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Official Conor McGregor Thread (READ MOD WARNING IN OP)
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Hi All,
New on here, was just looking for a forum to discuss some interests I have, UFC / MMA being one of them. Of course being big follower of UFC, I'd like to add my two cents worth on Conor McGregor.
Simply put, I find it very hard to like McGregor. I get all the reasons behind his "antics" (jumping the cage and squaring up to Aldo, trash talk etc etc), but you can hype fights and still keep your class intact.
Two of the greatest names in the sport who continually brought PPV buys in, GSP & Anderson Silva but managed to basically not carry on in the manner Conor does. He does try to put himself across as some intelligent, deep and thoughtful martial artist but the reality is he is just coming across as the exact opposite as that. Calling Siver a Nazi? Hardly intelligent or classy. Sticking his finger up at him pre fight. I could go on...
Two of the greatest athletes to ever step foot inside the octagon and the reason they drew such huge PPV buy rates is because they let the action in the cage be the reason to watch them, not mouthing off and acting in a disrespectful, unprofessional and in a manner not befitting martial arts.
MMA is still a sport that has a lot of growing to do and as much publicity as he is bringing to the UFC it can also hurt it with his actions. I'd prefer to see fighters like GSP, Silva, Liddell, Couture, Lesnar ANY day over Conor!
That's just my own opinion though
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therickster wrote: »Hi All,
New on here, was just looking for a forum to discuss some interests I have, UFC / MMA being one of them. Of course being big follower of UFC, I'd like to add my two cents worth on Conor McGregor.
Simply put, I find it very hard to like McGregor. I get all the reasons behind his "antics" (jumping the cage and squaring up to Aldo, trash talk etc etc), but you can hype fights and still keep your class intact.
Two of the greatest names in the sport who continually brought PPV buys in, GSP & Anderson Silva but managed to basically not carry on in the manner Conor does. He does try to put himself across as some intelligent, deep and thoughtful martial artist but the reality is he is just coming across as the exact opposite as that. Calling Siver a Nazi? Hardly intelligent or classy. Sticking his finger up at him pre fight. I could go on...
Two of the greatest athletes to ever step foot inside the octagon and the reason they drew such huge PPV buy rates is because they let the action in the cage be the reason to watch them, not mouthing off and acting in a disrespectful, unprofessional and in a manner not befitting martial arts.
MMA is still a sport that has a lot of growing to do and as much publicity as he is bringing to the UFC it can also hurt it with his actions. I'd prefer to see fighters like GSP, Silva, Liddell, Couture, Lesnar ANY day over Conor!
That's just my own opinion though
Have you seen Anderson Silva vs Damien Maia? Anderson Silva vs Chris Weidman?0 -
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i felt Conor was a pain in the hole after the siver fight. The obvious one was where Dana took the mic off him when he was talking through his arse about the media. Didn't think the whiskey ****e talk and slurring his words helped either. I'm sure the moments after a fight isn't ideal for press, but Siver for example was a gent!therickster wrote: »Hi All,
New on here, was just looking for a forum to discuss some interests I have, UFC / MMA being one of them. Of course being big follower of UFC, I'd like to add my two cents worth on Conor McGregor.
Simply put, I find it very hard to like McGregor. I get all the reasons behind his "antics" (jumping the cage and squaring up to Aldo, trash talk etc etc), but you can hype fights and still keep your class intact.
Two of the greatest names in the sport who continually brought PPV buys in, GSP & Anderson Silva but managed to basically not carry on in the manner Conor does. He does try to put himself across as some intelligent, deep and thoughtful martial artist but the reality is he is just coming across as the exact opposite as that. Calling Siver a Nazi? Hardly intelligent or classy. Sticking his finger up at him pre fight. I could go on...
Two of the greatest athletes to ever step foot inside the octagon and the reason they drew such huge PPV buy rates is because they let the action in the cage be the reason to watch them, not mouthing off and acting in a disrespectful, unprofessional and in a manner not befitting martial arts.
MMA is still a sport that has a lot of growing to do and as much publicity as he is bringing to the UFC it can also hurt it with his actions. I'd prefer to see fighters like GSP, Silva, Liddell, Couture, Lesnar ANY day over Conor!
That's just my own opinion though0 -
i felt Conor was a pain in the hole after the siver fight. The obvious one was where Dana took the mic off him when he was talking through his arse about the media. Didn't think the whiskey ****e talk and slurring his words helped either. I'm sure the moments after a fight isn't ideal for press, but Siver for example was a gent!therickster wrote: »Hi All,
New on here, was just looking for a forum to discuss some interests I have, UFC / MMA being one of them. Of course being big follower of UFC, I'd like to add my two cents worth on Conor McGregor.
Simply put, I find it very hard to like McGregor. I get all the reasons behind his "antics" (jumping the cage and squaring up to Aldo, trash talk etc etc), but you can hype fights and still keep your class intact.
Two of the greatest names in the sport who continually brought PPV buys in, GSP & Anderson Silva but managed to basically not carry on in the manner Conor does. He does try to put himself across as some intelligent, deep and thoughtful martial artist but the reality is he is just coming across as the exact opposite as that. Calling Siver a Nazi? Hardly intelligent or classy. Sticking his finger up at him pre fight. I could go on...
Two of the greatest athletes to ever step foot inside the octagon and the reason they drew such huge PPV buy rates is because they let the action in the cage be the reason to watch them, not mouthing off and acting in a disrespectful, unprofessional and in a manner not befitting martial arts.
MMA is still a sport that has a lot of growing to do and as much publicity as he is bringing to the UFC it can also hurt it with his actions. I'd prefer to see fighters like GSP, Silva, Liddell, Couture, Lesnar ANY day over Conor!
That's just my own opinion though
Paddy Holohan seems to have conquered the press over there, they were hanging on his every word!0 -
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Hi All,
New on here, was just looking for a forum to discuss some interests I have, UFC / MMA being one of them. Of course being big follower of UFC, I'd like to add my two cents worth on Conor McGregor.
Simply put, I find it very hard to like McGregor. I get all the reasons behind his "antics" (jumping the cage and squaring up to Aldo, trash talk etc etc), but you can hype fights and still keep your class intact.
Two of the greatest names in the sport who continually brought PPV buys in, GSP & Anderson Silva but managed to basically not carry on in the manner Conor does. He does try to put himself across as some intelligent, deep and thoughtful martial artist but the reality is he is just coming across as the exact opposite as that. Calling Siver a Nazi? Hardly intelligent or classy. Sticking his finger up at him pre fight. I could go on...
Two of the greatest athletes to ever step foot inside the octagon and the reason they drew such huge PPV buy rates is because they let the action in the cage be the reason to watch them, not mouthing off and acting in a disrespectful, unprofessional and in a manner not befitting martial arts.
MMA is still a sport that has a lot of growing to do and as much publicity as he is bringing to the UFC it can also hurt it with his actions. I'd prefer to see fighters like GSP, Silva, Liddell, Couture, Lesnar ANY day over Conor!
That's just my own opinion though
It took Anderson Silva a long time to get the recognition and PPV buys. For a long time he was probably the best in the world and not attracting the figures Conor is now.
The fact he was soft spoken and didn't speak English held him back to no end. It was only in the last few years when he moved to the USA learned and learned English that he started getting attention from the masses.
As far as I remember it was similar for GSP. Although he had a whole country and the province of Quebec behind him. But again this attention only came after he was a dominant champion.
Attention wise Conor has gained far more in a short period of time than either Silva or GSP. He is probably making far more money than they did at this stage in their UFC careers and he has not even won a belt yet.
I love both GSP and Silva, but it took them a long time to make the money and fame that Conor has already.0 -
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MartyMcFly84 wrote: »It took Anderson Silva a long time to get the recognition and PPV buys. For a long time he was probably the best in the world and not attracting the figures Conor is now.
The fact he was soft spoken and didn't speak English held him back to no end. It was only in the last few years when he moved to the USA learned and learned English that he started getting attention from the masses.
As far as I remember it was similar for GSP. Although he had a whole country and the province of Quebec behind him. But again this attention only came after he was a dominant champion.
Attention wise Conor has gained far more in a short period of time than either Silva or GSP. He is probably making far more money than they did at this stage in their UFC careers and he has not even won a belt yet.
I love both GSP and Silva, but it took them a long time to make the money and fame that Conor has already.
Well bit like GSP, Conor has Ireland behind him!
I know he is making progress quicker than either of them did alright, no doubt. I just meant in the manner he is doing it in, I don't agree with it. GSP never stuck his fingers up at opponents, never really name called (not that I recall).0 -
Ash.J.Williams wrote: »I thought after boston he's setting himself up to be the one people WANT to see lose.
Yep, it'll be interesting to see how he copes with his first UFC loss. Will he be humble and gracious in defeat?Mister Vain wrote: »I thought the jumping over the cage after the Siver fight was a bit much but overall I like Conor. Sure he's cocky, but a lot of great fighters are. He seems like a decent bloke behind all the bravado. He has the charisma and he makes the sport a bit more interesting IMO.
Certainly is a great fighter, that I won't call into question... the cage jumping thing was stupid because it'll probably just make Aldo want to smash his legs up even more now with leg kicks! 0 -
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