Conor Mcgregor arrested again

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Sounds like a tweet he's been prompted to make..........


https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1113605086599614465

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

Yeah but it’s McGregor so he’s stupid for tapping out.

weldoninhio wrote: »

Sorry for pointing out your hero Conor "I'd rather die than tap out" McGregor tapping out.

Ush1 wrote: »

To be fair, the "choke" was more of a crank over his jaw. He likely tapped from pain rather than going unconscious.

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

This is the funny thing about people who have an almost obsessive hatred for the man. If people don't agree with them, they're automatically fans, apologists, etc.

I doubt Conor McGregor is a hero to most, if any, people in either this discussion or over on the MMA forum.

But he's just on his usual pre-fight hype train against Khabib, so he can guarantee maximum $$$ from the rematch when it happens.

His trash talk is so predictable, but it's what has made him the most successful MMA star ever and one of Ireland's most famous sports stars.

Conor doesn't care about Khabib, his culture, or what he does in his spare time one way or another, he just cares about money.

I'm actually shocked that so many people can't see through his paper thin facade, his trash-talk has gotten nastier in recent years but fundementally he's been doing the same thing since he first joined the UFC.

He called one of his first opponents, German guy Denis Siver, a Nazi for example in the trash-talking ahead of the fight. He became 'famous' in the UFC long before he had any right to, precisely due to his loud, ugly mouth.

Trash talking is 95 percent the reason why he's as famous as he is today.

He's an excellent 145lb fighter, but far more average at weights beyond that, and not the best 145lb fighter going either. I mean, we can look at people like Daniel Cormier, Jon Jones, etc, who are true champions of the sport, and operating at a level way beyond all competition for years. McGregor is not in their league, relatively speaking, but he's tenfold more famous.

He is the face of UFC and MMA internationally - Khabib is fast becoming incredibly famous beyond the reach of MMA as a sport - purely to his 'beef' with McGregor. Same could be said of Diaz, thanks to both those fights, which paid him more than he earned in his entire career prior to that.

McGregor called it pretty much in the 'red panty night' conference - you fight McGregor, you get rich, and you get famous. It's pretty much true.

He knew there was a strong chance he would lose against Khabib, he knows there's a very strong chance he will lose the rematch, and he sure as hell knew that he hadn't a hope in hell of beating Floyd Mayweather. People who think, that he actually thought, he could beat Mayweather are themselves deluded.

All he cares about at this stage is the money. He was a fantastic 145lb fighter, but he's very average at higher weight classes....largely irrelevant though with his star power.

He'll continue to be able to make bank even if he lost his next few fights. Notwithstanding that when fighting at the highest level of competition loses are usually inevitable. Stephen Thompson has lost 3 out of his last 4 fights in UFC for example but no-one's arguing that he's still not an excellent, high-level fighter.

McGregor is by far the biggest draw in UFC, but there are other smaller drawing fighters that were immensely popular despite actually having losing records or very close to it (McGregor is 21-4).

UFC as an organisation highly rewards draw power, it's not just about skill. It would take a very, very long time for McGregor to cease to be a major draw.

Ultimately, I dont' like the man much. I don't like his persona, and the things he does/says to promote his fights. It works for him, all the same, and has made him the global star he is today.

Used to enjoy watching him fight at 145 though. He was incredible in that weight class. 18 TKO/KO out of 21 wins, most in a class not known for KO power.

monkeybutter wrote: »

what exactly would he be saying in the first place

glasso wrote: »

can't blame yer man Ali (Khabib's mgr) for going there considering McGregor was slagging him off about illegitimate children before the Khabib fight knowing full well at the time that yer wan pictured in Liverpool was up the duff.

pot->kettle->bag-of-coke.

here is another picture of McGregor's Liverpool conquest. ouch.

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

I am so shocked.

McGregor has tweeted "see you in the octagon"

No retirement??? Whaaaaa???