Official Conor McGregor Thread (READ MOD WARNING IN OP)

Mellor · 05-02-2015 10:40am

yipeeeee wrote: »

what does this mean?

His striking stats are among the best in the ufc. And despite getting tagged a bit, he still out strikes his opponents.

He wasn't eligible for the leaderboards before 5 fights as it skews it too much.

Oscars Well. · 06-02-2015 9:50pm

Unofficial UFC 189 Poster

carrollmark · 06-02-2015 10:09pm

Oscars Well. wrote: »

Unofficial UFC 189 Poster

Thats class!

leonidas83 · 07-02-2015 12:15pm

Aldo to knock mcgregor out halfway through round 2

SeanFrank · 07-02-2015 12:17pm

Just happened across this:
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/irishvoice/UFCs-Conor-McGregor-is-not-a-true-sportsman-VIDEOS.html

I think it sums up perfectly the holier-than-thou attitude that a lot of Irish people seem to wallow in.

He tees up the article beautifully by saying "In the few clips that I've seen" and it slides brilliantly from there.

Nice comment under it re Katie Taylor.

leonidas83 · 07-02-2015 12:36pm

SeanFrank wrote: »

Just happened across this:
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/irishvoice/UFCs-Conor-McGregor-is-not-a-true-sportsman-VIDEOS.html

I think it sums up perfectly the holier-than-thou attitude that a lot of Irish people seem to wallow in.

He tees up the article beautifully by
saying "In the few clips that I've seen" and it slides brilliantly from there.

Nice comment under it re Katie Taylor.

That article is bang on the money

Knex* · 07-02-2015 12:44pm

leonidas83 wrote: »

That article is bang on the money

That article is a pretty appalling piece of journalism, the standard of which should be kept to blogs.

SeanFrank · 07-02-2015 12:44pm

leonidas83 wrote: »

That article is bang on the money

Hi Cormac!

MikeyGorse · 07-02-2015 12:46pm

Katie Taylor is from Bray

Saipanne · 07-02-2015 12:48pm

leonidas83 wrote: »

That article is bang on the money

It's possibly the worst sports article I've ever read.

Lucas Hood · 07-02-2015 12:50pm

It's about as bad as the Pope telling parents they can smack their kids.

EuskalHerria · 07-02-2015 12:58pm

leonidas83 wrote: »

Aldo to knock mcgregor out halfway through round 2

Aldo hasn't knocked anyone out since Mendes, 3 years ago. Conor's never been knocked out.
It's not impossible of course, but more than a few have predicted an unlikely K.O for Aldo. What's Aldo's gameplan for this?

leonidas83 · 07-02-2015 12:59pm

EuskalHerria wrote: »

Aldo hasn't knocked anyone out since Mendes, 3 years ago. Conor's never been knocked out.
It's not impossible of course, but more than a few have predicted an unlikely K.O for Aldo. What's Aldo's gameplan for this?

Go in, throw a couple of those sexy leg kicks, couple of slaps to the face & bobs your uncle. Hype train over

EuskalHerria · 07-02-2015 1:02pm

leonidas83 wrote: »

Go in, throw a couple of those sexy leg kicks, couple of slaps to the face & bobs your uncle. Hype train over

Can't argue with that logic (literally). You must do coaching.

Saipanne · 07-02-2015 1:03pm

leonidas83 wrote: »

Go in, throw a couple of those sexy leg kicks, couple of slaps to the face & bobs your uncle. Hype train over

My impression of you.

Pre September 27, 2014

"Poirier is world class, McGregor will be found out"

Post September 27, 2014

"Poirier is a bum"

leonidas83 · 07-02-2015 1:05pm

EuskalHerria wrote: »

Can't argue with that logic (literally). You must do coaching.

Ya, feel free to pm me if you ever want some coaching like a real man

leonidas83 · 07-02-2015 1:07pm

Saipanne wrote: »

My impression of you.

Pre September 27, 2014

"Poirier is world class, McGregor will be found out"

Post September 27, 2014

"Poirier is a bum"

My opinion of you

Pre-aldo, mcgregor is world class

Post aldo, I don't know what I'm talking about

Saipanne · 07-02-2015 1:09pm

leonidas83 wrote: »

My opinion of you

Pre-aldo, mcgregor is world class

Post aldo, I don't know what I'm talking about

One impression is fact. The other is fantasy, at this point in time.

Sucks. To. Be. You.

leonidas83 · 07-02-2015 1:11pm

Saipanne wrote: »

One impression is fact. The other is fantasy, at this point in time.

Sucks. To. Be. You.

Oh you're hurting my feelings saipanne, stop it

The only Fantasy around here is that mcgregor wont get his knocked off him come July

Saipanne · 07-02-2015 1:12pm

leonidas83 wrote: »

Oh you're hurting my feelings saipanne, stop it

The only Fantasy around here is that mcgregor wont get his knocked off him come July

His what?

leonidas83 · 07-02-2015 1:20pm

Saipanne wrote: »

His what?

His bollox

Saipanne · 07-02-2015 1:21pm

leonidas83 wrote: »

His bollox

:-)

John_D80 · 07-02-2015 1:22pm

SeanFrank wrote: »

Just happened across this:
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/irishvoice/UFCs-Conor-McGregor-is-not-a-true-sportsman-VIDEOS.html

I think it sums up perfectly the holier-than-thou attitude that a lot of Irish people seem to wallow in.

He tees up the article beautifully by saying "In the few clips that I've seen" and it slides brilliantly from there.

Nice comment under it re Katie Taylor.

Christ that is a terribly written piece of ****. Is McGregor the flavour of the month for beta-male hack journalists who are desperate for a pay rise/new job?

I know it's an online piece but surely even online articles are approved by editors before they are released. Whatever happened to good old fashioned research. And I certainly don't subscribe to the notion that journalists have to be impartial, but at least get your facts right ffs.

Whoever wrote that isn't quite on the same level as Ewan McKenna yet, but with a bit of work and a bit of luck, this kid could go all the way to the Sunday World.

Mellor · 07-02-2015 2:35pm

leonidas83 wrote: »

That article is bang on the money

Lol, sure it is.
The author's claims to worship Katie Taylor as a hero, yet didn't know where she was from. He was also oblivious to the praise Taylor has given Connor as an athlete and a fighter. And equaly Conor named Taylor as one of Ireland's greatest sportspersons.

Does attempting a wind up give you so much enjoyment to be worth the effort?
Or are you just that bitter at anybody's success.

El Guapo! · 07-02-2015 4:00pm

leonidas83 wrote: »

Ya, feel free to pm me if you ever want some coaching like a real man

Mod: And you can have a nice permanent ban for making a not-so thinly veiled threat to other members of this forum.

EuskalHerria · 07-02-2015 4:04pm

El Guapo! wrote: »

Mod: And you can have a nice permanent ban for making a not-so thinly veiled threat to other members of this forum.

Threat? I thought it was an offer of a date. Valentine's and all...

Fromvert · 07-02-2015 5:03pm

McGregor is a high level fighter and in and around the top five, maybe higher, we havn't seen his ceiling yet. That's a fact, you can't dispute this. Anyone who does has an agenda against him simple as.
He doesn't beat Aldo? So what, he failed to beat the best ever, who's undefeated in ten years! That doesn't turn him into a bum, unworthy of getting the shot.

Swashbuckler · 07-02-2015 6:45pm

Fromvert wrote: »

McGregor is a high level fighter and in and around the top five, maybe higher, we havn't seen his ceiling yet. That's a fact, you can't dispute this. Anyone who does has an agenda against him simple as.
He doesn't beat Aldo? So what, he failed to beat the best ever, who's undefeated in ten years! That doesn't turn him into a bum, unworthy of getting the shot.

That's exactly right. I dunno how many times ive read "Conor is gonna get his ass kicked and that'll be it, hype train over". Even if he does lose, so what? Does anyone realistically think he's gonna go through his ufc career undefeated? If people like Silva, GSP, Cain etc couldnt do it then it's likely at some stage he will lose. And if the hype train derails, again so what? The rest of us will still be hanging around following the sport and supporting Conor.

Standman · 07-02-2015 9:52pm

SeanFrank wrote: »

Just happened across this:
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/irishvoice/UFCs-Conor-McGregor-is-not-a-true-sportsman-VIDEOS.html

I think it sums up perfectly the holier-than-thou attitude that a lot of Irish people seem to wallow in.

He tees up the article beautifully by saying "In the few clips that I've seen" and it slides brilliantly from there.

Nice comment under it re Katie Taylor.

Such an air of complete snobbishness to that article, and he's not nearly alone in that way of thinking either! I really think a lot of people are more fans of the culture & image around specific sports and how being a fan makes them look, rather than simply enjoying the actual sports themselves.

This guy can be a fan of boxing (or "pugilism" as he might call it :rolleyes:) because it has an air of respectability - being a "gentlemans sport" - which gives him and people like him permission to enjoy it. They like to pretend boxing is not a very violent sport, because violence is bad and no fine upstanding gentleman could possibly enjoy that!

His attitude to sports is really exposed when he commends Katie Taylor for being a "quietly powerful and ladylike athlete". Apparently, beating the shit out of someones face and body in a boxing ring is perfectly ladylike, but to do it in the UFC would be a "gutter spectacle". A couple of times I've met people with attitudes identical to this and the irony never ceases to amaze me.

Him and people like him don't have to like the trash talking, the marketing, the image or even the fans of MMA, but he should be able to acknowledge the sport, the professionalism & the skill of the fighters. Unfortunately his ego is enforcing his ignorance.

dave1982 · 08-02-2015 11:01am

I always get a laugh reading this thread, should the renamed the Conor McGregor appreciation thread

Official Conor McGregor Thread (READ MOD WARNING IN OP)

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