Why does Pereira receive so much hype, but Conor gets all the hate?

[BrockLesnarsTurtleBack]

Conor's ascension to double-championship was far more impressive than Pereira's. He absolutely dismantled Alvarez after having knocked out the greatest small fighter of all time in Jose Aldo in a Proper 12 seconds.

Also, if Pereira fought the weightclass-equilevant of Khabib he'd get beaten FAR WORSE than Conor who actually took rounds off the GOAT of MMA grappling. Both Conor and Pereira had/have losses, but Conor's wins were more impressive and his MMA stand up is on a level above Pereira.

 

[FlyingDeathKick]

I know this is bait but Conor didn't earn his title shot at 155, Pereira at least beat a ranked opponent at 205. Also Pereira's record at 205 in the UFC is better than Conor's 1-3 at Lightweight. Conor did get a lot of unjust hate back before there were legit reasons to hate him but.... He also had a ton of hype. Another obvious point is the personalities, Conor tends to rub a lot of people the wrong way. Pereira seems like a nice dude.

 

[markantony20]

Bait

 

[heohanwuoc]

Conor hold both FW and LW divisions hostage for years. Alex didn’t

 

[tritestill]

Took rounds???????

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

Because Poatan is a cool guy. Good guy. OK?

 

[Van Daz]

Poatan is cool & keeps a poker face. He seems like a funny dude, too. Conor talks trash, is cocky & seems like a douche.

 

[Mmmmmmma1234]

Yeah Conor got no hype at all

 

[Senzo Tanaka]

Alex has debuted in the UFC, won the title, lost the title, moved up in weight and won another title since Conor has last fought in the UFC (and lost). Let that sink in...

 

[Contempt]

Because Poatan isn't a giant douchebag and doesn't cherry pick all his fights?

 

[TheTickG]

Because it's not 2016 anymore.

The last relevant thing Pereira did was become champion.

The last relevant thing Connor did was avoid extortion for frisking a woman in a public toilet. Before that he left the cage on a stretcher. Before that he punched an old dude in a bar.

 

[Killroy]

When Conor became double champion he got a lot more hype and love than Pereira gets now.
Conor gets his hate now because of all the things he did afterwards

 

[BigOlJeet]

Because Conor is an alleged rapist and is a complete clown and Alex is the opposite, he’s genuinely humble and he’s a good guy.

 

[PhotographyRaptor]

Did someone compare the two or something? Why is this even a thread?

 

[Xanzito]

One of them is not afraid of rematches.

 

[MileHigher]

If anything it’s the opposite. People acted like Conor could walk on water back then and was all anyone could talk about when it came to the UFC.

On the other hand every other thread here is about Poatan being a “fake” double champ and then the conversation goes to Conor McGregor. Alex Pereira isn’t even famous.

 

[vivi]

Dumb

 

[FlyingDeathKick]

Because Poatan isn't a giant douchebag and doesn't cherry pick all his fights?

I don't believe the whole cherry picking thing. Mendes on short notice was a dangerous choice. Also fighting a bigger guy like Nate on short notice at 170. He didn't care who was champ at 155 either, RDA, Eddie, Khabib etc.. didn't matter. He could have fought Faber instead of Nate, that was an actual option given to him... People want to spin it like Nate was the easy option but Nate was the most popular option. Biggest payday.

 

[SuperNerd]

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[Pictureonthewall]

Alex is just a new wet dream for sherdoggers.