The UFC stacks the fight against Conor's competition

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The smoking gun is the light and magic ceremony at the beginning of his fights. His opponents are completely out of step and emasculated before the fight even begins.

When the fighter's names are called, Conor stands in the center of the octagon with the spotlight on him, just soaking in the cheer and admiration. His opponents do not seem equally prepared for this choreography. When it's their turn, they just stand in their corner, while being booed.

During that ceremony there is a concentration of energy and power transferred to Conor, while his opponents are completely stripped of their identity. This results in his competition trading in their strategy, for an undisciplined emotional reaction that favors Conor's counter striking style. It doesn't matter who they are or how much training they have done, a person is going to get emotional when they are cornered and subjugated. It is tantalizing, and yet difficult, to hit someone who has been "blessed" with the aura of invincibility.

His opponents are not just fighting a man; they are fighting an icon, the fans, and an organization that profits from their demise. Stacking the emotions against his opponent is especially true considering how much preferential treatment (manufacturing his career trajectory) and insider information (details of negotiations) Conor gets.

I blame the new ownership (WME) for this. They represent celebrities, artists, and athletes. They know what they are doing, and it is precisely why MMA needs a union. When you have one organization who controls the rankings, the matchmaking, and the event planning, then there is going to be foul play involved.

The dirty tactics are very similar to the tiger fight scene in gladiator:


Notice how Maximus doesn't know about the tigers before the fight begins. It is the same for Conor's opponents. They are not in the loop, and who knows what happens backstage; they might even be getting targeted, and "stabbed", on their way to the fight.
 
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The smoking gun is the light and magic ceremony at the beginning of his fights. Conor's opponents are completely emasculated before the fight even begins.

When the fighter's names are called, Conor stands in the center of the octagon with the spotlight on him, just soaking in the cheer and admiration. His opponents are not aware of this choreography, and get left standing in their corner receiving boos. I don't care who you are or how much training you have done, a person is going to get emotional, and it makes it difficult to hit someone who has been cloaked with the aura of invincibility.

Stacking the emotions against his opponent is especially true considering how much preferential treatment (manufacturing his career trajectory) and insider information (details of negotiations) Conor gets. His opponents are not just fighting a man; they are fighting an icon, the fans, and an organization that profits from their demise.

I blame the new ownership (WME) for this. They represent celebrities, artists, and athletes. They know what they are doing, and it is precisely why MMA needs a union. When you have one organization who controls the rankings, the matchmaking, and the event planning, then there is going to be foul play involved.

The dirty tactics are very similar to the tiger fight scene in gladiator:


His opponents are not in the loop, and who knows what happens backstage, they might even be getting targeted and "stabbed" on their way to the fight.

Nate Diaz took it all in like a man and had him panic wrestling
 
I think I hate this thread.
 
This is correct.

Conor is the most iconic MMA fighter ever and he's barely gotten started!

His opponents are not just fighting a man; they are fighting an icon
 
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This is correct.

Conor is the most iconic MMA fighter ever and he's barely gotten started!
No he doesn't want to finish cuz he knows he'll end up like his sparring partner. He's doesn't want to be exposed
 
No he doesn't want to finish cuz he knows he'll end up like his sparring partner. He's doesn't want to be exposed

Yup. You see it as well.

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I think the worst/dirtiest thing the UFC does is to favor certain fighters over other. They rented McGregora mansion, built a gym for him in the US, flew him to Germany to heal his knee, cherry picked his opponents etc. There's no level playing field here. Whoever fights McGregor is fighting him and the company.
 
Nate Diaz took it all in like a man and had him panic wrestling

Right there ^^^ unless his opponent is in on the outcome it would be nothing sweeter to shut down all the pageantry fandom like Nate did.


This is correct.

Conor is the most iconic MMA fighter ever and he's barely gotten started!

Barely getting started and looking already to wrap things up? A quick (not so quick) walk away payday, without a sole title defense to this point. That is not the achievements of a iconic MMA fighter if I were to draw one up.
 
Conor doesn't have any aura of invincibility. he has an aura about him, but he was beaten before, and looked bad before.
 
This is correct.

Conor is the most iconic MMA fighter ever and he's barely gotten started!
Most iconic. Like really? Or in a mass media like way kind of like the Kardashians?
 
It's a lot of bullshit because they are the biggest game in town. They set the rules and make the fights they want. They promote who they want. They don't have to answer to anyone so there is no transparency.


...about the first part of the OP, its like straight up VooDoo how some of the fights play out.
 
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