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Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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Went kind of unnoticed at the presser but Rose is wearing a splint on her left pointer finger. Seems kind of odd.

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Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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Somebody smells money.

https://twitter.com/DamonMartin/status/981947771673632769

https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/981950471521914880

Le Saboteur fucked around with this message at 18:44 on Apr 5, 2018

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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This is a bit more than causing some hype. Also apparently his team stopped the fighter bus with everyone on the card from leaving. https://twitter.com/zaffo0/status/981951973602799617 https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/981953963313565697 https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/981954049149988864

Le Saboteur fucked around with this message at 18:59 on Apr 5, 2018

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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This escalated in seconds from "ah finally hyping a fight" to "oh wait no they're just committing crimes and what not"

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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As long as Conor didn't say anything about Chiesa's mom he will be ok.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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Mr. McGregor where were you the afternoon of April the 5th?

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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El Roncho posted:

Please tell me The King is now part of Conor's entourage.

I don't see him escaping with the crew here. https://www.instagram.com/p/BhMofaUl90-/?utm_source=ig_embed

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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It feels like they kind of need to come down hard on him here or risk losing control of their promotion.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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I feel bad for Bruce Leeroy who needed the easy win.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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Escape From New York: Conor Edition https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/981972098280312832
https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/981972904127684610

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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According to MMA Beat, Rose Namajunas was very shaken up by the whole incident and her team is considering backing out of the fight.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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Lol if Conor gets charged with a felony he's never getting back into the US to work again.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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If you have a felony assault on your record you can't get into the US as a normal person. I don't know how it works for celebrities.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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They potentially could lose 2 fights off their main card with Chiesa and Namajunas being possible pull outs.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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Thats not to mention how does this huge stressor affect Khabib who is deep in his weight cut right now. loving craziness.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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Dangersim posted:

You're not going to get charged with a felony for throwing poo poo at a bus lol

Theres an assault charge in what occurred to Chiesa easy, since his entourage was involved I could see cops stretching to throw an inciting a riot charge in there.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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So the list of things that occurred according to Dana:
- Chiesa was cut up by broken glass
- Rose Namajunas was almost hit by one of the thrown objects and was extremely upset and left the venue on foot
- A UFC employee's finger was broken in the scuffle.
- Estimated the entourage that perpetrated this to be between 20-30 guys.

Le Saboteur fucked around with this message at 20:46 on Apr 5, 2018

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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The Namajunas fight is fine and will be on the card.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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So many lawsuits. https://twitter.com/Grabaka_Hitman/status/981984469052739584

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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I mean its not exactly surprising that considering there was something like 20 people involved in this incident that warrants aren't out yet. They're probably still running through the security cam footage and what not.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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Bubba Smith posted:

everybody on that bus is 24 hours out from having to make weight so they're all already miserable & knocking on death's door. then like 30 coked up hooligans start throwing poo poo at the tour bus. nobody is feeling fine, even a criminal warlord like khabib


lol

Khabib is just getting the nerve agent taken out of cold storage.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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Matt Lindland posted:

OR when every kickboxer in Europe murdered someone or were murdered.

They had the fuckin class to do it at the edge of some river in Amsterdam at least!

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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Man he even got executives getting caught in the line of fire. https://twitter.com/AdamHillLVRJ/status/982025803293741061?s=19

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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The only way Conor gets released from the UFC would be if commissions refused to sanction his fights. Otherwise if they give him up Bellator will just scoop him up. But drat this is really something. I imagine they could shelf him for the term of his contract if they wanted to. I don't imagine he's fighting this year now.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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mewse posted:

The UFC contracts have durations attached?

Was Jones punished by the athletic commission when he drove into the pregnant woman and ran away? I feel like Conor should be suspended from the sport but this poo poo happened pretty far from field of play

I do believe contracts have both term limits as well as a no of fights within that time period.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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Say what you will about Jon Jones but I think actively ruining a card you're not even on may be a new high for Conor.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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The amount of buys this could potentially cost the UFC on what was potentially a top 3 PPV of the year. Now that's the lawsuit I wanna see.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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Lid posted:

The thing about this is are the weights though - people will miss weight with all this poo poo going on and then like what do you do? It's an unmitigated disaster.

All the answers to these questions are pretty much Sue Conor McGregor at the moment.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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The Dave posted:

I would joke about the people no longer buying the card because Chiesa is out but he gets angry when you bring up his Mom.

I don't think it's so much the lost Chiesa fight it's more the confusion and chaos created around this card. And if one of the championship fights has a botched weight cut due to this they're even more hosed.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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I like how that article quotes police sources as believes the whole thing was a work like Michael Chiesa did a fuckin blade job for Conor.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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Lloyd Boner posted:

Hope at least one of Pettis, Caceres and Moreno can get last second replacements, was looking forward to all those fights. Well not really for Artem, but Caceres is cool.

Considering weigh ins begin in 10 hours I don't think anyone is getting replacements.

Le Saboteur fucked around with this message at 04:17 on Apr 6, 2018

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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https://twitter.com/JimMiller_155/status/982094608044871680?s=19

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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mewse posted:

This ambulance chaser website seems to suggest he'll get 3rd degree because 2nd degree requires the prosecutor to prove Conor had intent to cause serious physical harm. 3rd degree should be easily provable with all that video tho:


He probably pleas out and gets a slap on the wrist when he walks into then out of rehab

He better hope it's 3rd and not 2nd because pleaing out to 2nd is pleading to a felony which would severely hamper his chances of obtaining a visa to enter the country going forward.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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Lol Ariel is standing alone outside a cop shop. https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/982098800855736320?s=19

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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Ariel did just say it sounds like they're piling on the charges on McGregor so it isn't just one.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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Unfunny Poster posted:

Bails on his wife and kid to stand outside a precint late at night thinking he'll catch a glimpse of McGregor being taken in.

Yeah at least Conor bailed on his wife and kid to defend Artem Lobov from buses or whatever.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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Cancel the card, put it on Fox last minute or something. gently caress it I don't know.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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I guess they just make Tony Ferguson the undisputed lightweight champ now as Conor is no doubt getting stripped of the title for his actions any ways.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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Felder vs Khabib is a cooler fight. Do that one.

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Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

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Unfunny Poster posted:

What's the given reason for Holloway being "medically unfit" to fight?

Doctor's checked him out during his cut and deemed him to be far too dehydrated to finish his cut.

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