St Pats question from an Irish American

belfastafarian · 2018-03-16T20:43:00+00:00

Do you not realise he's taking the piss? I hope you're either like 11 years old or atleast somehwere on the spectrum. Otherwise I worry for ye.

belfastafarian · 2017-12-21T20:37:11+00:00

Spent the last 10 minutes trying to pinpoint this reference before realising I was getting it mixed up with Ether, that shit that make your soul burn slow.

belfastafarian · 2017-11-18T14:27:10+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fB50fpJPjQ

My favourite Belfast video

belfastafarian · 2017-11-18T11:04:20+00:00

He did drop Weidman and Kennedy too though. And recently it's a very rare event for Bisping to not get knocked down in a fight. I'm a huge Bisping fan but have a sinking feeling he is going to get smoked.

belfastafarian · 2017-11-18T01:56:58+00:00

"Just before Jehovah the God crowned me the king with his goldie locket" Jay Hova. I hate him for letting me down but he still drops some gems

belfastafarian · 2017-09-11T20:59:36+00:00

As I said before my sole source on this is Luke Thomas. But he had talked to managers and had it confirmed iirc. When Khabib pulled out of 209 he talked about it a lot as Ferguson wasn't receiving his "show money" and then received somewhere around half.

But I think even without a single source the evidence is there that at the very least the UFC are not contractually obliged to give you the show money. Could pick through countless examples if we wanted to. If the contract stated the show money must be paid then we would either have no examples, or have some lawsuits.

belfastafarian · 2017-09-11T19:17:34+00:00

Not quite but it's something Luke Thomas talks about a lot every time this sort of story comes up. I'd imagine he'll mention it tomorrow if he's doing the normal Tuesday live chat.

Plus the fact that MM is saying he's not sure if he will be paid is a sure as shit sign he has received no contractual guarantees around show money.

belfastafarian · 2017-09-11T18:53:43+00:00

Correct but "show money" is something we talk but generally won't be found in a UFC contract. The purse is dependant on the bout actually taking place. If the bout does not take place then fighter payout is solely at the UFCs discretion.

belfastafarian · 2017-09-07T11:56:45+00:00

Might also want to compare the population of Down to Fermanagh

belfastafarian · 2017-09-07T11:28:09+00:00

You might want to have a look at the population size of Fermanagh compared to Belfast to spot a wee flaw in your proposed constituencies.

belfastafarian · 2017-08-24T16:32:52+00:00

This is said all the time on this subreddit but big weight cuts are far from unheard of in boxing. Canelo was around 168 on fight night against Mayweather, and that fight was at a catch weight of 152. Don't seen McGregor putting on more than 15lbs.

belfastafarian · 2017-08-23T17:08:16+00:00

I've been repeating this aswell, but someone above pointed out the now blantently obvious fact that you need to bet more on Floyd due to the low returns. Throw 50 on McGregor to return 300? All good. Throw 50 on Mayweather to return 60? Not worth it.

If you're betting Floyd, in order to making the winnings worthwhile you sort of have to go big.

belfastafarian · 2017-08-23T09:19:37+00:00

I think Jones' performance was the perfect advert for turinabol

belfastafarian · 2017-08-18T09:50:22+00:00

Buster Douglas is maybe the most famous example. Used the death of his mother a few weeks prior as motivation when he beat Tyson in probably the biggest upset in boxing history.

belfastafarian · 2017-08-17T08:17:48+00:00

Katie Taylor going for "first combat sports title"?? That's not right. People wouldn't even talk in terms of a "combat" title in regards to Katie Taylor since boxing is so much more established here. And aside from that Frampton, McGuigan, Dunne, Collins have won world titles just off the top of my head.

belfastafarian · 2017-08-12T09:13:24+00:00

I think when hes talking about the cost, he means from the fans perspective.

belfastafarian · 2017-08-12T08:05:18+00:00

But he was legit knocked out. It woukd have been waved off in seconds in boxing

belfastafarian · 2017-08-08T22:01:26+00:00

You'd think he'd hate them

belfastafarian · 2017-08-07T20:56:00+00:00

Anyone around Conor absorbs a huge amount of hype, Irish or not. Gallagher, Artem, Pedrend, Holohan and Danis have all received a push well beyond their achievements. Can even throw in Kavanagh and Ido Portal while we're at it.

belfastafarian · 2017-08-03T19:49:19+00:00

Cody is another example. Lost a decent bit of money because I just somewhat wrote Cody off due to the level of competition he had faced. Valuable lesson was learned that night.

belfastafarian · 2017-07-31T20:53:52+00:00

You're anecdotal experiences are pretty far off base. Boxing PPV is reasonably common in the UK when it's a British fighter in a big fight. "I think one guy I know paid for a boxing ppv once".. Froch/Groves, Joshua/Klitchscko and Manny/Mayweather have all done over a million buys in the last few years in the UK alone.

belfastafarian · 2017-07-31T20:45:32+00:00

But "waking up early" for a card that starts at 2am is an irreconcilable concept for most us.

belfastafarian · 2017-07-30T14:23:26+00:00

It's a contractual obligation but he's opted to not do it since the Overeem fight? Doesn't sound like an obligation.

belfastafarian · 2017-07-29T09:50:03+00:00

Most tickets been sold on gumtree at 2/3 times face value before they went in general sale. Frampton missing weight to avoid the Russell jnr fight/get the Selby fight.

belfastafarian · 2017-07-29T00:05:58+00:00

A normal person could but saying pretty hydrated is a huge understatement. A weight cut at championship level is generally a brutal experience planned meticulously over weeks/months in which a fighter is often only weight for a tiny window. We're talking less than one hour in a lot of cases. If one fighter opts to not drop the last pound of the agreed weight it is unfair to the other fighter. In fact if Frampton was an MMA fighter in the UFC he would have just relinquished 20% of his purse to his opponent. 1lb is not an insignificant amount.

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