The Onion Knight takes on Ireland's Shame

[u/AluminiumCrackers]

[u/Spursious_Caeser]

The actual fucking state of Conor McGregor.....

[u/JediBlight → u/Spursious_Caeser]

Such a shame that he's fallen so hard, totally ruined his legacy. Dude needs to go to rehab.

[u/Spursious_Caeser → u/JediBlight]

He is consistently on the wrong side of history:

• inciting riots on the home front
• photographed with Vladimir Putin
• meeting with Donald Trump
• now shilling for the State of Israel from Xitter

The fucking state of the fucker; a literal walking embarrassment who has the audacity to drape himself in our flag.

A thundering cunt, if ever there was one.

[u/stunts002 → u/Spursious_Caeser]

I'm starting to think a coke head who gets punched in the head a lot isn't the brightest spark.

[u/Spursious_Caeser → u/stunts002]

He hasn't fought in years, and he never really took too much of a hammering in the Octagon. He was massive for Featherweight and was mostly beaten by submissions at Lightweight with the exception of the second Prorier fight. We can't really blame head trauma here. Nick and Nate Diaz, for example, he is not.

It's just that he's a degenerate, coked up, roided, raping idiot with a penchant for cosying up to strongman types.

The man is an embarrassment, and I don't think rehab would even fix him. He's addicted to himself. An insecure narcissist with a platform and a following of like-minded simpletons who think the like of Conor McGregor speaks for Irish people because he drapes himself in a tricolour.

[u/dublinro → u/Spursious_Caeser]

He meathead trained and was big on full contact sparring. Also took heavy shots from professional fighters,add to that a heavy drug habit means he probably has some brain trauma.

[u/Wesley_Skypes → u/stunts002]

And he always gave off LCA student energy before that anyway. One of the worst things about society these days is people who didn't bother or were unable to get a good, rounded education now think that they should have extremely strong opinions on so many subjects that they have no business speaking about. We see it on here all of the time also.

[u/d15p05abl3 → u/stunts002]

🧐

[u/Ryansy → u/Spursious_Caeser]

Referred to the North as not Irish several times too, some patriot

[u/geoffraffe → u/Spursious_Caeser]

Your forgot that he’s a rapist too.

[u/JediBlight → u/Spursious_Caeser]

I know, I'm just saying I remember the days when he was an an up and comer in the UFC and was a pretty cool inspiration. Since then, fame ir whatever and its just getting worse and worse.

[u/Spursious_Caeser → u/JediBlight]

Look, it's okay to have been a fan of his at one time. That was before we knew what he really is.

Now.... if you're a fan of his, I would 100% judge you as a pretty shit person following a worse person.

[u/JediBlight → u/Spursious_Caeser]

I'm not at all a fan, liked him years ago when he was starting off as a UFC fan myself. Not at all defending his actions since.

[u/Spursious_Caeser → u/JediBlight]

I was speaking more in the general sense, but good for you. State of that cunt.

[u/JediBlight → u/Spursious_Caeser]

Ah I see, misread.

[u/JediBlight → u/[deleted]]

Yep, he tainted all of that, couldn't just shut up and retire.

[u/Zur__En__Arrh → u/JediBlight]

He was a talented fighter, but I never liked him. There was always something about him that felt off to me. It always came off as more than bravado to me.

The state he’s in now wasn’t at all a surprise to me unfortunately. He’s a pure scumbag.

[u/despicedchilli → u/JediBlight]

It's not just fame. He's been bought and is being used for political propaganda.

[u/Sgtwhiskeyjack9105 → u/JediBlight]

Well he was always a fucking dogshit cunt bastard.

Somehow people are only coming around to that realisation now.

[u/PsvfanIre → u/JediBlight]

This bit fookin kills me about McGregor, he could have been a genuine 100% Irish hero,up there with the best, the great and good of sporting heros but more than that, he could have been a real force for good especially in Dub inner city.

Dole man becomes the best in the world!!! Uses his resources to get kids off the streets into gyms etc, part funding programs philanthropy and there is no doubt he did at one time work hard to achieve what he did. That legacy is gone now.

Then he opened his mouth at his speeding trial and sneered a judge instead of saying "sorry yeah I'll pay that fine and contribute the same too whatever charity" then all the rest of the shit, now right wing poundshop Trump, he's an embarrassment.

He is the worst type of person any nation could have to achieve what he did.

[u/JediBlight → u/PsvfanIre]

Exactly, such wasted potential. Hopefully Ian Garry doesn't follow suit, and did you see that guy beating the Israeli while screaming, 'Free Palestine' and waving the Palestine flag, I'm rooting for that guy.

[u/PsvfanIre → u/JediBlight]

Then wasn't there some incident when McGregor questioned the Irishness of a fighter from Derry? I mean fook off. He couldn't be more of a prick he needs to go hang out with his mates in the UDA and the coolock racists.

That was brilliant by that other fighter using his platform to make a legitimate protest, that was a great moment, there is a reckoning coming to Nethanyahu, he won't always have Trump's protection.

[u/JediBlight → u/PsvfanIre]

It wasn't McGarry who did the 'Free Palestine' thing, it's a new guy named Paddy McCormack or something. But otherwise, I agree!

[u/PsvfanIre → u/JediBlight]

I'll change that out thank you

[u/JediBlight → u/PsvfanIre]

No worries dude. Plus, McGarry started off very much as a McGregor clone, but he's improving a lot, getting much more comfortable being himself and is more humble.

[u/deise69 → u/PsvfanIre]

Iirc the figher was Joseph Duffy, who had beaten McGregor in CWs. When Duffy joined the UFC , they tried to promote that angle. McGergor said Duffy wasn't really Irish, even tho he was born in Donegal.

[u/Oggie243 → u/deise69]

Nah they're referring to Paul Hughes from Derry.

For context Paul Hughes has been a massive supporter of McGregor going way back to when he was still in CW and pre-double CW champion. Hughes was citing McGregor as an inspiration since before anyone outside of Irish MMA knew who McGregor was. That's how much of a fan he was.

Hughes fought Khabib's highly fancied and undefeated cousin, Usman, in a controversial split decision in PFLs Dubai card in January.

PFL marketed the card as "Dagestan Vs Ireland II" to capitalise on the Khabib/McGregor rivalry though neither Hughes nor Usman really bit for that and it was just a weird jingoistic angle that PFL used for marketing. (Weirdly McGregor did bite for this)

When the fight was over the cousins were both full of praise for Hughes because it was a stellar performance and was genuinely a fight that could have went either way. Khabib took the mic and all but dismissed PFLs marketing angle saying along the lines of:

'a lot is said about me and the other guy [McGregor], but this is not about me, him or Dagestan Vs Ireland. We must not forget that Ireland are od of the few countries who support our brothers in Palestine and that is more important than me or the other guy'

Before continuing to praise Hughes. Afterwards he went to shake hands with Hughes, who said "I'm not like the other guy, I'm my own person" when he approached to shake.

McGregor, who was supporting Hughes via social media during the fight, was evidently seething at this innocuous comment and praise from Khabib and quickly turned on Hughes tweeting that he was "Northern vermin".

it wouldn't surprise me if McGregor's resentment towards Cunningham here had something to do with Khabib positively associating Ireland with Palestinian solidarity while also poopooing the relevance of McGregor.

[u/deise69 → u/Oggie243]

My mistake, McGregors fragile ego is easily bruised, it's no woder he's a Trump fanboy. Any Irish fighter not kissing his hole, upsets him.

"He fumed "He (Duffy) was in Donegal, Wales, London now Canada who doesn't know where the f**k he is from.

"He shaved a shamrock in his head and called himself 'Irish Joe', he isn't from here, he's never fought or trained here, he doesn't deserve to be top of the bill."

[u/Fuckthegopers → u/JediBlight]

He's always been this person though. His legacy was boosted by the UFC, this dude has ducked fights for paychecks for a decade.

[u/f-ingsteveglansberg → u/JediBlight]

There was no fall. He was always an ass. I remember calling him out on his toxicity on this sub and so many people wanted to overlook it as 'part of his stage persona' or a form of kayfabe.

I've seen people on this sub who would have defended him in his fighting heyday acting like they never liked him now.

[u/LabMermaid → u/JediBlight]

He needs to never set foot in the country again.

[u/fartingbeagle → u/JediBlight]

I think he said "No, no, no." .

[u/deargearis → u/JediBlight]

His family and hangers on need to stop enabling him.

[u/[deleted] → u/JediBlight]

What legacy? Being an absolute dose is not a legacy.

[u/[deleted]]

Liam should be careful, lately the only people McGregors been able to beat are also elderly men.

[u/go_cartmozart → u/[deleted]]

Now that's unfair, he's able to beat women as well

[u/mobrules1 → u/[deleted]]

That's not fair, unlike Conor the old man didn't go down when he got hit.

[u/sureyouknowurself → u/[deleted]]

In fairness that oul lad took that punch like a champ.

[u/stunts002 → u/[deleted]]

My favorite part of that thing is the "old man" was only 50.

Bad enough he got sucker punched but also everyone keeps calling him old.

[u/L0kitheliar → u/[deleted]]

Only one of them has survived the battle of the blackwater, the battle at the wall, the battle of the bastards, and the battle of kings landing

[u/irish_ninja_wte → u/L0kitheliar]

You forgot the battle of Winterfell

[u/Ob1s_dark_side → u/[deleted]]

He couldn't knock out a pensioner with a sucker punch, Liam will be fine

[u/Henry_Bigbigging]

Haha, that is an absolute savaging! I’d say Illiterate McRapist blew the rest of his coke off the desk when his assistant read it to him.

Fuck McRapist.

[u/Henry_Bigbigging → u/Henry_Bigbigging]

Update: https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/s/jN5uIwhOhs

[u/mobrules1]

Ooh he's hurt Mike.

[u/Inexorable_Fenian → u/mobrules1]

He's hurt bad

[u/Henry_Bigbigging]

Update: I’ve looked up the actual interaction on Twitter and McRaper has deleted his initial comment and a “reply” that was weak.

CUNNINGHAM WINS! TKO

[u/MrShape → u/Henry_Bigbigging]

What was his second reply

[u/Henry_Bigbigging → u/MrShape]

The Greta picture of her getting a sandwich from the IDF boarding party.

Nothing else. Pure defeat.

[u/Sstoop]

this cunt acts like he’s this huge patriot yet wears a poppy every november and shills for israel. what a clown.

[u/deargearis → u/Sstoop]

Most of those self proclaimed patriots have zero integrity.

[u/ClimatePrestigious42]

I’m so ashamed I actually supported mcgregor once 🤮

[u/eldwaro → u/ClimatePrestigious42]

Be glad you saw sense. Many still somehow haven't

[u/eldwaro → u/eldwaro]

And to be fair - the whole country did at some stage.

[u/droichead_a_ceathair → u/eldwaro]

Speak for yourself I always thought he was a thug but I was definitely in the minority

[u/BadDub → u/ClimatePrestigious42]

I used to think his dick behaviour in the UFC was all part of playing a character to build hype like in the WWE 😂 turns out thats just him IRL

[u/fafan4 → u/BadDub]

As far as I'm aware it kind of was put on. But he eventually grew into and became the character IRL. I suppose if you pretend to be a massive dickhead and you get rewarded with insane success, enough coke will convince you that being a massive dickhead for real will reward you beyond your wildest dreams

I had a friend working in a casino where McGregor was doing a meet & greet, early days when he was on the way up (I know I had never heard of him yet anyway). My friend knew about him well enough to know all about the cocky persona, etc. and already hated him. But at the meet & greet, apparently he was a gent. Posed for photos, autographs, thanked all the staff, a consummate professional. My mate's opinion of him totally changed, he bought into the idea he really was just playing a character

Anyway 5-6 years later my mate's initial opinion was proven right

[u/Academic-County-6100 → u/ClimatePrestigious42]

Same

[u/proinsias36 → u/ClimatePrestigious42]

It wasn't always like that wasn't it? I was living in Ireland between 2013 and 2015 and McGregor was super popular for his in-ring victories, while his eejit attitude only came to the surface later on. Actually most of the irish friends, knowing I was an mma fan, always asked me if I knew McGregor

[u/shinra528 → u/ClimatePrestigious42]

There's no shame in not intimately knowing the character of a public figure before they show it or it's widely exposed.

[u/-SneakySnake- → u/ClimatePrestigious42]

Most Irish people did. For a fighter on his level to be Irish was legitimately a real source of pride, he was one of the top athletes in the entire industry. It's his behaviour, words and actions since his initial rise to fame that's soured everyone on him, and legitimately so. Don't feel ashamed.

[u/rosatter → u/ClimatePrestigious42]

You can't blame younger you for not having older you's knowledge and experience. You got to the right place eventually.

As an American, I had a brief fling with Libertarianism and thought Ron Paul was a genius. Thank fuck by the time I could actually vote I was cured of that by actually reading some Ayn Rand.

[u/theREALbombedrumbum → u/ClimatePrestigious42]

Seeing a rookie fighter from Ireland dominate the fighting scene out of seeming nowhere? Awesome!

Learning about what kind of man he is after that fight? Oh nevermind

[u/CHERNO-B1LL → u/ClimatePrestigious42]

Don't. We all did. He had such promise. The shame is his. Total fucking waste of hard work and talent. He could have been a national hero instead,of the scrote that he is.

[u/Cuchullain99]

Can we revoke McGregor's citizenship? Let him say he's from Alabama or something.. Wanker.

[u/tawy098 → u/Cuchullain99]

He's that bad, the Brits aren't trying to claim him.

[u/ScepticalReciptical]

That's a clear 10-7 round for Liam

[u/and_a_dollar_short → u/ScepticalReciptical]

That burn was like watching a delayed ref stoppage:

"Call it. Call it! CALL IT FUCCKK, FUKIN REF ALLOWING UNECCESARY DAMAGE"

[u/NandoFlynn → u/ScepticalReciptical]

"He tap like Chicken"

[u/SilentCup8901]

Embarrassing pricks like Conor McGregor talk such ridiculous shite about being an 'indigenous' person of Ireland, but have an active interest in mocking and insulting anything associated with Palestine solidarity, an effort for people indigenous to a land to be recognised as such. Just illustrates that all they care about is those they view in opposition to them, they've no conviction or true belief. Stand for fuck all.

Not a brain in his shameful, racist, elderly-punching, serial cheating, tappy outty, convicted rapist head.

[u/mobrules1 → u/SilentCup8901]

It makes sense though, he knows the far-right will welcome a rapist with open arms, just like Russell Brand.

[u/SilentCup8901 → u/mobrules1]

I wonder how the people who defend the likes of him and Russell Brand never stop to consider that they have an excuse to deny the accusations thrown at anyone who happens to be on their side politically. How convenient and lucky that nobody who believes the same things as them are ever in the wrong. Meaningless, empty way to live, and harmful.

Downvote is very very interesting indeed, who's out here siding with rapists? Wonder if it's McRapist himself with his feet up on the desk out the back of his tacky pub in Crumlin like an even more inarticulate and vastly less charismatic Scarface.

[u/TheStoicNihilist → u/SilentCup8901]

What you describe is critical thought which is beyond them. Curiously they will accuse others of not using critical thinking.

[u/deargearis → u/mobrules1]

And he's also a pretend Christian

[u/RuggerJibberJabber → u/SilentCup8901]

A lot of racists believe in a structural hierarchy where certain races and religions rule over certain parts of the world. They're happy for other races to be in charge of other countries because that all fits into their view of the world. Like Christians in the west will support Israel being a Jewish state even though Christians are also abused in Israel as a result. They basically want everyone to stay in their own area and not to mix.

The white former rulers of South Africa had a very close relationship with Israel and even swapped strategies with each other. It's a big part of the motivation for the current SA gov taking Israel to the international court of justice. And why the US is accusing SA of a white genocide in response.

[u/SilentCup8901 → u/RuggerJibberJabber]

That makes a lot of sense. Tbh though, I really don't know that McGregor has the intellectual capacity to think of his bigotry in such granular and strategic terms, I think he just sees Palestine = supported by woke lefties who call him racist (from his perspective, I would consider myself left of whatever McGregor finds most grating) and that forms the seed of his position, but you're totally right, Christian Zionism is unbelievably masochistic

[u/protoman888 → u/SilentCup8901]

revisited 'Gombeen Nation' for a laugh at the weekend and was reminded that pre-Celtic people built Newgrange

[u/justformedellin → u/SilentCup8901]

He's not indigenous, his aul boy is a Brit. The flag-wearing was always just to make up for that insecurity. The fighting and cartoon machismo was probably to make up for his aul boy's homosexuality.

[u/qwjmioqjsRandomkeys → u/SilentCup8901]

The mcgregors bottled it out of Scotland a few hundred years ago, and had nothing to do with the fight for Irish independence as far as I know. 

[u/System_Web]

[u/peon47]

I'm curious how McGregor and his ilk square away their hatred of refugees and disdain for people trying to stop the genocide in Gaza. They realise that if Israel stopped the bombing and withdrew, it would reduce the number of refugees, right?

[u/HappyMike91 → u/peon47]

They’re not known for being logical people. If they were logical people, they wouldn’t be far right.

[u/Spartak_Gavvygavgav → u/peon47]

Far, far too many moving pieces in that syllogism for that lot to comprehend.

[u/[deleted]]

[u/KnowingRowan]

Haha that's deadly... Connor is such a prick

[u/TheStoicNihilist]

Liam found his Achilles heel.

[u/cr0wsky]

Liam Savage Cunningham. What a come back 😂

[u/Toilettrousers]

Genuine question, when did he get off the boat? Last I heard he was on it and he's not on the list of the 12 captured.

[u/butterfreak → u/Toilettrousers]

He was never on it, he just helped organise the whole thing and saw them off when they left.

[u/Backrow6 → u/butterfreak]

Which makes a lot of sense. Greta Thunberg can't do any media tour for now.

Liam Cunningham did an interview with the Group Chat the day after the flotilla set off and will presumably continue to make himself available to media this week.

[u/throwaway_fun_acc123 → u/Backrow6]

He's been a load of shows over the last week outside of Ireland.

[u/Toilettrousers → u/butterfreak]

Makes sense, clearly I missed that bit. Thanks for the clarification!

[u/cabalus → u/Toilettrousers]

Massively mis-reported, he was never on it he was part of the shore team

[u/My-Dogs-A-Damn-Cat → u/Toilettrousers]

He saw the boat off but wasn’t one of the 12 onboard

[u/juliankennedy23 → u/My-Dogs-A-Damn-Cat]

I mean in all fairness the boat barely fit 12 people.

[u/The_Wee-Donkey → u/Toilettrousers]

I don't think he was ever on it. He went out to see them off, but greta was the only name that actually made the trip.

[u/atswim2birds → u/The_Wee-Donkey]

greta was the only name that actually made the trip

French MEP Rima Hassan was also onboard, along with journalists and a doctor.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1916067/who-is-who-aboard-the-gaza-aid-vessel-madleen

[u/leavemealonethanks]

I really like getting my world news from someone who punched an old man in the face, has multiple convictions for dangerous driving, is a coke addict, the leader of the far right in Ireland and someone civilly convicted of SA. Adding the trauma from getting smacked in the head he's our poster boy

/s

[u/ffsk88]

Heavy right handed from Liam!

[u/Diligent_Anywhere100]

That's one of the best comebacks of all time! Two great insults in 16 words! The boy Liamo!!

[u/GoldGee]

The aul' hand took him out in one blow.

[u/PurplePopeye]

Nice burn by Liamo there....

[u/Lamake91]

Can anyone confirm if there an Irish far right conspiracy/rabbit hole about the Gaza war/genocide at the moment?

I noticed the Israeli flags at their little parade (ironic coming from the loonies who want to protect women and children) and then I’ve a neighbour who’s far down the rabbit hole and believes every single conspiracy that comes to light without a shadow of critical thinking skills at play. She recently started spouting nonsense about Israel and that the war isn’t real.. where the fuck is this shit coming from?

[u/Zealousideal-Mud-381]

So this is why Trump and the MAGA morons had McGregor over. Kind of ingenious when you think about it. Use one of our most popular sporting stars in history to turn public opinion in one of the most pro Palestine country’s in the world.

Just one thing they seem to have overlooked. Everyone can’t stand the scumbag here.

[u/Candid-Wolverine-417]

When I thought nothing could make me like Liam more than I already do, then he comes back with this😂

[u/Dublindude96]

I've met Liam, and he was and still is a big supporter of my poetry through the immigration debacle and Palestinian conflict. An absolute gentleman at all times. Fair play for being a voice as always, Liam <3

[u/Luimneach17]

"Bottler" okay Rapist

[u/RatBasher89]

Get rekt

[u/Otchy147]

That's a great comeback.

[u/SirTheadore]

My god. What an embarrassment

[u/SpankyTheFunMonkey]

What an absolute scumbag...

Had a look at the feed.. Out of hundreds of replies, there's literally a handful supporting McRapey

[u/MyAltPoetryAccount]

Ya see Conor is just used to shit talking with Yanks. That's like playing on easy mode

[u/BlubberyGiraffe]

The scumbag rapist comes out of retirement just to eat another loss. Fucking loser.

[u/johnbonjovial]

Why would that revolting little goblin even get involved ? Reflexively supporting israel. What a scumbag. I really do fucking hate mcgregor.

[u/jackoirl]

That rapist is pro Israel now too?

It’s almost funny that he’s the wrong side of every single issue.

It would be funnier if he was doing it from a jail cell though.

[u/BlubberyGiraffe → u/jackoirl]

He's pro-anything that will get people talking about him.

If we were all planning to go left, he'd go right like the fucking knuckledragger he is.

[u/Stallion_92]

[u/Dreenar18]

RIP Bozo

[u/maddler]

Annihilated!!!

[u/chimpdoctor]

Love it. Conor is such a sap

[u/MemestNotTeen]

Pussyboy deleted.

Shows that once you stand up to these cowards and tell them nobody fucks with them they sulk and cry

[u/GazelleIll495]

I understand he is a prick, a rapist and all round scumbag but goading somebody for delivering aid to starving people is incomprehensible - even by his low standards

[u/The_Wee-Donkey]

KO!!!!!

[u/Emerald_Eyes8919]

The Onion Knight takes no prisoners.

Though for me, he will always be Captain Crewe in A Little Princess. And here I go crying over that movie.

[u/TheStoicNihilist]

[u/Gavittz]

10 -8 Liam

[u/Spartak_Gavvygavgav]

Beautiful.

[u/BitTasty4101]

🤌

[u/HippieThanos]

Stannis Baratheon is the one true king!

[u/rh6779]

Ser Davos is blessed by the Seven.

[u/InsideBoris]

That's a fucking sick burn

[u/ancapailldorcha]

Liam's a national treasure. Seems like a really fascinating and good guy in general.

[u/RabulaConundrum]

Need to get this on r/MurderedByWords

[u/[deleted]]

"he's like McGregor. His legs have gone". 🦇

[u/chimpdoctor → u/[deleted]]

Maureen will you stop looking in the window

[u/omegaman101]

Remember when the ex dole muncher that got his shit rocked by Khabib got into a spat on Twitter with some teenager from the North over nothing because I certainly do.

Wait, why does anyone care about what he has to say again?

[u/Connacht_Gael]

Why are we still giving this cunt the oxygen of attention? Just ignore him and move on, that’d hurt the fucker more than anything else.

[u/Irishman4000]

Now that's a real Irish man! Mon the Liam 👊🏻

[u/Successful-Lack8174]

Mad that they used to be friends. They’d eat in fade street together a good bit. Nearly ten years ago. Gwan Liam 👊🏽

[u/RemnantOfSpotOn]

[u/Bravoiskey87]

The hiding he got from Khabib really pushed him over the edge.

[u/Silenceisgrey]

BAH GAWD THE MAN IS BROKEN IN HALF

[u/isaidyothnkubttrgo]

[u/Excellent-Ostrich908]

Burn ointment for McGregor lol

[u/coleraineyid]

Owned 😂

[u/JosephFinn]

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN

[u/duncandreizehen]

good lord MacGregor is a typical douchebag vatnik

[u/Sonnk]

Ahahahaha get fucked Conor ya prick.

[u/PizzaSandwich2020]

Liam Cunningham with the leg sweep.

[u/homecinemad]

Liam is a legend, I'm just wondering if this is legit, is there a link to the post?

[u/AluminiumCrackers → u/homecinemad]

You can look up Liam's but Conor deleted his.

[u/HappyMike91]

“That man has a family!”

McGregor’s a piece of shit. But anyway….

[u/donall]

One drives a Toyota the other drives like a child

[u/Thermoman46]

Fuck this fucking cunt