Conor Mcgregor arrested again

Naos

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

I think you are overestimating the importance and popularity of MMA in comparison to soccer. In particular Manchester united. I don’t know how many people in the US would know McGregor either.

Really?

He was consistently all over ESPN and Fox. He has appeared numerous times on the likes of Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien.

He has NFL & NHL players copying the billionaire strut (first done by Vince McMahon, brought into the mainstream by Conor) which again would be broadcasted to millions in the US.

The whole point of Conor as a success story is that he has crossed from MMA related newsfeeds into the mainstream. It's really dismissive & ignorant to think otherwise.

Omackeral

The Nal wrote: »

Yeah big Vince fan but he hasnt been on TV for years.

Literally on TV last night.

Beechwoodspark

Also Rory mcilroy would be far more famous than mcgregor and If we are including the entire island the king of them all in terms of worldwide fame was George Best.

Mctapper has a long long long way to go to reach those heights. Spoiler-he never will

lbc2019

Will his fame have any longevity?

jam_mac_jam

Naos wrote: »

Really?

He was consistently all over ESPN and Fox. He has appeared numerous times on the likes of Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien.

He has NFL & NHL players copying the billionaire strut (first done by Vince McMahon, brought into the mainstream by Conor) which again would be broadcasted to millions in the US.

The whole point of Conor as a success story is that he has crossed from MMA related newsfeeds into the mainstream. It's really dismissive & ignorant to think otherwise.

Don't mean to be dismissive, my opinion is that soccer is more popular internationally. Don't mean anything against McGregor at all.

sexmag

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Mctapper has a long long long way to go to reach those heights. Spoiler-he never will

As soon as I see the word Mctapper my eyes roll into the back of my head confirming your age as at most 12

RocketRaccoon

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Also Rory mcilroy would be far more famous than mcgregor and If we are including the entire island the king of them all in terms of worldwide fame was George Best.

Mctapper has a long long long way to go to reach those heights. Spoiler-he never will

George best wouldn't even come close to mcgregor. He was famous in the 60s and 70s, there was no worldwide appeal to football like their is nowadays

dk1982

sexmag wrote: »

As soon as I see the word Mctapper my eyes roll into the back of my head confirming your age as at most 12

Agreed. One of the cringiest things Ive ever seen on Boards. And I can't stand Mcgregor BTW

eagle eye

It'd be tight between Conor and Rory for worldwide notoriety. I'd be of the opinion that Rory might be slightly ahead of him.
He is huge though, probably top 20 in the US along with Rory.

c.p.w.g.w

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

George best wouldn't even come close to mcgregor. He was famous in the 60s and 70s, there was no worldwide appeal to football like their is nowadays

He also stole a liver and condemned someone to death by depriving them of the doner liver he destroyed with drink

RocketRaccoon

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

He also stole a liver and condemned someone to death by depriving them of the doner like he destroyed with drink

While beating multiple women.

Beechwoodspark

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

George best wouldn't even come close to mcgregor. He was famous in the 60s and 70s, there was no worldwide appeal to football like their is nowadays

There certainly was. Best was known from Dublin to Vladivostok and Shanghai to Cape Town at the height of his fame at the European Cup success

A famous doctor was amazed that kalahari Tribesmen knew about him in the late 60s

There is an international airport named after him

He was known as “el Beatle” such was his fame worldwide

McTapper is nowhere near

Mr.H

People think Conor is more known than he actually is. I know a lot of Irish people who wouldnt have an iota who he is. And that is just Irish people. Mma is nowhere near as big globally as a lot of the other sports mentioned. Rugby and their world player of the year is very much known by a greater amount of people than a wwe wanna be star. A lot of people switch off or dont pay attention to news that may as well be talking about john cena in a lot peoples minds. Mcgregor is huge in the mma world but wouldnt even be on the radar of most american sports fans. A huge fish in a small puddle.

Its laughable that anyone could think that a ufc star is better know than world rugby player of the year and the former captain of the best know football side of the modern era. Keane is global to a huge scale where conor is huge to a niche market.

Dont confuse what you think with what is reality

eagle eye

Beechwoodspark wrote:

There certainly was. Best was known from Dublin to Vladivostok and Shanghai to Cape Town at the height of his fame at the European Cup success.
There is an international airport named after him
He was known as el beatle such was his fame worldwide

George Best was not well know in the US at any stage, even when he played soccer over there.
Great guy, I'm a huge fan but let's not delude ourselves here.

Beechwoodspark wrote:

McTapper is nowhere near

This nickname you've come up with for McGregor is childish. If you keep using it then you'll find yourself on ignore with a lot of people and you'll notice that people stop responding to you in a lot of threads.
Just so you know I'd be a much bigger fan of George Best than I would be of Conor McGregor.

RocketRaccoon

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

There certainly was. Best was known from Dublin to Vladivostok and Shanghai to Cape Town at the height of his fame at the European Cup success

A famous doctor was amazed that kalahari Tribesmen knew about him in the late 60s

There is an international airport named after him

He was known as “el Beatle” such was his fame worldwide

McTapper is nowhere near

What a load of utter utter bollocks.

Sabrebo

Agent Coulson wrote: »

And here is the man he stole the walk from.

Maybe there are doing the Mr McMahon strut he is more famous them Conor.

That's a different walk, Mcgregor stole the scanger walk.

dk1982

Mr.H wrote: »

People think Conor is more known than he actually is. I know a lot of Irish people who wouldnt have an iota who he is. And that is just Irish people. Mma is nowhere near as big globally as a lot of the other sports mentioned. Rugby and their world player of the year is very much known by a greater amount of people than a wwe wanna be star. A lot of people switch off or dont pay attention to news that may as well be talking about john cena in a lot peoples minds. Mcgregor is huge in the mma world but wouldnt even be on the radar of most american sports fans. A huge fish in a small puddle.

Its laughable that anyone could think that a ufc star is better know than world rugby player of the year and the former captain of the best know football side of the modern era. Keane is global to a huge scale where conor is huge to a niche market.

Dont confuse what you think with what is reality

You're talking absolute hoop. Plus you literally don't know a lot of Irish people who don't know who he is unless those people are blind and deaf

Beechwoodspark

eagle eye wrote: »

George Best was not well know in the US at any stage, even when he played soccer over there.
Great guy, I'm a huge fan but let's not delude ourselves here.


This nickname you've come up with for McGregor is childish. If you keep using it then you'll find yourself on ignore with a lot of people and you'll notice that people stop responding to you in a lot of threads.
Just so you know I'd be a much bigger fan of George Best than I would be of Conor McGregor.

Ehhh I didn’t come up with the nickname

Mctapper is commonly used for him - google it

Beechwoodspark

Sabrebo wrote: »

That's a different walk, Mcgregor stole the scanger walk.

That originally was ric flairs walk anyway

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Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Mctapper

McTapper

It has a ring to it, I like it :pac:

eagle eye

Mr.H wrote:

Dont confuse what you think with what is reality

When you get in a ring with Floyd Mayweather and have the second biggest number of ppv sales of all time you are big stuff.
When you get in UFC ring with Khabib and have the third biggest number of ppv sales of all time then you have proven that you are hugely famous and that it's not just Mayweather selling the fight. McGregor has been involved in at least four of the top fifteen most bought ppv fights of all time. Three of them are UFC, only one other UFC fight is in the top fifteen.

Omackeral

Mr.H wrote: »

Mcgregor is huge in the mma world but wouldnt even be on the radar of most american sports fans. A huge fish in a small puddle.

He's transcended MMA. Most American sports fans absolutely know exactly who he is. He's been on all their Late Night chat shows, other US sports stars imitate him frequently and he fought Floyd Mayweather in probably the biggest PPV event in recent times.

Mr.H wrote: »

Dont confuse what you think with what is reality

Precisely.

Omackeral

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

That originally was ric flairs walk anyway

Flair does ''the strut'', which he himself copied off Nature Boy Buddy Rogers. Flair robbed his whole gimmick actually including the robe and the nickname and the figure four leg lock.

Vince's Billionaire Walk is well different to Flair's. McGregor is seen on camera singing Vince McMahon's theme while doing it.

Beechwoodspark

Mr.H wrote: »

People think Conor is more known than he actually is. I know a lot of Irish people who wouldnt have an iota who he is. And that is just Irish people. Mma is nowhere near as big globally as a lot of the other sports mentioned. Rugby and their world player of the year is very much known by a greater amount of people than a wwe wanna be star. A lot of people switch off or dont pay attention to news that may as well be talking about john cena in a lot peoples minds. Mcgregor is huge in the mma world but wouldnt even be on the radar of most american sports fans. A huge fish in a small puddle.

Its laughable that anyone could think that a ufc star is better know than world rugby player of the year and the former captain of the best know football side of the modern era. Keane is global to a huge scale where conor is huge to a niche market.

Dont confuse what you think with what is reality

This is so true. Soccer, rugby and golf for instance have global fan bases many multiples of the likes of mma.

Omackeral

eagle eye wrote: »

When you get in a ring with Floyd Mayweather and have the second biggest number of ppv sales of all time you are big stuff.
When you get in UFC ring with Khabib and have the third biggest number of ppv sales of all time then you have proven that you are hugely famous and that it's not just Mayweather selling the fight. McGregor has been involved in at least four of the top fifteen most bought ppv fights of all time. Three of them are UFC, only one other UFC fight is in the top fifteen.

This. And pointing this out has nothing to do with liking or hating him or even having an opinion on him.

AdamD

Why are people confusing America with global? Manchester United alone are more global than MMA and Roy Keane was the captain throughout their most successful period.

The Rooster

Mr.H wrote: »

People think Conor is more known than he actually is. I know a lot of Irish people who wouldnt have an iota who he is. And that is just Irish people. Mma is nowhere near as big globally as a lot of the other sports mentioned. Rugby and their world player of the year is very much known by a greater amount of people than a wwe wanna be star. A lot of people switch off or dont pay attention to news that may as well be talking about john cena in a lot peoples minds. Mcgregor is huge in the mma world but wouldnt even be on the radar of most american sports fans. A huge fish in a small puddle.

Its laughable that anyone could think that a ufc star is better know than world rugby player of the year and the former captain of the best know football side of the modern era. Keane is global to a huge scale where conor is huge to a niche market.

Dont confuse what you think with what is reality

That's hilarious!!! And the people who thanked your post should share your ignominy!

I don't know about the World, because I don't know enough about publicity in China, India, Africa etc, but there is no doubt that, at the moment, McGregor is the most famous Irish sportsman in the US.
Anyone who argues otherwise does so simply out of ignorance.

bullpost

AdamD wrote: »

Why are people confusing America with global? Manchester United alone are more global than MMA and Roy Keane was the captain throughout their most successful period.

Not so sure about the rugby comparison though? Rugby still pretty niche.

Wrongway1985

Mr.H wrote: »

Its laughable that anyone could think that a ufc star is better know than world rugby player of the year and the former captain of the best know football side of the modern era. Keane is global to a huge scale where conor is huge to a niche market.

Dont confuse what you think with what is reality

This seems to be what you are stubbornly doing :pac:

Ask someone to name the last 5 rugby players of the year and you can bet majority of heads wouldn't have a notion, I know I couldn't, could tell you Johnny Sexton won it but know that only on the basis he's Irish it was hard to go under the radar.

No offense to Johnny but I somehow can't see him guesting on the likes of Kimmel,showing up in Call of Duty or flogging bottles of Proper D4 in Tesco anytime soon.

Omackeral

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

No offense to Johnny but I somehow can't see him guesting on the likes of Kimmel,showing up in Call of Duty or flogging bottles of Proper D4 in Tesco anytime soon.

He's class in those Centra ads though. Such charisma.

Mr.H

More people globally have watched man united play fulham than mcgregor mayweather!

You are confusing your own feelings and knowledge with the joe soap who couldnt give a toss about sports.

People who dont care about sports dont know who conor is. But i bet most still know who roy keane is

Omackeral

Mr.H wrote: »

People who dont care about sports dont know who conor is. But i bet most still know who roy keane is

You have that the wrong way around completely!

eagle eye

AdamD wrote:

Why are people confusing America with global? Manchester United alone are more global than MMA and Roy Keane was the captain throughout their most successful period.

I don't think people are confusing them.
Also goalscorers are the ones who are global superstars so I'm not sure Roy Keane would be globally that famous.
Not doubt on my mobile network that Rory McIlroy and Conor McGregor are the two biggest stars from this island at the present time and I don't think any other sportsperson would ever have been as globally known as those two. We are in the social media age so more people know a lot more people these days.
If I was to guess who was the biggest before these two I'd be confident it's Padraig Harrington. He is still a really big name.

RocketRaccoon

Mr.H wrote: »

More people globally have watched man united play fulham than mcgregor mayweather!

You are confusing your own feelings and knowledge with the joe soap who couldnt give a toss about sports.

People who dont care about sports dont know who conor is. But i bet most still know who roy keane is

Sorry but no.

If you go to America or anywhere really with a photo of Roy Keane and a photo of McGregor and I would be absolutely, 100% positive that more people would know McGregor.

The majority of the United "fans" in Asia don't have a clue about the history of the club, they won't know Roy Keane from Bryan Robson. It's sad but true.

Wrongway1985

Omackeral wrote: »

He's class in those Centra ads though. Such charisma.

Yeah if only they were relevant outside Ireland :pac:

Omackeral

Mr.H wrote: »

More people globally have watched man united play fulham than mcgregor mayweather!

By that logic Steed Malbranque is a household name.

Sabrebo

Mr.H wrote: »

More people globally have watched man united play fulham than mcgregor mayweather!

You are confusing your own feelings and knowledge with the joe soap who couldnt give a toss about sports.

People who dont care about sports dont know who conor is. But i bet most still know who roy keane is

How many people would pay $100 dollars to watch Man U play Fulham on tv?

Beechwoodspark

Also another thing to remember is this mma is a flash in the pan type popularity and will be forgotten about soon when ppl move on to the next craze-similar to how the wwf was big for a while then died a death in terms of popularity

Soccer, rugby, golf, gaa, these are going nowhere. They are growing in fact.

Wrongway1985

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

The majority of the United "fans" in Asia don't have a clue about the history of the club, they won't know Roy Keane from Bryan Robson. It's sad but true.

Not only in Asia I'd say,reminds me of this...

ollkiller

eagle eye wrote: »

I don't think people are confusing them.
Also goalscorers are the ones who are global superstars so I'm not sure Roy Keane would be globally that famous.
Not doubt on my mobile network that Rory McIlroy and Conor McGregor are the two biggest stars from this island at the present time and I don't think any other sportsperson would ever have been as globally known as those two. We are in the social media age so more people know a lot more people these days.
If I was to guess who was the biggest before these two I'd be confident it's Padraig Harrington. He is still a really big name.

Do you realise how global Manchester United are. He was the captain at the most successful period of one of the top 3 clubs in the world. Anyone into soccer, which is billions of people know who Roy Keane is. How is this even up for discussion.

RocketRaccoon

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Also another thing to remember is this mma is a flash in the pan type popularity and will be forgotten about soon when ppl move on to the next craze-similar to how the wwf was big for a while then died a death in terms of popularity

Soccer, rugby, golf, gaa, these are going nowhere. They are growing in fact.

Those sports are growing but MMA isn't, absolutely clueless.

Saying the WWE died off is also ridiculously misinformed nonsense. Have a look at the attendance at Wrestlemania next weekend.

RocketRaccoon

ollkiller wrote: »

Do you realise how global Manchester United are. He was the captain at the most successful period of one of the top 3 clubs in the world. Anyone into soccer, which is billions of people know who Roy Keane is. How is this even up for discussion.

Who was the captain of Real Madrid in the mid 90s? Without googling.

Effects

Mr.H wrote: »

People who don't care about sports don't know who Conor is. But i bet most still know who roy keane is

Really? You think people who know nothing about sports know who an old ex footballer is compared with a fighting sports star who is all over the papers if he just tweets?

Effects

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Who was the captain of Real Madrid in the mid 90s? Without googling.

Bruce Grobbler.

The Nal

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Those sports are growing but MMA isn't, absolutely clueless.

Saying the WWE died off is also ridiculously misinformed nonsense. Have a look at the attendance at Wrestlemania next weekend.

Yeah. WWE is bigger than ever and MMA is the fastest growing sport in the world.

ollkiller

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Who was the captain of Real Madrid in the mid 90s? Without googling.

Manuel Sanchis playing in the old sweeper role. I'm an avid soccer fan though. I get your point, not a lot of people wouldn't know that answer. I reckon a lot more would know Roy Keane was captain of United but until we get that questionnaire out there i don't think we will have conclusive proof.

xckjoo

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Those sports are growing but MMA isn't, absolutely clueless.

Saying the WWE died off is also ridiculously misinformed nonsense. Have a look at the attendance at Wrestlemania next weekend.

Don't bother. Would you go into a thread about a rugby/soccer/whatever star claiming what they do isn't a sport? Doubtful. Most people accept that others have different opinions and interests to themselves and aren't interested in being provocateurs for the sake of being provocateurs.

eagle eye

ollkiller wrote:

Do you realise how global Manchester United are. He was the captain at the most successful period of one of the top 3 clubs in the world. Anyone into soccer, which is billions of people know who Roy Keane is. How is this even up for discussion.

Did you miss the bit about social media?

Omackeral

ollkiller wrote: »

Do you realise how global Manchester United are. He was the captain at the most successful period of one of the top 3 clubs in the world. Anyone into soccer, which is billions of people know who Roy Keane is. How is this even up for discussion.

Roy Keane could walk through Times Square and I doubt he'd be recognised. McGregor couldn't do that.

RocketRaccoon

ollkiller wrote: »

Manuel Sanchis playing in the old sweeper role. I'm an avid soccer fan though. I get your point, not a lot of people wouldn't know that answer. I reckon a lot more would know Roy Keane was captain of United but until we get that questionnaire out there i don't think we will have conclusive proof.

Madrid are a bigger club than United and not many would name that captain without googling, same with Roy Keane outside Ireland and the UK.