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

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    #2612
    maximoose
    Registered Users Posts: 9,196 ✭✭✭maximoose


    sc86 wrote: »
    shows how much his interest has dropped from general bandwagon

    Definitely - a lot of colleagues, friends etc who wouldn't be huge MMA fans but would always have taken an interest in past McGregor fights, most I've spoke to didn't even know he was fighting


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    #2613
    All_in_Flynn
    Registered Users Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭All_in_Flynn


    Looks in great nick judging by his latest Instagram photos. Best I’ve seen him look in a while.

    Whether his reactions and athleticism are still there remains to be seen.

    Watched Cowboy vs Alvarez there last night. Jesus he put some beating on him too. Vicious leg kicks.


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    #2614
    rob316
    Registered Users Posts: 17,954 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    Another thing about Cowboy is he fights too much. He fought May,June, Sept last year which is ridiculous. He'll have had a decent rest and put in a good camp for this so should be in good nick for it.


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    #2615
    The Nal
    Registered Users Posts: 12,445 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    rob316 wrote: »
    Another thing about Cowboy is he fights too much. He fought May,June, Sept last year which is ridiculous. He'll have had a decent rest and put in a good camp for this so should be in good nick for it.

    Fair enough though. He knows hes shot as a fighter so hes trying to earn as much as possible as quick as he can. Cerrone has fought 18 times in the last 5 years and lost to anyone half decent. Earned a few million though!

    I think the McGregor fight will be the end regardless of result. He'll walk away with a good few million from it.


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    #2616
    sc86
    Registered Users Posts: 2,878 ✭✭✭sc86


    yes be right time to go if he loses , if he wins he could really cash in


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    #2617
    rob316
    Registered Users Posts: 17,954 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    The Nal wrote: »
    Fair enough though. He knows hes shot as a fighter so hes trying to earn as much as possible as quick as he can. Cerrone has fought 18 times in the last 5 years and lost to anyone half decent. Earned a few million though!

    I think the McGregor fight will be the end regardless of result. He'll walk away with a good few million from it.

    Cowboy is a rich dude anyway away from fighting he was born rich, he just loves to fight. 18 fights in the UFC in 5 years is alot, there isnt many doing those numbers.


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    #2618
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Man Vs ManUre wrote: »
    Can they server booze till as late as 5am or even later?? More likely they will stop serving booze, or run out of it, around 2am.
    If you factor in you’re getting 10 alcoholic drinks maybe even more then €80 isn’t bad value. But chances are there will be more fighting offscreen than onscreen!!
    €80 is steep enough if you don’t get at least 10 drinks.
    The bollox you come out with at times, Bluebell have done this for nearly every fight and there's never any hassle.
    I'll be at this, there will be a decent crowd there from HQ


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    #2619
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users Posts: 19,148 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    rob316 wrote: »
    Cowboy is a rich dude anyway away from fighting he was born rich, he just loves to fight. 18 fights in the UFC in 5 years is alot, there isnt many doing those numbers.

    Not sure he's so rich. It's been said before that he fights so often because he needs to, as he is so bad with his money.


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    #2620
    xtal191
    Registered Users Posts: 6,308 ✭✭✭xtal191


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    Not sure he's so rich. It's been said before that he fights so often because he needs to, as he is so bad with his money.

    I think the story was that his Grandfather bought him his ranch and he a had 6 figure trust fund


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    #2621
    Ush1
    Registered Users Posts: 11,461 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    Depends what you mean by rich.

    John Rockefeller on seeing JP Morgan had 80 million famously said, "to think he wasn't even a wealthy man".


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    #2622
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,480 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1214994525296287744?s=19


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    #2623
    D.Q
    Registered Users Posts: 6,054 ✭✭✭D.Q


    That's about 6.30pm in cmcg time


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    #2624
    The Ayatolla
    Registered Users Posts: 4,081 ✭✭✭The Ayatolla


    Is that Eastern Time for the presser? So 10pm Irish time?

    Also, I'm a Sky customer but don't have a BT sub.
    How do I order the fight?


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    #2625
    JoeyJJ
    Registered Users Posts: 3,663 ✭✭✭JoeyJJ


    BT Boxoffice channel somewhere in the high 400's (490 something) should be red button type action to buy it.


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    #2626
    Man Vs ManUre
    Registered Users Posts: 5,078 ✭✭✭Man Vs ManUre


    I wonder if Conor will be pouring from his bottle of Proper 12 at this presser??
    I think Cowboy will be drinking a Bud and will try to pressure Conor into drinking the whiskey.


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    #2627
    AlmightyCushion
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    Man Vs ManUre wrote: »
    I wonder if Conor will be pouring from his bottle of Proper 12 at this presser??
    I think Cowboy will be drinking a Bud and will try to pressure Conor into drinking the whiskey.

    Does it matter. A couple of whiskeys a few days before a fight isn't going to make a difference. Plus, he could always have the bottle filled with something that looks like whiskey but isn't.


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    #2628
    akelly02
    Registered Users Posts: 3,133 ✭✭✭akelly02


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Does it matter. A couple of whiskeys a few days before a fight isn't going to make a difference. Plus, he could always have the bottle filled with something that looks like whiskey but isn't.


    i think its a good point actually with all the bul**** he was at with khabib, basically trying to force him to drink it.

    that would be new levels of sad if he was to fill the whiskey bottle with something else just for that purpose


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    #2629
    Brock Turnpike
    Registered Users Posts: 3,744 ✭✭✭Brock Turnpike


    The Ayatolla wrote: »
    Is that Eastern Time for the presser? So 10pm Irish time?

    Also, I'm a Sky customer but don't have a BT sub.
    How do I order the fight?

    It's Pacific time. So more like midnight Irish time.


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    #2630
    dashoonage
    Registered Users Posts: 3,125 ✭✭✭dashoonage


    The Ayatolla wrote: »
    Is that Eastern Time for the presser? So 10pm Irish time?

    Also, I'm a Sky customer but don't have a BT sub.
    How do I order the fight?

    You can just order the event through BT box office on sky. No BT Sub needed. I did it for the last khabib fight


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    #2631
    Man Vs ManUre
    Registered Users Posts: 5,078 ✭✭✭Man Vs ManUre


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Does it matter. A couple of whiskeys a few days before a fight isn't going to make a difference. Plus, he could always have the bottle filled with something that looks like whiskey but isn't.

    He definitely shouldn’t be downing shots few days before the fight like he was doing before Khabib. And he even said at his event in Moscow that there would be no booze.
    I was suspecting at the Khabib presser that it must not have been whiskey in the bottle, tho apparently it was. But if he was drinking something non alcohol from. Proper 12 bottle, that would be ammunition for Cowboy to belittle Conor at this event. Same way Cowboy will try to belittle him by drinking Bud. I reckon this is gonna happen.
    Sure we will find out who is the biggest badass on Sunday morning, but this is 1 example of where Cowboy can take a psychological advantage if he plays his cards right.


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    #2632
    Man Vs ManUre
    Registered Users Posts: 5,078 ✭✭✭Man Vs ManUre


    I think cowboy will also drink the whiskey at this event!! Reckon it will be fairly good natured and light hearted tho.


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    #2633
    AlmightyCushion
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    akelly02 wrote: »
    that would be new levels of sad if he was to fill the whiskey bottle with something else just for that purpose

    Fighters and sports people do it all the time with monster and other sponsored drinks. All those bottles of monster you see at UFC events, they don't actually have monster in them.


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    #2634
    dashoonage
    Registered Users Posts: 3,125 ✭✭✭dashoonage


    Any insights on the beard length for us man vs manure ?


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    #2635
    Man Vs ManUre
    Registered Users Posts: 5,078 ✭✭✭Man Vs ManUre


    There will definitely be Bud in cowboys bottle.
    If Conor has something and it’s not whiskey in it, cowboy will make him look like an ass at this presser.


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    #2636
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Does it matter. A couple of whiskeys a few days before a fight isn't going to make a difference. Plus, he could always have the bottle filled with something that looks like whiskey but isn't.

    What like Proper 12?


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    #2637
    Man Vs ManUre
    Registered Users Posts: 5,078 ✭✭✭Man Vs ManUre


    dashoonage wrote: »
    Any insights on the beard length for us man vs manure ?

    Unless he does something extreme like he did haircut-wise immediately before the mayweather fight, his beard will be longest he has had it for any fight. It was long vs Khabib but now is much more longer, like a quarter of a zz top kinda length. He is looking good with it!!


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    #2638
    dashoonage
    Registered Users Posts: 3,125 ✭✭✭dashoonage


    Man Vs ManUre wrote: »
    Unless he does something extreme like he did haircut-wise immediately before the mayweather fight, his beard will be longest he has had it for any fight. It was long vs Khabib but now is much more longer, like a quarter of a zz top kinda length. He is looking good with it!!

    How do you see this affecting the fight ?

    Will the beard combined with whether there is proper 12 in the bottle at the presser have a huge affect on the outcome ?

    I think if it goes to ground the beard could cause some issues but may be a benefit in the clinch against the cage


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    #2639
    Man Vs ManUre
    Registered Users Posts: 5,078 ✭✭✭Man Vs ManUre


    dashoonage wrote: »
    How do you see this affecting the fight ?

    Will the beard combined with whether there is proper 12 in the bottle at the presser have a huge affect on the outcome ?

    I think if it goes to ground the beard could cause some issues but may be a benefit in the clinch against the cage

    They should have to drink Proper 12 and Bud in between rounds also if it goes past round 1.
    Hopefully the ref will be professional and punish cowboy if he decides to use Conor’s nice beard to his advantage. They should Mike Beltran to red this. He is full part zz top so he will be well used to beard interference impacting on his every day life.


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    #2640
    TwoMonthsOff
    Registered Users Posts: 343 ✭✭TwoMonthsOff


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Fighters and sports people do it all the time with monster and other sponsored drinks. All those bottles of monster you see at UFC events, they don't actually have monster in them.

    What does be In the cans? Seen Conor drink from a can at a press conference before.


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    #2641
    Man Vs ManUre
    Registered Users Posts: 5,078 ✭✭✭Man Vs ManUre


    Poor virgin media subscribers, myself included, are the only people in Ireland who don’t even have the option to dish out a few more of their hard earned euro to watch this in the comfort of our warm homes.


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