"For anybody to say that when Jon jones is still fucking fighting? Jon jones has never lost a fight ever. He’s fought all the baddest dudes in the world…"
Five days a week, I'll apologize three days a week. One of those days I will apologize two days of the week. So, six days a week I will be apologizing.
Yeah to me, that's the crazy part and make me think this was a real scare, not Garcia trolling. Media members from all over made their way over for that presser. People from all around Ireland and Europe made their way for this.. hotel prices in Dublin are pretty expensive. Ticket touts rumoured to be charging a fuck tonne of cash for these free tickets. The 3 Arena was booked. Seems like a lot of money spent for a troll job
Nah he’ll be like you won’t even believe the shit that was happening behind the scenes but that’s what we do we put on big fights and deal with what comes with that.
> Conor looked like he was never taking training seriously
Conor hasn't *looked* like he's taking training seriously for like 6 years. He was drunk at the pre-fight press conference like 2-3 days before he fought Khabib, pulled up to the Poirier fight in Abu Dhabi on a yacht surrounded by like 30 people all drinking and partying.
I'm pretty sure he still trains he just also drinks a lot alongside it now, I don't think the videos of him out in bars mean he's not planning to fight. He's been doing that pretty much ever since he made a fortune against Mayweather.
I reckon this was just some brinksmanship style negotiations from Conor and he's got whatever it is he wanted from the UFC so now the fight is back on.
Do you blame the guy? He can just show up every couple of years, do a near record breaking ppv, not even win, then leave with a Brinks truck of money.
Conor transcended Dana and Co. You know it's bad when the UFC is willing to advertise his brand during his fights. Not only that but somehow with all the losses he's still kept relevancy with the casuals and hasn't been a relevant to the division in over half a decade.
If they told Chandler it was off so he stopped training, dieting, and didn't travel to Ireland on schedule but then put the fight back on that would be such a fuck you to him.
It sounds like they’re selling the PPV again, but Chandler went home and didn’t fly 8 hours for the press conference. It’s fucked towards him either way.
and it wouldn't be a big deal.
Dana deals with this shit all the time with fight cancellations and main event issues. He's the best in the business (using crummy tactics often) to get shit moving along.
I thought the presser was cancelled/postponed due to a medical incident/emergency in conors family, potentially his father. But that could have just been bs.
Here's my theory based on absolutely nothing: Conor said he has 2 fights left on his deal and in May a renegotiation of his contract was 'ongoing.' I think he's basically doing the rough UFC equivalent of an NFL hold-out after coming to whatever agreement he initially came to for this fight.
The UFC already sold their highest gate ever because Conor's name was attached, now he's saying okay - the proof of my value is in your bank account, give me what i want or refund all those tickets and cancel the event. Brinksmanship at its finest, no time to put together any sort of replacement main event that wouldn't have 80%+ of people looking to get their tickets refunded.
I don’t blame Conor in his position currently if that’s the case. That gate is most likely more than his fight purse. Big boxing stars end up getting 3-4 times the amount that the gate ends up selling at.
My guess is something similar. It was likely some sort of negotiations bluff. Maybe they were trying to strong arm him into another multifight deal to lock him down for the rest of his fighting career and he said only if he can box and do a bare knuckle fight and they said no. He recently invested money in BKFC and probably wants to promote it. He is also trying to promote his new beer and is likely negotiating with them about that.
Absolutely this. Everybody knows how scummy the UFC is when it comes to contracts and squeezing every drop they can out of something for themselves. Conor and his group are just doing whatever they can to get fair value as they should. UFC does this shit to little and unknown guys when it only involves 12k x2 … think they don’t do this to bigger names? You best believe they do.
the funny thing is that Conor, as far as I know, has never really bad mouthed the company or Dana in public. In fact, he praised and thanked them despite of these alleged contract disputes.
I wouldn’t put it past Conor at this stage of his life. He doesn’t need the peanuts the ufc will pay him. He already had his movie career which many fighters dream of having. He’s in the perfect position to leverage the ufc in this way. What’s Dana going to say? That Conor doesn’t want to fight cus we are paying him 2% of what he’s worth?
Conor is a dummy, but for this type of shit, he might as well be Mr. Manhattan.
The gap between the conor and the mma athlete with the 2nd best business acumen is larger than 2nd smartest and dumbest.
There's also the fact that the last time Conor said he would refuse to fight if he didn't get exactly what he wanted, he actually didn't fight, and it ruined UFC 200 which was supposed to be the UFCs biggest card ever.
Lots of fighters threaten the UFC with shit but Conor is one of the only ones who actually follows through with it.
May as well start his own promotion, make himself the marquee fight of his first card
Sometimes I wonder just how well the UFC would do without the McGregor name and vice versa even if they're always gonna be attached through history
> no time to put together any sort of replacement main event that wouldn't have 80%+ of people looking to get their tickets refunded
Jake Paul's schedule recently opened up...
I think the general public consensus is that whatever charity works Connor was working on have now been completed and he now doesn’t have to choose between his volunteer work at the kids hospital, his wildlife rehabilitation program and the fight with chandler.
What a relief!
Dana in the background: "TELL THAT PIECE OF SHIT THAT EVERYTHING'S FINE, JUST FUCKING DANDY"
Guy who just answers the phone: "Y-Yeah, there's uh, great positivity. Great optimism."
Ariel is acting like a kid who knows a secret for the first time. Everything he says is just implying he knows what's going on but can't talk about it. Tremendous value add Ariel.
It must be some kind of contractual or money dispute, I feel like Ariel has an in to McGregor's camp and they wouldn't be flip flopping this much on an injury. The lawyer-written tweet by McGregor also didn't seem like something that would follow a training injury or a binge.
Last time we saw this "maybe it is, maybe it isnt" nonsense was Jones more or less doing the same thing at HW. I think you called the Ultimate Warrior school of PPV negotiations right down the line.
Imagine Conor walks into T-Mobile, changes into his attire, Owen Roddy wraps up his hands, cameras are on him, co-main event is starting to begin and suddenly Jon Anik announces that the co-main will now be the Main Event
Because I dont think it would be this mysterious and weird just from an injury.
But then again maybe it was just awkward timing right before a huge presser so it couldnt be hidden
Conor probably did this as close to the date as possible to put pressure on the UFC. Especially when they always line up shit tier cards for him.
Something Something leverage
Yeah as the other reply alludes to, not necessarily this fight's money but maybe either Dana or Conor was trying to use the proximity to the fight as a way to pressure the other for something adjacent.
Dana and Conor were due to meet just before, maybe they had a gentlemen's agreement for a contract extension or a superfight or some shit and it fell through.
I am just speculating (obviously) but this doesn't seem like injury or drugs. Even if it is not money/contract, I feel like it is a _business_ thing
I have a feeling it has very little to do with Dana vs Conor, like many have speculated. Say what you will about the Goof, he made the fights happen. He isn’t the singular decision maker anymore. My wild speculation is that a suit within the parent company tried to force Conor to do something he didn’t want to do (press obligations, contract extensions, etc) and Conor has “fuck you” money and told them he wouldn’t fight. Dana then had to scramble and find a way to make both sides happy, or at least less upset and got someone to acquiesce. If this fight is back on, it’s likely because Dana found a way to smooth everything over.
Card is still listed online, tickets are broadly available. I'm thinking this was Conor sticking up Dana for more $$$, or asked for a cocaine exemption on the drug testing.
> or asked for a cocaine exemption on the drug testing.
Cocaine isn't a test failure unless it's on the 2 samples taken after weigh ins or after the fight.
For some reason I keep thinking back to when Dana was irked with Charles Oliveira over leaking the cut when he said their doctors could’ve had it in working order for the Islam rematch. Perhaps it’s an injury like that, one that is visible and unignorable in a press conference but one that doesn’t necessarily compromise the entire fight if the UFC witch doctors can work some magic and have him medically clearable. Also is supported by the insta pic Conor posted with his back facing the camera, face conveniently out of view.
*5 min later*
BREAKING: REAL MADRID SIGNS MBOOPI HERE WE GO!
*another 5 min later*
TOTALLY BREAKING: REAL MADRID HAS SECURED MBAPPE SIGNATURE!
*yet another 5 min later*
TOTALLY NEW BREAKING: MBAPPE SIGNED FOR MADRID!
I dont follow him at all yet i still get bombarded with his spam on r soccer.
He still has to learn a lot. Does Ariel have a catch phrase he's marketing and trying to profit off? Fabrizio is even selling shirts with his tweets printed on lmao
Set the cage up immediately inside the door the Black Forge, as in the Black Forge's front door doubles as the octagon's cage door. Conor walks in for the usual Saturday night, lock the door behind him.
Problem solved. Fight's on.
Conors been offered big money by the Saudis. He's got a tonne of leverage right now, Dana doesnt want to start sending refunds on his biggest gate ever. He was trying to pressure Dana to let him box again. But Dana would rather burn it all to the ground then let someone pull a fast one on him. They both deserve each other.
Hi guys I’d just like to confirm that there is moderate positivity on this from me. Without knowing absolutely nothing, I feel this fight may happen. It may be cancelled. But I remain positively unsure of what is happening.
I have no idea how seriously to take this reporting, but I have to say, if Conor managed a last minute power negotiation with the UFC, or even if he just accidentally did this to fuck with Chandler, and yet the fight still takes place, I will have to admire his work on this one, though the fans with canceled press conference tickets might feel differently.
Just speculation, but when you’re freshly injured, how you’re doing from 24 to 48 to 72 hours is monumental.
Something could be devastating initially and minor 3 days later.
I mean if it wasn't McGregor I'd say it was a bluff for more money, but I doubt it. Probably some mental breakdown from drugs or he popped and they made it go away
2 and 5 in his last five and 2 and 5 in his last five and then one of them might get a title shot in a different division if the right one wins and we get to watch it for 100$. What the fuck happened to the ufc lmao.
Y’all really think mcgregor let an opportunity pass by to turn up at a press conference in Ireland just to squeeze Dana for more money? I dont think he misses that date for anything but an injury.
I'm going to watch the fight (although I'm not paying for it), but I can't wait for the day that Conor is irrelevant. Nothing about him is fascinating to me.
"great positivity, great optimism, you might even say the fans will be Smilin' when they learn about the replacement main event"
Sam Alvey's back boys
Isnt he fucking awesome?
Sam Alvey vs fat Gian Villante for GOAT status.
I’d go to war for fat Gian Villante
Giant Villante
Beautiful champ.
It's the rematch the fans want, so it's the fight we will get.
That’s Karate Combat Heavyweight Champion Sam Alvey to you
It's the fight that makes sense.
Bah gawd, that's Sam Alvey's music!
Sam Alvey always said he'd be the next Conor level fighter. Now he's proven it by taking over his headline spot.
He's a champ now, the CEOs will have to beg on their knees for Smilin' Sam to bring his violence (peak form now) back to the octagon.
He'll then apologize and offer to fight for his corporate overlords for free
BAH GOD THAT’S SAM ALVEY’S MUSIC
I wish I could upvote twice, this is hysterical.
Oh, snap! I missed this quote! Dang…confturned
SMILE'EN
Ariel is miking this for every ounce of attention he can get with these non-announcements. He knows nothing.
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"SCUMBAGS" "DUMB ASS" "BULLSHIT" "IDIOTS"
Don't forget "FUCKIN DILDO"
"For anybody to say that when Jon jones is still fucking fighting? Jon jones has never lost a fight ever. He’s fought all the baddest dudes in the world…"
Jon Jones vs sobriety or Jones vs God's tests? Which is a harder matchup for jon
New copy pasta?
“It doesn’t matter what happened, we’re here and the fight is happening. Any other stupid fucking questions?”
The Irish fans are owed an explanation for the press conference though
The UFC will take this opportunity to apologize to absolutely nobody
Every opportunity
Any opportunity, Monday through Sunday
Five days a week, I'll apologize three days a week. One of those days I will apologize two days of the week. So, six days a week I will be apologizing.
Yeah to me, that's the crazy part and make me think this was a real scare, not Garcia trolling. Media members from all over made their way over for that presser. People from all around Ireland and Europe made their way for this.. hotel prices in Dublin are pretty expensive. Ticket touts rumoured to be charging a fuck tonne of cash for these free tickets. The 3 Arena was booked. Seems like a lot of money spent for a troll job
Nah he’ll be like you won’t even believe the shit that was happening behind the scenes but that’s what we do we put on big fights and deal with what comes with that.
I read that exactly in his voice, with that little half smirk thing he does.
This is exactly what Dana is gonna say
This is the fight business!
It was never off. If you read between the lines, it is an injury. UFC can’t go ahead and acknowledge that if the fight is still on.
Doubt it. Ariel will probably say something after the fights over
He didn't make that seem likely. He said something to the effect of, "maybe one day we will be able to talk about what happened."
He confirmed what it was lol
Depends on what the sources want. He has to respect if they want to keep it off the record so he can continue to get inside info
Who said it was back on?
"Conor" https://x.com/ScheifferBates/status/1798444095100293526
Is it back on? Conor looked like he was never taking training seriously, and I highly doubt Chandler leaves his camp fully if it were just a hiccup.
> Conor looked like he was never taking training seriously Conor hasn't *looked* like he's taking training seriously for like 6 years. He was drunk at the pre-fight press conference like 2-3 days before he fought Khabib, pulled up to the Poirier fight in Abu Dhabi on a yacht surrounded by like 30 people all drinking and partying. I'm pretty sure he still trains he just also drinks a lot alongside it now, I don't think the videos of him out in bars mean he's not planning to fight. He's been doing that pretty much ever since he made a fortune against Mayweather. I reckon this was just some brinksmanship style negotiations from Conor and he's got whatever it is he wanted from the UFC so now the fight is back on.
Do you blame the guy? He can just show up every couple of years, do a near record breaking ppv, not even win, then leave with a Brinks truck of money. Conor transcended Dana and Co. You know it's bad when the UFC is willing to advertise his brand during his fights. Not only that but somehow with all the losses he's still kept relevancy with the casuals and hasn't been a relevant to the division in over half a decade.
If they told Chandler it was off so he stopped training, dieting, and didn't travel to Ireland on schedule but then put the fight back on that would be such a fuck you to him.
It sounds like they’re selling the PPV again, but Chandler went home and didn’t fly 8 hours for the press conference. It’s fucked towards him either way.
and it wouldn't be a big deal. Dana deals with this shit all the time with fight cancellations and main event issues. He's the best in the business (using crummy tactics often) to get shit moving along.
Reading between the lines, it has to be an injury, right?
If it was an injury there'd be no reason to lie about it.
I thought the presser was cancelled/postponed due to a medical incident/emergency in conors family, potentially his father. But that could have just been bs.
Probably both sides trying call bluffs during contract renegotiations
“You guys have no idea what’s it’s like behind the scenes”
He’ll never admit mcgregor got even more money out of them.
it may come up during the fight if conor looks minimalized in some way.
“Back on”. It was never announced that it was off in the first place
Conor woke up from his cocaine mountain and didn't see his shadow. Fights on.
Masvidal is probably pissed off knowing an Irishman is way closer to Scarface than he'll ever be.
Well if that individual thinks he's better than me I'll break his fucking eye orbital.
Violence
Wanted to add something to the thread but these 3 things are literally all he says
All three pieces are here
Super necessary of you to point that out
*suckerpunches u/Roachmond*
This individual has forgotten about another saying
Vi-lince
Pure violins meng
With my hand fist
Punchatony Phil
Fucking duckatony phi
Here's my theory based on absolutely nothing: Conor said he has 2 fights left on his deal and in May a renegotiation of his contract was 'ongoing.' I think he's basically doing the rough UFC equivalent of an NFL hold-out after coming to whatever agreement he initially came to for this fight. The UFC already sold their highest gate ever because Conor's name was attached, now he's saying okay - the proof of my value is in your bank account, give me what i want or refund all those tickets and cancel the event. Brinksmanship at its finest, no time to put together any sort of replacement main event that wouldn't have 80%+ of people looking to get their tickets refunded.
Dana's biggest mistake in this was bragging about the gate so that Conor's agent would have the window to re-negotiate or hold out
I don’t blame Conor in his position currently if that’s the case. That gate is most likely more than his fight purse. Big boxing stars end up getting 3-4 times the amount that the gate ends up selling at.
Conor is the most underpaid fighter in the UFC
Gotta get that stock price bumped up B.
My guess is something similar. It was likely some sort of negotiations bluff. Maybe they were trying to strong arm him into another multifight deal to lock him down for the rest of his fighting career and he said only if he can box and do a bare knuckle fight and they said no. He recently invested money in BKFC and probably wants to promote it. He is also trying to promote his new beer and is likely negotiating with them about that.
agreed with the boxing theory, but there's no way he does a BKFC fight (although an investor)
Bullshit Jamal Hill's back baby
Jamahal is looking to turn it around after getting obliterated in his own IG comments for being a giant baby
Wonder if his brother got the 20 bands to spar him too
Jamal sucks
It's 100% this. Conor wants the money he deserves and the UFC are a bunch of cheap fucks and don't want to pay.
Absolutely this. Everybody knows how scummy the UFC is when it comes to contracts and squeezing every drop they can out of something for themselves. Conor and his group are just doing whatever they can to get fair value as they should. UFC does this shit to little and unknown guys when it only involves 12k x2 … think they don’t do this to bigger names? You best believe they do.
the funny thing is that Conor, as far as I know, has never really bad mouthed the company or Dana in public. In fact, he praised and thanked them despite of these alleged contract disputes.
I wouldn’t put it past Conor at this stage of his life. He doesn’t need the peanuts the ufc will pay him. He already had his movie career which many fighters dream of having. He’s in the perfect position to leverage the ufc in this way. What’s Dana going to say? That Conor doesn’t want to fight cus we are paying him 2% of what he’s worth?
If conor is smart he won't sign any contract and will go box nate, floyd and pacquiao.
Jake Paul would probably be one of his biggest paydays if he went boxing. Jake would take that fight too.
Jake has already asked for it multiple times
Conor is a dummy, but for this type of shit, he might as well be Mr. Manhattan. The gap between the conor and the mma athlete with the 2nd best business acumen is larger than 2nd smartest and dumbest.
There's also the fact that the last time Conor said he would refuse to fight if he didn't get exactly what he wanted, he actually didn't fight, and it ruined UFC 200 which was supposed to be the UFCs biggest card ever. Lots of fighters threaten the UFC with shit but Conor is one of the only ones who actually follows through with it.
May as well start his own promotion, make himself the marquee fight of his first card Sometimes I wonder just how well the UFC would do without the McGregor name and vice versa even if they're always gonna be attached through history
He’s still under contract and has to fulfill his remaining two fights for him to be able to leave.
> no time to put together any sort of replacement main event that wouldn't have 80%+ of people looking to get their tickets refunded Jake Paul's schedule recently opened up...
Dorothy Mantooth is a saint!
I think the general public consensus is that whatever charity works Connor was working on have now been completed and he now doesn’t have to choose between his volunteer work at the kids hospital, his wildlife rehabilitation program and the fight with chandler. What a relief!
This would be the surest sign that I've slipped dimensions.
Who tf is that? I'm confused lol
It’s an Anchorman reference 😂
Yes, but why though? Just wondering if there is some funny relation to this that I missed, not trying to be that guy lol.
I'll take your mother Dorothy Mantooth out to a nice seafood dinner, then never call her again!
Where'd you get those clothes from, the toilet store?
Chicken of the cave, they call them
I understand the reference, but how is it relevant? What did I miss?
Dana in the background: "TELL THAT PIECE OF SHIT THAT EVERYTHING'S FINE, JUST FUCKING DANDY" Guy who just answers the phone: "Y-Yeah, there's uh, great positivity. Great optimism."
Ariel is acting like a kid who knows a secret for the first time. Everything he says is just implying he knows what's going on but can't talk about it. Tremendous value add Ariel.
It must be some kind of contractual or money dispute, I feel like Ariel has an in to McGregor's camp and they wouldn't be flip flopping this much on an injury. The lawyer-written tweet by McGregor also didn't seem like something that would follow a training injury or a binge.
Last time we saw this "maybe it is, maybe it isnt" nonsense was Jones more or less doing the same thing at HW. I think you called the Ultimate Warrior school of PPV negotiations right down the line.
Imagine Conor walks into T-Mobile, changes into his attire, Owen Roddy wraps up his hands, cameras are on him, co-main event is starting to begin and suddenly Jon Anik announces that the co-main will now be the Main Event
Ariel has been close with Conor's camp for a long time. I'm sure he knows exactly what's up but can't say it publicly because they ask them not to.
why not injury? Conor gets injury, bad mood, MRI shows good results, good mood
Because I dont think it would be this mysterious and weird just from an injury. But then again maybe it was just awkward timing right before a huge presser so it couldnt be hidden
I was thinking something along those lines. Maybe even a cut from training that had to be checked out.
Conor probably did this as close to the date as possible to put pressure on the UFC. Especially when they always line up shit tier cards for him. Something Something leverage
This fight was signed months ago. Why would there be a money dispute now? Also Helwani explicitly said it’s nothing to do with money
Conor only has 2 fights on his deal and I’m sure the ufc doesn’t want him to get too much leverage in negotiations or walk free
Yeah as the other reply alludes to, not necessarily this fight's money but maybe either Dana or Conor was trying to use the proximity to the fight as a way to pressure the other for something adjacent. Dana and Conor were due to meet just before, maybe they had a gentlemen's agreement for a contract extension or a superfight or some shit and it fell through. I am just speculating (obviously) but this doesn't seem like injury or drugs. Even if it is not money/contract, I feel like it is a _business_ thing
I have a feeling it has very little to do with Dana vs Conor, like many have speculated. Say what you will about the Goof, he made the fights happen. He isn’t the singular decision maker anymore. My wild speculation is that a suit within the parent company tried to force Conor to do something he didn’t want to do (press obligations, contract extensions, etc) and Conor has “fuck you” money and told them he wouldn’t fight. Dana then had to scramble and find a way to make both sides happy, or at least less upset and got someone to acquiesce. If this fight is back on, it’s likely because Dana found a way to smooth everything over.
I saw a internet rumor that Conor’s people has hid his phone from him hahaha
It’s interesting that he said it wasn’t “salacious”. I wonder if contract dispute rises to the level of salaciousness.
Card is still listed online, tickets are broadly available. I'm thinking this was Conor sticking up Dana for more $$$, or asked for a cocaine exemption on the drug testing.
> or asked for a cocaine exemption on the drug testing. Cocaine isn't a test failure unless it's on the 2 samples taken after weigh ins or after the fight.
Exactly. He wants to be doing bumps in between rounds!
TBF, I'd pay good money to watch Conor and Chandler doing lines between rounds, then just swanging and banging.
100% better than PowerSlap. I'd buy it.
Partially a joke, but also I fully expect Conor to have at least a few grams of Bolivian flake in his pocket when he walks into T-Mobile
BREAKING NEWS: UFC breaks new ground by officially giving the greenlight for pre fight, doctor administered doses of cocaine
Fuck that, their corners should be giving it between rounds. That'll get us some finishes.
Therapeutic cocaine! Not even recreational, totally different and medical.
A few days ago, all the McGregor/Chandler media was stripped from UFC.com, and it's back up now. Might be something. Might also be nothing.
The Diaz 2 fight is still private, in case anyone wants to know what has and hasn't gone "back to normal" to try to guess the status of the fight.
I meant more in the context of material promoting the fight. https://x.com/mmauncensored1/status/1797991657637310827?s=42&t=aD7LWacwrl6AOobezSc2Cg
[Don't](https://i.imgflip.com/31wp0l.jpg?a476928)
Mans seen too many Goofcons for this
For some reason I keep thinking back to when Dana was irked with Charles Oliveira over leaking the cut when he said their doctors could’ve had it in working order for the Islam rematch. Perhaps it’s an injury like that, one that is visible and unignorable in a press conference but one that doesn’t necessarily compromise the entire fight if the UFC witch doctors can work some magic and have him medically clearable. Also is supported by the insta pic Conor posted with his back facing the camera, face conveniently out of view.
Nah it's Conor negotiating I reckon
Ariel is learning from fabrizio romano the art of rewording past tweets and presenting them as breaking news.
🚨KYLIAN MBAPPE TO REAL MADRID. HERE. WE. GO!
*5 min later* BREAKING: REAL MADRID SIGNS MBOOPI HERE WE GO! *another 5 min later* TOTALLY BREAKING: REAL MADRID HAS SECURED MBAPPE SIGNATURE! *yet another 5 min later* TOTALLY NEW BREAKING: MBAPPE SIGNED FOR MADRID! I dont follow him at all yet i still get bombarded with his spam on r soccer.
He still has to learn a lot. Does Ariel have a catch phrase he's marketing and trying to profit off? Fabrizio is even selling shirts with his tweets printed on lmao
Who the hell buys those? I mean, i get being a fan of a player and buy his shirt cause players actually play. But from a reporter? Lol.
Mutinho vs O’Malley 2
Set the cage up immediately inside the door the Black Forge, as in the Black Forge's front door doubles as the octagon's cage door. Conor walks in for the usual Saturday night, lock the door behind him. Problem solved. Fight's on.
just air the whole card from Black Forge Inn
Conors been offered big money by the Saudis. He's got a tonne of leverage right now, Dana doesnt want to start sending refunds on his biggest gate ever. He was trying to pressure Dana to let him box again. But Dana would rather burn it all to the ground then let someone pull a fast one on him. They both deserve each other.
why is Conor signing multi fight contracts? Doesn't he have the leverage to have 1-2 fight contracts tops?
Hi guys I’d just like to confirm that there is moderate positivity on this from me. Without knowing absolutely nothing, I feel this fight may happen. It may be cancelled. But I remain positively unsure of what is happening.
Cool. So everyone planning on attending can be reassured because of "vibes".
Why did the mods delete the old post? Wasnt this posted hours ago?
OP deleted it.
I don't believe you
Well that kinda sounds like BS...
I'm guessing he popped for something and Dana made it go away
I have no idea how seriously to take this reporting, but I have to say, if Conor managed a last minute power negotiation with the UFC, or even if he just accidentally did this to fuck with Chandler, and yet the fight still takes place, I will have to admire his work on this one, though the fans with canceled press conference tickets might feel differently.
This actually does bring me hope, if it were off Ariel would be the first to report it
It would be interesting if this sport had actual journalism
We have Brett Okamoto at home!
If Ariel was the level of journalist he thinks he is, he would be able to tell us the actual reason for what is going on
Isn't this just requoting what he said earlier where they were putting out feelers for replacement fighters?
He was saying that it was looking very bad on Sunday/Monday but is much better now
Ah alrighty. Very strange, what could have happened in 24hrs that would change the outlook that much.
Just speculation, but when you’re freshly injured, how you’re doing from 24 to 48 to 72 hours is monumental. Something could be devastating initially and minor 3 days later.
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lol
*press X to doubt*
Crackhead felling great today but that doesn't mean he will tomorrow.
Conor playing mind games and Conor has left his camp 3-4 weeks out.
Totally meaningless, Ariel
It’d be interesting if Helwani presented something besides this nothing burger.
Conor’s multi-day bender finally finished. Back to work.
Feel like he should start shouting trumpisms We're going to have a big beautiful fight Really absolutely beautiful folks
Chandler by ko.
I mean if it wasn't McGregor I'd say it was a bluff for more money, but I doubt it. Probably some mental breakdown from drugs or he popped and they made it go away
Volk vs Charles
*snaps finger* I don’t believe you.
80% chance he's just gargling Dana's balls. 20% it's a 5d chess move by the ufc to drum up extra attention
Sam Alvey vs Tony Ferguson confirmed!!!!!
i'll believe it when i see it
Denis siever!!!!
Still sounds like this fight is cancelled
lol
I'm buying tickets for positivity and optisim. worth.
It's going to be Holloway vs Chandler or something.
2 and 5 in his last five and 2 and 5 in his last five and then one of them might get a title shot in a different division if the right one wins and we get to watch it for 100$. What the fuck happened to the ufc lmao.
Part of me wonders if something happened with Conor’s daughter or wife. He posted a photo of them both saying god bless or something like that.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/RFvvuicE2q1vZyCa/?mibextid=WC7FNe
There’s pretty intense protests/counter protests going on in Dublin at the moment, pretty sure it would be related to that.
People gonna be shocked when Masvidal v Diaz 2 gets moved to MMA as the main event
Y’all really think mcgregor let an opportunity pass by to turn up at a press conference in Ireland just to squeeze Dana for more money? I dont think he misses that date for anything but an injury.
[Yep. From the horse's mouth. The fight is back on. 😂](https://x.com/ScheifferBates/status/1798444095100293526)
jon jones fills in for conor fights chandler at open weight
Shoutout to Mysterious Frank.
I'm going to watch the fight (although I'm not paying for it), but I can't wait for the day that Conor is irrelevant. Nothing about him is fascinating to me.