Was John Morgan Out of Line When He Asked Conor About the Lawsuits, Or....

[Leonard Haid]

...does anything go at a pre-fight press conference? I thought it was strange that Morgan brought this topic up, but that's me.

 

[BtSports]

i think its all PR stunt but worked very well

Almost as if lawyers were involved <Lmaoo>

 

[keepemup]

I don't think he should have mentioned it specifically; perhaps used a euphemism like 'outside distractions' imo.

Conor handled it well. Didn't evade, didn't get angry just answered straight up very matter-of-factly. Disaster averted.

 

[JayPettryMMA]

Out of line? Not in the slightest. We're media, we're supposed to ask these questions. I am disappointed in the crowd booing the question, though.

 

[GueseGuy]

He’s doing his job. No way in hell the ESPN shills like Smelwani and Cuckamoto would ever ask something like that.

 

[jx820]

The press isn't there to be his publicist. It's not a gotcha question. He's being sued, and they asked about it.

 

[Pierced7681]

Out of line? Not in the slightest. We're media, we're supposed to ask these questions. I am disappointed in the crowd booing the question, though.

I think it’s fair game to ask a loaded question like that if you inform the person beforehand so they have time to think about a response, otherwise you’re basically trying to “catch them out” and make them look bad, which is basically attack journalism.

 

[marco515]

He’s doing his job. No way in hell the ESPN shills like Smelwani and Cuckamoto would ever ask something like that.

I dunno, I'd definitely expect Helwani to ask that. Def not Okamoto though.

 

[chitoortiz]

John Morgan can do whatever the fook John Morgan wants.

 

[Sheldon Erich Doll]

The timing of it was odd and Johns delivery of the question was no appropriate. But none the less if he didn't ask someone else would have.

 

[WHALEWOLF]

Helwani 2.0

 

[Joonyer]

There's journalism, and then there's what people think journalism should be.

 

[Habib The Eagle]

Out of line? Not in the slightest. We're media, we're supposed to ask these questions. I am disappointed in the crowd booing the question, though.

Just like when Marc Raimondi from ESPN was asking Dana White what happens if covid hits UFC 249 and gets cancelled. Audience did not like that question.

People just want to see fighters bleed inside the Octogan.

 

[Texas]

MMA media have two choices.
be a shill or cry like Ariel

 

[sabretitan]

He sure was in line at the free buffet

 

[Shroomov]

John Morgan is an ugly greasy toad.

 

[sabretitan]

John Morgan can do whatever the fook John Morgan wants.

Funny story, vitor got pissed at morgan at a press conference and told fans to beat him up. Full circle lol

 

[WHITE ANDERSON]

wtf is wrong with asking about rape allegations????
this is being reported on by the new york times, the biggest newspaper in the world

he's a fucking REPORTER, he has to report on the news

 

[JustBleed69]

...does anything go at a pre-fight press conference? I thought it was strange that Morgan brought this topic up, but that's me.

No that's what journalists are supposed to do. What on earth could possibly be out of line with that question?

Side note, having fans at media press conferences is fucking retarded

 

[Krixes]

it needed to be asked. I thought Conor handled it the right way as well.