Official Conor McGregor thread (part 3) *Updated Warning in 1st Post Re:Boxing match

gallag · 12-11-2016 2:51am

.ak wrote: »

Then why do so many other nations love him?

Cuz he's a character. End of.

Mike Tyson was guilty of far, far worse crimes than buying a mink coat... and look at his fan base!

Do they? Entire nations? And your setting the dislike bar at rape and ear biting?

ardinn · 12-11-2016 2:52am

EuskalHerria wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoQgS0XrGlI

linkfixedit

Thelomen Toblackai · 12-11-2016 2:53am

It's just 7 and a half minutes of noise.

Gamebred · 12-11-2016 2:54am

Reminds me of them muppet Irish fans in France at the Euros.

ChikiChiki · 12-11-2016 3:02am

gitzy16v wrote: »

Ah stop lol...just mouthing off at people thats all.

Nah somethings up with him for sure.... It's clear enough. Put a few € on Alvarez if you have it imo. Conors a good guy beneath all the crap.

Lukker- · 12-11-2016 3:03am

Thelomen Toblackai wrote: »

Conor looks a bit unstable.

Conor has a waze to go before you could consider him unstable

UFC 209 press conference be like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx66LWV-CCk

Gamebred · 12-11-2016 3:14am

Incredible how this is the norm for one of our own.

ardinn · 12-11-2016 3:18am

What were the weigh in numbers like for a fight back in the day, say liddel v ortiz?

wonderfullife · 12-11-2016 3:24am

Thelomen Toblackai wrote: »

Don't think you can say Woodley or Lawler aren't exciting fighters based on a minute of a round. There's plenty of "dancing" in Lawlers fights yet they're some of the best fights I've ever seen.

You want to pick out a minute here or there and you could have Conors running away from Diaz. That's not very exciting. Fighters aren't constantly striking.

Maybe it got lost in translation.

What I meant to say is Conor doesn't engage in a "feeling out" process at the start of fights. Most fighters do. He goes straight to throwing strikes. He threw spinning kicks right off the bell against Mendes and Poirier and punches against the rest.

It's just that feeling of excitement knowing he's coming out swinging. I didn't mean to say Lawler is boring (obviously). Most fights on the UFC roster you could be making a cup of tea and come in after 1 minute of the first round fairly confident there won't be much happening.

Junkyard Tom · 12-11-2016 3:25am

gallag wrote: »

former welfare bin dipper now classic vulgar new money, 100% if he did not drape a tricolour round his neck and come from Ireland you guys would hate him.

Bit of unionist hatred of an uppity Irishman spilling out there Gallag? The northeast of Ireland is one giant welfare programme that's underwritten by the British. The British transfer about £10,000 of welfare to every person to working age in the north every year.

wonderfullife · 12-11-2016 3:33am

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Bit of unionist hatred of an uppity Irishman spilling out there Gallag? The northeast of Ireland is one giant welfare programme that's underwritten by the British. The British transfer about £10,000 of welfare to every person to working age in the north every year.

Good point. Personally, i have a problem when people use social welfare as a stick to beat people with. I know a lot of decent, hard-working people who lost their jobs during the recession.

Conor has unreal work ethic for martial arts so i'd be hard pressed to describe him as a scrounger or a lazy bum. It takes thousands of hours to get to be that good.

gallag · 12-11-2016 3:33am

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Bit of unionist hatred of an uppity Irishman spilling out there Gallag? The northeast of Ireland is one giant welfare programme that's underwritten by the British. The British transfer about £10,000 of welfare to every person to working age in the north every year.

Awww for **** sake, do you have to take everything there? I love Duffy and was gutted when holohan had to retire, what is it with you? It's some sort of insecurity?

Call Me Jimmy · 12-11-2016 3:37am

My heart can't take a war, hope for an early ko. Has to be his toughest match yet

CatFromHue · 12-11-2016 3:41am

Gamebred wrote: »

Reminds me of them muppet Irish fans in France at the Euros.

Helwani knows what he's doing with these type of vids.

I still can't believe that the UFC barred him considering how better he promotes the UFC than the UFC itself!

Axwell · 12-11-2016 3:51am

Thelomen Toblackai wrote: »

One rule for the boys in the clique another for everyone else eh ?

Seen as the ban was a site ban and nothing to do with this forum why don't you go ask the mod that unbanned him instead of posting smartarse comments in here?

Junkyard Tom · 12-11-2016 4:07am

gallag wrote: »

It's some sort of insecurity?

If Norman Parke was wrapping himself in the NI Banner and acting the exact same way as CMcG you'd be just as chuffed by it all as I am.

gallag · 12-11-2016 4:10am

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

If Norman Parke was wrapping himself in the NI Banner and acting the exact same way as CMcG you'd be just as chuffed by it all as I am.

No, I dislike park because he is boring as ****, you are just a one dimensional twat.

Mod: Already warned you a few minutes ago - now following it with personal abuse. Take some time off seen as you cant follow the rules.

The rest of you there will be a very low tolerance to nonsense this weekend..you have been warned.

Mellor · 12-11-2016 5:58am

rusty cole wrote: »

who gives a ****, im glad, sorry to sound harsh but down that side of the world, NZ & OZ they deserve to put in their place. They actually go out of their way to out do each other in scummy interviews etc, Remember it was a ozzie show who rang that nurse when when kate middleton was in hospital and she neded up killing herself.. ha ha ha very funny joke folks.

fook dem.

You're off the mark completely. And bringing up that girl who killer herself is beyond crasse. That's what they wanted to happen alright

Muahahaha · 12-11-2016 6:52am

Axwell by guillotine in the 2nd round is my prediction for tomorrow night.

Outlaw Pete · 12-11-2016 7:47am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okxmAJ4N3ew

Thelomen Toblackai · 12-11-2016 8:38am

Axwell wrote: »

Seen as the ban was a site ban and nothing to do with this forum why don't you go ask the mod that unbanned him instead of posting smartarse comments in here?

Edit:

I thought I had deleted that post. I guess with the site acting up for whatever reason it didn't delete.

My mistake, for posting it and then accusing you of dragging it up.

Sorry.

everlast75 · 12-11-2016 8:58am

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

My heart can't take a war, hope for an early ko.

*Has to be his toughest match yet*

isn't every fight he makes the toughest yet, i.e. tougher than the last one?

Mellor · 12-11-2016 9:02am

Thelomen Toblackai wrote: »

Seeing as that's in bold is it mod instructions ? Who's the mod that removed the ban so I'll go ask ?

Mods can't site ban people, or undo those bans.
It was the admins. It's already been posted

Btw I'm only responding because you're posting deleted posts from yesterday so I assume you want to restart this off topic conversation.

Don't go banning me now after dredging this up again when it didn't need to be....

:rolleyes:

Tigger · 12-11-2016 9:02am

Gamebred wrote: »

Incredible how this is the norm for one of our own.

How many people turned up
To watch he pretend to get weighed?

Swashbuckler · 12-11-2016 9:04am

Lads is anyone else concerned with Conor having words with all these guys so close to a fight? I know we've seen him go mental at the weigh in before and then refocus but he's now had a go at Woodley twice and Khabib. If this was Eddie we'd be saying he's lost it.

Mellor · 12-11-2016 9:06am

everlast75 wrote: »

isn't every fight he makes the toughest yet, i.e. tougher than the last one?

Not always, Porrier was tougher than Siver. Some would have said that Chad was a tougher match up stylistically than Aldo. Others would say Aldo. We'd never know and 13 seconds will bias a lot of views

JacksonHeightsOwn · 12-11-2016 9:11am

Swashbuckler wrote: »

Lads is anyone else concerned with Conor having words with all these guys so close to a fight? I know we've seen him go mental at the weigh in before and then refocus but he's now had a go at Woodley twice and Khabib. If this was Eddie we'd be saying he's lost it.

I would tend to agree with you.

But this kind of crazy shenanigans is fairly common to mcgregor, he's a bit mad really.

At least that's what I'm hoping.

Mellor · 12-11-2016 9:15am

Thelomen Toblackai wrote: »

He wants to drag it up and carry on with his own smart arse replies then I'll respond.

Yup. Keep digging, that'll do it

everlast75 · 12-11-2016 9:41am

chrisbonnie wrote: »

I would tend to agree with you.

But this kind of crazy shenanigans is fairly common to mcgregor, he's a bit mad really.

At least that's what I'm hoping.

plus crazy is how he wants to appear. it's part of getting under his opponent's skin, making them think "this crazy f***er won't quit"

Mellor · 12-11-2016 10:13am

Thelomen Toblackai wrote: »

Hell bent on provoking a reaction here aint ya ?

I'm not provoking anything.
Your the one calling out the mods/admins. Telling them not to drag up previous posts etc.
I'm just saying it might not be the best line to take. But do whatever you want.

Thelomen Toblackai · 12-11-2016 10:25am

Mellor wrote: »

I'm not provoking anything.
Your the one calling out the mods/admins. Telling them not to drag up previous posts etc.
I'm just saying it might not be the best line to take. But do whatever you want.

You're right. I shouldn't have posted it. I actually thought I had deleted it and that Axwell was responding to the deleted post bringing it back up.

My mistake sorry.

Swashbuckler · 12-11-2016 10:31am

chrisbonnie wrote:

But this kind of crazy shenanigans is fairly common to mcgregor, he's a bit mad really.

Yeah I've seen him like that before but directed at his opponent. Lot of distractions this week. Like he said before though, it's probably "the illusion of insanity". Haha

.ak · 12-11-2016 10:32am

Swashbuckler wrote: »

Lads is anyone else concerned with Conor having words with all these guys so close to a fight? I know we've seen him go mental at the weigh in before and then refocus but he's now had a go at Woodley twice and Khabib. If this was Eddie we'd be saying he's lost it.

Yeah but Eddie isn't Conor. You can't expect to judge both of them as the same type of person or mindset based on their actions. They're two very different people. Conor thrives on this confrontation. Eddie may do too, but every pundit under the stars has said Eddie would do well to avoid emotional involvement here as it'll put his head on a stick.

wonderfullife · 12-11-2016 10:46am

Swashbuckler wrote: »

Lads is anyone else concerned with Conor having words with all these guys so close to a fight? I know we've seen him go mental at the weigh in before and then refocus but he's now had a go at Woodley twice and Khabib. If this was Eddie we'd be saying he's lost it.

Whether by luck or design, Conor knows it's a social media age. In the space of a couple of hours he had 4 "altercations". The first at the real weigh-ins when he had a stare-down with Woodley. The second on Twitter against Woodley. The third backstage ranting at Woodley. The fourth with Khabib.

All of these little 'incidents' are now on The Mac Life and went MMA-viral on Twitter and most were reported on by MMA media and (also) TMZ and ESPN/Fox.

The net result of all these little tiffs?

1. More views and subscribers to The Mac Life
2. People talking about Conor fighting for the welterweight title
3. All of Khabib fans talking about Conor
4. Boosts the profile of Woodley and Khabib with his own fans
5. More PPV sales!

I'll stick my neck out and say he's not actually agitated or distracted. I'd say as soon as the cameras stop rolling his first question is "did you get that shot? Put it up".

wonderfullife · 12-11-2016 10:49am

Ps. Not saying any of the incidents were faked. I just think he's more than happy to get in their faces, knowing it'll be recorded by any number of cameras that follow him around.

CurryFlavoured · 12-11-2016 10:49am

This Woodley feud is just excessive, he has a fight tomorrow. I'm starting to believe those Gegard Mousasi threats now. Woodley made a comment at the presser and since then Conor has squared up to him back stage twice and gone mad over twitter. It's just a bit ridiculous, the man's insane!

Swashbuckler · 12-11-2016 10:53am

CurryFlavoured wrote:

This Woodley feud is just excessive, he has a fight tomorrow. I'm starting to believe those Gegard Mousasi threats now. Woodley made a comment at the presser and since then Conor has squared up to him back stage twice and gone mad over twitter. It's just a bit ridiculous, the man's insane!

In fairness Woodley made a comment at the presser, filmed McGregor constantly on his phone during the presser, sold the footage, bitches about him on twitter and also made out he put Conor in his place backstage at the actual weigh in. So Woodley deserves no sympathy.

Swashbuckler · 12-11-2016 10:56am

wonderfullife wrote:

I'll stick my neck out and say he's not actually agitated or distracted. I'd say as soon as the cameras stop rolling his first question is "did you get that shot? Put it up".

All good points in the remainder of your post. Well he's some man coz there's not another fighter out there that could manage those distractions and an actual fight . Had to laugh at John during the Khabib altercation. Arms folded. Not a bother. Haha.

CurryFlavoured · 12-11-2016 11:00am

Swashbuckler wrote: »

In fairness Woodley made a comment at the presser, filmed McGregor constantly on his phone during the presser, sold the footage, bitches about him on twitter and also made out he put Conor in his place backstage at the actual weigh in. So Woodley deserves no sympathy.

Conor said he wanted the WW belt, Woodley responded, Conor said nothing more at the presser. He's since stared him down post weigh in, gone a bit mad on twitter and shouted at him backstage again while Woodley was just standing there. Who cares about filming?

I don't even like Woodley, it's just silly and excessive. Who's he going after next, Weidman? There are people on here who'd probably back him!

Swashbuckler · 12-11-2016 11:09am

CurryFlavoured wrote:

Conor said he wanted the WW belt, Woodley responded, Conor said nothing more at the presser. He's since stared him down post weigh in, gone a bit mad on twitter and shouted at him backstage again while Woodley was just standing there. Who cares about filming?

I dunno. Woodley filming everything Conor did at the presser was a bit weird. But either way, like wonderfullife said, he may not even have a beef with these guys. It's all about the money!

CurryFlavoured wrote:

I don't even like Woodley, it's just silly and excessive. Who's he going after next, Weidman? There are people on here who'd probably back him!

Yeah there are idiots that would back him but any sensible person would know that Woodley is not a match up he should be taking. Weidman on the other hand

EagererBeaver · 12-11-2016 11:16am

Swashbuckler wrote: »

All good points in the remainder of your post. Well he's some man coz there's not another fighter out there that could manage those distractions and an actual fight . Had to laugh at John during the Khabib altercation. Arms folded. Not a bother. Haha.

Not as if he had anything to really worry about to be fair. They were mouthing at each other over the top of some fairly sizeable security lads. The chances of any sort of physical confrontation were minute to non-existent.

Swashbuckler · 12-11-2016 11:18am

EagererBeaver wrote:

Not as if he had anything to really worry about to be fair. They were mouthing at each other over the top of some fairly sizeable security lads. The chances of any sort of physical confrontation were minute to non-existent.

Was thinking more along the lines of his guy is going around having altercations with everyone and he doesn't look a bit concerned which tells me I'm worried about nothing I guess.

sonofenoch · 12-11-2016 11:32am

gallag wrote: »

Fan boys are cray, conner acting the complete twat, mink coat haha, calling an interviewer a burn victim, being that tiny fella who only starts **** when a big boys there to hold him back, former welfare bin dipper now classic vulgar new money, 100% if he did not drape a tricolour round his neck and come from Ireland you guys would hate him.

Mod: Dropping in to troll and call fighters 'bin dippers' is a quick way to get yourself banned...cut the nonsense

I'd be the first to admit if he wasn't Irish I'd have no interest in him because I'd never have been drawn to sport to begin with .....It's him that got my attention, so in turn so did mma/ufc........even still I'd only watch the main events on the big shows, it's still for the most part a dull spectacle but for the true aficionados ........look at the press conferences, the wiegh-ins without McGregor it's a boring affair .......if that makes me a fanboy I'll hold my hand up

Eatmore · 12-11-2016 11:46am

I think Conor gets a shock defeat tonight. I think he is losing his way in marketing himself.

Media and online fans are starting to turn on him.

Gamebred · 12-11-2016 11:49am

Eatmore wrote: »

I think Conor gets a shock defeat tonight. I think he is losing his way in marketing himself.

Media and online fans are starting to turn on him.

I know your possibly fishing but can you back these claims up with any sort of evidence?

johnpatrick81 · 12-11-2016 11:49am

It's hardly a "shock" if he loses to a guy who is the current world champion.

Sure he might be the bookies fav, and most here tip him, but it's marginal and entirely possible in the UFC that Eddie wins this fight.

HattrickNZ · 12-11-2016 11:52am

Youtu.be/MqmaR9sSzqw

Where's the rest of this vid?

Swashbuckler · 12-11-2016 11:52am

Eatmore wrote:

I think Conor gets a shock defeat tonight. I think he is losing his way in marketing himself.

Wouldn't call it a shock. I fancy Conor to win but it would be no shock of Eddie wins.

Eatmore wrote:

Media and online fans are starting to turn on him.

Online fans? I think it's a given that the likes of youtube, sherdog etc online "fans" are twats. The lovers and the haters.

Eatmore · 12-11-2016 11:57am

Gamebred wrote: »

I know your possibly fishing but can you back these claims up with any sort of evidence?

There was a guardian article.

On Reddit MMA he is getting slaughtered last few days.

Examples include he still had the price tag in his jacket, Woodley called him out for trying to start something with Alvarez behind two bodyguards!

Reddit /r/MMA is the link if you want to visit

Gamebred · 12-11-2016 12:00pm

Eatmore wrote: »

There was a guardian article.

On Reddit MMA he is getting slaughtered last few days.

Examples include he still had the price tag in his jacket, Woodley called him out for trying to start something with Alvarez behind two bodyguards!

Reddit /r/MMA is the link if you want to visit

So a few posts on a mma forum and hes being turned on, the mind boggles.

Official Conor McGregor thread (part 3) *Updated Warning in 1st Post Re:Boxing match

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