The Irish have taken over!

[own1997]

The sports books and professional gamblers will be pleased by all that drunk sucker money that's going to get thrown on Conor tonight.

Like anybody has a clue who's going to win. The 'experts' are split on this one. The 'drunk' Irish may well make a fortune.

 

[MayhemMonkey]

Yeah, the Irish are really great at hero worship. If anything, though, that would seem to indicate that they need to live out a fantasy through someone else since they don't have much going for themselves in their own right. I'm sure not all Irish love Conor just because he acts like he bleeds green, but don't be too proud of the ones that do.

Im Scottish, why would I take pride in the Irish fans?? They are the closest kin to the Scottish, so I appreciate their banter... its very similar to the Scots banter.

noticing you seem to be quoting me more often lately?? whats up?? finally realised Im fucking awesome and you cant manage on these boards without conversing?? I knew you'd come around eventually :icon_lol::icon_lol:(I kid I kid)

 

[Headkicktoleg]

Only poor people like Aldo. Favela folk don't have the money to fly to the US. All the Brazilian playboys only support their own kind

 

[Wayweary]

Im Scottish, why would I take pride in the Irish fans?? They are the closest kin to the Scottish, so I appreciate their banter... its very similar to the Scots banter.

Did I say you did? You want to brag about them; I just cautioned it's not really much to brag about.

noticing you seem to be quoting me more often lately?? whats up?? finally realised Im fucking awesome and you cant manage on these boards without conversing?? I knew you'd come around eventually :icon_lol::icon_lol:(I kid I kid)

Don't be so quick to toot your own horn.

 

[MayhemMonkey]

Did I say you did? You want to brag about them; I just cautioned it's not really much to brag about.



Don't be so quick to toot your own horn.

but don't be too proud of the ones that do

yeah you kinda did

also I was clearly joking

 

[Bogeyman]

Yeah, the Irish are really great at hero worship. If anything, though, that would seem to indicate that they need to live out a fantasy through someone else since they don't have much going for themselves in their own right. I'm sure not all Irish love Conor just because he acts like he bleeds green, but don't be too proud of the ones that do.

You seem to take things very seriously. Hero worship? Did that crowd of people look like some kind of cult following to you? They were a bunch of people dressed in silly Christmas jumpers getting drunk and singing songs. It's called having fun and if you're sitting behind your computer psycho-analysing those people to conclude that they don't have much going for them, maybe you should re-evaluate your situation. How often do you fly to the opposite side of the world to get drunk and sing songs?

 

[deise69]

You seem to take things very seriously. Hero worship? Did that crowd of people look like some kind of cult following to you? They were a bunch of people dressed in silly Christmas jumpers getting drunk and singing songs. It's called having fun and if you're sitting behind your computer psycho-analysing those people to conclude that they don't have much going for them, maybe you should re-evaluate your situation. How often do you fly to the opposite side of the world to get drunk and sing songs?

Sure this place is full of miserable fuckers, they wouldn't know about having a bit of craic if it kicked them up the arse.

 

[Gladiator24]

The weigh in will be awesome! All those Irish fans cheering Conor and all those boos that Aldo will get.

Aldo will have realised he has just entered the lions den and there is NO turning back!

 

[leto1776]

The Brazilians are at home making a living. The unemployed Irish are out in force, because they don't work.

 

[SavageAngel]

poor fucking excuse, Ireland have been suffering economic hardship for ages

you's just aint a patch on the Irish

Is this a pissing contest to see which fans are better? Ireland has one good fighter, brazil has the best fighters in history. The reason why the Irish are clinging hard on Conor is biggest he is just ONE. Brazil has a plethora of fighters to cheer for. Much more divided here in Brazil. People hate Anderson and love Belfort, and vice versa... Same goes for every other top brazilian fighter. Aldo and Minotauro are the more universally loved by brazilians.

 

[MayhemMonkey]

Is this a pissing contest to see which fans are better? Ireland has one good fighter, brazil has the best fighters in history. The reason why the Irish are clinging hard on Conor is biggest he is just ONE. Brazil has a plethora of fighters to cheer for. Much more divided here in Brazil. People hate Anderson and love Belfort, and vice versa... Same goes for every other top brazilian fighter. Aldo and Minotauro are the more universally loved by brazilians.

lol add the brazillians to the "taking shit too seriously" brigade lol

 

[GAR]

dont the irish have really small brains? true story, google it

 

[legkicktko]

Easy to support when you only have one elite fighter.

 

[MayhemMonkey]

dont the irish have really small brains? true story, google it

 

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[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

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[MusterX]

the more Irish the more epic the fall

McGregor is so ego driven I bet that caused him to have a small stroke. He probably literally popped a bleeder in his frontal lobe.

 

[SavageAngel]

lol add the brazillians to the "taking shit too seriously" brigade lol

I wasn't disrespecting ireland or taking shit seriously. Did u read what I posted?

 

[Wayweary]

You seem to take things very seriously. Hero worship? Did that crowd of people look like some kind of cult following to you? They were a bunch of people dressed in silly Christmas jumpers getting drunk and singing songs. It's called having fun and if you're sitting behind your computer psycho-analysing those people to conclude that they don't have much going for them, maybe you should re-evaluate your situation. How often do you fly to the opposite side of the world to get drunk and sing songs?

Looks to me you are the one taking things seriously to the point you are butthurt over a few setences on sherdog. Get over it. I was presenting another interpretation than "nationalism in sports is just awesome." If it takes someone that is incredibly loosely associated with you (coming from the same island) for you to get up for a sport, I don't think you are a "better" fan by any stretch of the imagination. I'm not saying the Irish fans are good or bad; nothing is ever that simple and I'm sure it's a mixed bag to some extent. Some of those guys were being funny and some of them were pretty boorish. Loving Conor just because he waves a certain flag or drapes it over his shoulders around is points in nobody's favor, though.

 

[Gladiator24]

Aldo got booed but so did McGregor

Looks like there are some Brazilians there after all!