mendes he got taken down several times. In the final takedown Mendes attempted a guillotine around Conor's neck. Somehow McGregor defended it then got up and knocked Mendes out. But it was such a close run thing, if Mendes had of executed that guillotine Conor would have been beaten. I've watched the replay of that guillotine countless times and what got him out of it was the way he wriggled his body and used his flexibility to get out of the hold. It happens so quick that if you blink you'll miss it but that move was the difference between McGregor winning and losing the fight imo.

So while training in movement and flexibility might not be immediately apparent it almost certainly meant that Conor didn't lose to Mendes. Getting up off the floor and hitting him with the left hook meant that he won it. He needed both his ground skills and stand up skills to win that match, without both together he probably would have lost.

So movement and flexibility are very, very important in this game. We should see more of this tonight if Aldo goes for takedowns, Conor will have to be top of his game to defend them.

0ph0rce0 · 12-12-2015 09:48PM

Aldo via Decision

Jesus i hate getting old, starting to fade away here already

time to break out the cocaine

mailburner · 12-12-2015 10:13PM

Aldo via Submission

Paully D wrote: »

Is there a worse forum on Boards than this one when there's a big fight on?

Jesus Christ.

lmao :pac:

so true

Jesus Wept · 12-12-2015 10:22PM

jimmii wrote: »

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

Just catching up on the embedded series.

That Ido Portal guy he's training with just looks a big scam.

That guy that hangs around and gets paid then ****s off when it goes down the swanny. :pac:

What does he do? What's his past?

His website bio basically he did Capoeira then decided he didn't like kicking people he just liked moving and couldn't find anyone who did the moving good so became the person that did the moving good. He learnt how to do a super awesome handstand and convinced people to pay him how to walk like a crocodile.

Fair play to him.

And he can pull some fairly mad shapes in fairness I know I couldn't do that.

They looked like world's most awkward boyband.

jimmii · 12-12-2015 10:25PM

Aldo via Submission

Je suis Mario wrote: »

They looked like world's most awkward boyband.

With their hit song I got sick flo bro.

moneyman · 12-12-2015 10:26PM

Eerily quiet in here. 7.5 hours away from the biggest fight in Irish MMA history (and possibly UFC history in terms of numbers).

Copper_pipe · 12-12-2015 10:27PM

Aldo via Decision

moneyman wrote: »

Eerily quiet in here. 7.5 hours away from the biggest fight in Irish MMA history (and possibly UFC history in terms of numbers).

All asleep for a few hours ha

Jesus Wept · 12-12-2015 10:27PM

'One does not scare a hooker with a cock'
Deep

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