Official Conor McGregor Thread (READ MOD WARNING IN OP)

MrStuffins

joeguevara wrote: »

James McLean did not turn his back on the Union Jack. Everyone was standing face forward and then everyone turned to the side. All but James. To say he turned his back on it is bs. If you are going to pontificate at least get your facts right.

Tomayyt-oh Tomaaht-oh!

Foxtrol

riffmongous wrote: »

And that's fair enough, that's why I have no time for people who constantly try to just reduce it to being about wearing a flower when there is more to it. There is a white poppy too which commemorates all the war dead but for some reason it's never become as popular

Just because you’ve built it up in your head to mean one thing does not necessarily mean that everyone feels the same way. You don’t have the right to hurl insults and/or ram your beliefs down other’s throats because they’ve chosen to take a different meaning to it (whether it’s an informed way or not)

Ash.J.Williams

http://www.independent.ie/sport/mma/comment-conor-mcgregor-is-simply-an-irishman-not-a-barstool-republican-or-monarchist-34155584.html

riffmongous

Foxtrol wrote: »

Just because you’ve built it up in your head to mean one thing does not necessarily mean that everyone feels the same way. You don’t have the right to hurl insults and/or ram your beliefs down other’s throats because they’ve chosen to take a different meaning to it (whether it’s an informed way or not)

This is the problem at the moment, it's about trying to convince people you can apply your meaning and everything is rosy.. As long as you give your money to the RBL. Grow your own poppy and wear it or wear a white one instead if you really want to commemorate the dead.

Anyway that's enough politics for now

CatFromHue

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/sport/mma/comment-conor-mcgregor-is-simply-an-irishman-not-a-barstool-republican-or-monarchist-34155584.html

For a man who can be hard to like at times, he is a remarkably easy bloke to defend - usually because his critics haven't a clue what they're talking about.

I have to say I like Ian O'D.

Lukker-

That article hits the nail on the head.

walshb

I like Ian O'D as well, but he has missed the point of this. The main point to this is not what Conor said, but more the way he was simply unable to articulate himself in a respectable and dignified manner. That is what is missing here. F this and F that. It's pure crass and vulgar. Nothing at all to defend there. The McGuigan compariosn is just pathetic.

Davei141

To say this entire thing is about a poppy is woefully disingenuous. Nobody cared about it (apart from 1 guy) until McGregor insulted a huge portion of his fanbase based on that one guy.

dave1982

Conor got trolled lashed out, whoever started this obviously got in conors head. End result conor says **** the queen haha

Foxtrol

riffmongous wrote: »

This is the problem at the moment, it's about trying to convince people you can apply your meaning and everything is rosy.. As long as you give your money to the RBL. Grow your own poppy and wear it or wear a white one instead if you really want to commemorate the dead.

Anyway that's enough politics for now

You don’t seem to get that it doesn’t matter if you don’t feel it’s rosy or not. If you don’t want to wear a poppy then you’re fully entitled to it but you have no right to try to ram your beliefs down on others and vilify them when they don’t cave into you.

I’m sure you’re probably of the same group that believed it was wrong for others to abuse McClean for not wearing one. It’s the standard hypocrisy.

sjb25

I no iv said let's forget it but this one made me laugh

shrewdness

Looks like the Mountain from Game of Thrones was in SBG, the size of him!

Dtp1979

shrewdness wrote: »

Looks like the Mountain from Game of Thrones was in SBG, the size of him!

And either guy beside him would tie the big fella up in knots and make him cry like a little girl

PM me nudes

Dtp1979 wrote: »

And either guy beside him would tie the big fella up in knots and make him cry like a little girl

TBF, he'd just pick them up and fcuk them across the octagon

Foxtrol

Dtp1979 wrote: »

And either guy beside him would tie the big fella up in knots and make him cry like a little girl

Someone hasn't seen how that goes down Game of Thrones

Dtp1979

PM me nudes wrote: »

TBF, he'd just pick them up and fcuk them across the octagon

If he'd be stupid enough to put his hand in gunnar nelsons body then he deserves everything he gets

PM me nudes

Dtp1979 wrote: »

If he'd be stupid enough to put his hand in gunnar nelsons body then he deserves everything he gets

The man weighs over 400lbs, lets be realistic here...

Dtp1979

PM me nudes wrote: »

The man weighs over 400lbs, lets be realistic here...

Let's not drag this into one of those conversations. If Gunnar nelson goes up against almost anyone, they will lose. End of

Mellor

Dtp1979 wrote: »

And either guy beside him would tie the big fella up in knots and make him cry like a little girl

I'm not sure if that's true tbh.
And I am saying that as a Bjj fighter.

If he was simply a big huge actor, then Id agree. But he's much more than that.

BOHtox

What's McGregor doing posing for a photo 7 weeks from the fight? Should he not be training?

Tigger

Mellor wrote: »

I'm not sure if that's true tbh.
And I am saying that as a Bjj fighter.

If he was simply a big huge actor, then Id agree. But he's much more than that.

Yeah He's stupid strong not just big
Leverage gives advantage mathematically but Jesus he's strong

Mellor

Tigger wrote: »

Yeah He's stupid strong not just big
Leverage gives advantage mathematically but Jesus he's strong

450kg deadlift
116kg one arm press for reps
Ridiculous stuff like that

JustTheOne

Personally I couldn't give a toss about poppys or whatever.

I just enjoy watching him fight. Will this whole episode have any bearing on his mind leading up to the fight?

Obviously he is mentally very strong just hoping it doesn't play on his mind, because he was enjoying huge popularity before all this nonsense which breathes confidence.

Dtp1979

Mellor wrote: »

450kg deadlift
116kg one arm press for reps
Ridiculous stuff like that

450 DL wouldn't stop nelson taking his back and putting him to sleep. Obviously his massive frame and strength would help in certain areas, but unless he's trained in some sort of grappling, I'd see a world class bjj fighter win every time

Saipanne

Didn't Royce Gracie settle this argument, decades ago?

dave1982

Shaun Dauzat
Did you kick his ass? Dude respond to my post. I am not an average blow jo. I love you and can support you.


A post on conors Facebook page, had to laugh some people should not be allowed internet

Dtp1979

Saipanne wrote: »

Didn't Royce Gracie settle this argument, decades ago?

I thought he did

dave1982

When he was only one who knew bjj, yes. Today no chance bigger guys know bjj.

Dtp1979

dave1982 wrote: »

When he was only one who knew bjj, yes. Today no chance bigger guys know bjj.

My point was based on the fact that he was just very big and strong and untrained in grappling

Mellor

Saipanne wrote: »

Didn't Royce Gracie settle this argument, decades ago?

No Royce Gracie never fought anyone close to his stature.
He beat a big sumo/pro wrestler. But that's very different.

Dtp1979 wrote: »

450 DL wouldn't stop nelson taking his back and putting him to sleep. Obviously his massive frame and strength would help in certain areas, but unless he's trained in some sort of grappling, I'd see a world class bjj fighter win every time

Pedro Sauer (8th Dan black belt under Rickson) famously fought a bodybuilder in the 90s. Reported as a 100lb difference. He won, but it was by no means a park in the park. (Try to ignore the bias commentary)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdeNFcZE9s4

I'm not saying they'd never win. I'm just saying there's scenarios where if goes in the mountains favour. If he dragged one of them down, he need only a few boulder fists to end it.