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Rigged as in I personally think the outcome and how long it went was decided by Dana White long before the fight started IMO.

I just think Dana White is two things...

#1 A GREAT business man, he took UFC from basement crap to a HUGE multi mullion dollar monster, and has complete control over UFC to the point he does not even allow mangers for any UFC fighters because he knows managers = money loss.

#2 A money hungry do anything for a buck screw his own Mother SOB

I could be wrong, but my opinion ...this whole fight was set up from day one by Dana as a money maker for him. I told my buddy whos a UFC fan as I am that it would go no less than 10 rds because for the cost of the PPV ($100) if it went less then people would feel screwed, and it went....10 rds lol. I told him Mayweather would win because thats is just how it has to be....life long Champ boxer trained for years against a crowd fav likable guy that trained MMA but only trained boxing for 8 months.

Played out exactly how I told my buddy it would, go 10 rds, long enough to make it seem "okay" to PPV fans, Conor would win the first half so his fans woul feel good, then NO KO because that would not set well, but either TKO or Decision for Mayweather. Which 10rd TKO is how it ended. I called it months ago, even called the TKO and RD! lol

I dunno, just my opinion I guess, I love UFC, Huge Conor fan, hell I'm a Floyd Jr fan too always liked the guy. Just think the whole thing was a Dana money maker from day one though if ya ask me. Could be wrong, just my opinion though.
All good points,it would have been wild had you made that post a few days prior to the fight....with Mayweather,Showtime and McGregor getting the lion's share of the profits I just how much Dana White's take was.
I understand White really had no role in the fight and pretty much temporarily handed Conor over to Showtime.
 

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Yeah, in my opinion Dana was just along for the ride on this one renting out his show pony. I don't get into all the "it's rigged" conspiracy theories. No matter how the fight went down, it could be manipulated to fit some sort of "it's rigged" theory. I will admit it was rigged in one sense. In the sense of robbing fools of their money for a fight that was nothing more than an exhibition match lol.
 
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I wouldn't be surprised if Conor never fights again after last night's huge lottery win.
Where is the incentive? He's got many millions of dollars now,more money than any mma fighter could dream of ever earning ..he's got nothing to prove as he is not undefeated and wasn't coming into this fight...He can return to Europe and live the life of a playboy and Dana White wouldn't be able to do a thing about it.
 

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I wouldn't be surprised if Conor never fights again after last night's huge lottery win.
Where is the incentive? He's got many millions of dollars now,more money than any mma fighter could dream of ever earning ..he's got nothing to prove as he is not undefeated and wasn't coming into this fight...He can return to Europe and live the life of a playboy and Dana White wouldn't be able to do a thing about it.
I know at one point Conor said something about making his mark and leaving the game young, but I don't think he can let himself leave yet knowing he's still in position to make plenty more money. It won't be as much as this fight, but enough to get him to come back. If I recall correctly, I believe all said and done he made somewhere around 15+ million for the last Diaz fight. And he can certainly argue he's worth more now.
 

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My goodness,I wasn't aware he got anywhere near that much for Diaz.
I'm not a big fan of the guy but I don't despise him either...I rooted for Diaz both times but I actually rooted for Conor to somehow beat Mayweather.I feel that he is a good and entertaining fighter in a sport that is full of good and entertaining fighters.I dare say that I feel he is a bit overhyped.
 
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I wouldn't be surprised if Conor never fights again after last night's huge lottery win.
Where is the incentive? He's got many millions of dollars now,more money than any mma fighter could dream of ever earning ..he's got nothing to prove as he is not undefeated and wasn't coming into this fight...He can return to Europe and live the life of a playboy and Dana White wouldn't be able to do a thing about it.
Just read this...
http://www.lowkickmma.com/instant-a...veals-hes-a-free-agent-after-mayweather-bout/
 

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My goodness,I wasn't aware he got anywhere near that much for Diaz.
I'm not a big fan of the guy but I don't despise him either...I rooted for Diaz both times but I actually rooted for Conor to somehow beat Mayweather.I feel that he is a good and entertaining fighter in a sport that is full of good and entertaining fighters.I dare say that I feel he is a bit overhyped.
I believe he received 2-3 million for the fight. But got a percentage of the ppv earnings to increase it tremendously. Don't mark my words on 15 million, but I do believe I recall it be somewhere in that range once it was all said and done.
 
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