UFC 257 Poirier vs McGregor 2

Axwell · 18-01-2021 9:29pm #1

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PPV Card 3am Irish Time
Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor
Dan Hooker vs. Michael Chandler
Jessica Eye vs. Joanne Calderwood
Matt Frevola vs. Ottman Azaitar
Marina Rodriguez vs. Amanda Ribas

Preliminary card 1am Irish Time
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Arman Tsarukyan
Brad Tavares vs. Antônio Carlos Júnior
Julianna Peña vs. Sara McMann
Khalil Rountree Jr. vs. Marcin Prachnio

Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) 11.15pm
Andrew Sanchez vs. Makhmud Muradov
Movsar Evloev vs. Nik Lentz
Amir Albazi vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov

Axwell · 18-01-2021 9:33pm

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What time will Mcgregor fight?

McGregor vs. Poirier II is due to take place at approximately 5am on January 24.

How to watch UFC 257 in Ireland
The main card of UFC 257 will be exclusively broadcast by BT Sport Box Office.

Axwell · 18-01-2021 9:35pm

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This thread is for discussion of the event UFC 257...any other unrelated stuff take it elsewhere, any nonsense will not be tolerated so don't even go there unless you want a long break..

LollipopJimmy · 18-01-2021 11:10pm

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Axwell wrote: »

This thread is for discussion of the event UFC 257...any other unrelated stuff take it elsewhere, any nonsense will not be tolerated so don't even go there unless you want a long break..

You'll do nothing.

Really looking forward to this event, its a different battle at 155 imo and Dustin is far better than he was bit then again so is Conor. Buzzing for it

MrStuffins · 18-01-2021 11:45pm

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McGregor's a year older than Dustin.

In the picture, Conor looks about 10 years older. All that Proper Twelve and...... other stuff.... obviously not good for the skin!

walshb · 19-01-2021 12:22am

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Going for the shock here...

19-01-2021 12:26am

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Poirier will never be top dog. He'll dance with the best but he'll never be the best.

GiftofGab · 19-01-2021 1:13am

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Is Khabib's cousin no longer fighting on the undercard? Thought Khabib was supposed to watch from the crowd.

AlmightyCushion · 19-01-2021 1:15am

Dustin is a great fighter but I can't see anything but an early night for McGregor.

19-01-2021 1:29am

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GiftofGab wrote: »

Is Khabib's cousin no longer fighting on the undercard? Thought Khabib was supposed to watch from the crowd.

Khabib's cousin is fighting on Wednesday.

dave1982 · 19-01-2021 10:22am

GiftofGab wrote: »

Is Khabib's cousin no longer fighting on the undercard? Thought Khabib was supposed to watch from the crowd.

AFAIK they took him off card to avoid any incidents and put him on Wednesdays card. Not sure if khabib going to be at conors card

Mellor · 19-01-2021 10:33am

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dave1982 wrote: »

AFAIK they took him off card to avoid any incidents and put him on Wednesdays card. Not sure if khabib going to be at conors card

I think he said he was leaving after the Wedsnesday event. Plans could change though.

Whelo79 · 19-01-2021 12:44pm

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I wonder how much it would **** with Dustin's head, if when right at the referee's instruction face off, seconds before the fight, Conor done the exact same smirk and 'come and get it' finger wave that he done first time round.

akelly02 · 19-01-2021 12:49pm

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Whelo79 wrote: »

I wonder how much it would **** with Dustin's head, if when right at the referee's instruction face off, seconds before the fight, Conor done the exact same smirk and 'come and get it' finger wave that he done first time round.

id say it would have a grand total of zero impact

Whelo79 · 19-01-2021 12:50pm

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akelly02 wrote: »

id say it would have a grand total of zero impact

Everything has an impact.

akelly02 · 19-01-2021 12:56pm

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Whelo79 wrote: »

Everything has an impact.

maybe porier should do it to mcgregor, to you know, shake him up a bit

Alf Veedersane · 19-01-2021 1:26pm

akelly02 wrote: »

maybe porier should do it to mcgregor, to you know, shake him up a bit

The point he's making is that it would be a reminder of the last fight and how that went.

Maybe it has no impact...maybe it has some.

Poirier doing it would have zero impact.

akelly02 · 19-01-2021 1:43pm

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Alf Veedersane wrote: »

The point he's making is that it would be a reminder of the last fight and how that went.

Maybe it has no impact...maybe it has some.

Poirier doing it would have zero impact.

in the words of whelo79 everything has an impact?

Alf Veedersane · 19-01-2021 1:49pm

akelly02 wrote: »

in the words of whelo79 everything has an impact?

I'm Ron Burgundy? :pac:

I don't necessarily agree it definitely does or definitely doesn't. It might.

Mellor · 19-01-2021 2:02pm

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akelly02 wrote: »

in the words of whelo79 everything has an impact?

Poirer doing it probably give McGregor a boost.
Everything has an impact

Zero-Cool · 19-01-2021 2:11pm

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuQRQZn9M5A

ASOT · 19-01-2021 2:32pm

That's some set up in the hotel room, sauna and all.

walshb · 19-01-2021 6:19pm

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I could be wrong, but their first fight is a distant memory as any barometer here...and Dustin seemed to cave very easily in fight 1....caught in an awkward place, maybe...the shots that did him in seemed to glance....

Both similar sized.....Conor is NOT the same fighter he was a few years ago. He is slower, not as sharp....older, and likely has not lived a real clean athlete's life these past few years.

Dustin seems a stronger and more mature and robust fighter compared to years ago.

Interesting match, where a Dustin win should no way be a shock

LollipopJimmy · 19-01-2021 6:31pm

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walshb wrote: »

I could be wrong, but there first fight is a distant memory as any barometer here...and Dustin seemed to cave very easily in fight 1....caught in an awkward place, maybe...the shots that did him in seemed to glance....

Both similar sized.....Conor is NOT the same fighter he was a few years ago. He is slower, not as sharp....older, and likely has not lived a real clean athlete's life these past few years.

Dustin seems a stronger and more mature and robust fighter compared to years ago.

Interesting match, where a Dustin win should no way be a shock

You didnt need to copy and paste into both threads

bmcc10 · 19-01-2021 6:43pm

How can anyone say if he's the same fighter anymore or not?

We haven't seen him in a year when he ran through Cowboy and he seems to have done nothing but train since.

He's at the age now too were he should be at physical peak.

505_ · 19-01-2021 6:47pm

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Would love to see a proper fight but hard to see past McGregor finishing it early. The UFC YouTube productions do a good job of making it seem as if it'll be closer this time around but that's their purpose i guess.

The Undecided One · 19-01-2021 6:56pm

Just checked and the card will not be on BT Sports as usual, the prelims will be on it but that’s it.

It’s €30 through Sky website, bit saucy as I’m only really interested in the co-main and main event.

Don’t like to stream anymore as it always cuts out multiple times and typically during the main event.

I know it’s McGregor and I haven’t missed any of his fights, seen him live at the Dublin event but still don’t know of I will get it.

Listening to McG with Helwani he seems less intense, more relaxed, don’t know if it’s a good sign.
The first time they fought it was at 145, I wonder if DP will be able to better take McG’s shots with the extra weight.

walshb · 19-01-2021 7:16pm

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LollipopJimmy wrote: »

You didnt need to copy and paste into both threads

Ok.

Thanks for the heads up....

LollipopJimmy · 19-01-2021 7:38pm

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walshb wrote: »

Ok.

Thanks for the heads up....

You're welcome hun x

wally79 · 19-01-2021 7:44pm

Axwell wrote: »

What time will Mcgregor fight?

McGregor vs. Poirier II is due to take place at approximately 5am on January 24.

How to watch UFC 257 in Ireland
The main card of UFC 257 will be exclusively broadcast by BT Sport Box Office.

So is the fight going to be at 9am local time or have I got my maths wrong.

I know they want to suit US tv but 9am just seems weird

LollipopJimmy · 19-01-2021 7:46pm

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wally79 wrote: »

So is the fight going to be at 9am local time or have I got my maths wrong.

I know they want to suit US tv but 9am just seems weird

They've been operating on 'US Time' over there.

simongurnick · 19-01-2021 8:45pm

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The timing is kind of all over the place. Main event saturday is the standard time, with main fight set to start around midnight EST (5am Ireland/ 9am Abu Dhabi)).
Tomorrow's card starts at noon EST (5pm Ireland/ 9pm Abu Dhabi). Maybe Dana thought he'd throw the locals the midweek event at a decent time for them.
The max fight would have ended at about 2am over there last weekend.

walshb · 19-01-2021 8:52pm

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Some interesting picks here. All relevant..it’s not all Conor

https://thebodylockmma.com/ufc/dustin-poirier-vs-conor-mcgregor-2-predictions-fighters-and-experts-pick-ufc-257-rematch-winner/

scudzilla · 19-01-2021 9:04pm

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First fight i was all up for Conor, now i hope Dustin detroys him, but that aint gonna happen, one can only dream

simongurnick · 19-01-2021 11:02pm

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How big is the viewership going to be for this?
The Countdown video went up on youtube a couple days ago and has 3M views right now. Could be a massive number.

Mellor · 19-01-2021 11:52pm

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simongurnick wrote: »

How big is the viewership going to be for this?
The Countdown video went up on youtube a couple days ago and has 3M views right now. Could be a massive number.

Over 1million. But a some way short of 2million
I'd estimate about 1.4-1.5m

simongurnick · 20-01-2021 12:22am

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Mellor wrote: »

Over 1million. But a some way short of 2million
I'd estimate about 1.4-1.5m

Is that less than cowboy fight? Think it will do more than that one

cloudatlas · 20-01-2021 12:27am

Dustin impressed me against Hooker. Hooker has a huge gas tank, the gym he trains at with Adesanya is full on. Conor doesn't have that gas tank, Dustin's Ju Jitsu is better.

H8GHOTI · 20-01-2021 1:02am

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simongurnick wrote: »

Is that less than cowboy fight? Think it will do more than that one

That did 1.35M

It’s funny. UFC don’t release the buy rate, so what we usually see is estimates. I think the cowboy fight was at 1.1M initially, because I remember it was less than Usman vs Masvidal, which is 1.3M. But McGregor posted a screenshot of some document stating 1.35M. I do wonder what the real number was for Usman/Masvidal.

derfderf · 20-01-2021 7:28am

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cloudatlas wrote: »

Dustin impressed me against Hooker. Hooker has a huge gas tank, the gym he trains at with Adesanya is full on. Conor doesn't have that gas tank, Dustin's Ju Jitsu is better.

Hooker gassed against poirier and Felder.

Mellor · 20-01-2021 8:07am

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simongurnick wrote: »

Is that less than cowboy fight? Think it will do more than that one

Slightly more.

H8GHOTI wrote: »

That did 1.35M
It’s funny. UFC don’t release the buy rate, so what we usually see is estimates. I think the cowboy fight was at 1.1M initially, because I remember it was less than Usman vs Masvidal, which is 1.3M. But McGregor posted a screenshot of some document stating 1.35M. I do wonder what the real number was for Usman/Masvidal.

The cowboy fight initial estimate was close to 2m.
When they moved to ESPN I think the estimates went out the window for a while.
https://talksport.com/sport/mma/659052/conor-mcgregor-246-donald-cerrone-ppv-buys-notorious-record-ufc-return/

Zero-Cool · 20-01-2021 8:56am

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n4Q-vDdQ8w

RobbingBandit · 20-01-2021 9:06am

If Dustin gets it into or beyond the 3rd round it's anyone's fight if Conor comes out swinging he needs to hit hard and fast no showboating just crack him get him down and ground and pound.

Hooker fight should be a good one too he is a great fighter hopefully a little humble and much more focused on getting a win rather than a slug fest he will need to go for the tko as if it does go the distance he is a great fighter but punches need to land to generate points.

The Rooster · 20-01-2021 9:37am

I want one of those yokes Sarah McMann is using at the beginning of that vid!

OmegaRed · 20-01-2021 10:18am

Just wondering does anyone know how I can legally stream this? I have Now TV on my smart TV so no Sky / BT box / subscription.

Can you buy the fight and steam via the BT Box Office app?

JoeExotic81 · 20-01-2021 10:33am

Zero-Cool wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n4Q-vDdQ8w

McGregor not even having to take part in the embedded! Mad.

shatners bassoon · 20-01-2021 11:01am

OmegaRed wrote: »

Just wondering does anyone know how I can legally stream this? I have Now TV on my smart TV so no Sky / BT box / subscription.

Can you buy the fight and steam via the BT Box Office app?

There doesn't seem to be any option to watch it legally without Sky.

Shambles...

H8GHOTI · 20-01-2021 11:13am

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Mellor wrote: »

Slightly more.

The cowboy fight initial estimate was close to 2m.
When they moved to ESPN I think the estimates went out the window for a while.
https://talksport.com/sport/mma/659052/conor-mcgregor-246-donald-cerrone-ppv-buys-notorious-record-ufc-return/

Ya the move to ESPN changed things.
I think the 2M figure might include new subscriptions to ESPN that they attributed to McGregor.

This article actually says 1M. I clearly remember thinking at the time that it didn’t sell great.

https://www.sportbible.com/ufc/news-mma-the-five-biggest-ufc-pay-per-view-events-of-2020-have-been-revealed-20201029.amp.html

yourdeadwright · 20-01-2021 12:52pm

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I reckon Conor stops him early,
Dustin has improved but still get hit hard and often in every fight which is a nightmare if your fighting Conor,

I'm surprised Conor hasn't played any minds games with Dustin as much as Dustin says he has matured he is still way to emotional not to get draw into things with Conor and lose his composure ,

I noticed on one of the UFC build up videos they showed Dustin boarding the plane and he had a little paw Patrol key ring on his bag that he carries every where because his daughter gave it to him ,Being a father I though ah that's lovely but then when he was on the plane he took a little tiny blanket out of his bag a to basically snuggle it on the plane & explained it was his daughter first blanket ( shes 4 now) Now nothing wrong with that at all but it points that the guy is very very emotional ,

I don't think he could hold himself together in there if Conor winds him up over the previous loss,