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Whether you like him or not, McGregor has made the UFC far more popular than it was. His PPV numbers back that up. The guy transcends the sport.McBobbin said:
100% I used to watch the early UFCs when it was a real blend of different martial artists and wrestlers. Entertaining enough, but more of a curiosity than something that needs to be taken seriously. Modern MMA is a serious discipline in its own right, and could go mega.nth london addick said:
But he is still almost laughing and smirking and thinking of how he can promote it againChris_from_Sidcup said:
Dana needs to roll back the years when the ufc was called cage fighting and the negative impact that had on growing what is a fantastic sporting event ,I grew old and bored of UFC and lost interest especially when McGregor started his bullshit and Dana was just allowing him to rule the whole brand
Dana when ultimate fighter started cared about changing perspectives on the brand from cage fighting to MMA
Cage fighting was where men with little rules or guidance could fight legally using little or no rules
What we have now is very different to back then and it’s a fantastic brand and fantastic sport
But it can be lost and ruined if the management allow this to continue
I've just caught up with last night's shenanigans... UFC goes nowhere until it's sorted out MacGregor
Example today, 2 guys from my work came to our local pub this morning (which opened at 6am here in Dubai) to watch it. Not a chance in hell they'd have done that for any other fighter.3 -
But how much leeway do you give a guy? Conor has been given way too much regardless of his drawing power.Chris_from_Sidcup said:
Whether you like him or not, McGregor has made the UFC far more popular than it was. His PPV numbers back that up. The guy transcends the sport.McBobbin said:
100% I used to watch the early UFCs when it was a real blend of different martial artists and wrestlers. Entertaining enough, but more of a curiosity than something that needs to be taken seriously. Modern MMA is a serious discipline in its own right, and could go mega.nth london addick said:
But he is still almost laughing and smirking and thinking of how he can promote it againChris_from_Sidcup said:
Dana needs to roll back the years when the ufc was called cage fighting and the negative impact that had on growing what is a fantastic sporting event ,I grew old and bored of UFC and lost interest especially when McGregor started his bullshit and Dana was just allowing him to rule the whole brand
Dana when ultimate fighter started cared about changing perspectives on the brand from cage fighting to MMA
Cage fighting was where men with little rules or guidance could fight legally using little or no rules
What we have now is very different to back then and it’s a fantastic brand and fantastic sport
But it can be lost and ruined if the management allow this to continue
I've just caught up with last night's shenanigans... UFC goes nowhere until it's sorted out MacGregor
Example today, 2 guys from my work came to our local pub this morning (which opened at 6am here in Dubai) to watch it. Not a chance in hell they'd have done that for any other fighter.1 -
Jumping into the crowd to try to kick and punch a spectator is only acceptable if they are a gobby Palace chav, everyone knows that.7
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There was talk early on about this fight being held in Moscow. Could you imagine how that would've ended up.
Conor bit off a lot more than he could chew, both in and out of the octagon.1 -
McGregor is finished last night he got served regardless of connors PPV value in the past he is not the fighter he once was,Chris_from_Sidcup said:
Whether you like him or not, McGregor has made the UFC far more popular than it was. His PPV numbers back that up. The guy transcends the sport.McBobbin said:
100% I used to watch the early UFCs when it was a real blend of different martial artists and wrestlers. Entertaining enough, but more of a curiosity than something that needs to be taken seriously. Modern MMA is a serious discipline in its own right, and could go mega.nth london addick said:
But he is still almost laughing and smirking and thinking of how he can promote it againChris_from_Sidcup said:
Dana needs to roll back the years when the ufc was called cage fighting and the negative impact that had on growing what is a fantastic sporting event ,I grew old and bored of UFC and lost interest especially when McGregor started his bullshit and Dana was just allowing him to rule the whole brand
Dana when ultimate fighter started cared about changing perspectives on the brand from cage fighting to MMA
Cage fighting was where men with little rules or guidance could fight legally using little or no rules
What we have now is very different to back then and it’s a fantastic brand and fantastic sport
But it can be lost and ruined if the management allow this to continue
I've just caught up with last night's shenanigans... UFC goes nowhere until it's sorted out MacGregor
Example today, 2 guys from my work came to our local pub this morning (which opened at 6am here in Dubai) to watch it. Not a chance in hell they'd have done that for any other fighter.
Now is the perfect time for Dana to show strength0 -
Doubt the Irish would travel in the numbers for that one! Seems like they didn't have much fun tonight if the Internet is correct.SELR_addicks said:There was talk early on about this fight being held in Moscow. Could you imagine how that would've ended up.
Conor bit off a lot more than he could chew, both in and out of the octagon.0 -
Danis has a reputation in the Jiu Jitsu community of being a mouthy gob shite.North Lower Neil said:Jumping into the crowd to try to kick and punch a spectator is only acceptable if they are a gobby Palace chav, everyone knows that.
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Absolutely agree, can't argue with that. But i guess when a guy is pulling in huge numbers and making you that much money you're going to give him a bit of extra leeway.Friend Or Defoe said:
But how much leeway do you give a guy? Conor has been given way too much regardless of his drawing power.Chris_from_Sidcup said:
Whether you like him or not, McGregor has made the UFC far more popular than it was. His PPV numbers back that up. The guy transcends the sport.McBobbin said:
100% I used to watch the early UFCs when it was a real blend of different martial artists and wrestlers. Entertaining enough, but more of a curiosity than something that needs to be taken seriously. Modern MMA is a serious discipline in its own right, and could go mega.nth london addick said:
But he is still almost laughing and smirking and thinking of how he can promote it againChris_from_Sidcup said:
Dana needs to roll back the years when the ufc was called cage fighting and the negative impact that had on growing what is a fantastic sporting event ,I grew old and bored of UFC and lost interest especially when McGregor started his bullshit and Dana was just allowing him to rule the whole brand
Dana when ultimate fighter started cared about changing perspectives on the brand from cage fighting to MMA
Cage fighting was where men with little rules or guidance could fight legally using little or no rules
What we have now is very different to back then and it’s a fantastic brand and fantastic sport
But it can be lost and ruined if the management allow this to continue
I've just caught up with last night's shenanigans... UFC goes nowhere until it's sorted out MacGregor
Example today, 2 guys from my work came to our local pub this morning (which opened at 6am here in Dubai) to watch it. Not a chance in hell they'd have done that for any other fighter.
But obviously no one is going to feel too sorry for McGregor given his past antics.0 -
Seems like some people are feeling sorry for him! He called it on with Khabib's team!0
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Anyone know why McGregor didn't do the press conference after? I thought it was compulsory.
If Khabib could go along after all the post-fight antics, i'm surprised McGregor wasn't there.0 - Sponsored links:
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Can the media stop saying he tapped to a RNC, it was a neck crank.
He said the following on twitter.Chris_from_Sidcup said:Anyone know why McGregor didn't do the press conference after? I thought it was compulsory.
If Khabib could go along after all the post-fight antics, i'm surprised McGregor wasn't there.
Good knock. Looking forward to the rematch.”0 -
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What a crock of shit.
UFC is total garbage as far as I'm concerned - the noble art of boxing, for all it's faults with judging and the like, is so far ahead it's untrue.13 -
This is annoying me now because you are at least the 100th person to spread a message that could be misinterpreted that I've seen today alone.Chris_from_Sidcup said:
Jumped the fence to start a fight with McGregor's team, then one of his team attacked McGregor from behind. Dirty tactics, but at the same time as everyone else has said, McGregor has pretty much brought it on himself with the bus incident, the terrorist taunts, the digs at Khabib's religion.oohaahmortimer said:What did khabib do that was disgusting ?
McGregor at a press conference was loud mouthed by Khabib's manager Ali Abdelaziz so Conor responded by calling him a terrorist. This isn't a slur, Ali was genuinely a terrorist. He also didn't exactly dig out his religion, I think the worst it ever got was offering him some whiskey and Khabib declined. The bus incident is on par with the aftermath of the fight, both a pair of idiots who let their emotions get the better of them and both rightly will be punished for making the best combat sport look a joke.
I've seen McGregor being labelled a racist by a lot of people and it's because of posts like this and it's not a good look, just think you should have made it more clear1 -
After the Coventry mugging, it cheered me up to see McGregor being humiliated in 4 rounds. Khabib totally outclassed McGregor who is a classless person. After having his bus attacked by the gobby man it's good to see what goes around comes around.
In some parts of the world you can't insult a man's family without paying a price.
As the Irishman has found out.2 -
Wow. Aftermath was emotions getting the better of people and handbags. Bus incident nearly blinded someone.Braziliance said:
. The bus incident is on par with the aftermath of the fight,Chris_from_Sidcup said:
Jumped the fence to start a fight with McGregor's team, then one of his team attacked McGregor from behind. Dirty tactics, but at the same time as everyone else has said, McGregor has pretty much brought it on himself with the bus incident, the terrorist taunts, the digs at Khabib's religion.oohaahmortimer said:What did khabib do that was disgusting ?
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Lot of experts in this thread all of a sudden.
Also a lot of people seem to actually be defending what happened. Two wrongs don't make a right, what McGregor did was disgusting, what Khabib did last night was also disgusting but some are letting their absolute hatred towards McGregor cloud that.1 -
He threw an object at a window, I don't think he expected it to be that bad, Khabibs team was cheap shotting McGregor with intent to hurt him when he had just lost a 4 round fight, it was planned and intentional.Friend Or Defoe said:
Wow. Aftermath was emotions getting the better of people and handbags. Bus incident nearly blinded someone.Braziliance said:
. The bus incident is on par with the aftermath of the fight,Chris_from_Sidcup said:
Jumped the fence to start a fight with McGregor's team, then one of his team attacked McGregor from behind. Dirty tactics, but at the same time as everyone else has said, McGregor has pretty much brought it on himself with the bus incident, the terrorist taunts, the digs at Khabib's religion.oohaahmortimer said:What did khabib do that was disgusting ?
I ain't acting like McGregor is innocent, I went off him right about after the second Nate fight but he is a showman, because of his job of selling tickets he has propelled Khabib to a mainstream super star status, set him up for his first legitimate big name win and got him his biggest pay day to date by far. I'm sure Khabib is fine
Edit: just realise you said nearly blinded someone, Michael Chiesa had a cut on his head and milked a law suit. Definitely not as dangerous as made out3 -
I don’t know much about UFC.....but I do know an arsehole when I see one.
CM deserved what he got as far as I can tell.
As has been said elsewhere, Dana White let this go way too far and has to shoulder some of the blame.2 -
Yes because you never get any unsavoury incidents going on in boxing.........bobmunro said:What a crock of shit.
UFC is total garbage as far as I'm concerned - the noble art of boxing, for all it's faults with judging and the like, is so far ahead it's untrue.
I could think of several just off the top of my head1 - Sponsored links:
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It was Raymond Borg who was nearly blinded.Braziliance said:
He threw an object at a window, I don't think he expected it to be that bad, Khabibs team was cheap shotting McGregor with intent to hurt him when he had just lost a 4 round fight, it was planned and intentional.Friend Or Defoe said:
Wow. Aftermath was emotions getting the better of people and handbags. Bus incident nearly blinded someone.Braziliance said:
. The bus incident is on par with the aftermath of the fight,Chris_from_Sidcup said:
Jumped the fence to start a fight with McGregor's team, then one of his team attacked McGregor from behind. Dirty tactics, but at the same time as everyone else has said, McGregor has pretty much brought it on himself with the bus incident, the terrorist taunts, the digs at Khabib's religion.oohaahmortimer said:What did khabib do that was disgusting ?
I ain't acting like McGregor is innocent, I went off him right about after the second Nate fight but he is a showman, because of his job of selling tickets he has propelled Khabib to a mainstream super star status, set him up for his first legitimate big name win and got him his biggest pay day to date by far. I'm sure Khabib is fine
Edit: just realise you said nearly blinded someone, Michael Chiesa had a cut on his head and milked a law suit. Definitely not as dangerous as made out
The rest of your post is of similar nonsense. 0 -
I don't disagree. But in my opinion, as a sport there is no comparison.Chris_from_Sidcup said:
Yes because you never get any unsavoury incidents going on in boxing.........bobmunro said:What a crock of shit.
UFC is total garbage as far as I'm concerned - the noble art of boxing, for all it's faults with judging and the like, is so far ahead it's untrue.
I could think of several just off the top of my head3 -
He got red-eyeFriend Or Defoe said:
It was Raymond Borg who was nearly blinded.Braziliance said:
He threw an object at a window, I don't think he expected it to be that bad, Khabibs team was cheap shotting McGregor with intent to hurt him when he had just lost a 4 round fight, it was planned and intentional.Friend Or Defoe said:
Wow. Aftermath was emotions getting the better of people and handbags. Bus incident nearly blinded someone.Braziliance said:
. The bus incident is on par with the aftermath of the fight,Chris_from_Sidcup said:
Jumped the fence to start a fight with McGregor's team, then one of his team attacked McGregor from behind. Dirty tactics, but at the same time as everyone else has said, McGregor has pretty much brought it on himself with the bus incident, the terrorist taunts, the digs at Khabib's religion.oohaahmortimer said:What did khabib do that was disgusting ?
I ain't acting like McGregor is innocent, I went off him right about after the second Nate fight but he is a showman, because of his job of selling tickets he has propelled Khabib to a mainstream super star status, set him up for his first legitimate big name win and got him his biggest pay day to date by far. I'm sure Khabib is fine
Edit: just realise you said nearly blinded someone, Michael Chiesa had a cut on his head and milked a law suit. Definitely not as dangerous as made out The rest of your post is of similar nonsense.
If by nonsense you mean facts then yeah I guess? Not one thing I said was nonsense0 -
Professional boxing had a bit of a head start on the UFC though.bobmunro said:
I don't disagree. But in my opinion, as a sport there is no comparison.Chris_from_Sidcup said:
Yes because you never get any unsavoury incidents going on in boxing.........bobmunro said:What a crock of shit.
UFC is total garbage as far as I'm concerned - the noble art of boxing, for all it's faults with judging and the like, is so far ahead it's untrue.
I could think of several just off the top of my head
In terms of popularity boxing is well ahead, but the gap is closing, for example i've absolutely no doubt that the PPV figures for last night in the US will be more than GGG v Canelo.0 -
I'm not doubting its growing popularity and yes of course boxing has been around a lot longer. It's a personal opinion and it's just not for me. I rarely watch UFC but watched the whole show last night and after it I remembered why I rarely watch UFC!Chris_from_Sidcup said:
Professional boxing had a bit of a head start on the UFC though.bobmunro said:
I don't disagree. But in my opinion, as a sport there is no comparison.Chris_from_Sidcup said:
Yes because you never get any unsavoury incidents going on in boxing.........bobmunro said:What a crock of shit.
UFC is total garbage as far as I'm concerned - the noble art of boxing, for all it's faults with judging and the like, is so far ahead it's untrue.
I could think of several just off the top of my head
In terms of popularity boxing is well ahead, but the gap is closing, for example i've absolutely no doubt that the PPV figures for last night in the US will be more than GGG v Canelo.
Other people enjoy it - that's fine. It's just that I don't.2 -
I don't understand why Conor McGregor is so popular. The bloke is an absolute bellend. Glad he got spanked!7
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Looks like Conor attacked Khabib's team first during the Cantona moment.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Dullaki/status/1048865899837640704?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1048865899837640704&ref_url=https://twitter.com/Dullaki/status/10488658998376407040 -
First time I’ve ever really watched a UFC fight. I’m with @bobmunro not for me. The wrestling, grappling etc bores me.
Everyone condemns the after stuff but the promoter will be laughing, it’s tripled the publicity and reach of the actual fight1 -
To be fair if that's the first UFC fight you've watched then i can understand as Khabib isn't an exciting fighter at all. Did you see the fight before it?AFKABartram said:First time I’ve ever really watched a UFC fight. I’m with @bobmunro not for me. The wrestling, grappling etc bores me.
Everyone condemns the after stuff but the promoter will be laughing, it’s tripled the publicity and reach of the actual fight0 -
You really really dislike him don't you?Friend Or Defoe said:Looks like Conor attacked Khabib's team first during the Cantona moment.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Dullaki/status/1048865899837640704?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1048865899837640704&ref_url=https://twitter.com/Dullaki/status/1048865899837640704
Surely Khabib started it by attacking Dannis?0
