Conor McGregor thread (MMA Talk Only - Read 1st Post Before Posting)

clsmooth · 12-04-2019 7:17am

There was a real lack of footage of him training before the fight. Even on the Maclife videos. Reckon they were trying to keep something under wraps so reckon the foot issue is true.

Ush1 · 12-04-2019 8:36am

The Nal wrote: »

True or not its a smart move that throws a bit of doubt over the legitimacy of Khabibs win which will stroke the flames for a rematch.

Ya wha?

The Nal · 12-04-2019 9:22am

Ush1 wrote: »

Ya wha?

Not for anyone sane but it will for a lot of people

Never wrestle with pigs · 12-04-2019 11:59am

He's in SBG portlaoise, don't know if it's training or there is a comp on.

Gonad · 12-04-2019 12:03pm

John Kavanagh did Ariels show after the Khabib fight and basically said he didn’t think Conor shoud fight again . Surely if he had a broken foot Kavanagh would have mentioned something

LollipopJimmy · 12-04-2019 12:07pm

Gonad wrote: »

John Kavanagh did Ariels show after the Khabib fight and basically said he didn’t think Conor shoud fight again . Surely if he had a broken foot Kavanagh would have mentioned something

Not Kav's place to mention anything like that

BigMo1 · 12-04-2019 12:20pm

Gonad wrote: »

John Kavanagh did Ariels show after the Khabib fight and basically said he didn’t think Conor shoud fight again . Surely if he had a broken foot Kavanagh would have mentioned something

He knee was in pretty bad shape going into 189 and not much was made of it until that doc came out years later.

I think the foot was broken but don't think it changed what the outcome would've been. Khabib was a different level to Conor on the night.

Eircom_Sucks · 12-04-2019 12:45pm

Sure didnt he have his foot wrapped up ? Or at least plasters or wraps on his toes ?

Seem to remember people picking up on that before the fight

Id like to see the fight again as he deffo wasnt himself

WillieMason · 12-04-2019 12:59pm

A few mates put big money on Khabib after Mcgregors leg injury was confirmed didnt think it was a broken leg but it was serious enough. Fair play to him, deep down he must have knew he was going to lose but still fought and put on a show for us.

xtal191 · 12-04-2019 3:24pm

He sure looked fine in the open workouts for someone who broke their foot 3 weeks before. Maybe he hurt it before the fight but I def don't believe he broke it

simongurnick · 12-04-2019 4:39pm

Dana (yeah I know) sounding pretty bullish on CNN that Conor will be fighting soon again. Says they are talking everyday.

Zero-Cool · 12-04-2019 5:02pm

simongurnick wrote: »

Dana (yeah I know) sounding pretty bullish on CNN that Conor will be fighting soon again. Says they are talking everyday.

I can just picture it "You hang up, no you hang up, nooo yooouuu hang up "

Never wrestle with pigs · 12-04-2019 6:42pm

I think that the winner of tomorrow's fight is the perfect next move for him. Very sellable fight for either man. I think Holloway will just edge it.

12-04-2019 6:49pm

I noted at the time that the camp seemed odd and his transfer stateside was delayed. Roddy had talked about flying over 'next week' - this was maybe 4 or 5 weeks out. That came and went with them still in Ireland.

Very late in camp - at a point when they would usually be a week or two away from the end of hard sparring - he brought Dashon from US to Ireland. Which was very unusual at that phase of camp...they're supposed to be moving stateside but instead they're flying a guy in the opposite direction, mere days before they all have to go stateside anyway.

This would all tie in with a broken foot and a disruption to the normal camp schedule.

12-04-2019 6:51pm

holloway is good with his hands no doubt and his work rate is superb but many people play to his strengths and stand in front of him. talking about on different levels, check out how easily mcgregor at 145 made him look beaten. Though that was a different mcgregor who was unpredictable, didn't gas really and had a bruce lee elastic band type flow from switch kicks into long straight shots down the pipe..holloway could not figure him out and mcgregor did far from stand in range or wait to be hit...shame he fooked himself up really, mcgregor.
in fact at that time it was his style of getting in and out, coupled with his power that made him fly through the 145'ers...MIDGETS as Diaz called them

sonofenoch · 12-04-2019 9:08pm

https://twitter.com/i/status/1116777855617249280

xtal191 · 12-04-2019 9:32pm

sonofenoch wrote: »

https://twitter.com/i/status/1116777855617249280

I'm a fan of Conor (the fighter) and its ery possible he hurt his foot during the fight but come on look at the open workout video

Would someone with a broken foot be doing this?

Tazzimus · 13-04-2019 12:06am

rusty cole wrote: »

holloway is good with his hands no doubt and his work rate is superb but many people play to his strengths and stand in front of him. talking about on different levels, check out how easily mcgregor at 145 made him look beaten. Though that was a different mcgregor who was unpredictable, didn't gas really and had a bruce lee elastic band type flow from switch kicks into long straight shots down the pipe..holloway could not figure him out and mcgregor did far from stand in range or wait to be hit...shame he fooked himself up really, mcgregor.
in fact at that time it was his style of getting in and out, coupled with his power that made him fly through the 145'ers...MIDGETS as Diaz called them

He didn't stand with him because he couldn't, blowing his knee.

All the more impressive when you know he's basically on one leg for most of the fight.

Zero-Cool · 13-04-2019 12:54am

https://twitter.com/PetesyCarroll/status/1116839199733317632?s=19

snotboogie · 13-04-2019 5:03pm

Pretty wtf Instagram stories now

Zero-Cool · 13-04-2019 5:07pm

snotboogie wrote: »

Pretty wtf Instagram stories now

As in fight news or gossip? Can I buy a vowel?

Dtp1979 · 13-04-2019 5:08pm

Never wrestle with pigs wrote: »

He's in SBG portlaoise, don't know if it's training or there is a comp on.

There isn’t sbg in Portlaoise, as far as I’m aware

snotboogie · 13-04-2019 5:22pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

As in fight news or gossip? Can I buy a vowel?

Neither, he is filming a handbag with Jay Z playing in the background

cletus · 13-04-2019 6:23pm

Dtp1979 wrote: »

There isn’t sbg in Portlaoise, as far as I’m aware

There's one in Portarlington, maybe he's thinking of that one. Think there's a Team Ryano affiliate in Portlaoise

Zero-Cool · 13-04-2019 7:43pm

I'm waiting for them to announce Conor Vs Dustin/Max after tonight. Looks like Conor is too.

https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1117133831121842177?s=19

13-04-2019 7:46pm

The whole desperate for attention thing is kind of sad really at this stage..

ASOT · 13-04-2019 7:47pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The whole desperate for attention thing is kind of sad really at this stage..

He seems to grab your attention every time so he's doing a fairly good job.

13-04-2019 7:51pm

ASOT wrote: »

He seems to grab your attention every time so he's doing a fairly good job.

Yes..I am subscribed to this thread..

Zero-Cool · 13-04-2019 8:04pm

More goodness. Khabibs wrestling is overrated.

https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1117141077750947841?s=19

13-04-2019 8:08pm

Lad would want to lay off the coke..

Subcomandante Marcos · 13-04-2019 8:36pm

That's some bluebelt logic right there.

Why would anyone pass your guard in an MMA fight if you showed no ability to either attack a submission from bottom, or get up?

He had total control for almost the entirety of the fight and finished it the first time he attacked a submission.

Put the bag down Conor, it's not even 9pm FFS.

ElBastardo1 · 13-04-2019 8:52pm

I'd love to look back on all my **** ups like Conor, no matter how ****e he does he'll turn it on its head, he wasn't in the same league as Khabib that night. Khabib won, no question and he won fairly easy.

One thing is for sure, he can sell a rematch. I think Khabib is a nightmare for him though, he's a chin of granite, you don't want to wrestle with him and he's one of the strongest human beings I've ever seen fight. He also doesn't do drink or drugs and trains 24/7. He doesn't promote himself, he doesn't promote his kids. He fights.

Gamb!t · 13-04-2019 8:57pm

xtal191 wrote: »

I'm a fan of Conor (the fighter) and its ery possible he hurt his foot during the fight but come on look at the open workout video

Would someone with a broken foot be doing this?

Few pain killing injections would probably sort that out

Broken foot or not Khabbib would still probably beat him.

bur · 13-04-2019 9:42pm

His core fairweather fanbase will eat that up, he knows what he's doing.

Tazzimus · 13-04-2019 9:51pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The whole desperate for attention thing is kind of sad really at this stage..

And yet it's had the desired effect.

Never wrestle with pigs · 14-04-2019 12:48am

cletus wrote: »

There's one in Portarlington, maybe he's thinking of that one. Think there's a Team Ryano affiliate in Portlaoise

Sorry it was portarlington, fecking spell check.

Mellor · 14-04-2019 4:21am

I still don't understand why people still take everything Conor says at facevalue. His entire career he's talked shït about opponents to get a reaction, or to forward and agenda. Do people actually think he's serious, or does it just suit the narrative?

Mayweather fight being a good example. We had a parade of boxing fans talking about how Conor was delusional, doesn't understand boxing/Mayweather/etc.
When I bet that Conor as a boxing/fighting fan a much better understanding than the majority of fans.

Richard tea · 14-04-2019 6:00am

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Mod: Lets not start having a discussion go off on a tangent which may lead to people talking about and spoiling the result of a fight here that is just on right now...

joeguevara · 14-04-2019 6:00am

Mellor wrote: »

I still don't understand why people still take everything Conor says at facevalue. His entire career he's talked shït about opponents to get a reaction, or to forward and agenda. Do people actually think he's serious, or does it just suit the narrative?

Mayweather fight being a good example. We had a parade of boxing fans talking about how Conor was delusional, doesn't understand boxing/Mayweather/etc.
When I bet that Conor as a boxing/fighting fan a much better understanding than the majority of fans.

What's even more strange is people believe his social media posts are even him. There are so many posts on this thread and on most others who repeat the theme that his posts are the ramblings of a cocaine addled megalomaniac. But each one is so on point and part of an agenda that to disregard them makes no sense.

Richard tea · 14-04-2019 6:23am

Ok like I said earlier without spoilers. Max nor Dustin would trouble megregor after watching that performance. What do you think? Do you see a different result vs megregor after watching that fight?

Axwell · 14-04-2019 6:28am

Richard tea wrote: »

Ok like I said earlier without spoilers. Max nor Dustin would trouble megregor after watching that performance. What do you think? Do you see a different result vs megregor after watching that fight?

If people are going to discuss this do so with spoiler tags as per the charter. The fight has literally ended, no need to spoil it for those that havent stayed up to watch it tonight.

Zero-Cool · 14-04-2019 10:27am

Last night spoilers and thoughts on Conor's next fight.

Conor said it's him and Khabib next and Dustin will be fighting Nate as previously scheduled. I fully thought Conor would jump at the chance at Dustin for the belt asap before Khabib comes back.

Dana said (I know) Dustin will be fighting Khabib next. I know Conor has some pull but no way could it be anything but Dustin Khabib. Best chance for Conor Nate 3.

xtal191 · 14-04-2019 3:02pm

It should really be Conor vs Ferguson next, winner fights the winner of last night vs Khabib

hots · 14-04-2019 3:12pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Last night spoilers and thoughts on Conor's next fight.
Conor said it's him and Khabib next and Dustin will be fighting Nate as previously scheduled. I fully thought Conor would jump at the chance at Dustin for the belt asap before Khabib comes back.

Dana said (I know) Dustin will be fighting Khabib next. I know Conor has some pull but no way could it be anything but Dustin Khabib. Best chance for Conor Nate 3.

No chance of Conor Dustin anyway imo, and even less of Conor Khabib next. Conor Max next is the only right thing to do, and it's a really tough fight for Conor imo, only thing to benefit him is that it'll only be a 3 rounder so stamina less of a concern against probably the best gas tank and chin around.

Zero-Cool · 14-04-2019 3:21pm

I'd love to see Conor Vs Tony, dangerous fight for him but winnable and puts him straight back into title contention. I would be absolutely fine if we never got Nate 3. Justin is calling him out as well but I don't think he'll bite.

Dana meeting with Conor in Miami in 2 weeks to discuss his future.

JohnMc1 · 14-04-2019 5:56pm

Mellor wrote: »

I still don't understand why people still take everything Conor says at facevalue. His entire career he's talked shït about opponents to get a reaction, or to forward and agenda. Do people actually think he's serious, or does it just suit the narrative?

Mayweather fight being a good example. We had a parade of boxing fans talking about how Conor was delusional, doesn't understand boxing/Mayweather/etc.
When I bet that Conor as a boxing/fighting fan a much better understanding than the majority of fans.

Probably because he used to know when to/ and was willing to turn off his gimmick. Now he's in gimmick 24/7 and he's become insufferable because of it.

Tazzimus · 14-04-2019 7:49pm

JohnMc1 wrote: »

Probably because he used to know when to/ and was willing to turn off his gimmick. Now he's in gimmick 24/7 and he's become insufferable because of it.

So stop following him?

I think Lewis Hamilton is a cock womble, so I don't go looking for ****e he says or does to be annoyed by it.

JohnMc1 · 14-04-2019 9:08pm

Tazzimus wrote: »

So stop following him?

I think Lewis Hamilton is a cock womble, so I don't go looking for ****e he says or does to be annoyed by it.

I don't follow him. You can't help but hear about him. Everytime Conor says or does something stupid MMA forums and news site light up like a Christmas tree.

14-04-2019 9:56pm

JohnMc1 wrote: »

I don't follow him. You can't help but hear about him. Everytime Conor says or does something stupid MMA forums and news site light up like a Christmas tree.

Yeah, this.. don't follow him anywhere.. only reason I see anything about him is here..or the New York Times..

joeguevara · 14-04-2019 10:17pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Yeah, this.. don't follow him anywhere.. only reason I see anything about him is here..or the New York Times..

I used to love his antics and his promotion was amazing. Hoping he will reinvent himself but people aren't as willing to laugh it off when he steps out of line. I thought the towel comment was hilarious but for a guy who has already been accused of racism, who is dealing with the other thing, who flipped the lid with the mobile and after increased tensions with the NZ attack it didn't come across as funny as I assume he meant.

But, it is strange (and this has nothing to do with you) when people say they are trying not to hear about him but are on a thread specifically devoted to him.

His tweet today complimenting the two fighters from last night while showing a touch of class was so obviously not from him that it was laughable. The construction of the sentences, the tone and obvious absence of anything cheeky or self promotion amplified the fact that it was someone else. I hope this is the start of his management shielding him from the public channels let's hope it goes further and not allowing him out with yes men who guide him into trouble.

I don't want a reinvention of a sterile airbrushed version but at the same time I don't want to continue to see him coming across as a lout.

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