McGregor vs Aldo---December 12th **Main card 3am. Conor v Aldo approx 5am

wylie · 13-08-2015 12:53pm

Still nothing from McGregor or Aldo?

ItsAnEasyGame · 13-08-2015 1:00pm

Thud wrote: »

Vegas in December is off peak and not really the same as in the summer, was at a conference there years ago and it just not the same as when its hot and buzzing, no pool parties etc...

Average temp is 8 degrees
http://www.holiday-weather.com/las_vegas/averages/december/

This makes me sad.

Its Vegas doh we will find plenty to do.

Deadst4r · 13-08-2015 3:12pm

DK224 wrote: »

I bought tix for $534 (after Ticketmaster fees) for the July Vegas card and will hope to do so again in December. I was in section 5 around 15 rows up from the floor and was happy with the view. The arena is so well tiered though that there really isn't a bad seat in there!

Here's an idea of where I was seated

This pic has tempted me for the 534 range (if that exists this time around and hasn't taken a significant bump)

Thanks for the example pic, looks good. Did you enjoy it?

TheNap · 13-08-2015 3:45pm

Ah couldnt wait any longer .

Booked it . Staying in the Luxor on my own my mates in the hotel next door.

Came to €765 . Not too bad

Deadst4r · 13-08-2015 3:48pm

How long is everyones flight times?

mel123 · 13-08-2015 3:52pm

ItsAnEasyGame wrote: »

I booked a Deluxe Queen room with two Queen beds in the MGM for 5 nights and only came to €561. So your talking €280 each for myself and a mate for 5 nights for a double bed each.

Trying to get a flight now for <€620 which would be a nice total of <€900.

where did you book the hotel at this price? its really good for two doubles.

ItsAnEasyGame · 13-08-2015 6:02pm

Deadst4r wrote: »

How long is everyones flight times?

15 hours there and 13 hours back including stop overs. Booked with BA.

dulux99 · 13-08-2015 6:12pm

I definitely get the feeling that there's way less buzz about this than at 189 unfortunately. Quite understandable I suppose. I hope the atmosphere is just as good

martyos121 · 13-08-2015 6:27pm

dulux99 wrote: »

I definitely get the feeling that there's way less buzz about this than at 189 unfortunately. Quite understandable I suppose. I hope the atmosphere is just as good

That's because the fight isn't for another 5 months and we've already had about a year's worth of build-up. Don't worry, the excitement will come yet, just enjoy the great cards (191 in particular) coming up in the next few months and the hype train will start rolling again.

dulux99 · 13-08-2015 6:47pm

martyos121 wrote: »

That's because the fight isn't for another 5 months and we've already had about a year's worth of build-up. Don't worry, the excitement will come yet, just enjoy the great cards (191 in particular) coming up in the next few months and the hype train will start rolling again.

Yeah hopefully. Although I think the whole thing about UFC 189 being smack bang in the middle of the summer had a big effect. Can't see as many Irish being able to make the trip over just before Xmas. I sincerely hope I'm wrong though!

martyos121 · 13-08-2015 7:02pm

dulux99 wrote: »

Yeah hopefully. Although I think the whole thing about UFC 189 being smack bang in the middle of the summer had a big effect. Can't see as many Irish being able to make the trip over just before Xmas. I sincerely hope I'm wrong though!

Yeah that's not ideal, but sure look at it this way: cheaper flights, cheaper hotels, no unbearable desert heat (yeah, I'm actually complaining about nice weather :pac:) and a guaranteed stand-up war (albeit with a 10% chance of even happening). If I had the money, I'd have everything booked already, it's sure to be an amazing experience for anyone that makes the trip.

Fromvert · 14-08-2015 2:45am

Weidman vs Rockhold co maining. Sweet Jesus it's going to be a great card!

PM me nudes · 14-08-2015 3:17am

Aldo v McGregor
Weidman v Rockhold
This is wankworthy

juandrake · 14-08-2015 3:30am

ItsAnEasyGame wrote: »

If Mc Gregor Aldo doesn't happen I assume Frankie will be ready. Thoughts?

you don't like Uriah Faber? HAHA

Mellor · 14-08-2015 3:35am

juandrake wrote: »

you don't like Uriah Faber? HAHA

Uriah Faber lost to Frankie Edgar in his last fight

ItsAnEasyGame · 14-08-2015 8:35am

mel123 wrote: »

where did you book the hotel at this price? its really good for two doubles.

Booked it on booking.com with free cancellation. Checked there and same nights increased to 800. Can always book and cancel.

Mellor · 14-08-2015 8:50am

mel123 wrote: »

where did you book the hotel at this price? its really good for two doubles.

ItsAnEasyGame wrote: »

Booked it on booking.com with free cancellation. Checked there and same nights increased to 800. Can always book and cancel.

A standard room in vegas comes with the option of a king bed or two doubles.
They essentially don't do single/twin rooms etc.

Plus almost all hotels have free cancellation. Book now and cancel if you get a better deal. That's what I did for UFC 189.

JR6 · 14-08-2015 9:35am

Brilliant co-main event. Gotta fancy weidman but it'll be a close tough fight imo. I have flights and accommodation booked but when tickets go on sale what time of the day/night in Ireland will it be? Do I gotta be up at 3am on a work night to buy tickets?!

Pulse8 · 14-08-2015 10:18am

6pm Irish time usually

JoeyJJ · 14-08-2015 10:41am

WOW what a co main! Tickets will be gold dust !!

TheNap · 14-08-2015 10:56am

JoeyJJ wrote: »

WOW what a co main! Tickets will be gold dust !!

Still think they will be easier to come by than 189

jcd5971 · 14-08-2015 11:01am

TheNap wrote: »

Still think they will be easier to come by than 189

Without the McGregor crowd tickets will be easier to source than you'd think, most of the crowd who went to vegas didn't even have a clue what was going on to be honest.

ASOT · 14-08-2015 11:06am

jcd5971 wrote: »

Without the McGregor crowd tickets will be easier to source than you'd think, most of the crowd who went to vegas didn't even have a clue what was going on to be honest.

Why wouldn't there be a McGregor crowd at an event headlined by McGregor?

Saipanne · 14-08-2015 11:11am

ASOT wrote: »

Why wouldn't there be a McGregor crowd at an event headlined by McGregor?

I think he means the "real" McGregor fans.

Of course, the definition varies...

MartyMcFly84 · 14-08-2015 11:16am

I think he means the "real" McGregor fans.

Of course, the definition varies...

There are multiple levels of real fans.

1.) he is my mate from Crumlin
2.) I train in SBG with him
3.) I was a fan since Cage Warriors in the Helix
4.) Managed to miss the prelims but made it to the main card for UFC Dublin.
5.) Holiday to Vegas to watch the McGregor fight with de lads/me fella.

Saipanne · 14-08-2015 11:19am

MartyMcFly84 wrote: »

There are multiple levels of real fans.

1.) he is my mate from Crumlin
2.) I train in SBG with him
3.) I was a fan since Cage Warriors in the Helix
4.) Managed to miss the prelims but made it to the main card for UFC Dublin.
5.) Holiday to Vegas to watch the McGregor fight with de lads/me fella.

The "Platinum Club" fan is if you were one of the bullies that led to him taking up boxing.

TheNap · 14-08-2015 11:19am

MartyMcFly84 wrote: »

There are multiple levels of real fans.

1.) he is my mate from Crumlin
2.) I train in SBG with him
3.) I was a fan since Cage Warriors in the Helix
4.) Managed to miss the prelims but made it to the main card for UFC Dublin.
5.) Holiday to Vegas to watch the McGregor fight with de lads/me fella.

Believe it or not im all 5 ..

jcd5971 · 14-08-2015 1:17pm

MartyMcFly84 wrote: »

There are multiple levels of real fans.

1.) he is my mate from Crumlin
2.) I train in SBG with him
3.) I was a fan since Cage Warriors in the Helix
4.) Managed to miss the prelims but made it to the main card for UFC Dublin.
5.) Holiday to Vegas to watch the McGregor fight with de lads/me fella.

Yeah I could've explained that better to be honest. I was referring to the group number 5 guys who went over for hype and a summer holiday, nothing wrong with that either by the way, just I don't reckon as many casual followers will go in December therefore tickets should be a bit easier to get, as I said I could of been a bit clearer

yabadabado · 14-08-2015 1:21pm

When are tickets likely to go on sale for this ?

JoeyJJ · 14-08-2015 2:00pm

Yeah out of the thousands of irish there in July a heap of them came in just before McDonald fight, and there were lots of J1 guys that won't be close by to attend however there are now two very big US fighters on the card and the Brazilians that didn't come in July will attend.

Plus the guys who went to Boston that maybe skipped the next event. If the calibre of fights keeps to this height I think it will be tough to get tickets. I am 50/50 if I go I would prob have to skip Dublin and I don't think that is the answer as I have been watching for too many years before Conor to skip a Dublin event. Don't think I fit into one of the 5 above

Although I was at the Helix.

thewheel2.0 · 14-08-2015 2:09pm

MartyMcFly84 wrote: »

There are multiple levels of real fans.

1.) he is my mate from Crumlin
2.) I train in SBG with him
3.) I was a fan since Cage Warriors in the Helix
4.) Managed to miss the prelims but made it to the main card for UFC Dublin.
5.) Holiday to Vegas to watch the McGregor fight with de lads/me fella.

Your missing the kind of fan that had no idea about MMA because its on at awful times. So the hype of Conor brought them in a year ago and now they subscribe to fight pass and buy most PPVs... (Yes I'm describing myself

)

wylie · 14-08-2015 2:11pm

Still nothing from McGregor or Aldo, No press conference no twitter. WTF is going on?

JoeyJJ · 14-08-2015 2:34pm

Hopefully they are relaxing the hype train, over saturation of the hype will piss off lots of fans and is Conor still in the middle of the TUF job?

Joe.ie will have lots of comments about mcgregor love, believe lots of non fans are sick to the teeth of seeing him.

Presume Conor will do him camp in Vegas again, wonder will he have as many with him though? Surely some of them won't be able to go over with him if this trend continues. Wonder if he has plans to use some locals to help him.

ASOT · 14-08-2015 2:37pm

wylie wrote: »

Still nothing from McGregor or Aldo, No press conference no twitter. WTF is going on?

Conors still filming TUF I think and Jose is in Brazil where there's no Internet or computers.

JoeyJJ wrote: »

Hopefully they are relaxing the hype train, over saturation of the hype will piss off lots of fans and is Conor still in the middle of the TUF job?

Joe.ie will have lots of comments about mcgregor love, believe lots of non fans are sick to the teeth of seeing him.

Presume Conor will do him camp in Vegas again, wonder will he have as many with him though? Surely some of them won't be able to go over with him if this trend continues. Wonder if he has plans to use some locals to help him.

Joe.ie deserve all the stick they have been getting the sites gone to the dogs full of so much **** it's ridiculous.

MartyMcFly84 · 14-08-2015 2:37pm

Presume Conor will do him camp in Vegas again, wonder will he have as many with him though? Surely some of them won't be able to go over with him if this trend continues. Wonder if he has plans to use some locals to help him.

I believe they are staying here for this camp and only going over 4 weeks before the fight.

Swarlez · 14-08-2015 2:40pm

JoeyJJ wrote: »

Hopefully they are relaxing the hype train, over saturation of the hype will piss off lots of fans and is Conor still in the middle of the TUF job?

Joe.ie will have lots of comments about mcgregor love, believe lots of non fans are sick to the teeth of seeing him.

Presume Conor will do him camp in Vegas again, wonder will he have as many with him though? Surely some of them won't be able to go over with him if this trend continues. Wonder if he has plans to use some locals to help him.

Kavanagh wrote in an article for 42.ie that they would do 10 weeks in Dublin and the last 4 in Vegas this time

Here it is: http://www.the42.ie/john-kavanagh-column-august-12-2015-2267957-Aug2015/

xtal191 · 14-08-2015 2:55pm

ASOT wrote: »

Joe.ie deserve all the stick they have been getting the sites gone to the dogs full of so much **** it's ridiculous.

Horrible website

ASOT · 14-08-2015 3:05pm

xtal191 wrote: »

Horrible website

Every day it gets worse and worse. Makes my eyes bleed.

JoeyJJ · 14-08-2015 3:29pm

Yeah its horrible alright, must get it out of my likes. Thanks for the 42 link.

DrPhilG · 14-08-2015 4:51pm

MartyMcFly84 wrote: »

There are multiple levels of real fans.

1.) he is my mate from Crumlin
2.) I train in SBG with him
3.) I was a fan since Cage Warriors in the Helix
4.) Managed to miss the prelims but made it to the main card for UFC Dublin.
5.) Holiday to Vegas to watch the McGregor fight with de lads/me fella.

Am I a 2.5 then?

Only been to 1 Cage Warriors event and that was Pendred vs Mills headlining.

But I saw McGregor twice before his CW reign, at Chaos Fighting Championships in Derry. Won both impressively in the first.

stephenl15 · 15-08-2015 8:23am

Going to book today

Any last minute tips or dos and dont's? :P

JoeyJJ · 15-08-2015 9:37am

Book MGM if you can afford it

stephenl15 · 15-08-2015 9:43am

JoeyJJ wrote: »

Book MGM if you can afford it

Looking at Luxor, since it's still walking distance it's surely worth saving the €100 or so no?

Mellor · 15-08-2015 10:15am

stephenl15 wrote: »

Looking at Luxor, since it's still walking distance it's surely worth saving the €100 or so no?

It's "walkable" but it's not close. It's also across Las Vegas Boulevard, which is a pain to cross.

If you want to sae a few quid is check;
NewYork NewYork : directly across and connects to the MGM lobby by A walkway.
Ballys: the original MGM from the 60s. Has the biggest rooms on the strip, and at the tram stop adjacent to

dulux99 · 15-08-2015 10:16am

Yeah I think staying in either MGM, New York New York or Excalibur is the #1 thing. That way youre right in the thick of the action. MGM is the most expensive, then NYNY, then excalibur.

I also think if you're going, try get there for Tuesday. Having the open workouts Wednesday, press conference Thursday, and weigh ins Friday is a great buzz, and builds the week up brilliantly.

stephenl15 · 15-08-2015 11:03am

Thanks guys

Booked the MGM in the end. Worked out at €846 PP for 5 nights. Excited isn't the word :P

stephenl15 · 15-08-2015 11:13am

dulux99 wrote: »

Yeah I think staying in either MGM, New York New York or Excalibur is the #1 thing. That way youre right in the thick of the action. MGM is the most expensive, then NYNY, then excalibur.

I also think if you're going, try get there for Tuesday. Having the open workouts Wednesday, press conference Thursday, and weigh ins Friday is a great buzz, and builds the week up brilliantly.

Ahh gonna just miss the open workouts arriving weds night

dulux99 · 15-08-2015 11:23am

stephenl15 wrote: »

Ahh gonna just miss the open workouts arriving weds night

Not to worry, if I could miss any of the three it'd be the open workouts. They were fun but they did drag on a bit

Deadst4r · 15-08-2015 9:13pm

What time is the press conference usually around?

dulux99 · 15-08-2015 9:16pm

Deadst4r wrote: »

What time is the press conference usually around?

I think it was about 10.30am local time, in the KA theatre in the MGM itself. Seriously cool theatre. There were gangs of Irish queing from about 8am to get in by all accounts, but there really was no need because you could just land up at 10.15 and get in just as easy.

McGregor vs Aldo---December 12th **Main card 3am. Conor v Aldo approx 5am

Comments