Official Conor McGregor Thread (READ MOD WARNING IN OP)

CurryFlavoured

Duff wrote: »

I see he's now up to third spot ahead of Lamas in the rankings.

I don't see the logic behind that, then again the rankings mean feck all so who cares.

McG's best win is Holloway imo, he'll be a contender sooner rather than later. He beat Bermudez imo, was beating Poirier in the standup and has been steamrolling guys lately. Pity they were both injured in that fight.

wardiaz

After watching the doc and the bits of the Brandao fight (i know a fights a fight your going to get hit) did anybody think it was very sloppy much scrappier than I remembered live.

yipeeeee

wardiaz wrote: »

After watching the doc and the bits of the Brandao fight (i know a fights a fight your going to get hit) did anybody think it was very sloppy much scrappier than I remembered live.

I thought exactly the same.

I thought he dominated but seen it again it wasn't what I thought.

Brandao landed a few kicks and punches.

His next two fights were more disciplined I thought.

Paul.k.b.90

wardiaz wrote: »

After watching the doc and the bits of the Brandao fight (i know a fights a fight your going to get hit) did anybody think it was very sloppy much scrappier than I remembered live.

All of Brandao's fights are like that.. hes very aggressive and always looks to push forward especially in the first round..was pretty scrappy once it got close but once Conor got him at rage it was alot cleaner. Also it was is first fight in almost a year after coming back from the ACL injury

wardiaz

Paul.k.b.90 wrote: »

All of Brandao's fights are like that.. hes very aggressive and always looks to push forward especially in the first round..was pretty scrappy once it got close but once Conor got him at rage it was alot cleaner. Also it was is first fight in almost a year after coming back from the ACL injury

Yeah think ive read Conor saying he rushed that fight was probably rusty too its a credit to him that he managed to not get into a war with Brandao stupidly,diego actually fights this weekend I expect him to win easy.

CurryFlavoured

Deleted User wrote: »

http://podcastone.com/chaelsonnen

Eddie bravo gives his take on Conor after about ten mins of Chael promo

He has high praise for McG.

Such a weird character though, and much as the Jon Jones/cocaine thing didn't really bother me Bravo's rant about it was very weird. Also - "McGregor is so strong he must be 1/4 black"

walshb

Watching a bit of ep 1 of Notorious. In MMA sparring is it stepped down a fair bit? I would imagine so, as it's so brutal and intense. In boxing with headgears they can go fairly heavy, not necessarily full on, but heavy enough. Do MMA spars ever go this way by intention?

MagicIRL

CurryFlavoured wrote: »

Such a weird character though, and much as the Jon Jones/cocaine thing didn't really bother me Bravo's rant about it was very weird. Also - "McGregor is so strong he must be 1/4 black"

:D

I think he was talking about black belt. And by strong, he meant Conor's ground game was/is that strong that he reckons he is 1/4 of the way to a black belt.

MartyMcFly84

Watching a bit of ep 1 of Notorious. In MMA sparring is it stepped down a fair bit? I would imagine so, as it's so brutal and intense. In boxing with headgears they can go fairly heavy, not necessarily full on, but heavy enough. Do MMA spars ever go this way by intention?

Sparring should never really be heavy. That's why its called sparring and not fighting

You don't get paid to spar so the last thing you want is to get injured or injure a training partner. You look for controlled and accurate training partners who can simulate fight speed and intensity while controlling the strength of blows delivered.

In the gym I train in head gear,shin pads, and larger 6oz MMA sparring gloves are used.

kumate_champ07

whats the odds on him fighting again before the title fight? if he's good enough to beat Aldo he should have no problem disposing anyone else, I know its still a bit of a risk

rolexeagle1

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

whats the odds on him fighting again before the title fight? if he's good enough to beat Aldo he should have no problem disposing anyone else, I know its still a bit of a risk

Won't happen unless Aldo fakes and injury

MrStuffins

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

whats the odds on him fighting again before the title fight? if he's good enough to beat Aldo he should have no problem disposing anyone else, I know its still a bit of a risk

He already did that. He fought Dennis Siver.

It'd also put the timetable all over the place. He's have to have a camp, a fight, then another camp, and Aldo wouldn't stay inactive that long just to wait around for him.

Fighting someone else before Aldo would be stupid!

Mr. CooL ICE

I'll fight him. But only if I'm allowed wear this:

yipeeeee

Is he in Vegas training at the moment?

MartyMcFly84

Is he in Vegas training at the moment?

Think he is doing promotional and business stuff. He would train whilst there to keep it up.

Clive

walshb wrote: »

Watching a bit of ep 1 of Notorious. In MMA sparring is it stepped down a fair bit? I would imagine so, as it's so brutal and intense. In boxing with headgears they can go fairly heavy, not necessarily full on, but heavy enough. Do MMA spars ever go this way by intention?

Some gyms/teams go very heavy in sparring. Chute Boxe (a Brazilian team, now past their peak) were notorious for frequent knockouts during training.

Paul.k.b.90

yipeeeee wrote: »

Is he in Vegas training at the moment?

Think i read on here that he's doing the UFC 183 Q&A on Friday before the weigh ins..not 100% sure tho

DrPhilG

Paul.k.b.90 wrote: »

Think i read on here that he's doing the UFC 183 Q&A on Friday before the weigh ins..not 100% sure tho

He is indeed.

Fingers crossed he reveals something about the venue of his title fight.

Awesomeness

walshb wrote: »

Watching a bit of ep 1 of Notorious. In MMA sparring is it stepped down a fair bit? I would imagine so, as it's so brutal and intense. In boxing with headgears they can go fairly heavy, not necessarily full on, but heavy enough. Do MMA spars ever go this way by intention?

Some guys do but its not the ideal in SBG.

I saw John Kavanagh mention recently that have you get rocked while sparring there is 2 ways it can go.

1. You throw harder, try to get him back, session escalates and you both take damage.
2. You say a bit lighter, you both continue, no one gets hurt and you work on your techniques, timing and improve

Saipanne

MartyMcFly84 wrote: »

Sparring should never really be heavy. That's why its called sparring and not fighting

You don't get paid to spar so the last thing you want is to get injured or injure a training partner. You look for controlled and accurate training partners who can simulate fight speed and intensity while controlling the strength of blows delivered.

In the gym I train in head gear,shin pads, and larger 6oz MMA sparring gloves are used.

Is it feasible for an unfit, but not overweight 34 year old to get into it. Even if I have no intention of fighting, but sparring sounds good to me?

MagicIRL

Saipanne wrote: »

Is it feasible for an unfit, but not overweight 34 year old to get into it. Even if I have no intention of fighting, but sparring sounds good to me?

Absolutely. MMA is open to anybody. Find a gym, go and have a chat with the staff and find one that suits you and your timetable.

Although not 100% related, I've been at SBG for about a year now and not once have I been pushed towards competing in BJJ. The option is there if I want to pursue it, but at the same time, you can just go down and train and spar/roll with everyone in the gym and have fun.

kumate_champ07

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

I'll fight him. But only if I'm allowed wear this:

Jujutsu

Paul.k.b.90

Saipanne wrote: »

Is it feasible for an unfit, but not overweight 34 year old to get into it. Even if I have no intention of fighting, but sparring sounds good to me?

As said to already man..Just find a gym thats convenient for u to get too..go down..have a chat with the coach's take a look at their time table..I got my Dad to start going down to train and he's 54 so have it man..You wont regret it once u find one that suits you trust me on that

Saipanne

Komoro seems to be my local. I intend to try them out soon.

wardiaz

Saipanne wrote: »

Komoro seems to be my local. I intend to try them out soon.

good luck you 100% wont regret it but just be prepared to work hard.

yipeeeee

Listening to hoolahan here on 2fm, sounds lot like Conor!

Saipanne

yipeeeee wrote: »

Listening to hoolahan here on 2fm, sounds lot like Conor!

Paddy seems more down to earth, to me. That tea interview is gas.

Beersmith

Dana said they are looking at jones johnson for may! Wtf, why not make that july 11th after already saying conor aldo for may. Aldo has had the longest break out of the 4 fighters so keep the belts active and have aldo in may jones in july

DrPhilG

I was hoping for Jones vs Johnson as headline and Conor co-main.

I think McGregor in July will be announced shortly.

Beersmith

DrPhilG wrote: »

I was hoping for Jones vs Johnson as headline and Conor co-main.

I think McGregor in July will be announced shortly.

Ah now you know that was never gonna happen. Conor aldo and cerrone nurmagomedov was what i was looking forward to! Id say it will be announced on friday at conors Q&A