What the.............?

Bet Dana be crying crocodile tears all day today...

Who?

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"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."

The Irish plumber, who hits people

My assessment of him turned out to be spot on.

He was really good at cutting weight so was always fighting smaller guys.

Once it became apparent that the cuts were taking a toll (and they banned the use of IVs) he moved up and got his ass beat.

One trick pony, good at marketing.

Good on him for getting out while his brain is still in tact.

I hope he stays retired.

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Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

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He’s become the Brent Favre of the MMA.

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If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. - Will Rogers

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So he did what nearly every single fighter does as they age. Very few aging fighters who can’t cut the weight anymore are successful moving up. It’s the double whammy. He got his ass beat by a fighter who could do down as one of the greatest fighters of all time. You sure went out on a limb there!

I don't think he has to go back to anything if he doesn't want to.

He made a boat load of money and seems to be reasonably smart with it. I hate his persona, but, can't fault the guy for doing well in life.

I hope he finds something productive and fulfilling to do with his time. Retiring at 30... That's a lot of life left to live.

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Long Chile was a silly place.

He also built quite the .. uhh.. persona outside the octagon. I'm guessing jailed or dead before he's 40. He's going to flip switch on the wrong person at some point.

"UFC star Conor McGregor is under investigation for an alleged sexual assault in his native Ireland, according to a report by The New York Times."

Nice guess at jail time!

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"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."

You would have to be more specific

No kidding, that sounds like every Irish plumber I know.

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Long Chile was a silly place.

That's an insult. Some like to blow shit up

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

Its hard to knock a guy for being 21-4. 17-2 in his last 19 fights, and one of those two to a welter weight.

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A lot of tomato cans, last minute opponents and a work or two in there.

Add into that some lucky punches and there just isn’t much there.

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Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

- Chinese proverb

I'm going to translate this to read,

"He's not nearly as good as he appears to be. In other words, he's still an awesome fighter, just not the top of the class."

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That’s pretty close. He’s very good at his game but has a very limited game.

Nate Diaz lost the rematch because Nate Diaz is stupid and decided to box with him.

Conner is easy to beat. Take to the ground and he’s lost.

You can never be a “great” mma fighter with his complete lack of wrestling and Jiu Jitsu.

Bottom line is that Conner is over rated.

That being said I totally understand his appeal to a certain type of fan.

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Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

- Chinese proverb

Wait till he finds out there are no weight classes in prison, and a 6'6" 300lb homie wants his pork & beans

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

"Conner is easy to beat. Take to the ground and he’s lost. "

Floyd Mayweather is easy to beat, too. All you have to do is hit him.


"Bottom line is that Conner is over rated. "

I won't argue that. I think you and I just have a different definition of what "easy to beat" means.

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Ever notice how I never argue with about statistics?

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Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

- Chinese proverb

That would be interesting. McGregor is literally a walking weapon. I think eventually he pisses off the wrong guy and he gets capped. He seems to have an entourage, I don't think outside of prison he's getting a beat down unless he's really caught off guard.

People greatly underestimate just how lopsided a one on one no weapon fight between someone who trains and someone who doesn’t would be. And then there are pros like Conner who are on a whole other level.

Conner vs prison Bubba? Bubba gets knocked out in seconds.

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Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

- Chinese proverb