I kind of disagree with you.
1) Conor is obviously their biggest star, but not the only champion they have.
Luka Jelčić - Final Fight Championship (Lightweight Champion: 2016)
John Phillips - BAMMA (Middleweight Champion: 2016)
Frans Mlambo - IMMAF World Championships (Featherweight Champion: 2015)
Cathal Pendred - Cage Warriors Fighting Championship (Welterweight Champion: 2013)
They also have about 10 guys with the UFC.
Conor McGregor obviously
Artem Lobov who just main evented and had a FotN with Cub Swanson
Gunnar Nelson who just main evented for the UFC.
They also have several more guys that are signed with Bellator.
All in all, it is a very respectable stable of fighters.
And while it is not a Greg&Wink type of gym yet, let us not shit on them for that.
Most gyms in US are not that big either.
they kind of remind me of Nova Uniao.
They had ALdo.
Then Barao
then Junior joined them (much later).
and now, who do they have that is at the top?
exactly!
As I said, they all had their top and their bottom. Conor will fall at some point. But more will rise.
I seriously have a hard time understanding why such a hate for them.
IMHO it is a breath of fresh air. New gyms opening up and becoming a top gym, bringing a lot of new names....
...what do you want? Always the same people from the same gym time and again???
lighten up! Change is good!