McGregor not embarrassing himself was reasonably impressive. Re: different sports comparisons, Messi scoring 12 on Lebron in a game of 21 would be pretty badass.
― louie mensch (milo z), Sunday, 27 August 2017 06:26 (six years ago) link
The UFC is not fucked, sadly, assuming McGregor doesn't retire. He acquitted himself well enough that it doesn't damage his brand, certainly less than the Diaz loss.
― louie mensch (milo z), Sunday, 27 August 2017 06:28 (six years ago) link
xp: assuming mcgregor retires, ufc is fucked because their only remaining draw just got busted by USADA again and they have pretty much no one in the pipeline to build up
not xp: i agree his brand is fine, which is why he'll retire and try to turn himself into the irish jay-z rather than risk his health for measly UFC paychecks
― qualx, Sunday, 27 August 2017 06:35 (six years ago) link
The real fight
??? WTF ??? #MayweatherMcGregor pic.twitter.com/aqvCDGkWVs— Race Card Woodley (@RaceCardWoodley) August 27, 2017
― Moodles, Sunday, 27 August 2017 06:45 (six years ago) link
prediction: McGregor demands UFC equity to ever fight again
― louie mensch (milo z), Sunday, 27 August 2017 06:53 (six years ago) link
ringondeaux v loma in dec tho eh
― ||||||||, Sunday, 27 August 2017 07:26 (six years ago) link
ty moodles, but laughing at that video for a solid 5 minutes now
― circa1916, Sunday, 27 August 2017 07:27 (six years ago) link
I CANT BREATH IVE HAD THIS ON REPEAT FOR SO LONG HSHSHSHS #MayweathervMcgregor pic.twitter.com/ay7z21VoZx— Mary (@UltWonHeon) August 27, 2017
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 27 August 2017 13:13 (six years ago) link
Don't even like boxing - and was only aware this was taking place a couple of days ago - but I came here to post this belter of a piece on it.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 27 August 2017 13:17 (six years ago) link
the shape of mcgregors trunks is hilarious
― lag∞n, Sunday, 27 August 2017 15:16 (six years ago) link
also ppl thinking this was a legitimate fight
― lag∞n, Sunday, 27 August 2017 15:17 (six years ago) link
McGregor was fucking shit
as expected
but the only thing he allegedly had going for him, this notional punching power - hahahahahahaha - i don't think he even made Floyd blink
now let us never speak of this bullshit again
MMA is wrestling for reality queens
― a hulking and impenetrable dump (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 27 August 2017 15:51 (six years ago) link
sort of feel like the professional boxer guy should have been able to win this fight in less than 10 rounds but idk
― k3vin k., Sunday, 27 August 2017 16:27 (six years ago) link
Lol all these fucking combat sports are WWF but with more money involved because the human male is dumb enough to pay extra for "real" hitting-each-other games as an in-group signaling mechanism
If any if this sadistic bullshit was "real" fighting it wouldn't barely make a dime cf bare knuckle dumbass nightstand all over the land
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 27 August 2017 16:31 (six years ago) link
were there side bets on how long the fight would last? that would be one reason for mayweather to prolong the fight.
which reminds me, are there insane 10000:1 style bets on things like "will mcregor fight with his hands behind his back?", because when he did that for a second in the opening rounds it almost seemed like a favor to a friend.
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 27 August 2017 16:32 (six years ago) link
tomboto otmo
― brimstead, Sunday, 27 August 2017 16:33 (six years ago) link
Mayweather just stood him up because people wd've been pissy if he'd finished it in 1 round
he could've finished it in 1 round
― a hulking and impenetrable dump (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 27 August 2017 16:34 (six years ago) link
― k3vin k., Sunday, August 27, 2017 4:27 PM (nine minutes ago)
probably had a couple of million to finish him in the 10th
― Well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Sunday, 27 August 2017 16:38 (six years ago) link
Yeah obv
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 27 August 2017 16:40 (six years ago) link
*rings bell signifying correct answer*
― brimstead, Sunday, 27 August 2017 16:41 (six years ago) link
More like 10 seconds. NV OTM.
― Wewlay Bewlay (Tom D.), Sunday, 27 August 2017 16:42 (six years ago) link
The worst thing about all this is that none of it has been of an acceptable standard
The trash talking has been an embarrassmentThe transparency of the attempts to make this seem anything other than a cosy milkingThe event itself was produced and presented with less class and cohesion than the porno awardstbh the fight was the least disappointing part, because expectations were so low and I guess Mayweather wanted to give us some form of money's worthMcGregor is a cheap and witless hood who has pulled off the bilk of the century. Fair play to the tart.
― passé aggresif (darraghmac), Sunday, 27 August 2017 16:42 (six years ago) link
Boxing matches are totally not fixed beforehand guys!!! Nothing about boxing is kayfabe it's the REAL THING
Actually one of the ways you can figure out that at least women's MMA isn't a total scam is how they let Rousey get fucked up just as she should have been bringing in serious mainstream cash - they won't let that happen again though, I'm guessing
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 27 August 2017 16:43 (six years ago) link
I'm annoyed at the whole concept of "he was better than expected." What other kind of sport would even allow an actual match between an amateur and a top professional? Now I'm in a dumb argument with this mma dude I barely know and why the fuck do I even care about this again?
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Sunday, 27 August 2017 16:45 (six years ago) link
Improv / "Yes And" is more of a real sport than this effluvium
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 27 August 2017 16:47 (six years ago) link
Don't think categorising an MMA champion as an amateur works
Don't think categorising this as a professional boxing event works
― passé aggresif (darraghmac), Sunday, 27 August 2017 16:47 (six years ago) link
People got paid to "box" so I think the latter actually works quite well
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 27 August 2017 16:52 (six years ago) link
the funny thing abt mayweather letting mcgregor survive as long as he did is it looked exactly like all his fights, he just did his usual tragically boring stuff, this time as farce
― lag∞n, Sunday, 27 August 2017 16:56 (six years ago) link
XP did they do
― passé aggresif (darraghmac), Sunday, 27 August 2017 16:57 (six years ago) link
mcgregor being gassed by the third round really added that half assed je ne sais quoi
― lag∞n, Sunday, 27 August 2017 16:58 (six years ago) link
mayweather giving up the grift post fight was kinda lame tho i thought
― lag∞n, Sunday, 27 August 2017 16:59 (six years ago) link
boxing is really so much better than mma its too bad it suicided itself with corruption (tho obvs they shd both be illegal)
― lag∞n, Sunday, 27 August 2017 17:01 (six years ago) link
a century ago it was the most popular sport in the country
― lag∞n, Sunday, 27 August 2017 17:02 (six years ago) link
still dont think anything has matched a super anticipated title fight for sports glamour
― lag∞n, Sunday, 27 August 2017 17:04 (six years ago) link
mma is the opposite bunch of weird guys w logos all over them choking each other behind a chain link fence
― lag∞n, Sunday, 27 August 2017 17:11 (six years ago) link
lol lagoon otm
― k3vin k., Sunday, 27 August 2017 17:12 (six years ago) link
for deems
https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21034634_10155074997909601_2043534262967893507_n.jpg?oh=5cd66fb1b2fc9e0a9e3cf3b15b291495&oe=5A30C336
― Well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Sunday, 27 August 2017 17:12 (six years ago) link
Yeah yeah I heard it all last night from the fella I was watching it with.
Fuckin irishmen
― passé aggresif (darraghmac), Sunday, 27 August 2017 17:37 (six years ago) link
fucking mma fans
― a hulking and impenetrable dump (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 27 August 2017 17:39 (six years ago) link
fucking corkmen
― passé aggresif (darraghmac), Sunday, 27 August 2017 17:41 (six years ago) link
all fair
― a hulking and impenetrable dump (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 27 August 2017 17:48 (six years ago) link
fucking fuck fuckers
― lag∞n, Sunday, 27 August 2017 17:48 (six years ago) link
Lol "fuck the mayweathers" like it's a rival clan
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Sunday, 27 August 2017 17:51 (six years ago) link
a rival clan == blacks?
― A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 27 August 2017 18:09 (six years ago) link
... and tans
― Wewlay Bewlay (Tom D.), Sunday, 27 August 2017 18:13 (six years ago) link
The Mayweathers from Ballyvolane
Some truly annoying Irish McGregor stans out there
― Well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Sunday, 27 August 2017 19:30 (six years ago) link
It's encapsulated above, hardly unique to us. If it's Irish and abroad u must be seen to enthusiastically overstate it's positives and utter nothing but benediction and moronic platitudes ascertaining its success or u r in fact british
― passé aggresif (darraghmac), Sunday, 27 August 2017 19:32 (six years ago) link
McGregor's next move = action movies
― Well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Sunday, 27 August 2017 19:41 (six years ago) link
He'd have to possess some small amount of acting talent, such as the WWE wrestlers demonstrate.
― A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 27 August 2017 19:45 (six years ago) link
It didnt seem to matter for Vinnie Jones
― Well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Sunday, 27 August 2017 19:47 (six years ago) link