UFC 178 - McGregor-Poirier**Tune in from 3:30 onwards to see McGregor

blackbelt1

Poor carioso in the same owl suit sitting next to conor at the press conference in his all white custom made piece

Mellor

I'm gonna bow out of this thread while the nonsense kicks off.
Somebody shoot me a PM is intelligent discussion turns up

adamski8

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

Attendance tonight for their biggest card of the year in the world's fight capital: 10,000.

Will you come back to Dublin more often Dana? "No the arena is too small, it only holds 10,000".

Yes but in Vegas they can get shedloads of ppv buys, hold it in ireland and there will be few due to timezones so you need to make up for it in attendance

blackbelt1

''I dont just knock them out,I pick the round''

m.j.w

This press conference is some craic, a cow boy, your one looks as if shes of her head, mcgregors like a pimp and you man Dana just talks ****e. Ufc is entertaining anyway

seanhynes

allotmoto wrote: »

Ah Jesus, reel it in pal.

I'm a bit disappointed I didn't get to see more of McGregor. His standup is outstanding but I would love to see him in there with Edgar or guida. He's no joke when he let's the hands go.

For ****s sake

John_D80

Nice little dig at Cole Miller.

blackbelt1

allotmoto wrote: »

Ah Jesus, reel it in pal.

I'm a bit disappointed I didn't get to see more of McGregor. His standup is outstanding but I would love to see him in there with Edgar or guida. He's no joke when he let's the hands go.

sorry just seen the guida bit there LOL


Do you even watch mma ffs clay guida vs conormcgregor I dont even think the bookies would give odds on that,few too many drinks for you tonight mate come back on tomorrow and all will be forgiven



The press conference was crazy there the main event and title holder DJ got asked about 1 question 90% of the other questions were to conor,he now has his own ''scrum'' after it with the media

jamesbondings

have ya a link to it man? im on the ufc.tv postfight conference will it be attached to the same link do you think?

blackbelt1

jamesbondings wrote: »

have ya a link to it man? im on the ufc.tv postfight conference will it be attached to the same link do you think?

No theres no live feed now,all the journo's will have video of the little scrum with conor up tomorrow id say most likely on severe mma or mmafighting.com


great one liners in the press conference ''I get paid trucks loads of cash to whoop people''

Lenin Skynard

Mellor wrote: »

I'm gonna bow out of this thread while the nonsense kicks off.
Somebody shoot me a PM is intelligent discussion turns up

I'd say you'll be waiting a while for people to PM you for intelligent discussion.

dave1982

blackbelt1 wrote: »

performance of the night bonus for conor and cruz,fight of the night kennedy romero


200k for a few minutes work for conor officially.

Conor is on 75 K show up and 75 win ?

chopperbyrne

dave1982 wrote: »

Conor is on 75 K show up and 75 win ?

He got a performance of the night bonus, plus he'll get a PPV percentage.

$200,000 is a low estimate.

dave1982

I knew he'd do well and I know he got 50 k bonus but surprised to hear he is on % of PPV's already 4 fights, last night being he's 1st time beating a top 10 fighter. Theres fighter in UFC years some big enough names not getting % of PPV's

John_D80

He is NOT getting a PPV cut. Said so himself in the post fight presser. And he also did not deny that he is on 75k/75k when asked about his pay for the night.

Also to the best of my knowledge, PPV payouts are done on an event by event basis. As far as I know there is not a single fighter in the UFC that has it in their contract.

dave1982

John_D80 wrote: »

He is NOT getting a PPV cut. Said so himself in the post fight presser. And he also did not deny that he is on 75k/75k when asked about his pay for the night.

Also to the best of my knowledge, PPV payouts are done on an event by event basis. As far as I know there is not a single fighter in the UFC that has it in their contract.

thanks was wondering htf is on PPV % already, after last night its in his future alright.

John_D80

dave1982 wrote: »

thanks was wondering htf is on PPV % already, after last night its in his future alright.

Undoubtedly. And in fairness MM owes him a few pints for boosting the PPV sales last night as well.

Poll on ufc.co.uk had 51% of people who responded saying that Conor's was the fight they most wanted to see on the whole card.

mailburner

cruz
zingano
romero
mc gregor
cerrone

5 fights back to back, outstanding performances/fights
In all the years watching mma I can't remember five consecutive fights
delivering like those
If you're not a fan after watching all of those last night you will never be


can't wait to see cruz again along with conor of course, equally blown away
by both of those performances even if they were expected by most (the conor ko anyway)
who's to say in under a year that with one more fight under their belts that both cruz and mc gregor could be fighting for gold in their respective divisions

dave1982

If any thing happens Mendes and he's out the Aldo.Conor will get the call

Mr. CooL ICE

Was too drunk last night to stay up so just watched it now. Amazing. Would love to see him against Bermudez next.

JacksonHeightsOwn

is there any interviews with Poirier from last night?

Id be interested to hear his opinion on the fight.

I see some of the yanks are having a whinge about back of the head shots. Shower of babies the lot of them. Its not a tiddly winks contest

GottaGetGatt

Ah he's just a touch of class. He's so relaxed in the octagon it's a joy to watch his movement.Haters gonna hate

darced

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CurryFlavoured

What a card. Manny is a beast, the mans got nads of steel (literally). One of the worst low blows I've seen. I was delighted for Cruz even though he fupped up my bet, he's close to a title shot at this stage. I'll need to rewatch the McGregor fight again, was Poirier really complaining about the finish? He was getting pounded without protecting himself, what does he expect. Missed the last 2 fights, Woolshed stopped showing it after the McGregor fight :mad:

GottaGetGatt

The Cerrone and Alvaraz fight was good. A lot of respect for Alvaraz

Mellor

CurryFlavoured wrote: »

I was delighted for Cruz even though he fupped up my bet, he's close to a title shot at this stage.

He got the shot.

CurryFlavoured

Mellor wrote: »

He got the shot.

Yep. Just watching the post fight presser now.

Duff

Just watching the post-fight presser there, is Conor missing a tooth at the bottom or was it always that way?

John_D80

Duff wrote: »

Just watching the post-fight presser there, is Conor missing a tooth at the bottom or was it always that way?

I read on sherdog forums last night that he got one broken.

allotmoto

blackbelt1 wrote: »

sorry just seen the guida bit there LOL


Do you even watch mma ffs clay guida vs conormcgregor I dont even think the bookies would give odds on that,few too many drinks for you tonight mate come back on tomorrow and all will be forgiven

My bad, I didn't realise the level of discussion you were looking for.

Why don't the UFC just strip Aldo of the belt and give it to McGregor? He'll whoop everybody in the division easily, putting him in the cage with different styles of fighters will be absolutely pointless. Óleeeee, óle óle óleeeeee, óleeeee óleeeeee

dave1982

allotmoto wrote: »

My bad, I didn't realise the level of discussion you were looking for.

Why don't the UFC just strip Aldo of the belt and give it to McGregor? He'll whoop everybody in the division easily, putting him in the cage with different styles of fighters will be absolutely pointless. Óleeeee, óle óle óleeeeee, óleeeee óleeeeee

Conor has faced 4 fellas that wanted to stand with him, it would be interesting to see him against Guida some one that wants him on his back for the fight

Mellor

dave1982 wrote: »

Conor has faced 4 fellas that wanted to stand with him, it would be interesting to see him against Guida some one that wants him on his back for the fight

I'd like to think that putting him on his back was the plan for Porrier and Brandao too tbh.

CurryFlavoured

Mellor wrote: »

I'd like to think that putting him on his back was the plan for Porrier and Brandao too tbh.

I'd say it was, and I was impressed with how he handled Brandao's takedown. But he's still fought four guys who are predominately strikers, Edgar or Mendes would be different. We don't really know what Conor's wrestling is like yet.

darced

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Oregano_State

John_D80 wrote: »

Seriously??? You genuinely believe that a brief segment on UFC embedded is enough to form a considered opinion on a fighters training??

Watch the press conference. Dana goes on at length about how Cerrone's extra curriculars the week of the fight annoy him. Maybe it's just his way of staying relaxed, but at the top level doing that kind of stuff the week of the fight is not ideal preparation and could be the difference. He has big losses on his record so who's to say that's not a factor.

I never made any reference to his training, I'm sure his fight-specific stuff is spot on.

Also, get to f*ck with your snide attitude, I'm entitled to my opinion. I'd love to know where you get your expertise from.

That_Guy

Shattered and turns out I woke half the house up when McGregor won. The death stares were epic this morning/afternoon....

bitemeluis

Any links to the fight?

blackbelt1

darced wrote: »

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Are you real? name the year he beat petttis ffs its like saying conor was beaten because his bjj is no good seen as he was submitted years ago get a grip showtime would embarass him if they met tomorrow.

allotmoto wrote: »

My bad, I didn't realise the level of discussion you were looking for.

Why don't the UFC just strip Aldo of the belt and give it to McGregor? He'll whoop everybody in the division easily, putting him in the cage with different styles of fighters will be absolutely pointless. Óleeeee, óle óle óleeeeee, óleeeee óleeeeee

Have you been watching clay guida lately? or did you just look at his record and see he beat the champ donkeys years ago by lying on him for the whole fight? bermudez beat him up like a red headed step child a few weeks ago pathetic performance should be cut never mind get a fight with McGregor

Mellor wrote: »

I'd like to think that putting him on his back was the plan for Porrier and Brandao too tbh.

He was going to get submitted by these high level guys according to a lot of people funny he put them away before either cud land a take down same will be said for anyone else in the division he lights them up and ruins their plans

darced wrote: »

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There is more of a chance of me winning the euro millions than nik lentz getting matched up conor mcgregor,He would be knocked out with ease and theres not a person that would pay to see that fight


the only people who can give him trouble are edgar and aldo in the division.

darced

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blackbelt1

darced wrote: »

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I think wrestling his probably the best attribute to have for the when fighting in mma but knock out power isnt far behind,I'd love to see conor tee off on someone for 3 rounds but his power is too big for his competitors to make it out of the first round,

There would be no shame in losing to frankie edgar or aldo next anyways who would've though he'd be in title contention bar himself in all honesty a few years ago.

bono_v

Anyone any links to what poirer had to say post fight?? Mcgregor just keeps giving, a joy to watch in action!! We have a genuine irish world class athlete competing at the top table of his sport to enjoy and it's not often this comes along so let's savour it!!
Have to admit I'm not a fan of the trash talk but conor is always very gracious in victory which is great to see.

Oregano_State

I don't know why people give out about the trash talk. It serves two purposes. First is to create hype around the fight so he gets more attention from fans and the media, thereby making his climb up the rankings easier and allowing him quicker access to top fights. Secondly, it gets him into the head of his opponents and has them partly beaten long before they enter the ring.

Compare Conor's UFC career to that of Denis Bermudez. The guy has 7 wins in the division but is still a fight or two away from a title shot, while having taken much longer and exposed himself to more potential damage than Conor has, and has also made a lot less money in the process.

jamesbondings

any ideas whwere one could find the post fight scrum with dana?

blackbelt1

jamesbondings wrote: »

any ideas whwere one could find the post fight scrum with dana?

There wasnt one,there was a conor one though.

jamesbondings

hhhmm i usually like the post fight scrum, but this one may have revolved around the stool too much for dana haha

blackbelt1

According to the clowns on FB '' there was no punches landed in that fight be biased and lick some hole but when it comes down it that wasn't a scrap''


Their ignorance knows no bounds.


If they seen any ufc fighter they would be all over them like a cheap suit trying to take pictures too.

bono_v

Oregano_State wrote: »

I don't know why people give out about the trash talk. It serves two purposes. First is to create hype around the fight so he gets more attention from fans and the media, thereby making his climb up the rankings easier and allowing him quicker access to top fights. Secondly, it gets him into the head of his opponents and has them partly beaten long before they enter the ring.

Compare Conor's UFC career to that of Denis Bermudez. The guy has 7 wins in the division but is still a fight or two away from a title shot, while having taken much longer and exposed himself to more potential damage than Conor has, and has also made a lot less money in the process.

Don't get me wrong oregano, I completely 100% understand the reasoning behind the trash talk. As conor himself said post fight "business is business" and at that the fight business is fight business.
I just feels he lets himself down sometimes and it's hard to listen to.
Surprisingly aswell though, it is actually working at getting inside his opponents head. I can't believe a top athlete like poirer actually let it affect them. The same happened with brandao!!

mailburner

bono_v wrote: »

I just feels he lets himself down sometimes and it's hard to listen to.
Surprisingly aswell though, it is actually working at getting inside his opponents head. I can't believe a top athlete like poirer actually let it affect them. The same happened with brandao!!

Find it painful to listen to myself
can't bear listening to the trash talk leading up to a fight as I don't find it funny and it gets a bit cringeworthy at times

on the other hand he talks so much sense in the post fight interview and says what most us think and is quite funny, would be hard not to warm to him in fairness

blackbelt1

If there wasnt a word spoke before the brandao fight or poirier fight and he wasnt in their heads the result would be no different imo his skill set is just simply better than what hes against,Its humour to him I reckon making these statements and it also helps ppv's.

JacksonHeightsOwn

blackbelt1 wrote: »

If there wasnt a word spoke before the brandao fight or poirier fight and he wasnt in their heads the result would be no different imo his skill set is just simply better than what hes against,Its humour to him I reckon making these statements and it also helps ppv's.

You're correct, th result would be no different, however, the popularity would be completely different.

Think of it like this. Im 32 (33 in a few days but im clinging to 32 still ). My parents dont watch, or even would not watch MMA. They have no understanding of it.

However, they both know who Conor Mcgregor is. This is what Conor is doing. He's making his name a brand name. And if people cant see that, then more fool them.

My sister in law works for a publishing company that signed a deal to publish Conors first autobiography. When he was in with them, the week after the Brandao fight, she was saying how impressed everybody in the office was with him.

The director came out of the meeting and even said that Conor was one of the smartest, and most likeable people he'd ever met. He said his positivity was simply infectious.

The guy knows his worth, he realises that in the fight game you have a fairly short window of opportunity, so he's willing to push his way to the front of the queue to make more money. Its simply business. The guy is doing everything correctly.

Yeah he's brash, yeah he's cocky, boy jaysus does he spout some shi*e, but he backs it up and above all else, he puts bums on seats and keeps the Conor McGregor name in the spot light.

I personally think the guy is fantastic for this country. If you look at all our other high profile athletes, most of them would be footballers. Most of them dont even live here, have half english accents and talk the same media savvy garbage as the next footballer. They dont talk Ireland up for the fantastic place that it is. You never hear Conor slagging Ireland off, he represents this country like no other, thats a plain fact.

Long may his rise and reign continue.