Die hard fans' emotions

[Venom]

I've myself felt pretty emotionally invested in UFC drama at one time. When Conor McGregor started gaining momentum in the UFC, I was at best indifferent to his trash talking other fighters, though I was a bit annoyed and hoped Mendes and Aldo would shut him up eventually . Afterwards with all of the troll fans and newcomers spouting ignorant shit I wanted to shut them all up and followed the story line like I was stalking my crush.

I think it's similar to fans of TV series' like Game of Thrones or The Walking Dead, where they feel connected to the characters, though in MMA we are dealing with real people and that might make those feelings stronger.

What goes through the mind of the overzealous fans that post dumb shit like "Conor is done" or "Conor is pillow fisted" when he clearly is neither? Or get this gem: "Conor is an actor..." Seems like they put too much emotion into the fighters. Or the ones that want him to fade into obscurity. Something tells me his fans spark more of the emotional responses than Conor himself.

Fans legit seem threatened by Conor or emasculated by him. I dunno seems funny in a way.



Does THIS photo of Conor get die hard haters riled up in the inside?

What about this?

I have my own criticisms of controversial characters, but at the end of the day I do think the actual battle is getting the UFC to create a reasonable balance between merit and money, rather than bash fighters for the tiniest things.

 

[ortizgnp]

He looks like a fucking moron when he does that, that's about it.

 

[Credo]

Thread is like it´s made by drunk Ariel Helwani.

 

[ALAN PARTRIDGE]

I'm a Die Hard fan

 

[Substance Abuse]

I'm a Die Hard fan

Close thread.

Legit...

Lol

 

[Venom]

He looks like a fucking moron when he does that, that's about it.

I doubt he breaks half his opponents down mentally..........but he does have fans riled up. Maybe you're one of them?

 

[ShinyaAokiFan]

As long as you feel strongly one way or the other, if he had the personality of Cain then I think there would be far less noise.

 

[shococham]

 

[Venom]

derail attempt noted

 

[UhVaiMorre]

I like this new wave of sherdog threads that go deep in the mental side of things when it comes to love/hate fighters. but ts, you shouldn't expect a good reception. Sherdog is mostly made by trolls that will eat you alive if you pay attention to those things. I'm very neutral about conor, i don't get anything from anything he does, he's just that and i'm ok with it at this point.

I used to hate him thinking he was a silver spooned guy talking shit but he's just confident, i can't let someone's confidence make me mad, the problem would be me then. As for the fighters, the better not get caught in it, if so, he starts winning the fight. As vitor said, you can never get caught in your opponents atmosphere or you start losing the fight right there and then.

On other hand i think his fans kinda take it too far, is almost like if they're defending an pop idol in a discussion about "who is the better artists", that, i'll never ever understand, and is freaking annoying. I dislike his fans, but don't hate the guy. is fun to see the meltdown when he loses.

 

[ortizgnp]

I doubt he breaks half his opponents down mentally..........but he does have fans riled up. Maybe you're one of them?

No, I'm just stating the obvious.