The Conor McGregor Thread

evolving_doors

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Drugs don't work, they just make you worse

We know well be seein his face again

Unfortunately

twinytwo

What an idiot move.. he might get away with something like that in Ireland... in the US they will take him to the cleaners... money gone, career gone.

Sleeper12

ohnonotgmail wrote:

and the NYPD are in on it?

No. We'll see if anyone presses charges or not. If not then it is say that you are sorry & be a good boy.

pc7

Its kind of sad really, came from nothing, made himself a bag load of cash, he could have just walked off into the sunset with himself and his family set up for life. Instead it looks like he's gone and 'blown' it all away being the hard man. His family seem to have no problem spending the money he's earned, now its time to earn it and stage an intervention. The guy is off the rails, it has been coming a while. Sad really. I still think he'll fight again if he wants, look at Tyson and his rape conviction didn't stop him fighting or staring in movies. Its a strange world.

GBX

pgj2015 wrote: »

what he did, was what a certain group of people would do if you offended a member of their family.

some people should never come into money like he has.

I hate all the "well hes a millionaire" bull, like thats the only measure of a person these days.

It was a sh1te thing to do. But yeah he "came into money" without pursuing a goal and succeeding in life. :rolleyes:

B.A._Baracus

He'll be grand.
It's not like he's some random bloke working in Tesco and he did this.
Sure then, he could loose his job (if Tesco etc) found out. Would get charged etc. Oh "what will I do now?!" type thing - But he is Conor Mcgregor.... famous MMA fighter and UFC star. He is a millionaire to boot. Could never work a day in his life again and still have a big bank balance.

So no he did not just ruin his life

Tin Foil Hat

pc7 wrote: »

Its kind of sad really, came from nothing, made himself a bag load of cash, he could have just walked off into the sunset with himself and his family set up for life. Instead it looks like he's gone and 'blown' it all away being the hard man. His family seem to have no problem spending the money he's earned, now its time to earn it and stage an intervention. The guy is off the rails, it has been coming a while. Sad really. I still think he'll fight again if he wants, look at Tyson and his rape conviction didn't stop him fighting or staring in movies. Its a strange world.

Tyson couldn't get deported.

weldoninhio

Sleeper12 wrote: »

No. We'll see if anyone presses charges or not. If not then it is say that you are sorry & be a good boy.

He's already been charged. :rolleyes: Mr Current Affairs.

Unfortunately bad behaviour tends to make fighters more famous/wealthy due to their notoriety. We've seen it with Tyson. Conor will have some short term hurt but in the long run he will probably earn even more money. Every time he acts the cnut he gets richer and more famous.

happyoutscan

GBX wrote: »

He is minted. "ruined his life" - Yeah, I don't think so. He may not fight again in the UFC after this but that won't stop the money coming in for him.

You need brains to stay financially secure.

Steve F

pc7 wrote: »

Its kind of sad really, came from nothing, made himself a bag load of cash, he could have just walked off into the sunset with himself and his family set up for life. Instead it looks like he's gone and 'blown' it all away being the hard man. His family seem to have no problem spending the money he's earned, now its time to earn it and stage an intervention. The guy is off the rails, it has been coming a while. Sad really. I still think he'll fight again if he wants, look at Tyson and his rape conviction didn't stop him fighting or staring in movies. Its a strange world.

I think you're right
If the men in suits can make money out of it/him then yes
Money talks

El Weirdo

How old are these idiots?

AndyBoBandy

Why thats Tyrone, he'll be your cell mate Conor, and poor Tyrone has an awful habit of dropping the bar of soap!!

Ush1

Very strange when blokes fantasize about another man they don't even know getting raped...

ChikiChiki

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

He'll be grand.
It's not like he's some random bloke working in Tesco and he did this.
Sure then, he could loose his job (if Tesco etc) found out. Would get charged etc. Oh "what will I do now?!" type thing - But he is Conor Mcgregor.... famous MMA fighter and UFC star. He is a millionaire to boot. Could never work a day in his life again and still have a big bank balance.

So no he did not just ruin his life

He is about to get sued by 5 fighters at least who have lost out on TV exposure, merchandising revenue, potential lucrative promotional opportunities and a pay-day at the weekend. The money won't last long if he is in jail and they are lining up.

Not to mention being banned from the UFC and United States. He needs to get a grip on himself and disown them wanabe gangsters he hangs around with fast.

lawred2

Steve F wrote: »

I think you're right
If the men in suits can make money out of it/him then yes
Money talks

if he gets an assault conviction it will be nigh on impossible for him to enter the US again...

regardless what 'men in suits' want

Hector Savage

seamus wrote: »

If it's a PR stunt, they wouldn't have gotten the cops involved. That complicates the whole thing if McGregor ends up being banned from the US or spending any time in jail.

Between this and getting into a brawl in Crumlin with some actual gangsters, it's clear at this stage that McGregor is just an idiot who now fancies himself as untouchable.

Within a decade he'll be on the scratcher again, guarantee it.

Ah now come on !!

Even McGregor couldn't possibly burn through 100M ...

jimgoose

ChikiChiki wrote: »

He is about to get sued by 5 fighters at least who have lost out on TV exposure, merchandising revenue, potential lucrative promotional opportunities and a pay-day at the weekend. The money won't last long if he is in jail and they are lining up.

Precisely. The reality is this - you cannot simply run around damaging people like McGregor did, especially when you have money and are known to have money.

ohnonotgmail

Sleeper12 wrote: »

No. We'll see if anyone presses charges or not. If not then it is say that you are sorry & be a good boy.

well there have already been charges. Also, the police dont need the victim to press charges. they have enough evidence from the video.

twinytwo

twinytwo wrote: »

What an idiot move.. he might get away with something like that in Ireland... in the US they will take him to the cleaners... money gone, career gone.

Do law suits carry across countries? If someone in the states sued him and won but Conor never went back to the states, can they chase him for that money?

GBX

happyoutscan wrote: »

You need brains to stay financially secure.

He's done all right so far with his team around him.

Wanderer78

Hector Savage wrote: »

Ah now come on !!

Even McGregor couldn't possibly burn through 100M ...

very easy to do that, anyone could do it in one go, its been done many times before

Hector Savage

Hector Savage wrote: »

Ah now come on !!

Even McGregor couldn't possibly burn through 100M ...

Depends who's minding his money. How much is a chartered flight on no notice to America?

Ush1

seamus wrote: »

If it's a PR stunt, they wouldn't have gotten the cops involved. That complicates the whole thing if McGregor ends up being banned from the US or spending any time in jail.

Between this and getting into a brawl in Crumlin with some actual gangsters, it's clear at this stage that McGregor is just an idiot who now fancies himself as untouchable.

Within a decade he'll be on the scratcher again, guarantee it.

Didn't you say he will be dead in five years that time he was in court?

At least you've come down to broke and in ten years.

ohnonotgmail

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Do law suits carry across countries? If someone in the states sued him and won but Conor never went back to the states, can they chase him for that money?

put simply, yes.

weldoninhio

iano.p wrote: »

I respect what he has done in mma. But holy god the man has no class and never will he needs a better group of friends around him. Where were the event security that is abit strange too me there only seems a couple there. You would see more at the local bingo hall.

The event was over and the fighters were getting on the bus in a private area to go home. No one should have been there. One of the lackeys from the MacLife website who were accredited to be there opened a fire exit and let McGregor and gang in.

Yester

Do we all have to go to war now?

GavRedKing

I wonder what John Kavanaghs take on it is?

Although I suspect he'll keep very quiet as his cash cow acts the d!ck, he always turns a blind eye to his antics but as JK is pretty professional, it must be really annoying him privately.

WHIP IT!

Hector Savage wrote: »

Ah now come on !!

Even McGregor couldn't possibly burn through 100M ...

Have a look at the ESPN doc 'Broke'. There hasn't been an amount of money accumulated that an eejit like McGregor couldn't blow.

Cocaine, law suits, fancy cars and dozens of hangers-on costs a lot of money...

Pelvis

McGregor is a bum. In 5 years time he'll either be dead or in Big Brother.

Dial Hard

anewme wrote: »

Or even more accurate and say a feral West Dublin kid?

Only Crumlin isn't in West Dublin

HandsomeBob

Seems almost a level of twisted satisfaction on the thread towards what's happening. McGregor back to where he deserves to be finally for a lot of people. Sad.

stuff.hunter

never liked him but just cant imagine how stupid he is, hes done in US as he wont get visa anymore plus most of his money (if not all of them) will be gone on courts orders ...
..anyways, scum always will remain scum

ChikiChiki

GavRedKing wrote: »

I wonder what John Kavanaghs take on it is?

Although I suspect he'll keep very quiet as his cash cow acts the d!ck, he always turns a blind eye to his antics but as JK is pretty professional, it must be really annoying him privately.

Kavanagh seems decent and I'd say he is seething but McGregor has outgrown him and he has probably no control over him. The reputation of his gym is taking a hit. Real risk that his SBG fighters dont get let near the UFC in the future, especially with Artem involved here and being left off the card.

lawred2

HandsomeBob wrote: »

Seems almost a level of twisted satisfaction on the thread towards what's happening. McGregor back to where he deserves to be finally for a lot of people. Sad.

it's almost like people don't like classless drug fueled knackbags who act like thugs... Sad alright.

WHIP IT!

HandsomeBob wrote: »

Seems almost a level of twisted satisfaction on the thread towards what's happening. McGregor back to where he deserves to be finally for a lot of people. Sad.

If you're suggesting that some people find the idea of a coked-up, thuggish, hands-down-his-pants, loudmouth, classless, famous-in-an-irrelevant-arena moron like McGregor being shoved down our throats, touted as a role model and, at one stage, even championed as our 'Greatest Ever Sportstar' as somewhat unpalatable then, yep, you can certainly put me in that bracket.

Cork Lass

Yester wrote: »

Do we all have to go to war now?

Don’t be ridiculous. It’s Friday, who goes to war on a weekend

seachto7

Oh what will the Joe.ie brigade think!!

HandsomeBob

WHIP IT! wrote: »

If you're suggesting that some people find the idea of a coked-up, thuggish, hands-down-his-pants, loudmouth, classless, famous-in-an-irrelevant-arena moron like McGregor being shoved down our throats, touted as a role model and, at one stage, even championed as our 'Greatest Ever Sportstar' as somewhat unpalatable then, yep, you can certainly put me in that bracket.

Nah I'm suggesting that people have been waiting for years for his fall. Something that never sat right with them about a lad who was on the dole a couple of years ago only to be laughing at them now with his hard earned millions. We know how AH hate those dole lads.

Omackeral

Pelvis wrote: »

McGregor is a bum. In 5 years time he'll either be dead or in Big Brother.

I dunno which is a worse fate.

WHIP IT!

HandsomeBob wrote: »

Nah I'm suggesting that people have been waiting for years for his fall. Something that never sat right with them about a lad who was on the dole a couple of years ago only to be laughing at them now with his hard earned millions. We know how AH hate those dole lads.

Yes. That's exactly what this is about. (Mods: any chance of a Facepalm emoji?)

Yester

Cork Lass wrote: »

Don’t be ridiculous. It’s Friday, who goes to war on a weekend

True. Lets leave it until next Tuesday.

whiskeyman

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

and the NYPD are in on it?

They don't need to be.
But do you think they'll be all heavy handed on him?
Unlikely...
It's a tiny price to pay for all the PR etc...
He'll prob have a cosy cell to himself and all the cops will be fawning over him anyway.

The team behind him will have formulated all the 'what if' scenarios the law could possibly throw at him.
Either way, they all win.

twinytwo

stuff.hunter wrote: »

never liked him but just cant imagine how stupid he is, hes done in US as he wont get visa anymore plus most of his money (if not all of them) will be gone on courts orders ...
..anyways, scum always will remain scum

The worst part is, he only had to really do two more fights (kabib, Diaz 3) and he could have walked away gone out on top, legacy safe and financially set for life.

seamus

Ush1 wrote: »

Didn't you say he will be dead in five years that time he was in court?

At least you've come down to broke and in ten years.

I don't know, did I? I say a lot of rubbish, it's hard to keep track of it all.

I'm glad I've got you as my secretary though to keep track of it.

Hector Savage

WHIP IT! wrote: »

Yes. That's exactly what this is about. (Mods: any chance of a Facepalm emoji?)

Ush1

seamus wrote: »

I don't know, did I? I say a lot of rubbish, it's hard to keep track of it all.

I'm glad I've got you as my secretary though to keep track of it.

It's good to know you're aware you spout lots of rubbish.:)

seachto7

HandsomeBob wrote: »

Nah I'm suggesting that people have been waiting for years for his fall. Something that never sat right with them about a lad who was on the dole a couple of years ago only to be laughing at them now with his hard earned millions. We know how AH hate those dole lads.

I'm sure there are plenty of pro footballers, boxers, musicians, writers, etc, who were on the dole, or earning very little, who made a lot of money, but didn't act the complete c**t while doing it....
He chose to be on the dole no?
I saw some clip of him recently, an old one, where he's going on about why he doesn't like football. Real dumb stuff. There is nothing that this man says that anyone should be influenced by.
If he was Conor the plumber, he'd possibly still be chucking chairs in his local in Crumlin, and would be a footnote in a local newspaper or something.
You can dress him up all you like in bling. No class.

andekwarhola

It's amusing how some Irish people take violent offence at the notion that a wealthy Irish celebrity or businessperson might just do something with which you actually disagree or are critical about, without considering their wealth and success in the equation.

Talk about craven forelock-tugging.

stuff.hunter

twinytwo wrote: »

The worst part is, he only had to really do two more fights (kabib, Diaz 3) and he could have walked away gone out on top, legacy safe and financially set for life.

exactly, but thats the past now and cant see any future for him, unless farmers markets fights.
another thing is, he brought bad name to whole country now and think that he should be publicly named and shamed