If this is the end, we're all in for one hell of a final ride. The build up for this is gonna be legendary.
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Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor fight finalized for Aug. 26 - It's on!
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If this is the end, we're all in for one hell of a final ride. The build up for this is gonna be legendary.
Conor wants to fight twice this year, so we should see him defend his UFC title later in the year, latest early 2018.
And here's that #30 Welterweight getting blasted out by Errol Spence:
Spence Jr. vs Van Heerden: HIGHLIGHTS September 11th 2015 PBC on Spike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VooN72RtPk8
Hashmal_Bringer_of_Order
Member
Since MMA is the superior martial arts form, you gotta respect Conor for lowering himself to boxing rules so Floyd can compete (and even have an advantage, bless him)
NYR
Member
lol, are you on drugs. He is going to get paid $100 mill for this, you think he is going to put his health on the line for $250,000? He can make that on interest sitting on his ass.
This was 100% a ploy, he leveraged the media to get a massive pay day, he just got a fight with the biggest name in the game with zero experience. This is no different if it was The Rock running his mouth for a fight for $100 mill.
Officerrob
Banned
This is Conor cashing out
MAN people, MMA Kids, MMA trekkies, it's up to if you want to be offended by that
Since MMA is the superior martial arts form, you gotta respect Conor for lowering himself to boxing rules so Floyd can compete (and even have an advantage, bless him)
Youre delusional... MMA is not more real fighting than boxing is. They are both sports determined by the rule set that have been adopted to regulate them. How is having a cage and rounds and making kicks to a grounded opponent a "real" fight in any possible way
juliushandle
Member
What are the betting lines? I'd bet on Conor. $100 makes you $1000?
He was sarcastic.
Pretty sure is comment was about the attitude of some people that don't understand that boxing is completely different from MMA. Being good at striking in MMA means nothing for boxing (and vice versa).
Hashmal_Bringer_of_Order
Member
Notice i never mentioned "real fight", whatever that is. I simply said MMA is the superior martial arts system, which is obviously true. They're both sports.
Ohhh sorry hahaha... Im tired and have been reading the hottest of hot takes for the past hours
DirtyLarry
Member
Calling it now.
McGregor is going to get disqualified as he is going to keep on fighting as if it is an MMA fight and not a boxing match. He will illegally take Floyd down one too many times or headbutt him or some shit like that.
They will talk shit after the fight and there will be a rematch like 6 months later.
They will each make close to 200 million with Floyd winning the second fight.
They both will laugh all the way to the bank.
This shit might as well be a WWE match it is going to be so scripted.
And I respect the hell out of both men's skills in their respective sports. But this crossover shit is just them banking in on something for some reason the public wants to see. They both have to be smart enough to realize that their sports are so vastly different one would not compete in the other and vice versa. It is just Floyd has the leverage and the team to make it a boxing match so McGregor is going along with it for the pay day.
McGregor is going to get disqualified as he is going to keep on fighting as if it is an MMA fight and not a boxing match. He will illegally take Floyd down one too many times or headbutt him or some shit like that.
They will talk shit after the fight and there will be a rematch like 6 months later.
They will each make close to 200 million with Floyd winning the second fight.
They both will laugh all the way to the bank.
This shit might as well be a WWE match it is going to be so scripted.
And I respect the hell out of both men's skills in their respective sports. But this crossover shit is just them banking in on something for some reason the public wants to see. They both have to be smart enough to realize that their sports are so vastly different one would not compete in the other and vice versa. It is just Floyd has the leverage and the team to make it a boxing match so McGregor is going along with it for the pay day.
Is UFC going to co promote? If not Dana shouldn't get a cent off of McGregor.
Because in a no rules street fight, the MMA fighter wins over the boxer every single time. It's that simple.
The UFC simply allows more tools for fighters to use than boxing does. They prioritize less on striking because there's a myriad of other ways to annihilate your opponent.
It's Dana cashing out too, as the man holding his contract, I'd love to know his cut of Conor's purse.
No... In a no rules street fight Mayweather sends his squad of armed, 7 foot goons to beat up any MMA fighter that talks shit at him.
elrechazado
Banned
McGregor has a contract with ufc for exclusivity. They are getting a cut.
Chuck Norris
Banned
Conor's entire motivation and even stage personality has been built around being able to build up to earning this sort of "set for life" money for himself but more his family. I could see him retiring after this
But another part of me thinks the guy is just too ambitious. He doesn't have interest in title defence right now but I think a part of him will recognise he wants to be an all time great as well and he will continue. Maybe even a third division. I think there's still a lot of room to build his legacy
Or maybe if he has a win he then he makes a run at a boxing title
I wonder how much Conor is training for this.
Like, what weight gloves are they using? Straight boxing gloves? If so, I bet it would take MONTHS to get used to throwing punches with a different weight of glove.
I don't know. I really am worried this is gonna turn into the CM Punk thing.
Which, ultimately, may be good. I think the only way he goes back to UFC is if he just absolutely embarrasses himself and needs to find redemption by being the two time champ again.
Like, what weight gloves are they using? Straight boxing gloves? If so, I bet it would take MONTHS to get used to throwing punches with a different weight of glove.
I don't know. I really am worried this is gonna turn into the CM Punk thing.
Which, ultimately, may be good. I think the only way he goes back to UFC is if he just absolutely embarrasses himself and needs to find redemption by being the two time champ again.
Precisely
Eanan
Member
Says who? Compulsive liar Dana white?
Conor is big on making lots of cash and getting out quick with his health intact, like he said a while ago in interviews. Hes got a family now so why take a risk of getting badly injured for chump change in the UFC after this mega fight? Also, its a step down.
The only thing I can see him come back for, is a title fight against maybe GSP or woodly for the third WW belt.
Officerrob
Banned
Dana wouldn't have been working on getting this done if it didn't line his pockets
Only cowards beat women, so this is likely very true.
Eanan
Member
The pics on instagram look like regular sized gloves (i dont follow boxing so dont know the ounce).
Coach JK has been saying for weeks that they've been training hard so I would think they've been training since March/April at least.
Alpha Centauri
Member
He's the great
Irish
Vivalaraza
Member
The build up is going to be great.
Hope Floyd drops the "baby, get your red panties, we're rich!" line on Conor.
Hope Floyd drops the "baby, get your red panties, we're rich!" line on Conor.
Rumblebones
Banned
McGregor about to get the biggest payday of his life to take an L.
Might as well strip him now because ya boy ain't coming back after this.
But they won't because this is a more marketable fight if he's hailed as a Champ and the unofficial Champ Champ since he never lost his featherweight title.
Might as well strip him now because ya boy ain't coming back after this.
But they won't because this is a more marketable fight if he's hailed as a Champ and the unofficial Champ Champ since he never lost his featherweight title.
This is more evident now than ever before. The constant stance-switching and darting in modern MMA would never work in boxing or kickboxing. Nevertheless, Holloway just beat up Aldo by using a mix of mid-combination stance switching mixed with side to side pressure. That is some of the best MMA striking right now and no way in hell any of that holds in a boxing ring
Officerrob
Banned
154 pounds, 10 ounce gloves
Most people who train MMA spar in boxing gloves also lol
Dude, Conor's hustle is LEGENDARY. Has he ever stepped into a ring with another professional boxer? And he's going against one of the greatest, for one of the biggest paydays in boxing history. Say what you want about his skillset, this dude literally found a way to get asked the question "would you get socked up by one of the best boxers of all time in front of millions of viewers for a million bucks?"
"Nah. I would for a 100 million, though."
"I got you, fam!"
Since this is clearly sarcasm.. do you really want to go there? Making people who actually think Floyd is a monster out to be drama queens? I don't think you want to go there.
What do you mean by a "real" fight? Under what set of rules and expectations is this hypothetical fight under?
Under no rules. 1 on 1.
If someone punched you in the face in the street and you started getting into a fight, that is what constitutes a "real" fight.
You tell me what rules there are then.
MMA is closer to this real life situation than boxing.
thehypocrite
Member
Soulja boy vs Chris Brown.
He's still got enough pop to hurt peeps with but not like his younger days. Ortiz as his last KO I believe. Back in 2011 and that was because Ortiz was too busy trying to apologize for headbutting him to defend himself.
Anthony Joshua wants to be on the undercard. Obviously not going to happen.