re: UFC 196 - Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz - (3/5)

Nate definitely got worked in that presser. But he won the face-off by making Connor flinch and jump first. Everybody thinks Nate's some master of shite talk, like Connor is, he's not. Nate leaves his shite talk for inside the octagon. That's when he gets inside his opponents head, not before. This isn't going to be an easy fight for Connor. Like he said, Nate's lead leg is very vulnerable. If he comes out attacking that early it definitely bodes well for him. On the other side, if Nate gets Connor to the ground, he won't stand a chance against his BJJ.

McGregor is a master inside and outside the ring. Great interview

What time is it?

I hope Nate boxes the shite out of McGregor for 25 minutes. I like Conor, I think he's good for the sport, but I find him to be a bit irritating. He's a nice guy, he does a lot of good things for the fans, I just don't like listening to him talk. The bizarre shite he said about digging a grave made me wish Nate would have just reached over and gave him a Stockton slap.

Another thing is I wish Conor would stop acting like this is a 170 pound fight. This is two 155 pounders agreeing to fight without a weight cut. A real 170 pound fight would be Rory, Wonder Boy, or Woodly.

From what I understand it's somewhere between 1 and 3 million depending on whether or not Diaz goes out there and puts a stamp on him. In all of 2015 his net fight pay was only $1.3 million in disclosed earnings. No telling what it is behind closed doors.

He's got a pretty good deal with Reebok among others. He's doing well, but he's not exactly far and above some other people on the roster.

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Didn't the UFC bring in like 600million in 2015 alone? Most of that was because of McGregor (2 of the biggest PPVs in its history).

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That was how much revenue they generated. The MGM grand doesn't let them put on fights for free, and filming those promos is expensive. They had several commercials that were well over a million in production.

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I highly doubt Conor generated the biggest year in the company's history, then got rewarded with a couple hundred thousand per fight

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$500k flat plus pay per view points and whatever Reebok pays him.

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I also highly doubt he paid a single penny for that mansion he's staying in, all of those custom suits he's wearing, or those Rolls Royces he's pushing around and eating his breakfast in.

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Correct.

Ronda Rousey was queen until she got K.O'd. All it takes is one fight, one K.O. to drastically change the publics view of a fighter. If Nate beats Connor, his stock will take a HUGE hit. First guy he's faced who has the length and reach on him. If he loses this fight, he'll all of a sudden have a known kryptonite. He'll no longer be invincible to many people. He's in a great spot $ wise, but I don't think he's anywhere near the spot he actually believes he's in. Hell, he's only fought what 7-8 times in the UFC? If that? I like McGregor. Use to hate him, but I respect him now. But does he still have A LOT to prove if he wants to be one of the best of all-time? Absolutely. People have defended belts for 10 years strong, he has yet to defend 1. Time will tell, but if he thinks he's anywhere near as big as the UFC itself, he's out of his mind crazy. And not in the good way he'd like people to think.

Curious what PPV numbers will be.

193 was 1 mil, 194 was 1.2

I would imagine they will be pumped if this breaks a mil.

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Don't let that potato fool you. He was on welfare so he could train full time. He has never been in poverty.

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This makes sense.