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

scudzilla

breadmonkey wrote: »

Lads, this is a "what time will Conor be fighting" question but please bear with me!

I'm actually going to be in San Francisco on Saturday (shameless brag) and found a good Irish bar to watch the fight. Problem is I probably can't get there until 20:30 local time. Any ideas what time he'll be on?

SF time is same as Vegas, i'd say he'll be going into the cage shortly after 19:30 your time, possibly a touch later

Mellor

scudzilla wrote: »

SF time is same as Vegas, i'd say he'll be going into the cage shortly after 19:30 your time, possibly a touch later

Yeah sounds about right.
4am Irish time at the latest, which is 8pm local.
Or 1pm for me. Firmly planted on a barstool, super Sunday.

josealdo

Mellor wrote: »

Yeah sounds about right.
4am Irish time at the latest, which is 8pm local.
Or 1pm for me. Firmly planted on a barstool, super Sunday.

just watched korean zombie v poirier last night . hopefully the irish zombie can repeat performance

EuskalHerria

Just watched the latest embedded, Conor is in his head. Poirier was pissed off and it was over nothing really. The same happened when Brimmage felt the same way, he came out swinging but just wasn't thinking straight.

Zero-Cool

Dustin already said in an interview that he is going to swarm Conor and bully him, always staying in his face. Brimmage tried the same thing.

Yeah, all he said was 'Get ready to fall'. Man, gonna be some fight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_me9KGwqBw

One of his interviews from the other day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jrWj6_-aF8

ASOT

Conor is 200% inside Dustins head and the way its going i can see it ending early like Brimage if he just jumps in and starts swinging. Dustin getting really pissed off at nothing when Conor says "get ready to fall" was evidence of this and it was hilarious. Really cant wait for the fight now. Conor came across really well in that fox interview, saying it exactly how it is without most of the crap to go along with it!

Absolutely love Cowboy, have a feeling he will beat Alvarez. Nothing against Alvarez i really rate him to and hes a hard guy to dislike but Cowboy just seems like an absolute hero. Will also be a great fight, i really wish this card didnt lose its main event or it would have been contender for card of the year without a fight even taking place.

Zero-Cool

Another great interview Ghetto Hillbilly :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_spxyaW4UXE

p to the e

Seeing as the main card has mostly been covered I'll cover some of the undercard.

Some people were surprised to see Cruz on an undercard but he's there to sell the PPV main card to those who get the undercard for free. If this were 2-3 years ago you'd say that Mizugaki has no right to even lace the boots of Cruz but there's always going to be intrigue when a fighter is coming back after a long layoff. If Cruz still has that fast paced grind (a paradox if ever there was one) then it's going to be a long night for Mizugaki. If Mizugaki can stuff the takedowns of Cruz and keep him at bay with some crisp jabs then a title shot has to on the cards.

James Krause was lucky to win his last bout against Jamie Varner and Varner was fighting whilst hopping on one leg. Masvidal will outclass him in both striking and grappling.

Patrick Coté has a cinder block inside his head. Stephen Thompson breaks bricks with his karate. You could see where the matchup came from. Cote has been successful since his move to WW but he definitely cuts a lot of weight which might take its toll. On the other side, Wonder Boy throws a lot of kicks which means he has been prone to gassing himself. I can see Cote playing the slow game against the fence whilst routinely attacking Thompson's hand with his head (see what I did there?) and getting the decision.

The reputation of never having been KO'd in an MMA career is thrown around a lot but in nearly 70 professional MMA fights Brian Ebersole has never been put away. His career in the UFC got off to a flying start with 4 wins in a row but then his last two fights were absolute snore-fests where he looked completely uninterested in being there. His opponent, John Howard, is more than capable of putting people away but has struggled against guys who can grind out a decision. Ebersole has the ability to keep Howard against the cage but may elect to test his chin just for the craic.

MrStuffins

p to the e wrote: »

Seeing as the main card has mostly been covered I'll cover some of the undercard.

Some people were surprised to see Cruz on an undercard but he's there to sell the PPV main card to those who get the undercard for free. If this were 2-3 years ago you'd say that Mizugaki has no right to even lace the boots of Cruz but there's always going to be intrigue when a fighter is coming back after a long layoff. If Cruz still has that fast paced grind (a paradox if ever there was one) then it's going to be a long night for Mizugaki. If Mizugaki can stuff the takedowns of Cruz and keep him at bay with some crisp jabs then a title shot has to on the cards.

James Krause was lucky to win his last bout against Jamie Varner and Varner was fighting whilst hopping on one leg. Masvidal will outclass him in both striking and grappling.

Patrick Coté has a cinder block inside his head. Stephen Thompson breaks bricks with his karate. You could see where the matchup came from. Cote has been successful since his move to WW but he definitely cuts a lot of weight which might take its toll. On the other side, Wonder Boy throws a lot of kicks which means he has been prone to gassing himself. I can see Cote playing the slow game against the fence whilst routinely attacking Thompson's hand with his head (see what I did there?) and getting the decision.

The reputation of never having been KO'd in an MMA career is thrown around a lot but in nearly 70 professional MMA fights Brian Ebersole has never been put away. His career in the UFC got off to a flying start with 4 wins in a row but then his last two fights were absolute snore-fests where he looked completely uninterested in being there. His opponent, John Howard, is more than capable of putting people away but has struggled against guys who can grind out a decision. Ebersole has the ability to keep Howard against the cage but may elect to test his chin just for the craic.

Super post.

Also looking forward to Kennedy v Romero. he bookies have Romero a slight favourite but I think this is as tight a fight as there is. I'd guess the winner could be up next for a title shot, although Weidmann's injury has kind of messed up that timelne a bit.

Gumbi

68 fights and not a single KO finish. Indeed. I try not to put too much stock in chins either but I think that speaks well of durability and technique overall.

7oakse

Having watched the embedded videos and countdown (and general interviews with poirier), it is very hard to dislike the guy.

Seems very genuine and a fella who really loves his sport and what he does. His distain for Connor is wholly understandable, and were Connor not Irish (English for example) I'd say the majority on this forum would dislike like him. Being irish, his chat is part of his character but were he not, I think many would perceive it as way ott and without substance. Having said that, he is undoubtedly a phenomenal talent.

I don't buy the 'he's in his head business', Diego was arguably in Dustins head after the 'I'm gonna kill you' ****e, this guy is too good...

Who's gonna win? Genuinely do not have a clue...but as Unpatriotic as this may seem, I would not begrudge a dustin victory! And a devastating one at that...could be good for Connor

The odds on a dustin victory are silly as well...I understand the Connor hype train, but he is not as strong a favourite as PP and co are making out.

Not a clue what's going to happen but can't wait!

darced

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josealdo

7oakse wrote: »

Who's gonna win? Genuinely do not have a clue...but as Unpatriotic as this may seem, I would not begrudge a dustin victory! And a devastating one at that...could be good for Connor

The odds on a dustin victory are silly as well...I understand the Connor hype train, but he is not as strong a favourite as PP and co are making out.

Not a clue what's going to happen but can't wait!

+1

xtal191

http://instagram.com/p/tYi_atPA-u/?modal=true

other angle here

http://mmajunkie.com/2014/09/video-watch-conor-mcgregor-and-dustin-poirier-get-heated-at-ufc-178-faceoff

EuskalHerria

I know it's been discussed that Conor is In his head, but I honestly don't remember a fighter looking so shook before a fight.

Just watched the severe mma interviews with Conor and Poirier. Conor is as relaxed as always and Poirier looks like he's contemplating falling on his ankle to stop the fight going ahead.
Poirier seemed to contradict himself as well. When asked about the embedded episode from yesterday, he said that it was edited and didn't show him starting the interaction with Conor. Which is obviously bull$hit, because Poirier walked off in a huff claiming Conor wasn't being professional and that "he shouldn't be talking like that".
Poirier mentioning that twitter was getting to him is also, not advisable.

adamski8

The embedded video looked to show poirier being gotten to big time, he slumped out of the room and was obviously annoyed. Like he said he has never disliked someone so much before. Brandao defo got to him but that was more rage and he was defo the better fighter anyway, this time i think conor is and dustin is messed up in the head as well. I think it will be a conor KO

xtal191

EuskalHerria wrote: »

I know it's been discussed that Conor is In his head, but I honestly don't remember a fighter looking so shook before a fight.

Just watched the severe mma interviews with Conor and Poirier. Conor is as relaxed as always and Poirier looks like he's contemplating falling on his ankle to stop the fight going ahead.
Poirier seemed to contradict himself as well. When asked about the embedded episode from yesterday, he said that it was edited and didn't show him starting the interaction with Conor. Which is obviously bull$hit, because Poirier walked off in a huff claiming Conor wasn't being professional and that "he shouldn't be talking like that".
Poirier mentioning that twitter was getting to him is also, not advisable.

Really? Poirier seemed fine to me in that interview.

Mellor

Gumbi wrote: »

68 fights and not a single KO finish. Indeed. I try not to put too much stock in chins either but I think that speaks well of durability and technique overall.

Included in those 68 was a few pre-ufc fighters too. Hector Lombard, Dylan Andrews, Stephen Bonnar. Big guys who hit hard.

EuskalHerria

xtal191 wrote: »

Really? Poirier seemed fine to me in that interview.

It was just little things. Not about what he was saying, more how he looked and how he was answering. In Andrews interview with Poirier, the first two minutes are all questions about Conor directed to him. He's visibly frustrated that none of the questions are really about him. Also there's a longer version of that interview and the Conor questions went on for even longer.

To me he looked frustrated and annoyed at all the Conor questions. Also he was muttering and stuttering the answers to some questions. Throw in the need to lie about the previous days events it just painted a poor picture of the man right now.

akelly02

Hi Lads quick question since i have nowhere to watch this ive decided to bite the bullet and get BT Sports. Just wondering because its PPV how do you actually buy it, can you do it from your Sky remote?

MrStuffins

akelly02 wrote: »

Hi Lads quick question since i have nowhere to watch this ive decided to bite the bullet and get BT Sports. Just wondering because its PPV how do you actually buy it, can you do it from your Sky remote?

It's only PPV in the states. Once you subscribe to BT Sports, you'll be able to watch it at no extra cost. It's on the regular BT Sport channels.

akelly02

MrStuffins wrote: »

It's only PPV in the states. Once you subscribe to BT Sports, you'll be able to watch it at no extra cost. It's on the regular BT Sport channels.

Thanks, Music to my ears...Whatever it costs i had planned on Staking the same amount on a first round KO for Conor which is 2/1 with Boylesports!

John_D80

EuskalHerria wrote: »

....Andrews interview with Poirier......

Where can we see this?? Didn't see it on the website??

EuskalHerria

John_D80 wrote: »

Where can we see this?? Didn't see it on the website??

Majority of links have circulated on twitter/Facebook.

Here's a link: http://severemma.com/2014/09/exclusive-video-interview-with-dustin-poirier-ahead-of-ufc-178/

p to the e

MrStuffins wrote: »

Super post.

Also looking forward to Kennedy v Romero. he bookies have Romero a slight favourite but I think this is as tight a fight as there is. I'd guess the winner could be up next for a title shot, although Weidmann's injury has kind of messed up that timelne a bit.

I'd say the winner of this would have to have another bout before a title shot. Winner of Bisping vs. Rockhold maybe. I'd actually have Kennedy over Romero myself.

John_D80

EuskalHerria wrote: »

Majority of links have circulated on twitter/Facebook.

Here's a link: http://severemma.com/2014/09/exclusive-video-interview-with-dustin-poirier-ahead-of-ufc-178/

Much appreciated. Thank you.

T-K-O

EuskalHerria wrote: »

It was just little things. Not about what he was saying, more how he looked and how he was answering. In Andrews interview with Poirier, the first two minutes are all questions about Conor directed to him. He's visibly frustrated that none of the questions are really about him. Also there's a longer version of that interview and the Conor questions went on for even longer.

To me he looked frustrated and annoyed at all the Conor questions. Also he was muttering and stuttering the answers to some questions. Throw in the need to lie about the previous days events it just painted a poor picture of the man right now.

I don't see anything in that interview, IMO, that's the way he is, that's the way he speaks.

That's not to say conors not in his head.

adamski8

It must be frustrating though, when conor is interviewed he is asked about conor and when dustin is interviewed he is asked about conor!

josealdo

anybody see the dustin conor face off earlier today . conor was like HOLD ME BACK HOLD ME BACK and nobody to hold him back . he looked pathetic .

josealdo

anybody see the dustin conor face off earlier today . conor was like HOLD ME BACK HOLD ME BACK and nobody to hold him back . he looked pathetic .

adamski8

figs666 wrote: »

anybody see the dustin conor face off earlier today . conor was like HOLD ME BACK HOLD ME BACK and nobody to hold him back . he looked pathetic .

What? I didn't see anything like that. Did he say hold me back?

Duff

All I heard was something along the lines of "Get your hand out of my face" or similar?

josealdo

Duff wrote: »

All I heard was something along the lines of "Get your hand out of my face" or similar?

he ran around the back of dana and could have easily got at dustin but waited for soneone to hold him back . PATHETIC

scudzilla

figs666 wrote: »

he ran around the back of dana and could have easily got at dustin but waited for soneone to hold him back . PATHETIC

WTF did you expect him to do? Plant one on Poirier and get banned for life? He's playing a game and getting in his opponents head, Conor's a lot of things, stupid isn't one of them

Zero-Cool

Jones and DC just got fined and almost suspended for scrapping at a face off. Conor only wants to wind up dustin, dustin is pissed off but neither are stupid enough to put hands on each other.

John_D80

figs666 wrote: »

he ran around the back of dana and could have easily got at dustin but waited for soneone to hold him back . PATHETIC

Hate that I feel compelled to respond to this but here goes. If you think that McGregor would jeopardise the greatest opportunity of his life by throwing a punch at a media face off, you are seriously mistaken.

Any posturing he may have done was PURELY to get in his opponents head. McGregor is not stupid, as he has already shown.

adamski8

figs666 wrote: »

he ran around the back of dana and could have easily got at dustin but waited for soneone to hold him back . PATHETIC

So it should have went the same way of jones and cormier so?

josealdo

scudzilla wrote: »

WTF did you expect him to do? Plant one on Poirier and get banned for life? He's playing a game and getting in his opponents head, Conor's a lot of things, stupid isn't one of them

conor is an.idiot . he runs around the bavk of dana and does NOTHING . if anything he has show dustin that he is full.of crap .

diego brando got inside dustins head and dustin finished him in round one .

he ain't inside anyones head .

josealdo

John_D80 wrote: »

Hate that I feel compelled to respond to this but here goes. If you think that McGregor would jeopardise the greatest opportunity of his life by throwing a punch at a media face off, you are seriously mistaken.

Any posturing he may have done was PURELY to get in his opponents head. McGregor is not stupid, as he has already shown.

we will see sunday morning . i would love to see an irishman as feathetweight champion but that crap isn't champion material .

thats the sort of carry on outside supermacs on a saturday night . come on . these guys are suppose to be professionals

stiffler123

figs666 wrote: »

conor is an.idiot . he runs around the bavk of dana and does NOTHING . if anything he has show dustin that he is full.of crap .

diego brando got inside dustins head and dustin finished him in round one .

he ain't inside anyones head .

Is ok. Conor is good guy. Is normal.

Zero-Cool

stiffler123 wrote: »

Is ok. Conor is good guy. Is normal.

I read that in the voice as well, always makes me smile

El Guapo!

figs666 wrote: »

conor is an.idiot . he runs around the bavk of dana and does NOTHING . if anything he has show dustin that he is full.of crap .

diego brando got inside dustins head and dustin finished him in round one .

he ain't inside anyones head .

Mod: Take a month off from the forum. Next time it's permanent.

vixdname

OUCH !!!!!!!!

ASOT

El Guapo! wrote: »

Mod: Take a month off from the forum. Next time it's permanent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Iw0-U9OknI

vixdname

Just a little info for anyone who wants to watch the fight live but doesnt have BT sports 1 but has a tv that accepts screen mirroring from your smart phone.

Download the "Mobdro" app, go to the sports channel listings, find BT sports 1 and mirror it on to your TV, good quality and no charge, handy !

akelly02

Duff wrote: »

All I heard was something along the lines of "Get your hand out of my face" or similar?

I have watched it 3 times now and not once can i hear him say hold me back...just as you said, get your hand outta my face!

dave1982

Anyone else notice Dana tap Conor's ass hahhaha:D

Eircom_Sucks

Booked bt sports

Dying for this , hope conor schools peahead , with his angles and picks him apart , conor predicted ko round 1 , might be a bit stupid to say that , stranger things have happened

lertsnim

Dana White is throwing out tickets for this like they're confetti at the UFC 181 press conference.

blackbelt1

Some more stuff from the face offs yesterday on the latest embedded just released between conor and dustin


Cowboy is one of the coolest guys in sport the man is out on the lake surfing 3 days before a fight and staying in his rv in a trailer park Love his attitude his interview with Helwani is worth a watch for anyone who missed it!