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Official Conor McGregor thread (part 5) *Read Mod Note in Post 1*

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  • #1452
    Subcomandante Marcos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,683 ✭✭✭Subcomandante Marcos


    kumate_champ07 wrote: »
    jon-jones-nike2.jpg

    Again, skinny, or proportional?

    He's 6'4" and a JUCO national wrestling champion.


  • #1453
    CitizenFloor
    Registered Users Posts: 321 ✭✭CitizenFloor


    One whole page on my phone, dedicated to Jon Jones skinny legs. I had to check the name of the thread.... XD


  • #1454
    MagicIRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,902 ✭✭✭MagicIRL


    ****in' hell - McGregor sure has spent a lot of time in the sun recently :eek:


  • #1455
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    CitizenFloor wrote: »
    One whole page on my phone, dedicated to Jon Jones skinny legs. I had to check the name of the thread.... XD

    so you think they are skinny too?


  • #1456
    CitizenFloor
    Registered Users Posts: 321 ✭✭CitizenFloor


    kumate_champ07 wrote: »
    so you think they are skinny too?

    Forgot about Joe Jones legs. Get a load of Daniel Cormier's hair line.
    Do you reckon it’s receding, or is he just growing a forehead?
    Whoa boy!


  • #1457
    Axwell
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,462 Mod ✭✭✭✭Axwell


    Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »
    Do you not understand the difference between long and skinny?


    Drop the attitude - Jon 'Bones' Jones..nicknamed so because of his skinny frame and chicken legs..the same chicken legs he has referred to plenty of times himself.

    http://nationalpost.com/sports/ufc-champion-jon-jones-and-brothers-at-the-top-of-the-sporting-food-chain

    Now if you could both quit the stupid spat back and forth derailing the thread that would be great..


  • #1458
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    Axwell wrote: »
    Drop the attitude - Jon 'Bones' Jones..nicknamed so because of his skinny frame and chicken legs..the same chicken legs he has referred to plenty of times himself.

    http://nationalpost.com/sports/ufc-champion-jon-jones-and-brothers-at-the-top-of-the-sporting-food-chain

    Now if you could both quit the stupid spat back and forth derailing the thread that would be great..

    was there a photo of Conors muscular legs? Was wrestling mentioned? Im not sure how my photo wasn't relevant to the discussion. Its over 500 days now, surely there's a little bit of leeway , its not like I went off on a huge tangent. its over now anyway. Usually the person who was correct isn't labeled as being stupid.


  • #1459
    Axwell
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,462 Mod ✭✭✭✭Axwell


    You are both involved in a childish spat back and forth about whether or not someone has skinny legs, that's what was labelled as stupid..not either of you.


  • #1460
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    Axwell wrote: »
    You are both involved in a childish spat back and forth about whether or not someone has skinny legs, that's what was labelled as stupid..not either of you.
    fair enough

    not much else to talk about at the moment


  • #1461
    Ultimate Seduction
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,464 ✭✭✭Ultimate Seduction


    Sorry guys, I brought up the wrestling saying you need strong legs for it.


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  • #1462
    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    https://www.sportsjoe.ie/mma/conor-mcgregors-response-155861

    Classy as ever


  • #1463
    The Nal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,015 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    weldoninhio wrote: »
    https://www.sportsjoe.ie/mma/conor-mcgregors-response-155861

    Classy as ever

    And 100% wrong. As soon as they step into the octagon hes stripped. The stripped stripped.


  • #1464
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    It's almost like he's some knacker idiot..


  • #1465
    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    The Nal wrote: »
    And 100% wrong. As soon as they step into the octagon hes stripped. The stripped stripped.

    The stripped stripped having a strop strop.


  • #1466
    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    Deleted User wrote: »
    It's almost like he's some knacker idiot..

    There'll be people (a diminishing amount nowadays to be fair) in to tell you its just a character he's playing for promo purposes soon.


  • #1467
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    weldoninhio wrote: »
    There'll be people (a diminishing amount nowadays to be fair) in to tell you its just a character he's playing for promo purposes soon.

    TBH I'm half expecting to be banned from the forum for a week for that comment..


  • #1468
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    With a bit of luck it will light a fire under his arse and get him fighting. Should have been done months ago


  • #1469
    billybonkers
    Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭billybonkers


    weldoninhio wrote: »
    https://www.sportsjoe.ie/mma/conor-mcgregors-response-155861

    Classy as ever

    That article is awful

    "It is now over 500 days since the Dubliner has defended his lightweight title and there has not even been a title defence booked. White said McGregor will fight later this year but if it is not until October or November, he will have been absent from MMA for almost two years."

    He never defended it?


  • #1470
    The Nal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,015 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    billybonkers wrote: »
    That article is awful

    "It is now over 500 days since the Dubliner has defended his lightweight title and there has not even been a title defence booked. White said McGregor will fight later this year but if it is not until October or November, he will have been absent from MMA for almost two years."

    He never defended it?

    No but thats what you get from Joe.ie.

    I wonder what the rust will be like after two years out. The sport may have passed him by, like it did with Rousey. It can happen very quickly.


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  • #1471
    billybonkers
    Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭billybonkers


    The Nal wrote: »
    No but thats what you get from Joe.ie.

    I wonder what the rust will be like after two years out. The sport may have passed him by, like it did with Rousey. It can happen very quickly.

    Hope he gets KTFO tbh, he could have been an all time great. Fighting once every 2 years at your prime fight age does not get you GOAT status.


  • #1472
    The Nal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,015 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    billybonkers wrote: »
    Hope he gets KTFO tbh, he could have been an all time great. Fighting once every 2 years at your prime fight age does not get you GOAT status.

    Far from it but hes a sensational fighter - in the attention grabbing way - and people will always think hes a "great". Perception is reality. Much like Tyson. The amount of people who think hes the best boxer ever is staggering.


  • #1473
    brendanwalsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 988 ✭✭✭brendanwalsh


    Is mctapper travelling to nyc to watch his boy get a beat down ?


  • #1474
    The Nal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,015 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    brendanwalsh wrote: »
    Is mctapper travelling to nyc to watch his boy get a beat down ?

    He is yeah. Would love to see another Bellator incident!


  • #1475
    Spudman_20000
    Registered Users Posts: 1,208 ✭✭✭Spudman_20000


    brendanwalsh wrote: »
    Is mctapper travelling to nyc to watch his boy get a beat down ?

    Poor Artem looks like he needs some backup alright. A "Keane-Viera" type confrontation between Conor and Khabib would be the perfect entrée to a fight later this year.


  • #1476
    Subcomandante Marcos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,683 ✭✭✭Subcomandante Marcos


    Spudman_20000 wrote: »
    Poor Artem looks like he needs some backup alright. A "Keane-Viera" type confrontation between Conor and Khabib would be the perfect entrée to a fight later this year.

    Poor Artem is right. "I never said that, when did I say that".
    I'd say he thought he was about to be suplexed through a window.


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  • #1477
    pudzey101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,925 ✭✭✭pudzey101


    Is he goes i can see him leaving after artems fight , noway is he going to sit there with no mic and let halloway or khabib abuse em


  • #1478
    dave1982
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,604 ✭✭✭dave1982


    brendanwalsh wrote: »
    Is mctapper travelling to nyc to watch his boy get a beat down ?

    Doubt it Khabib is in NYC so if conor goes he might have to try win his belt back from Khabib. He has refused to defend a belt be interesting to see if he'd be willing to fight to win it back so he can not it again:D


  • #1479
    The Nal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,015 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    dave1982 wrote: »
    Doubt it Khabib is in NYC so if conor goes he might have to try win his belt back from Khabib. He has refused to defend a belt be interesting to see if he'd be willing to fight to win it back so he can not it again:D

    McGregor is 100% in NYC as of today.


  • #1480
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,904 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    The Nal wrote: »
    McGregor is 100% in NYC as of today.

    Would be class if he popped out at the UFC 25 conference and a fight was announced, could only be against Nate at this stage so highly unlikely.

    I'd take him confronting Khabib over the Artem thing at this stage, even a whiff of a fight.


  • #1481
    Sofiztikated
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,995 ✭✭✭Sofiztikated


    If Max wins, and becomes the legit champ champ, does he get stripped of the 145 title, or does he still hold it because he's able to defend it?


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  • #1482
    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    Sofiztikated wrote: »
    If Max wins, and becomes the legit champ champ, does he get stripped of the 145 title, or does he still hold it because he's able to defend it?

    I'd imagine he'll be given a time limit in which to defend it. Unless Dana doesn't want anyone to beat Conors glorious 13 day reign as double champ.


  • #1483
    Whelo79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,649 ✭✭✭Whelo79


    Sofiztikated wrote: »
    If Max wins, and becomes the legit champ champ, does he get stripped of the 145 title, or does he still hold it because he's able to defend it?

    Dana said last night that if Max can agree to fight often enough he can hold and defend both.


  • #1484
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    The Nal wrote: »
    Far from it but hes a sensational fighter - in the attention grabbing way - and people will always think hes a "great". Perception is reality. Much like Tyson. The amount of people who think hes the best boxer ever is staggering.
    have you ever watched his fights closely and payed attention to the technical details? maybe he wont got down as the GOAT, but he's one of the greats in modern mma IMO

    even without the hype and self promotion, his performances stand out


  • #1485
    The Nal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,015 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    kumate_champ07 wrote: »
    have you ever watched his fights closely and payed attention to the technical details? maybe he wont got down as the GOAT, but he's one of the greats in modern mma IMO

    even without the hype and self promotion, his performances stand out

    Oh sure. I'm a fan. No begrudgery from me on this one. Superb fighter.

    But, two time champ, no defences.

    However, theres more money in the controversy of him not defending, getting stripped and then coming back to win again. Or at a different weight class.

    Or in a different sport!

    Thats what I mean by sensational. He was never going to be a Mighty Mouse or an Aldo. Fighting the 4th or 5th ranked guy just to defend his belt. Thats a waste.


  • #1486
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Sofiztikated wrote: »
    If Max wins, and becomes the legit champ champ, does he get stripped of the 145 title, or does he still hold it because he's able to defend it?
    Dana is all over the place regarding who is and isn't being stripped. I've given up trying to make sense of things like this because the whole thing is a circus. None of it makes any sense, there's no consistency in anything the UFC do.


  • #1487
    The Nal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,015 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Dana is all over the place regarding who is and isn't being stripped.

    Hes not. When/if Khabib and Holloway make it to the fight on Saturday, McGregor gets stripped and the winner is the legit LW champ. Ferguson has already been stripped of his interim title.

    What they need to do is ditch the interim titles altogether. Just leave it at #1 contender. If the champ in any division does a McGregor on it, just have the #1 and #2 face off for the belt.


  • #1488
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    He picked the route that earned him and his family the most money so he could provide everything they could possibly need in life

    I would love to have seen him fight 3-4 times over the last 2 years, but Im happy for him. hopefully he has a few more fights left in the octagon


  • #1489
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    The Nal wrote: »
    Hes not. When/if Khabib and Holloway make it to the fight on Saturday, McGregor gets stripped and the winner is the legit LW champ. Ferguson has already been stripped of his interim title.

    What they need to do is ditch the interim titles altogether. Just leave it at #1 contender. If the champ in any division does a McGregor on it, just have the #1 and #2 face off for the belt.
    He is. He's all over the place, he's playing word games, won't say things plainly. For months he wouldn't even say that Conor would be stripped. He literally just said Tony would not be stripped. He won't have the interim title any more...but no, he won't be stripped, Conor is the only one we are stripping. It was in response to a question by Ariel about why Whittaker was not stripped of the interim but Tony will be.

    I'm not looking to argue with you about semantics, the point i'm making is that Dana is all over the place, he says whatever suits him at the time and you can't take anything he says as gospel. There's no consistency to anything the UFC do so you can't use past decisions to predict their future ones.


  • #1490
    The Nal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,015 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    Deleted User wrote: »
    He is. He's all over the place, he's playing word games, won't say things plainly. For months he wouldn't even say that Conor would be stripped. He literally just said Tony would not be stripped. He won't have the interim title any more...but no, he won't be stripped, Conor is the only one we are stripping. It was in response to a question by Ariel about why Whittaker was not stripped of the interim but Tony will be.

    I'm not looking to argue with you about semantics, the point i'm making is that Dana is all over the place, he says whatever suits him at the time and you can't take anything he says as gospel. There's no consistency to anything the UFC do so you can't use past decisions to predict their future ones.

    Hes terrified of not having a champion or a championship match.

    I hear you, but as I said, the interim thing is a load of bollocks. Dana saying Ferguson is #1 contender. Which is what the interim title is/was.

    But yes, Dana is very inconsistent, there are no set rules about mandatory defences and so on. And hes capable of being a complete dickhead too like he is with Mighty Mouse and the flyweight division. Hes soley interested in making money. But thats his job I suppose and not unusual for a big promoter to be a cock.

    Hes good friends with Donald Trump, what do you expect?!

    P.S. He will love if Conor steps in and starts trash talking the winner at the weekend. Conor will get whatever fight he wants next in UFC. A LW championship fight gives the UFC 6 months of "Thats my belt, I'm the real champ" promo to knock about with.


  • #1491
    sonofenoch
    Registered Users Posts: 2,348 ✭✭✭sonofenoch


    McGregor still has an actual belt......if/when he ever returns I'm sure he'll be parading it, all part of the fun

    in fact I'd imagine he'll have his 2 belts in front of him


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  • #1492
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,532 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    sonofenoch wrote: »
    McGregor still has an actual belt......if/when he ever returns I'm sure he'll be parading it, all part of the fun

    in fact I'd imagine he'll have his 2 belts in front of him

    So does Ferguson. And Álvarez. And RDA. And Pettis. Etc etc etc


  • #1493
    sonofenoch
    Registered Users Posts: 2,348 ✭✭✭sonofenoch


    EagererBeaver wrote: »
    So does Ferguson. And Álvarez. And RDA. And Pettis. Etc etc etc

    You can hardly parade a belt if you're beaten in the octagon for it, granted Ferguson aside


    We can go all around the houses on the whys and where for's with McGregor (and everyone has) ....but he's not been beaten for his belts


  • #1494
    Subcomandante Marcos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,683 ✭✭✭Subcomandante Marcos


    sonofenoch wrote: »
    McGregor still has an actual belt......if/when he ever returns I'm sure he'll be parading it, all part of the fun

    in fact I'd imagine he'll have his 2 belts in front of him

    Yeah. So does BJ Penn. Should he be parading his too or do you think you he actually has enough self awareness to know how cringe that would be?


  • #1495
    sonofenoch
    Registered Users Posts: 2,348 ✭✭✭sonofenoch


    Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »
    Yeah. So does BJ Penn. Should he be parading his too or do you think you he actually has enough self awareness to know how cringe that would be?

    Did he not lose twice to Edgar for a belt? has he not lost his last what 5 or 6 fights ? yeah him holding up a belt in a press conference would be cringe


    Jon Jones brought out his belt after his ban with Cormier, I didn't see the cringe


  • #1496
    xtal191
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,397 ✭✭✭xtal191


    https://twitter.com/Maclifeofficial/status/981947415694577664


  • #1497
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,904 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Here we go!


  • #1498
    xtal191
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,397 ✭✭✭xtal191




  • #1499
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,904 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Wouldn't be surprised if they're looking for Khabib and his crew. Definitely up to no good.


  • #1500
    hewhoscares
    Registered Users Posts: 318 ✭✭hewhoscares


    LOL at how a multi millionaire and one of the most famous athletes in the world shows up to a media day to f*ck around.

    And gotta love how hes got Artems back.

    Can someone please conspiracy theory this with the Kinahans and the Dagestan dictator and how it'll cause some political issues


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  • #1501
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,904 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Khabib ****ed with the wrong Artem

    https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/981951319555674112?s=19


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