Official Conor McGregor thread (part 2). **Read warning in 1st post**

wonderfullife

Gamebred wrote: »

Worried about the absence of Sensei Portal its not a open workout without touch butt.

Ido is in NY with Conor.

Gamebred

Is that him with short hair now?


Anyone notice he has no sparring partners with him this week, Roddy wouldnt usually do the flow sparring with him usually he has someone backstage on fight night to get ready with like Artem.

Gamebred

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/796409847013056512


THE GOAT! Jordan who?

wonderfullife

Gamebred wrote: »

Is that him with short hair now?


Anyone notice he has no sparring partners with him this week, Roddy wouldnt usually do the flow sparring with him usually he has someone backstage on fight night to get ready with like Artem.

They are absolutely jammed in traffic LMAO after what i just said. Ido just posted a picture of it.

Told ya they should have walked. It's bumper to bumper. No wonder he's an hour late NY Traffic is 10 times worse than getting out of the quays after work on friday.

Edit: Here

Richard tea

wonderfullife wrote: »

Conor half an hour late to Open Workouts. Can't blame traffic this time he's within walking distance from his hotel. :pac:

Turning up 5 maybe 10 mins late for the press conference is ok in my book but as Dana pointed out a while back he should respect other fighters time also. 30 or 40 mins late is too long

wonderfullife

Richard tea wrote: »

Turning up 5 maybe 10 mins late for the press conference is ok in my book but as Dana pointed out a while back he should respect other fighters time also. 30 or 40 mins late is too long

To be fair the stream i was watching was on a time delay for some weird reason!!! So he was only 30 mins late.

Full workout: https://www.facebook.com/MMAheat/

Not sure about Ido's haircut.

Head Wreck

Turning up late to this and the previous pressers really disrespects his own fans time more than anyone

wonderfullife

Traffic was mental to be fair but yeah the time keeping is the only thing about him that's changed. He was never late when making his way up.

I don't envy Roddy holding his pads....Conor caught him behind the ear with a spinning kick ahead of the Aldo fight and now today he caught him with a sharp left uppercut :pac: No damage but rather him than me lol

Richard tea

Head Wreck wrote: »

Turning up late to this and the previous pressers really disrespects his own fans time more than anyone

All depends. Like I said 10 mins late I can live with. It builds suspense etc etc. But 40 + mins late not on. Unless there is a genuine reason.

Head Wreck

wonderfullife wrote:

Traffic was mental to be fair but yeah the time keeping is the only thing about him that's changed. He was never late when making his way up.

Richard tea wrote:

All depends. Like I said 10 mins late I can live with. It builds suspense etc etc. But 40 + mins late not on. Unless there is a genuine reason.

Traffic isn't a valid reason anyway. Everyone else makes it on time, why can't he. He probably has a reason for it, promotional or mind games, but it fckn annoys me big time

wonderfullife

On the flip side he was the only one really to take a lot of time out to go into the crowd to high five the fans and take selfies.

He looked in phenomenal shape and great form. Smiling, laughing, hugging, no drama. Whole team looked in great spirits.

I really think he's gonna be in ZEN-Aldo mode at the presser tomorrow. Relaxed, smiling, handshake with Eddie etc.

wonderfullife

First comment: "If it was Jon Jones she would have shot him". Gotta love twitter.


https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/796392833620000768

Lukker-

The MacLife have the best quality vids of the open workouts I've seen, other news sites are quite fair away and grainy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq_mew81BG0

Some things I noticed. He seems to be using a lot more feints than normal, good way to setup the left against a fighter like Alvarez who is going to use plenty of lateral movement to try and avoid it.

Plenty of teeps, and a good amount of body shots. Also we might see the return of the spinning back kick.

He seemed to use the knee to body when Roddy would mimic shooting. Roddy had great knees so it would be nice to Conor utilize them.

Of course these could be red herrings and he may not use any of them and just headhunt!

Subcomandante Marcos

Lukker- wrote: »

The MacLife have the best quality vids of the open workouts I've seen, other news sites are quite fair away and grainy.

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Your man needs to do a weekend living social course in camera operation. He's atrocious.

Lukker-

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

Your man needs to do a weekend living social course in camera operation. He's atrocious.

We get it you think he's bad, maybe shoot him a message on Instagram or something.

Still has better footage than all the other professional journos and photgraphers in attendance.

wonderfullife

Lukker- wrote: »

We get it you think he's bad, maybe shoot him a message on Instagram or something.

Still has better footage than all the other professional journos and photgraphers in attendance.

Colin is really good!! His Shinobi VLOGS were before their time and he's been a long-standing friend of Andy Ryan and John.

I think it's great that Conor is giving roles to all these guys who've been with him for a long time. Obviously, Marcos point goes without saying - Conor could afford to hire professionals if he wants to take it to another level. The Mac Life currently has 200,000 ish subscriptions on Youtube and is growing.

Comes back to the loyalty thing. It can be a blessing and a curse. Personally, i love it. I've no issues with the cinematography (for want of a better word). I'd like to see a bit more original content i.e. if Conor ever goes swimming with the pigs off the coast of the Bahamas that'd be the type of stuff that would interest me lol.

Gamebred

I dont think its his actual shooting thats the problem its the editing, if you watch any of Colin's old blogs of his own they are very well made ''shinobi blog'' is his youtube account I think.

wonderfullife

Gamebred wrote: »

Anyone notice he has no sparring partners with him this week, Roddy wouldnt usually do the flow sparring with him usually he has someone backstage on fight night to get ready with like Artem.

Missed this. Artem is fighting next weekend and i presume Queally and Charlie Ward are helping him with that.

As for sparring partners ...... he has John, Owen, Dillon, Sergey and Ido to work with and roll with. I get what you're saying but the sparring is long over. It's just staying loose now for 2 days.

EDIT: Conor Wallace and Cian Cowley are heading out tomorrow, i'm sure if he's stuck he'd grab one of them.

wonderfullife

Dillons eye is goosed lol. Says he took a nice slap in training from Conor :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t8I_g_MhOU

finglashoop

Big Ben rothwell just congratulated mcgregor on twitter about becoming a dadddy.

xtal191

finglashoop wrote: »

Big Ben rothwell just congratulated mcgregor on twitter about becoming a dadddy.

https://twitter.com/RothwellFighter/status/796499605982736387

Tinie

finglashoop wrote: »

Big Ben rothwell just congratulated mcgregor on twitter about becoming a dadddy.

Hardly shocking is it. Everyone and their dog seems to think Dee is preggers

finglashoop

Tinie wrote: »

Hardly shocking is it. Everyone and their dog seems to think Dee is preggers

Strange a random ufc fighter is first to go public

Subcomandante Marcos

Tinie wrote: »

Hardly shocking is it. Everyone and their dog seems to think Dee is preggers

She's either pregnant of taking the absolute piss in the K-Club's restaurant since they moved in.

Tinie

finglashoop wrote: »

Strange a random ufc fighter is first to go public

He seems to be just guessing and im sure if Conor told him he would have kept quiet.

finglashoop

Tinie wrote: »

He seems to be just guessing and im sure if Conor told him he would have kept quiet.

He clarified "embedded #1 blatant obvious " so guess work it is

wonderfullife

Anyone with common sense and decorum wouldn't post that! Mind you he is a heavyweight so maybe a few too many big shots to the head.

I know it's human nature to gossip but it's up to the expecting parents to announce that first.

finglashoop

wonderfullife wrote: »

Anyone with common sense and decorum wouldn't post that! Mind you he is a heavyweight so maybe a few too many big shots to the head.

I know it's human nature to gossip but it's up to the expecting parents to announce that first.

Hes speculating.

wonderfullife

finglashoop wrote: »

Hes speculating.

not anymore he ain't. I peer pressured him into deleting it :cool:

I like Ben seems like a good dude. I actually had a feeling he would have given Werdum a hard fight before his knee injury ruined it.

wonderfullife

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmK3O6BapJM

ardinn

Things heating up in NYC - No trouble yet but large protests starting to assemble across the us - wonder will this fight go ahead if sh1t hits the fan!!

wonderfullife

I don't think it'll get too out of hand. Most liberal democrats upset right now are females, LGBT, Latinos and Immigrants. Not the typical demographic to wreck the place.

If Trump lost, on the other hand, with all his gun-nut supporters.... different kettle of fish altogether.

Had to laugh at Conor looking up at the skyscraper. Remember having that exact moment myself in the same spot. Makes ya dizzy!

markc91

Best episode yet, Dee looked Preggers though especially in the face or as someone said she likes the K-club restaurant a little bit much

markc91

Best episode yet, Dee looked Preggers though especially in the face or as someone said she likes the K-club restaurant a little bit too much

Muahahaha

where de fcuk is me Vloddy Rlog, come on Owen, I need me fix. Pronto.

califano

Hes very good with his time with the fans. I love the way at the end of the 'mobbed by fans' macklife he comes out and in the middle of the scrum asks the reporter where is Nicaragua, genuinely wanting to know, thats typical of him!.

markc91

markc91 wrote: »

Best episode yet, Dee looked Preggers though especially in the face or as someone said she likes the K-club restaurant a little bit too much

of course she is, wouldn't that explain the cryptic "the mcgregors" Plural tweet??

the female copper lost her shieet when she saw him. I thought it was very endearing to be honest.

wonderfullife

rusty cole wrote: »

the female copper lost her shieet when she saw him. I thought it was very endearing to be honest.

When i wrote my essay that day about the disabled guy in SBG meeting him, that was the type of joy he had on his face. I wasn't too far behind. It's hard to work out why he has that effect on people but i think it's definitely related to giving people hope. I think, in general, people like to see someone put in a lot of effort and achieve success. I certainly felt that way about the O' Donovans in the rowing too.

Conor presented with his ESPY here. If only Megan was single.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK9nX91cPhY

wonderfullife

wonderfullife wrote: »

When i wrote my essay that day about the disabled guy in SBG meeting him, that was the type of joy he had on his face. I wasn't too far behind. It's hard to work out why he has that effect on people but i think it's definitely related to giving people hope. I think, in general, people like to see someone put in a lot of effort and achieve success. I certainly felt that way about the O' Donovans in the rowing too.

Conor presented with his ESPY here. If only Megan was single.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK9nX91cPhY

yeah I agree, it's lovely to see. even with all the hyperbole, brash colourful language, swagger and ostentatious jewlery, he's still so much more likable than that BONO twat!

wonderfullife

wonderfullife wrote: »

When i wrote my essay that day about the disabled guy in SBG meeting him, that was the type of joy he had on his face. I wasn't too far behind. It's hard to work out why he has that effect on people but i think it's definitely related to giving people hope. I think, in general, people like to see someone put in a lot of effort and achieve success. I certainly felt that way about the O' Donovans in the rowing too.

Conor presented with his ESPY here. If only Megan was single.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK9nX91cPhY

yeah I agree, it's lovely to see. even with all the hyperbole, brash colourful language, swagger and ostentatious jewelry, he's still so much more likable than that BONO twat!

wonderfullife

Best episode by far (so far). Dillon getting stuck into Joanna lol. Also some amount of love from the boys and girls of the NYPD. Also sneakily spotted Andrew McGahon rocking a SUIT!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRvdvI9k3A0

MagicIRL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRvdvI9k3A0

This is actually mad. He's like the Pope or someone. The Police and all running across the roads to grab photos while on duty. Insane!

More power to him. :cool:

Gamebred

He has some patience for it, I know it comes with the success and money but how many photos can you take a day really is a credit to him.

dashoonage

Gamebred wrote: »

He has some patience for it, I know it comes with the success and money but how many photos can you take a day really is a credit to him.

it would drive me insane!

wonderfullife

It's sometimes easy to forget how big a star he is. I remember years ago being on Grafton Street 4 days before Xmas and i spotted Michael Buble skulking around and got a quick picture. Then a huge group of carol singers (girls) spotted him and the whole street went mental chasing him up and down for photos, autographs and the like.

It's that level of fame now and continues to grow. He's got people like Drake and Kanye West and Ronaldo messaging HIM first because they're fans. I read an article somewhere a while back saying for athletes and celebrities, the UFC is their sport. It's the "In" thing right now and Conor is top of the pile.

Great to see Andrew McGahon with a slick haircut, wearing nice clothes and happy. He deserves it.

Duff

It's so surreal to see Andrew in the background now and part of the entourage. Only a few weeks ago he was serving me whiskeys in a bar back home! :pac:

wonderfullife

Duff wrote: »

It's so surreal to see Andrew in the background now and part of the entourage. Only a few weeks ago he was serving me whiskeys in a bar back home! :pac:

Ah he won't forget his roots. These events are maybe 3 or 4 times a year, other than that i'm sure he'll be wandering around County Louth and Monaghan as usual. I do wonder whether he will switch gyms now for his jiujitsu? It might make more sense to train in SBG Concorde. Pain in the balls commute but the Mac Life gig might make it handier to work on his game down there or move a wee bit closer to Dublin. He must be getting close to Purple Belt at this stage or has he already made it? Anybody know?

Gamebred

The audio on the Mac Life interview he done with Helwani is truly horrific hope its sorted while 205 week is ongoing.

wonderfullife

Gamebred wrote: »

The audio on the Mac Life interview he done with Helwani is truly horrific hope its sorted while 205 week is ongoing.

Yeah Andrew said the microphone actually wasn't working but they have it fixed. He also tweeted to expect something big from him tonight.