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Conor Mcgregor arrested again

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    #422
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 37,499 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Mr.H wrote:
    Dont confuse what you think with what is reality
    When you get in a ring with Floyd Mayweather and have the second biggest number of ppv sales of all time you are big stuff.
    When you get in UFC ring with Khabib and have the third biggest number of ppv sales of all time then you have proven that you are hugely famous and that it's not just Mayweather selling the fight. McGregor has been involved in at least four of the top fifteen most bought ppv fights of all time. Three of them are UFC, only one other UFC fight is in the top fifteen.


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    #423
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Mr.H wrote: »
    Mcgregor is huge in the mma world but wouldnt even be on the radar of most american sports fans. A huge fish in a small puddle.

    He's transcended MMA. Most American sports fans absolutely know exactly who he is. He's been on all their Late Night chat shows, other US sports stars imitate him frequently and he fought Floyd Mayweather in probably the biggest PPV event in recent times.
    Mr.H wrote: »
    Dont confuse what you think with what is reality

    Precisely.


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    #424
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    That originally was ric flairs walk anyway

    Flair does ''the strut'', which he himself copied off Nature Boy Buddy Rogers. Flair robbed his whole gimmick actually including the robe and the nickname and the figure four leg lock.

    Vince's Billionaire Walk is well different to Flair's. McGregor is seen on camera singing Vince McMahon's theme while doing it.


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    #425
    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users Posts: 15,281 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    Mr.H wrote: »
    People think Conor is more known than he actually is. I know a lot of Irish people who wouldnt have an iota who he is. And that is just Irish people. Mma is nowhere near as big globally as a lot of the other sports mentioned. Rugby and their world player of the year is very much known by a greater amount of people than a wwe wanna be star. A lot of people switch off or dont pay attention to news that may as well be talking about john cena in a lot peoples minds. Mcgregor is huge in the mma world but wouldnt even be on the radar of most american sports fans. A huge fish in a small puddle.

    Its laughable that anyone could think that a ufc star is better know than world rugby player of the year and the former captain of the best know football side of the modern era. Keane is global to a huge scale where conor is huge to a niche market.

    Dont confuse what you think with what is reality

    This is so true. Soccer, rugby and golf for instance have global fan bases many multiples of the likes of mma.


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    #426
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    eagle eye wrote: »
    When you get in a ring with Floyd Mayweather and have the second biggest number of ppv sales of all time you are big stuff.
    When you get in UFC ring with Khabib and have the third biggest number of ppv sales of all time then you have proven that you are hugely famous and that it's not just Mayweather selling the fight. McGregor has been involved in at least four of the top fifteen most bought ppv fights of all time. Three of them are UFC, only one other UFC fight is in the top fifteen.

    This. And pointing this out has nothing to do with liking or hating him or even having an opinion on him.


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    #427
    AdamD
    Registered Users Posts: 12,381 ✭✭✭✭AdamD


    Why are people confusing America with global? Manchester United alone are more global than MMA and Roy Keane was the captain throughout their most successful period.


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    #428
    The Rooster
    Registered Users Posts: 4,436 ✭✭✭The Rooster


    Mr.H wrote: »
    People think Conor is more known than he actually is. I know a lot of Irish people who wouldnt have an iota who he is. And that is just Irish people. Mma is nowhere near as big globally as a lot of the other sports mentioned. Rugby and their world player of the year is very much known by a greater amount of people than a wwe wanna be star. A lot of people switch off or dont pay attention to news that may as well be talking about john cena in a lot peoples minds. Mcgregor is huge in the mma world but wouldnt even be on the radar of most american sports fans. A huge fish in a small puddle.

    Its laughable that anyone could think that a ufc star is better know than world rugby player of the year and the former captain of the best know football side of the modern era. Keane is global to a huge scale where conor is huge to a niche market.

    Dont confuse what you think with what is reality

    That's hilarious!!! And the people who thanked your post should share your ignominy!

    I don't know about the World, because I don't know enough about publicity in China, India, Africa etc, but there is no doubt that, at the moment, McGregor is the most famous Irish sportsman in the US.
    Anyone who argues otherwise does so simply out of ignorance.


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    #429
    bullpost
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    AdamD wrote: »
    Why are people confusing America with global? Manchester United alone are more global than MMA and Roy Keane was the captain throughout their most successful period.

    Not so sure about the rugby comparison though? Rugby still pretty niche.


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    Wrongway1985
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    Mr.H wrote: »
    Its laughable that anyone could think that a ufc star is better know than world rugby player of the year and the former captain of the best know football side of the modern era. Keane is global to a huge scale where conor is huge to a niche market.

    Dont confuse what you think with what is reality

    This seems to be what you are stubbornly doing :pac:

    Ask someone to name the last 5 rugby players of the year and you can bet majority of heads wouldn't have a notion, I know I couldn't, could tell you Johnny Sexton won it but know that only on the basis he's Irish it was hard to go under the radar.

    No offense to Johnny but I somehow can't see him guesting on the likes of Kimmel,showing up in Call of Duty or flogging bottles of Proper D4 in Tesco anytime soon.


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    #431
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Wrongway1985 wrote: »
    No offense to Johnny but I somehow can't see him guesting on the likes of Kimmel,showing up in Call of Duty or flogging bottles of Proper D4 in Tesco anytime soon.

    He's class in those Centra ads though. Such charisma.


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    #432
    Mr.H
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    More people globally have watched man united play fulham than mcgregor mayweather!

    You are confusing your own feelings and knowledge with the joe soap who couldnt give a toss about sports.

    People who dont care about sports dont know who conor is. But i bet most still know who roy keane is


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    #433
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Mr.H wrote: »

    People who dont care about sports dont know who conor is. But i bet most still know who roy keane is

    You have that the wrong way around completely!


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    #434
    eagle eye
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    AdamD wrote:
    Why are people confusing America with global? Manchester United alone are more global than MMA and Roy Keane was the captain throughout their most successful period.
    I don't think people are confusing them.
    Also goalscorers are the ones who are global superstars so I'm not sure Roy Keane would be globally that famous.
    Not doubt on my mobile network that Rory McIlroy and Conor McGregor are the two biggest stars from this island at the present time and I don't think any other sportsperson would ever have been as globally known as those two. We are in the social media age so more people know a lot more people these days.
    If I was to guess who was the biggest before these two I'd be confident it's Padraig Harrington. He is still a really big name.


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    #435
    RocketRaccoon
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    Mr.H wrote: »
    More people globally have watched man united play fulham than mcgregor mayweather!

    You are confusing your own feelings and knowledge with the joe soap who couldnt give a toss about sports.

    People who dont care about sports dont know who conor is. But i bet most still know who roy keane is

    Sorry but no.

    If you go to America or anywhere really with a photo of Roy Keane and a photo of McGregor and I would be absolutely, 100% positive that more people would know McGregor.

    The majority of the United "fans" in Asia don't have a clue about the history of the club, they won't know Roy Keane from Bryan Robson. It's sad but true.


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    #436
    Wrongway1985
    Registered Users Posts: 6,348 ✭✭✭Wrongway1985


    Omackeral wrote: »
    He's class in those Centra ads though. Such charisma.

    Yeah if only they were relevant outside Ireland :pac:


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    #437
    Omackeral
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    Mr.H wrote: »
    More people globally have watched man united play fulham than mcgregor mayweather!

    By that logic Steed Malbranque is a household name.


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    #438
    Sabrebo
    Site Banned Posts: 101 ✭✭Sabrebo


    Mr.H wrote: »
    More people globally have watched man united play fulham than mcgregor mayweather!

    You are confusing your own feelings and knowledge with the joe soap who couldnt give a toss about sports.

    People who dont care about sports dont know who conor is. But i bet most still know who roy keane is

    How many people would pay $100 dollars to watch Man U play Fulham on tv?


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    #439
    Beechwoodspark
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    Also another thing to remember is this mma is a flash in the pan type popularity and will be forgotten about soon when ppl move on to the next craze-similar to how the wwf was big for a while then died a death in terms of popularity

    Soccer, rugby, golf, gaa, these are going nowhere. They are growing in fact.


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    #440
    Wrongway1985
    Registered Users Posts: 6,348 ✭✭✭Wrongway1985


    RocketRaccoon wrote: »
    The majority of the United "fans" in Asia don't have a clue about the history of the club, they won't know Roy Keane from Bryan Robson. It's sad but true.

    Not only in Asia I'd say,reminds me of this...



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    #441
    ollkiller
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    eagle eye wrote: »
    I don't think people are confusing them.
    Also goalscorers are the ones who are global superstars so I'm not sure Roy Keane would be globally that famous.
    Not doubt on my mobile network that Rory McIlroy and Conor McGregor are the two biggest stars from this island at the present time and I don't think any other sportsperson would ever have been as globally known as those two. We are in the social media age so more people know a lot more people these days.
    If I was to guess who was the biggest before these two I'd be confident it's Padraig Harrington. He is still a really big name.

    Do you realise how global Manchester United are. He was the captain at the most successful period of one of the top 3 clubs in the world. Anyone into soccer, which is billions of people know who Roy Keane is. How is this even up for discussion.


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    #442
    RocketRaccoon
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    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    Also another thing to remember is this mma is a flash in the pan type popularity and will be forgotten about soon when ppl move on to the next craze-similar to how the wwf was big for a while then died a death in terms of popularity

    Soccer, rugby, golf, gaa, these are going nowhere. They are growing in fact.

    Those sports are growing but MMA isn't, absolutely clueless.

    Saying the WWE died off is also ridiculously misinformed nonsense. Have a look at the attendance at Wrestlemania next weekend.


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    #443
    RocketRaccoon
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    ollkiller wrote: »
    Do you realise how global Manchester United are. He was the captain at the most successful period of one of the top 3 clubs in the world. Anyone into soccer, which is billions of people know who Roy Keane is. How is this even up for discussion.

    Who was the captain of Real Madrid in the mid 90s? Without googling.


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    #444
    Effects
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    Mr.H wrote: »
    People who don't care about sports don't know who Conor is. But i bet most still know who roy keane is

    Really? You think people who know nothing about sports know who an old ex footballer is compared with a fighting sports star who is all over the papers if he just tweets?


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    #445
    Effects
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    RocketRaccoon wrote: »
    Who was the captain of Real Madrid in the mid 90s? Without googling.

    Bruce Grobbler.


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    #446
    The Nal
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    RocketRaccoon wrote: »
    Those sports are growing but MMA isn't, absolutely clueless.

    Saying the WWE died off is also ridiculously misinformed nonsense. Have a look at the attendance at Wrestlemania next weekend.

    Yeah. WWE is bigger than ever and MMA is the fastest growing sport in the world.


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    ollkiller
    Registered Users Posts: 847 ✭✭✭ollkiller


    RocketRaccoon wrote: »
    Who was the captain of Real Madrid in the mid 90s? Without googling.

    Manuel Sanchis playing in the old sweeper role. I'm an avid soccer fan though. I get your point, not a lot of people wouldn't know that answer. I reckon a lot more would know Roy Keane was captain of United but until we get that questionnaire out there i don't think we will have conclusive proof.


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    #448
    xckjoo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,344 ✭✭✭xckjoo


    RocketRaccoon wrote: »
    Those sports are growing but MMA isn't, absolutely clueless.

    Saying the WWE died off is also ridiculously misinformed nonsense. Have a look at the attendance at Wrestlemania next weekend.


    Don't bother. Would you go into a thread about a rugby/soccer/whatever star claiming what they do isn't a sport? Doubtful. Most people accept that others have different opinions and interests to themselves and aren't interested in being provocateurs for the sake of being provocateurs.


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    #449
    eagle eye
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    ollkiller wrote:
    Do you realise how global Manchester United are. He was the captain at the most successful period of one of the top 3 clubs in the world. Anyone into soccer, which is billions of people know who Roy Keane is. How is this even up for discussion.

    Did you miss the bit about social media?


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    #450
    Omackeral
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    ollkiller wrote: »
    Do you realise how global Manchester United are. He was the captain at the most successful period of one of the top 3 clubs in the world. Anyone into soccer, which is billions of people know who Roy Keane is. How is this even up for discussion.

    Roy Keane could walk through Times Square and I doubt he'd be recognised. McGregor couldn't do that.


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    #451
    RocketRaccoon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,393 ✭✭✭RocketRaccoon


    ollkiller wrote: »
    Manuel Sanchis playing in the old sweeper role. I'm an avid soccer fan though. I get your point, not a lot of people wouldn't know that answer. I reckon a lot more would know Roy Keane was captain of United but until we get that questionnaire out there i don't think we will have conclusive proof.

    Madrid are a bigger club than United and not many would name that captain without googling, same with Roy Keane outside Ireland and the UK.


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