I would like to understand why, when ask these questions, which demand a sober, reflective response after some internal dialogue, we stop there, and seem to gloss over what I consider important follow ups:

Why in the fuck do we have a thing called "Ultimate Fighting Champion" and still think men should be treated with any degree of seriousness?
Have we considered that there is actually enough fighting already and being an ultimate champion of it is not the flex some think it is?
Having considered the first 2, why would anyone care about/admire/wish to be seen in the vicinity of the winner of this thing, let alone any rando participant?
Have we considered there might be a causal connection between his rapey-ness and his ultimate fighter champion-ness? Sex and violence do go to the same concerts a lot...

I can't think of a single thing that would make my wish I had my time back more than spending 30 seconds watching this fucking drivel. It's pig swill distilled into electromagnetic waves meant for things with a lot less folds in the cerebellum.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 9 minutes ago* (last edited 8 minutes ago) (1 children)

I'm not one to defend the UFC, I think Dana White is a piece of shit. But as someone who used to be into it, this just seems like a complete misunderstanding of MMA.

Also, women do it too fyi. So not sure why you think this only reflects on men.

Boxing has existed for literally thousands of years. Wrestling and Pankration even longer I believe. The latter was an event in the first Olympics, and it's very similar to modern MMA.

This particular event was a travesty, but not because of mixed martial arts. You're angry at the wrong people.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 minutes ago* (last edited 4 minutes ago)

Appealing to history isn't as strong as you might think, when we are talking about whether or not society should promote a social activity.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 13 minutes ago

Said it before and I'll say it again, I'm 100% convinced that Horatio Sanz took the fall for shit that he and Jimmy Fallon were both doing. But Jimmy was NBC's golden boy, so they covered it up.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 hour ago

Hes starting the media circuit to wash his image for his big return to the ufc.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Also IO Interactive gave this rapist a bag of money to have him in their Hitman game. Don’t buy that new 007 game or any of IOI’s work.

[–] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 1 points 13 minutes ago

I mean, its Hitman, what if he was a "mission objective."

[–] nodiratime@lemmy.world 2 points 38 minutes ago (1 children)

Seems like they did the right thing. Cut ties, removed him from the game.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 3 points 33 minutes ago (1 children)

Sure but that cunt still keeps the money, money that basically came out of the players pockets.

[–] nodiratime@lemmy.world 2 points 30 minutes ago* (last edited 23 minutes ago) (2 children)

He was very obvs an asshole before, granted.

But what do you want them to do? Sue him for damages after they kicked him? Maybe they should reconsider their contracts in the future and add clauses for "if it later becomes known you are the scum of the earth, this contracts is voided and you owe us the money + damages", but would this stand up? Without looking further into it, they did all they could do. But maybe I'm too lenient.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 4 points 24 minutes ago* (last edited 20 minutes ago) (1 children)

Dude was already a known abuser before IOI gave him a bag of money not just an asshole, basically punching people that didn’t kiss his feet. He even punched an old man who refused a drink McGregor offered. I would have liked that they never gave him any money. Hence why I stopped buying their games, if they had a lapse of judgement before they might have it again in the future.

[–] nodiratime@lemmy.world 3 points 17 minutes ago

Aleight, I looked it up and the first case was brought way before the release of the DLC. Also, he appeared with the turd in chief, which I forgot about. Not buying hitman games in the future either, although they made it to my wishlist some weeks ago. Opinion changed, thanks!

[–] cactusupyourbutt@lemmy.world 2 points 26 minutes ago

noone would accept such a contract, its way to risky

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

He was also in that rubbish Roadhouse remake, made by Amazon.

The billionaire class is locked in on rape.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 2 points 23 minutes ago

It's going to be all over the news soon if they can't distract with war and economic ruin.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 minutes ago

I might take flak for this, but I didn't hate that movie lol.

Yeah, it's a "bad movie," for sure, but I was entertained.

MacGregor is easily the worst part about it.

[–] VAK@lemmy.world 17 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

In January 2021, after prosecutors declined to prosecute McGregor for the 2018 alleged sexual assault, a civil claim for damages was launched in the High Court.

On 22 November 2024, the jury returned their verdict and found that McGregor had raped Hand. Accordingly, McGregor was ordered to pay Hand nearly €250,000 in damages.

What the fuck Ireland? You're all okay with this dumbass justice system?

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 6 points 51 minutes ago* (last edited 50 minutes ago)

Once again the rich use the legal system to purchase some "rape time" for a paltry €250,00.00.

[–] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 31 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

if you elect a rapist president, you're gonna have have rapist celebrities....

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 9 points 17 hours ago

Conor McGregor is Irish.

Though I suppose I'm unaware if the president of Ireland is a rapist or not.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 106 points 21 hours ago

He's always been this way.

[–] imahappyguy@lemmy.world 30 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Which rape is this? He's raped many women.

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 42 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

This is the woman who sued him in civil court and won, Nikita Hand. Not before McGregor's goons broke in and stabbed her boyfriend several times though.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 3 points 52 minutes ago (1 children)

What they broke in stabbed her boyfriend and raped her. Never go any jail time. WTF.

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 3 points 50 minutes ago

Yep. They were trying to intimidate her into not testifying.

[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 201 points 23 hours ago (9 children)

No surprise. Fallon is barely even human. Just a hollow machine for propagating the system's needs.

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-banal-horror-of-jimmy-fallon

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 72 points 23 hours ago

Fallon and every single person involved in lining up McGregor as a guest. Absolutely disgusting.

[–] man_wtfhappenedtoyou@lemmy.world 28 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

You can see it in his eyes, he's dead inside.

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[–] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 65 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

fallon is fucking scum... how this untalented clown has a career is beyond me. his whole schtick was him laughing like a fucking moron while breaking character and ruining skits

[–] PolarKraken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 19 hours ago

His whole job is effectively creating the pre-recorded sitcom laugh track for our society. He has never been funny, like you said, when working with actually funny people his only move was to "mess up" and ruin their good work.

His only talent is being charismatic enough (somehow) to make others think they should be laughing when they see him do it. It's a laugh track, it's literally just directly telling people "you're having fun!", and a bunch of us sadly responding with "gosh that guy sure is fun". This man's entire career.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 60 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Jimmy Fallon would happily keep doing his latenight comedy show where he socializes with members of the ruling class even if we had gas chambers and mass executions.

[–] FE80@lemmy.world 0 points 1 hour ago

What has become of the moral integrity of our...late night hosts?

[–] joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone 70 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (3 children)

Good for her. Television in the US is about the become (even more of) an absolute wasteland due to the continuing consolidation of media control, I would hope that some of these hosts/anchors/actors/artists would push back some seeing as how they are the ones people want to see. No one is watching TV for the ads despite what they would really like

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[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 62 points 23 hours ago

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Conor McGregor raped a woman so brutally that the EMT who saw her commented on the severity of her bruising. She also had to have the tampon she was using when he raped her surgically removed, as it had been shoved so far inside her.

Why the ABSOLUTE FUCK is this piece of human garbage being given a platform on Jimmy Fallon's show?

Shame on you, Jimmy.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 42 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Man, if I ever watched Fallon, I'd be super pissed right now...

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 56 points 23 hours ago (9 children)

It’s ok, you can be pissed that a rapist is being platformed at all. Especially in mainstream media.

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