Paid Members herbie747 Posted March 1, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted March 1, 2016 RDA doesn't fight at 145lbs though, and already looks jacked at 155lbs. So yes, if he moved up 2 weight classes to 205lbs, people would ask questions because he'd look like a mini Bob Sapp at his height at 205lbs. Â But again - McGregor is not "moving up" 2 weight classes. He's just not cutting much weight for a 170lb fight, that was supposed to be at 155lbs. Your comparison has multiple flaws. At least compare like with like. McGregor looks like death weighting in at 145lbs. 155lbs is a good weight class for him, as he walks around between 175-180lbs fully fed & hydrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Like I said, it's a question that can be asked. The facts don't always play a part, as we saw when RDA's broken foot was referred to as a bruised foot by Conor.  Guy jumps from 145lbs to 170lbs within three months. Questions can be asked.  Gamesmanship. That's what Diaz and his coaches are doing, and they got a reaction from McGregor at that press conference. It's the first time I've seen him actually lose control a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted March 1, 2016 Author Paid Members Share Posted March 1, 2016 RDA doesn't fight at 145lbs though, and already looks jacked at 155lbs. So yes, if he moved up 2 weight classes to 205lbs, people would ask questions because he'd look like a mini Bob Sapp at his height at 205lbs. If RDA jumped to 205 (which would obviously ridiculous) people would be more than right to question it, yeah, because it's past the point of his 'walk-around' weight. There's no way he walks around over 200lbs. So yeah, I agree with you 100% on that. Â But I agree with David's general point. If RDA even went up to 170, the 'he's gotta be juicing' brigade would jump all over him. And like your point with McGregor, he wouldn't be 'moving up', just cutting less weight. You just know he'd be accused of roiding though. Fuck, he's being accused now at 155, based on nothing but pure speculation and a couple of carefully selected comparison pictures. McGregor hasn't been accused (apart from Nate's mad rambling) but it'd be the same thing. Â I don't think McGregor OR Dos Anjos are cheating, by the way. As always, I'd never rule anyone out, but I think they're both clean. But I do think people would be much quicker to blast RDA if he went up to 170. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted March 1, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted March 1, 2016 http://m.tmz.com/#article/2016/03/01/conor-mcgregor-nate-diaz-ufc-196-fan-apartment-fight-video/ Â Conor drops in on a fan after seeing a cardboard cut-out of himself on their balcony. Super nice thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Â RDA doesn't fight at 145lbs though, and already looks jacked at 155lbs. So yes, if he moved up 2 weight classes to 205lbs, people would ask questions because he'd look like a mini Bob Sapp at his height at 205lbs. If RDA jumped to 205 (which would obviously ridiculous) people would be more than right to question it, yeah, because it's past the point of his 'walk-around' weight. There's no way he walks around over 200lbs. So yeah, I agree with you 100% on that. Â But I agree with David's general point. If RDA even went up to 170, the 'he's gotta be juicing' brigade would jump all over him. And like your point with McGregor, he wouldn't be 'moving up', just cutting less weight. You just know he'd be accused of roiding though. Fuck, he's being accused now at 155, based on nothing but pure speculation and a couple of carefully selected comparison pictures. McGregor hasn't been accused (apart from Nate's mad rambling) but it'd be the same thing. Â I don't think McGregor OR Dos Anjos are cheating, by the way. As always, I'd never rule anyone out, but I think they're both clean. But I do think people would be much quicker to blast RDA if he went up to 170. Â Â RDA has said on record that he walks around at 195lbs when he's not competing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members herbie747 Posted March 1, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted March 1, 2016 Class act. http://m.tmz.com/#article/2016/03/01/conor-mcgregor-nate-diaz-ufc-196-fan-apartment-fight-video/ Â Edit: too late... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted March 1, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted March 1, 2016 Paddy Power are allowing people to get very specific in how they bet on this fight. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members herbie747 Posted March 2, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted March 2, 2016 Countdown is on FightPass now:  http://www.ufc.tv/video/countdown-to-ufc-196-mcgregor-vs-diaz   Edit: and YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m2Qepxdt4Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimufctna24 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Nice one Herbie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 http://m.tmz.com/#article/2016/03/01/conor-mcgregor-nate-diaz-ufc-196-fan-apartment-fight-video/ Â Conor drops in on a fan after seeing a cardboard cut-out of himself on their balcony. Super nice thing to do. Â Smart as well, considering he took a whole camera crew with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members herbie747 Posted March 2, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted March 2, 2016 Â http://m.tmz.com/#article/2016/03/01/conor-mcgregor-nate-diaz-ufc-196-fan-apartment-fight-video/ Â Conor drops in on a fan after seeing a cardboard cut-out of himself on their balcony. Super nice thing to do. Â Smart as well, considering he took a whole camera crew with him. Â Does it not get tiring being a contrarian the whole time? Â Are you aware the UFC crew is with him all week, no? Plus it wasn't spontaneous - he shouted "I'm calling up to you tomorrow". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chunk Posted March 2, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted March 2, 2016 Â http://m.tmz.com/#article/2016/03/01/conor-mcgregor-nate-diaz-ufc-196-fan-apartment-fight-video/ Â Conor drops in on a fan after seeing a cardboard cut-out of himself on their balcony. Super nice thing to do. Â Smart as well, considering he took a whole camera crew with him. Â Â Wouldn't surprise me if he has a camera crew following him 24/7 at the moment. Especially this close to a fight. Â Technically therefore he even takes a camera crew to the shitter with him. Smart. Â EDIT: Herbie beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bus Surfer Posted March 2, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted March 2, 2016 Why you lot haven't put him on ignore yet is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members lambyUK Posted March 2, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted March 2, 2016 Thanks for the link Herbie.  As always, Countdown is brilliant. How Conor is going to work out Nate's reach advantage and size advantage is going to be fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Â Â http://m.tmz.com/#article/2016/03/01/conor-mcgregor-nate-diaz-ufc-196-fan-apartment-fight-video/ Â Conor drops in on a fan after seeing a cardboard cut-out of himself on their balcony. Super nice thing to do. Â Smart as well, considering he took a whole camera crew with him. Â Does it not get tiring being a contrarian the whole time? Â Are you aware the UFC crew is with him all week, no? Plus it wasn't spontaneous - he shouted "I'm calling up to you tomorrow". Â Â Of course I'm aware, I'm just saying it was smart doing it at the time they were filming is all, it made for good viewing. The video segment made TMZ, didn't it? More publicity, more eyeballs, more interest. He certainly knows what he's doing. Â How long did it take to go viral? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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