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They already had wrestling experience. Even though Conor is a MMA fighter, wrestling is his weakness. He isn't used to throwing people or taking people down. It is completely different. He can't kick or punch, so what is he going to do, run around?
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Calvin Johnson also popped into my mind.
Look, I don't think he's skipping out on UFC 200 and I do think what Phobia and Bert mentioned about the WWE European Tour could have something to do with the tweet McGregor sent out today, but I wouldn't be shocked if he takes a sabbatical ala GSP after this year.
Like with WWE, though, most of these guys that retire early/take an extended break make a return, so we'll see how long he could stay away from the fight game.Currently Playing:
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Football players are usually A level athletes, they can learn and pick things up quickly.
MMA fighters are rarely even B level athletes. Conor through all his training can't get up from on his back. Looks lost on the ground. While Wrestling is fake, you still need to know all the moves, how to do them without hurting them, etc. People train for years to get to the top.
He may be able to do some one time 1 minute of action, but he won't have a career.
Anyways he isn't doing anything with WWE.
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Conor would be ideal in like a Mike Tyson enforcer or special attraction like Floyd. He'd be tiny next to most wrestlers, and since he doesn't have the skill to make up for it, I can't see him making it long term with the WWE.Originally posted by G PericoComment
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I mean Conor will be back I would have to think. You don't get rid of your biggest draw because he doesn't want to do some silly press conference. I don't even watch any of the other stuff besides the fights anyway. It's just a turnoff for me.
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Just to throw more (comical) fuel on the WWE fire:
His coach, John Kavanagh, posted a picture of a wrestling manager on Instagram with the caption: "New job uniform."Comment
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Ronda named one of Time's top 100 most influential people.
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Ronda Rousey is great. Speaking up for Nick Diaz, speaking up about making discussion of suicide less of a tabboo topic, and even confessing to having suicidal thoughts herself. So real, so honest.
I was really happy for Meisha to get her hands on the belt, but I can't wait for Ronda to become champion again.Comment
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We're finally getting some damn colors. It's about time, Reebok. The tweet says scheduled for 2017, but I guess that's better than nothing.
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Miesha Tate never has been a fan of Ronda Rousey, and it sounds like Paige VanZant no longer is either.
VanZant confirmed to TMZ that she had a “shocking and totally unnecessary” confrontation with the former women's bantamweight champion during the UFC 197 fight week in Las Vegas, after Tate revealed the story during her appearance on the "Joe Rogan Podcast" on Thursday.
"It appears that I offended Ronda by congratulating Holly (Holm) after her victory," VanZant told TMZ. "The incident was very shocking and totally unnecessary."
Tate told Rogan that VanZant approached her at a party and revealed the details of the incident.
"Paige and I have spoken before, we're friendly; I don't know her that well. Anyway, she felt the need, she came up to me — 'Miesha, Miesha, I have to tell you this experience I had with Ronda'. I'm like 'What?' She's like 'We were at a Reebok deal recently and we were at a shoot and I was trying to find her so we could get a picture, and the Reebok people were like “Don't ask Ronda for a picture”.’ She's like 'Why?' and they're like 'Just don't. Stay away from Ronda, don't ask her for a picture,'" Tate said.
"I guess Ronda came later that day and seeked her out and like cussed her out. Like, they've never really had a conversation either. She's like ‘I don't know Ronda other than “Hi, bye”, that's it.’ I guess Ronda came up and was like '(expletive) you, you fair-weather (expletive), how dare you cross me?' She's like ‘Cross you? What are you talking about?’ And she's like 'You congratulated Holly Holm for beating me so (expletive) you, you (expletive) fair-weather 115-pound'. She just went off on Paige. And Paige came and told me and I was like honey, welcome to my world. She was like 'I'm glad I saw this side of her so I know'."
Tate says that the altercation continued when VanZant defended her right to congratulate another fighter on an impressive victory — the same way she did to Rose Namajunas after falling to her in a fight last December.
"She's like 'I told Ronda I'm sorry if that offended you but I'm allowed to congratulate whoever I want' and she's like 'I congratulated Rose Namajunas when she beat me, like, congratulations, you whooped my ***, that was a bad-*** performance' and she's like 'I simply told Holly congratulations and it wasn't anything anti-Ronda', but I guess Ronda just ripped her a new one," Tate said.
Independent sources confirmed the incident to FOX Sports a little more than two weeks ago, but VanZant remained silent until Thursday.
TMZ said they attempted to reach Rousey, but her representatives declined to comment.
Tate didn't seem surprised by VanZant’s account of Rousey, and it's clear her opinion of the former champion hasn't changed.
"I've never been on Team Ronda so I'm good," Tate said. "All or none. It's crazy."
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Why go after Paige like that, Ronda? It's not like she made a GIF of you getting KO'd, she just gave Holly props for winning the fight.Currently Playing:
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