The Conor McGregor Thread

MattressRick

Richard Hillman wrote: »

They'll just have fights in Mexico, Canada, Brazil etc if he gets banned from the U.S. The location matters little, it's the time zone that pays the bills.

If the UFC completely dropped him, he'd just fight in a low Tax Caribbean nation, in a one off PPV fight with Nate Diaz, promote it themselves, take the PPV cash for themselves.

McGregor will then be able to temp away individuals in the UFC for one off fights and do the same.

There is a big risk of MMA becoming like boxing if the UFC and McGregor fall out

Bull****.

whatawaster81

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Why did 1.6million people pay for McGregor v Diaz 2?

No one is going to tear up their UFC contract for a once off PPV fight against McGregor in the caribbean. No one except has beens or never gonna bes.

prinzeugen

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Why did 1.6million people pay for McGregor v Diaz 2?

Because they are idiots.

prinzeugen

jaxxx wrote: »

Well you know that old saying 'who's the bigger fool, the fool or the fool who follows the fool".

Can't we just like.. put them all in a cargo unit, send it on a ship to some faraway god forsaken island and remove them permanently from the rest of the world??

I was referring to Rikers Island prison, not the TV show..

Richard Hillman

whatawaster81 wrote: »

No one is going to tear up their UFC contract for a once off PPV fight against McGregor in the caribbean. No one except has beens or never gonna bes.

32 year old Nate Diaz, who hasn't fought since the McGregor fights, who's only interested in a prospective McGregor fight, who will earn far more from an independent McGregor fight than with the UFC, who has a gripe with the UFC for banning his brother for life, who's most recent fight with McGregor earned 1.6 million PPV buys. Yep, definitely gonna turn that one down.

prinzeugen

Richard Hillman wrote: »

32 year old Nate Diaz, who hasn't fought since the McGregor fights, who's only interested in a prospective McGregor fight, who will earn far more from an independent McGregor fight than with the UFC, who has a gripe with the UFC for banning his brother for life, who's most recent fight with McGregor earned 1.6 million PPV buys. Yep, definitely gonna turn that one down.

And that is why UFC is not, and should not be classed as a sport.

jaxxx

prinzeugen wrote: »

I was referring to Rikers Island prison, not the TV show..

TV show? You've lost me. I just saw island and then thought 'wouldn't it be grand to maroon the b*st*rd there with all his deluded followers and rid them all from the world..'

One can dream!

Stonedpilot

prinzeugen wrote: »

And that is why UFC is not, and should not be classed as a sport.

Its a bloodsport though

whatawaster81

Richard Hillman wrote: »

32 year old Nate Diaz, who hasn't fought since the McGregor fights, who's only interested in a prospective McGregor fight, who will earn far more from an independent McGregor fight than with the UFC, who has a gripe with the UFC for banning his brother for life, who's most recent fight with McGregor earned 1.6 million PPV buys. Yep, definitely gonna turn that one down.

Thanks for agreeing with me.

Richard Hillman

prinzeugen wrote: »

And that is why UFC is not, and should not be classed as a sport.

The UFC is not a sport, it's a MMA promotion. It has never claimed to be a sport.

jaxxx

Richard Hillman wrote: »

The UFC is not a sport, it's a MMA promotion. It has never claimed to be a sport.

Sports entertainment maybe? Same as wrestling (non olympian obviously)? -> though personally I struggle to see where the entertainment is.

sabat

I know I was one of the first here to give him grief last night, but after watching this video I have to admit that there's something surreally brilliant about a bland corporate PR junket at a fancy New York hotel on a Thursday night being suddenly ambushed by a gang of 20 Dublin skangers.

https://youtu.be/oGQdc1nBAfI

moby2101

Knacker gonna knack

Jail

brainfreeze

Birdie Num Num wrote: »

Not the fastest or largest growing sport globally. It might be in a few places. Which would suggest it is niche. Countries like India and China with massive populations will dictate what the largest growing sport is. Even the concept of PPV will only mean it will be accessible to some.

As regards ‘salty’ I think that is normally retorted in defense of McGregor rather than MMA. It’s like playing the begrudgery card to anyone that comments negatively about the chap.

Ah yeah I get what you mean.

sabat

It's the 9/11 of knack. Someone even shouted 'up the 'Ra' outside the courthouse.

Chrongen

Strange that he wasn't shot.

JP Liz V1

prinzeugen wrote: »

I was referring to Rikers Island prison, not the TV show..

I always think Law & Order when I hear Rikers

uck51js9zml2yt

prinzeugen wrote: »

I was referring to Rikers Island prison, not the TV show..

Maybe he can go a few rounds with Bear Grylls!

WinnyThePoo

Would he not get more street cred. Not bailing himself out and waiting for his trial?.

AllForIt

He hasn't ruined his life...but he is ruining mine.

mickrock

NinetyTwoTeam wrote: »

he'll probably have his license revoked and be banned from the entire country, and that's before we even get to whether Dana would allow him back.

Dana? How did she get involved in all of this?

jones 19

AllForIt wrote: »

He hasn't ruined his life...but he is ruining mine.

Is that you Dee ?

deco nate

Dana is telling all that it's still all up in the air.

Money Talks. Dana is a full time hoe....

Effects

Richard Hillman wrote: »

The UFC is not a sport, it's a MMA promotion. It has never claimed to be a sport.

Same way boxing isn’t a sport. It’s a boxing promotion. Boxing never claimed to be a sport.

Effects

mickrock wrote: »

Dana? How did she get involved in all of this?

She’s kind of a big deal in the ufc.

Blazer

He looks a bit more subdued now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa5eXqjEewE

myshirt

Apparently a couple of Dagestani's roughed up Lobov and his Russian friends, including later shooting one with a few rubber bullets, cutting another, and just basically slapping a few of them around when they were in Russia

That's why he shut his mouth.

It's not Khabib directly, but clearly there's some seriously sinister guys in the mix here including those with links to Ramzan Kadyrov and/or Ronnie Pickering.

TerrorFirmer

Birdie Num Num wrote: »

Not the fastest or largest growing sport globally. It might be in a few places. Which would suggest it is niche. Countries like India and China with massive populations will dictate what the largest growing sport is. Even the concept of PPV will only mean it will be accessible to some.

That's flawed logic though. By that yardstick, despite their popularity and money generating power, huge sports like Baseball are 'niche' also - does that make them as dismissable as MMA, then?

There is really no way around the fact that MMA is a huge sport, worth an enormous amount of money, and it is also growing globally. To say it's niche or irrelevant is entirely wrong.

People also keep confusing UFC with MMA. UFC is just the biggest of the MMA promotors but there are big domestic promoters in Europe, Asia, and competitors in the US like Bellator, etc.

I'm at a loss as to how people can claim it's not a sport. If MMA's not a sport, then Boxing isn't either, nor are any combat 'sports' for that matter.

friendlyfun

minidazzler wrote: »

Why do you contradict yourself here? The judge imposed a normal fine as anyone would get in this situation.

Well actually in Norway if you get a fine it will be proportionate to your income. So I think that would be fairness.

They should have giving the **** a hefty fine. Make him think twice before he endangers someone elses life.

Wanderer78

friendlyfun wrote:

They should have giving the **** a hefty fine. Make him think twice before he endangers someone elses life.

What if he has impulsive behavioural issues?

Wanderer78

Wanderer78 wrote: »

What if he has impulsive behavioural issues?

Do you think he does? He should still be punished anyway....treated in parallel.
He can't just be a bit thick and a wannabe gangster?

Mongfinder General

Wanderer78 wrote: »

What if he has impulsive behavioural issues?

The shape of his head has changed in the past couple of years. He has a strange gremlin type head nowadays

Wanderer78

Augeo wrote:

Do you think he does? He should still be punished anyway....treated in parallel. He can't just be a bit thick and a wannabe gangster?

Yes, I think there's a strong possibility he does, he does have the tendancy to be impulsive, this act certainly shows this, but of course he d have to be properly assessed to confirm. He should of course be 'punished', but should also be assessed for this possibility, and treated accordingly. These issues are common in society, particularly amongst criminal populations

I'd say it's unlikely TBH...... he got to his late 20s without doing anything like this. He was a good boy never in trouble growing up..... just trying too hard to be a gangster esque character now.

Nowadays every kid who is a pain in the hole has their folks claiming they have some behavioural disorder..... sad to see randomers claiming the same for fncktard celebrities.

biggles007

A LUNATIC

Hercule Poirot

Ipso wrote: »

it's all over the front page, it's giving him roid rage.

Catatonia baby!

deadanonymau5

flas wrote: »

He is a southsider

and...?

john_galt

Effects wrote: »

Same way boxing isn’t a sport. It’s a boxing promotion. Boxing never claimed to be a sport.

Sports entertainment ?

foxyladyxx

deadanonymau5 wrote: »

and...?

He is a west Dubliner . .there IS a difference.

Conservative

I have just realised I know his co defendant to see. Always semed like a nice guy in my limited experience with him.

Doubt he has anything to worry about money wise.

joeguevara

foxyladyxx wrote: »

He is a west Dubliner . .there IS a difference.

He was born and raised in Crumlin which is South Dublin. He moved to Lucan in 2006. But in no way is he from West Dublin.

MattressRick

Sympathy will be pretty limited for McGregor seeing as he flaunts his wealth in people's faces.
He probably will get a comeback fight down the line but he could be past his best by then and it might be his final payday.
In the meantime I hope the UFC sue him for millions in lost revenue and it might soften his cough.

weldoninhio

Richard Hillman wrote: »

32 year old Nate Diaz, who hasn't fought since the McGregor fights, who's only interested in a prospective McGregor fight, who will earn far more from an independent McGregor fight than with the UFC, who has a gripe with the UFC for banning his brother for life, who's most recent fight with McGregor earned 1.6 million PPV buys. Yep, definitely gonna turn that one down.

Yes, and UFC will happily let him walk away from the contract with them to fight McGregor. FFS.

Dial Hard

foxyladyxx wrote:

He is a west Dubliner . .there IS a difference.

Once again, Crumlin is not in West Dublin. It's Dublin South-Central in electoral terms.

deadanonymau5

foxyladyxx wrote: »

He is a west Dubliner . .there IS a difference.

I never said otherwise.

deadanonymau5

Conservative wrote: »

I have just realised I know his co defendant to see. Always semed like a nice guy in my limited experience with him.

Doubt he has anything to worry about money wise.

He's a scumbag as the videos show

Weepsie

MattressRick wrote: »

In the meantime I hope the UFC sue him for millions in lost revenue and it might soften his cough.

I'd say the outrageous amount of publicity, good or bad is more than covering revenue loss.

Captain Obvious

I think Sean Kelly's lawyer should have looked at the videos before saying no window was shattered.

NaFirinne

I just wish that someone that has achieved so much in sport could be a better role model for the kids of Dublin and not behave like the thug that he did.

He has a wonderful opportunity to help so many if he had the heart to do so.

emo72

Dial Hard wrote: »

Once again, Crumlin is not in West Dublin. It's Dublin South-Central in electoral terms.

Yeah like this is really important. We all know the North south divide is the Liffey. But what's the east west border? We need to know so we can insult people properly. This is great gas lads.