UFC - McGregor vs Aldo

[Lord Percy]

I don't follow UFC in the slightest but on facebook I keep seeing big things to do with this upcoming fight.

What are peoples' thoughts on this McGregor lad? I see videos all the time which pretty much glorify him as the greatest human being in the realm of UFC.

He's clearly a really, really good fighter but as a person he seems an absolute wanker.

Opinions..?

[lihp]

He looks sloppy.
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[UrbanRacer]

He's another obnoxious gypo cunt and i hope he gets his cunt kicked in.

[Fisty]

[Poseidon]

He almost seems as though someone has taken Mickey the pikey from Snatch, added in a bit of Bender B Rodriguez from the episode "Raging Bender" and sent it out there as a PR stunt.

That said, he looks pretty useful in the ring, although the last fight in that montage does look like he took a fair bit of punishment.
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[The Artist]

UFC is in hype machine mode atm. Expanded massively over the past few years and they are milking whatever they can out of these outspoken arrogant fighters.

He comes across as an arrogant twat but that is exactly what he wants and you can bet I will be watching the fight....

...the next day from a torrent.

[5v3d3b0]

I liked him at the start cause it was entertaining but I'm sick of his attitude and would love nothing more than to see Also obliterate his legs with his kicks and finish the cunt off

I was really a fan of Ronda Rousey before as well but she got much too arrogant and cunty towards the last couple of fights so I was thrilled to see her get KTFO by Holly Holm who is a much more humble and likeable character.

UFC as a whole I think is an exciting sport and it's really taking off now, some great talents in there and I can see it overtaking boxing eventually.

I'm in London the night of the fight so I won't be able to torrent until Sunday night, fuck knows how I'm gonna manage to keep the spoilers away from me

[jackw72]

He's fairly normal and humble outside of the ring and press conferences from what I can see. Hardly as much of a caaaaaaaaaaaant as Floyd Mayweather Jr

He's made UFC a little more exciting so I'm looking forward to that fight, though I think Aldo will win.
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[neatbik]

He's a very very good fighter, and he has an amazing amount of self belief.

But yeah, he's a wanker

But, he's interesting and is making ufc more interesting. I hope Aldo does KO him, if only to see McGregors reaction afterwards. As for who will win though, i don't know. McGregor is playing mind fuck games with Aldo, and appears to be winning, before they even get in the ring...

[Lord Percy]

I also would love to see him lose, it would shut him up big style.

The only thing that makes me pause for a moment is this: Wasn't Muhammad Ali also a gigantic ego when it came to boxing? And everyone loves him now. Or did everyone think he was a knob too until Parkinson's got him?

[neatbik]

Did anyone see the weigh in? (Skip to 32 minutes in..)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTUpgAVwrXE

McGregor look's like a different bloke, if it wasn't for the ink you would swear it was someone else

i know they go to some pretty extreme lengths to cut some weight just before weigh in but surely that can't be too healthy? I know come the fight they rehydrate but jeez the man looked ill....

Also interesting to note that Aldo looked very confident, McGregor less so.

Whoever win's it should be a good fight.

[DRZ4Hunned]

He looks like a smack head
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[UrbanRacer]

The more McGregor shit talks Aldo the more i want him beat.

[Rogerborg]

[Lord Percy]

[notbike]

McGregor is trying to get into Aldo's head before the fight so Aldo gets wound up and makes mistakes in the ring. Whether that will be the case or not is to be seen in the fight, but with McGregor taking all the media limelight people are forgetting that Aldo is far from a pushover.

I'm saying Aldo's gonna win it just on the fact he hasn't been beaten in a decade and has defended the title against many tough opponents. That, and he's a better ground fighter if he can take McGregor there.

[neatbik]

I agree, but don't forget about Aldo's kicks - If he can land a few of them in the right spot the potential for damage is huge..

[Rogerborg]

Kind of feel like we're veering towards...

https://i.imgur.com/dZlS1qA.jpg
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[Paddy Blake]

I love the amount of hate there for McGregor.
It just goes to show how good he is at acting it out and making loads of money off that plus his skill.
Being the big mouth and no skill will get you nowhere.
Being skilled and no one interest is no good either.
He put it all together really well.

If both fighters came across as friends to each other and nice lads it wouldn't draw so much viewing.

[jackw72]

13 seconds
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[Lord Percy]

[Rogerborg]

[smegballs]

[Lord Percy]

[Jayy]

I don't really follow boxing / UFC / MMA, etc but when there's a lot of hype leading up or a particularly cocky fighter, I will entertain it and either stream it or download it the next day.

13 seconds

What a punch though, went down like a sack of potatoes