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D.Q · 03-04-2019 2:38pm

MrStuffins wrote: »

And it should be accepted that religious ideas, alongside any ideas, should be open to criticism.

Would you have been saying the same when Rubberbandits went on the Late Late Show and called communion "Haunted Bread"? Of course not. And what's the difference here?

Exactly.

Both pretty mundane items given some sort of importance by their respective religions.

Both are equally open to ridicule by people that don't subscribe to the religions.

Or even those that do.

Just because one of these religions happens to be more 'sensitive' than the other shouldn't change anything.

It does look like a towel. Why shouldn't people be able to point that out.

**edit just to say I'm talking about this towel comment, and this alone. All the "mad backwards c**t" stuff pre fight was definitely islamophobic and not in any way funny.**

VW 1 · 03-04-2019 2:43pm

If Khabib starts going on about Islamaphobia or any of the rest of it, Conor should direct him to his mysogynstic comments on how women belong in the home.

Stones and glass houses etc.

Conor wasn't right to say it, but it is merely mocking and certainly doesn't fit the definitions of racist.

MrStuffins · 03-04-2019 3:13pm

VW 1 wrote: »

If Khabib starts going on about Islamaphobia or any of the rest of it, Conor should direct him to his mysogynstic comments on how women belong in the home.

Stones and glass houses etc.

Conor wasn't right to say it, but it is merely mocking and certainly doesn't fit the definitions of racist.

And here lies the issue. If you, I, or Conor McGregor decide to call out the fact that this is wrong, is that Islamophobic? By the standards set out earlier in the thread, some would be calling it racist!

I'm all for respecting religious beliefs, or any beliefs. but it should also be respected that others will not hold those same beliefs and if they think that people eating "Haunted Bread" on a Sunday is silly, they should be allowed say so.

zapitastas · 03-04-2019 3:17pm

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

She does look like a towel though.

It's a pretty sad picture in fairness.

Is a ceremonial dress. Is the custom in that particular area. She isn't gonna be walking around liked that all of the time

Wheeliebin30 · 03-04-2019 3:18pm

zapitastas wrote: »

Is a ceremonial dress. Is the custom in that particular area. She isn't gonna be walking around liked that all of the time

So he didn’t offend his wife as she doesn’t actually look like a towel?

No big deal.

dave1982 · 03-04-2019 3:42pm

Tazzimus wrote: »

Has he said himself that he was rusty?
I thought that was more an observation from everyone who watched it.

Absolutely didn't give full respect to Khabibs skills and paid for it, I'd hope he'd have a bit more sense for the rematch, if there is one.

Sorry thats what i meant. People here saying it. Conor felt he was ready so no one should make excuses for him is what i meant

Richard tea · 03-04-2019 6:01pm

xtal191 wrote: »

Wish they'd release the video of that sparring

I thought Netflix was going to release a documentary about the sparing secession's. Hopefully its out soon

Effects · 03-04-2019 6:05pm

Richard tea wrote: »

I thought Netflix was going to release a documentary about the sparing secession's. Hopefully its out soon

A documentary about sparring sessions, sounds riveting.

ASOT · 03-04-2019 6:24pm

Ali going in on McGregor from Khabibs account

Check out @TeamKhabib’;s Tweet: https://twitter.com/TeamKhabib/status/1113488568037593088?s=09

Axwell · 03-04-2019 6:30pm

Mod: I have moved a lot of the talk from the other thread today to here, have some common sense folks and stop creating needless work for me.

As for the above post, you have been told about the rules on here as regards to what is allowed do not ignore them..

dave1982 · 03-04-2019 8:11pm

ASOT wrote: »

Ali going in on McGregor from Khabibs account

Check out @TeamKhabib’;s Tweet: https://twitter.com/TeamKhabib/status/1113488568037593088?s=09

Haha comments saying khabib but you raped conor

dave1982 · 03-04-2019 8:20pm

Seriously though can they put them in same building again without a brawl breaking out. Khabib flipped over religion can imagine what he'd do for insulting his wife. Ali is stirring sh1t big time. Its gone too far now

ASOT · 03-04-2019 9:31pm

Dana's not happy.

Check out @KevinI’;s Tweet: https://twitter.com/KevinI/status/1113532243811528705?s=09

ASOT · 03-04-2019 10:30pm

Check out @TheNotoriousMMA’;s Tweet: https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1113552216659496960?s=09

Man Vs ManUre · 03-04-2019 10:32pm

I hope what’s happened today doesn’t jeopardize the chances of Khabib x Mcgregor 2 later in the year.
No doubt it sells the fight even more and brings in more ppv, but there is a real nasty edge between the 2 camps now, that could result in more trouble than its worth. In last fight I think Khabib could have crushed Mcgregor jaw if ref hadn’t stepped in, but he may not let the ref stop him next time. I just think Conor has been going way too far with the insults, it used to be funny, he was so charismatic and entertaining, but something changed in him in the lead up to mayweather.
Am still hoping for the big triumphant comeback and him winning back the belt and a couple of defenses (especially giving Diaz a shot for title) before he retires unharmed. And it’s a shame he no longer seems to be the type of character who will be a UFC lifer like Bisping, Cormier who we will continue to see on tv for many years after their fighting days.

Man Vs ManUre · 03-04-2019 10:38pm

ASOT wrote: »

Check out @TheNotoriousMMA’;s Tweet: https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1113552216659496960?s=09

Omg he is pushing it even further.
It’s funny and all, but is this really advisable??

Zero-Cool · 03-04-2019 10:40pm

Glad they've learned their laugh after the talk incited a brawl last time. I'm loving it anyway, although not as much as Dana who's creaming himself at the moment. Warning both camps my hole

Tazzimus · 03-04-2019 10:46pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Glad they've learned their laugh after the talk incited a brawl last time. I'm loving it anyway, although not as much as Dana who's creaming himself at the moment. Warning both camps my hole

Warning them to keep it going more like

selassie · 03-04-2019 10:47pm

You'd want security ready to pull Khabib off him when the ref declares it over there's no way he's listening to the referee this time.

03-04-2019 10:54pm

Dana will be livid that the allegations were brought up or repeated by Ali and Khabib (likely Ali posting). Not a hope he finds it funny or is 'creaming himself' at the publicity.

VW 1 · 03-04-2019 11:15pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Dana will be livid that the allegations were brought up or repeated by Ali and Khabib (likely Ali posting). Not a hope he finds it funny or is 'creaming himself' at the publicity.

Yeah, he was real annoyed over the dolly incident too.

03-04-2019 11:34pm

VW 1 wrote: »

Yeah, he was real annoyed over the dolly incident too.

We're not talking about the dolly incident.

If you think Dana wants more attention brought to allegations of this nature against the UFCs biggest star - for a lot of people the face of the UFC - you're living in fantasy land.

Enormous effort has gone into minimizing the reach of these allegations. On both sides of the Atlantic.

Whelo79 · 04-04-2019 12:08am

ASOT wrote: »

Check out @TheNotoriousMMA’;s Tweet: https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1113552216659496960?s=09

Seems to be deleted now, what was it?

xtal191 · 04-04-2019 12:22am

Whelo79 wrote: »

Seems to be deleted now, what was it?

It said

Plot twist: It’s a goat under that towel

xtal191 · 04-04-2019 12:22am

https://twitter.com/TeamKhabib/status/1113566960573386758

https://twitter.com/Benaskren/status/1113499209095942145

Donald Trump · 04-04-2019 1:07am

Deleted User wrote: »

We're not talking about the dolly incident.

If you think Dana wants more attention brought to allegations of this nature against the UFCs biggest star - for a lot of people the face of the UFC - you're living in fantasy land.

Enormous effort has gone into minimizing the reach of these allegations. On both sides of the Atlantic.

Sometimes even the New York Times prints stories about MMA.

This is a story about Moraingy which is some kind of mixed martial art performed in Madagascar. The journalist is a Finbarr O'Reilly so definitely some Irish connection although he was born in Wales. I thought it was interesting. Here it is.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/05/world/africa/madagascar-moraingy.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FMixed%20Martial%20Arts&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=4&pgtype=collection

NY Times has a paywall so you only get to read a few of their stories a month for free. In case you might prefer to read some of their other articles, you might not want to use it on this one. But this one is interesting. Whether other ones are as interesting is subjective I guess. I haven't read many due to the paywall restriction.

Mellor · 04-04-2019 3:46am

Donald Trump wrote: »

Sometimes even the New York Times prints stories about MMA.

This is a story about Moraingy which is some kind of mixed martial art performed in Madagascar. The journalist is a Finbarr O'Reilly so definitely some Irish connection although he was born in Wales. I thought it was interesting. Here it is.

Are you getting one of your bouts of confusion again?

That's not about MMA, or a form of MMA. It's a martial art from Madagascar. Looks like a style of striking with a preference of boxing over kickboxing.

The whole ignorant troll schtick is hilariously woeful.

Donald Trump · 04-04-2019 10:56am

Mellor wrote: »

Are you getting one of your bouts of confusion again?

That's not about MMA, or a form of MMA. It's a martial art from Madagascar. Looks like a style of striking with a preference of boxing over kickboxing.

The whole ignorant troll schtick is hilariously woeful.

What's with the attitude? If you don't like it, ignore it. Others might find it interesting. This is "off-topic" thread anyway.

I can't give a link to the NYT MMA page for reasons which I won't state, but that is where I saw the story first. So they obviously thought it would appeal to people interested in MMA.

Here's an MMA site which reviewed the article. https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2018/11/6/18067872/moraingy-madagascar-centuries-old-version-mixed-martial-arts-traditional-bare-knuckle-africa-history

The author of that review article has his contact details on top if you want to contact him to call him out on his "hilariously woeful ignorant troll schtick".

Mellor · 04-04-2019 12:53pm

What's with the attitude? If you don't like it, ignore it. Others might find it interesting. This is "off-topic" thread anyway.

Where I did I say I didn't like it, or it wasn't interesting? I said it wasn't MMA, as you know that. Came across as another attempted at "Im confused about the MMA stuff".

I thought the article itself was great. I Find the co-evolution of martial arts all over the word interested. Regularly listen to a padcast on the very topic.

The author of that review article has his contact details on top if you want to contact him to call him out on his "hilariously woeful ignorant troll schtick".

That was directed at you, and you posting in the last week, not the author.

Donald Trump · 04-04-2019 1:15pm

Mellor wrote: »

Where I did I say I didn't like it, or it wasn't interesting? I said it wasn't MMA, as you know that. Came across as another attempted at "Im confused about the MMA stuff".

I thought the article itself was great. I Find the co-evolution of martial arts all over the word interested. Regularly listen to a padcast on the very topic.

That was directed at you, and you posting in the last week, not the author.

Yeah it's ok. I thought you were saying that I was trolling and putting something that was not MMA related into the forum. When I genuinely wasn't. I was trying to add to conversation. I'm not posting on those other threads again. The feedback one or the Conor McGregor one. Wasn't trying to piss you off or start a row

Mellor · 04-04-2019 1:38pm

I honestly thought you were playing out some weird angle.

Conor McGregor thread should be locked fight is announced. We all need a break

Tazzimus · 04-04-2019 1:43pm

Mellor wrote: »

I honestly thought you were playing out some weird angle.

Conor McGregor thread should be locked fight is announced. We all need a break

This is possibly the best option if it's to be kept strictly for fight talk. There's no sign of one yet so no point keeping it open for people to post non fight stuff in (something I'm guilty of myself)

04-04-2019 2:01pm

ASOT wrote: »

Ali going in on McGregor from Khabibs account

Check out @TeamKhabib’;s Tweet: https://twitter.com/TeamKhabib/status/1113488568037593088?s=09

a different picture of McGregor's Liverpool "conquest".

ouch. probably what she looked like in the morning.

no wonder he is denying it.

https://www.thesun.ie/news/3711193/mother-of-conor-mcgregors-love-child-pictured-at-seven-months-pregnant-after-her-fling-with-ufc-superstar/

JoeyJJ · 04-04-2019 4:42pm

Code of conduct being called for by cyborg and Dana already trying to calm it so not to alienate some faiths/races/creeds/whatevers esp in light of ESPN monopoly now.

ASOT · 04-04-2019 6:16pm

Video Conor has up on his story now about Paulie.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvy_gMUAhZK/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=14hwls62ccman

Ultimate Seduction · 04-04-2019 7:24pm

Mellor wrote: »

I honestly thought you were playing out some weird angle.

Conor McGregor thread should be locked fight is announced. We all need a break

I really don't understand this. If you need a break just unfollow the thread for a while?

This "I don't like it so it shouldn't be allowed" attitude is lunacy!

ASOT · 04-04-2019 10:45pm

McGregor lives rent free in Paulie's head.

https://mmajunkie.com/2019/04/paulie-malignaggi-reacts-conor-mcgregor-tweets-sparring-photos

Mellor · 05-04-2019 12:21am

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

I really don't understand this. If you need a break just unfollow the thread for a while?

Come on, I wasn't actually being serious. I thought that was obvious.

Ultimate Seduction · 05-04-2019 12:34am

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv2HThwglqm/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=7ct6yaqv7lsb

Man Vs ManUre · 05-04-2019 8:33am

Any chance Conor will be part of the upcoming UFC presser for upcoming fights?? I doubt it, he barely even turns up now to the events in the week leading up to his fight.

Mellor · 05-04-2019 10:53am

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

Any chance Conor will be part of the upcoming UFC presser for upcoming fights?? I doubt it, he barely even turns up now to the events in the week leading up to his fight.

Which fight was that?

Man Vs ManUre · 05-04-2019 11:18am

Mellor wrote: »

Which fight was that?

Since Diaz 2 fight he has been turning up so late to the point that the presser is mostly ruined.
Khabib left the last one so we didn’t get any back and forth between them.
Alverez had left but came back, and presser was enjoyable.
Diaz walked off and near riot happened, then had to be stopped.
Just cos he became massive superstar doesn’t mean he shouldn’t turn up on time, or at least not so late so as to spoil things.
The last presser he was there on time was the announcement for ufc205.

Man Vs ManUre · 05-04-2019 11:28am

All these Jon Jones headliners this year are getting boring now. He is too good and fights too 1-sided unless he fights Cormier again. Also need to see Cormier vs Stipe again.
We need Conor back headlining and doing it regular like 2015/16.
Or at least get Covington in there to entertain us.

The Nal · 05-04-2019 11:34am

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

All these Jon Jones headliners this year are getting boring now. He is too good and fights too 1-sided unless he fights Cormier again. Also need to see Cormier vs Stipe again.
We need Conor back headlining and doing it regular like 2015/16.
Or at least get Covington in there to entertain us.

Cormier has a big payday coming vs Lesnar and then hes retiring.

Mellor · 05-04-2019 12:03pm

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

Since Diaz 2 fight he has been turning up so late to the point that the presser is mostly ruined.
Khabib left the last one so we didn’t get any back and forth between them.
Alverez had left but came back, and presser was enjoyable.
Diaz walked off and near riot happened, then had to be stopped.
Just cos he became massive superstar doesn’t mean he shouldn’t turn up on time, or at least not so late so as to spoil things.
The last presser he was there on time was the announcement for ufc205.

I agree the turning up late is a pain in the hole. But that wasn't in the post I quoted.

Both Diaz fights, Eddie, Khabib.
There was media events before all of them. Some where fun, some were cringy, one turned into a brawl. Conor was at them all.
I don't remember any fight were he did't do media before it.

None since 189 were as big as the world tour, understandably so imo.

xckjoo · 05-04-2019 12:15pm

Do you guys usually watch the press conferences?

The Nal · 05-04-2019 12:16pm

xckjoo wrote: »

Do you guys usually watch the press conferences?

People tend just to watch the McGregor ones to see controversies like mentioned above.

Man Vs ManUre · 05-04-2019 1:00pm

The Nal wrote: »

People tend just to watch the McGregor ones to see controversies like mentioned above.

The week leading up to Mcgregor fights are fantastic. Pressers are entertaining and weigh-ins are in front of thousands of mostly Irish fans. And that’s all down to him, so such a shame it’s not happening so much now.
For mayweather fight the 4 press conferences were far better than the fight. Unreal the way both of them could speak and act with that much confidence and arrogance.
Others can be good too but don’t reach the scale of Mcgregor.

The Nal · 05-04-2019 1:07pm

McGregor has nothing on Naitch

cletus · 05-04-2019 11:25pm

The Nal wrote: »

People tend just to watch the McGregor ones to see controversies like mentioned above.

I watch pre and post pressers when I can

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