maximoose wrote: » Alvarez being a company man anyway:@Ealvarezfight If UFC folds then it's sets a precedent for future stars to do the same , short term gain $$$ Long term disaster .. Let's see what happens
Axwell wrote: » In terms of the fight in the cage Nate won hands down, outside the cage Diaz cant compete. Even with a loss to Diaz recently McGregor would still end up coming out on top when it comes to thrash talk. Nate can barely string a sentence together never mind play mind games and bring decent thrash talk to the table. Diaz couldn't even stay the 10 minutes assigned for the CNBC interview before their and just walked out.
CSF wrote: » Haven't been keeping in touch with Twitter, any big names?
Depp wrote: » great to see a lot of fighters siding with Conor on this one and not the usual ''ill take the fight dana'' little b*tch sh*t
messinkiapina wrote: » Is he being cute by asking for something he knows he will not get, because he wants out of the Diaz fight? Taking that Diaz fight seems like an awful idea to me, maybe Conor is coming to that conclusion too.
SeanBlack wrote: » The UFC have made vast amounts of money because Conor was compelling in interviews and brilliant at promotion. Also, he has done more promotional work than any other fighter. Exponentially more. The figures relating to number of interviews/social media reach/PPV buys and box office numbers can't be argued with. The numbers simply don't lie. The guy is a grafter who went above and beyond any contractual obligations he had to promote events. He sure as hell didn't quote contract clauses, he simply went above and beyond what he was obligated to do. Secondly, he has NOT said he will not promote the fight. But he wants to scale his promo way back so he can better prepare. What's wrong about asking other fighters to take up the slack? Presumably that's part of their obligation as well? There is also the question of recent events and the death of a brave young man. On a side note: the Irish MMA community should be extremely proud of how they have handled themselves. People without resources have really proven their decency and character in supporting the families involved, while being vilified by an at times moronic Irish media. Given all of this, I think the very least the UFC and the MAA community should do is cut Conor a bit of slack. We might also want to remember that he's a 27-year-old who yes has made a fortune, but who has earned every penny and handled it better than anyone I know would have at that age.
JJayoo wrote: » Will he still be drug tested as often?
glasso wrote: » where the back-chat trash-talk possibilities are limited. he had no problem doing it before.
Effects wrote: » Aldo hadn't beaten him.
Ush1 wrote: » Weird that he went to Brazil before the Aldo fight, known to be MUCH more hostile.
super_furry wrote: » There’s no way that McGregor doesn’t fight at UFC 200. He’s their golden boy, the man who will fight anyone at a moment’s notice and has made, as he claims $400million for the UFC over the last year. There’s no way Dana will jeopardize his cash machine. Make no mistake, Dana wants and needs McGregor to beat Diaz at UFC200 and will do what he can to ensure that happens. So when McGregor wants to stay in camp rather than doing a press tour, he’ll get it, only Dana can’t make is seem obvious and can’t make it look like he’s giving his golden boy special treatment. So what do they do? They come up with a story that ensures that there’s more coverage for UFC200 than any kind of press tour or TV advert could create. They point to McGregor retiring, they send out that tweet and they get the kind of prime-time coverage that money just can’t buy. It's not just the sports channels talking about UFC200 now, it's everywhere. McGregor flying in to film a TV sport would never generate the kind of press that McGregor at war with Dana will. McGregor v Diaz is a big story and it'll sell but nowhere near as big as McGregor v Dana.
VisibleGorilla wrote: » He is the one who demanded this rematch, no one else wanted this fight and now he is moaning about promoting it? He can dish out but cannot take it. He'd have to sit there in Stockton, California and take it all and he is simply not strong enough for that. Broken man.
CSF wrote: » I imagine this will see Nate pushed down the card. He's not a headline fighter in his own right.
Axwell wrote: » The UFC doesnt need to back down - neither does Conor. They wanted him to do extra promotions of the event outside of the normal press conferences, he wanted to focus on training and do the standard press conferences. The UFC demanded more, he said no. They pulled him from the card and thats it, life goes on for both. They cant come back now and say ok we bow down you can have it your way and he isnt going to back down either. The solution is simple they will continue as planned and Nate will fight someone else. Conor will help Gunni train for May and will be on the New York card and will do the standard promotions, hype up the fight like he always does without any 10m promotion spend or mini tours or any of that stuff.
newbbieb wrote: » Maybe its me but it seems a pretty stupid thing careerwise for Kavanagh to be tweeting what he just has,asking people to pressure the UFC,stupid move on his part imo.
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