Thread: UFC 229: McGregor vs Khabib
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Old 10-08-2018, 10:00 AM   #62
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Originally Posted by Destor View Post
Drebin gets it
Someone argued with me that because "this was so personal" it couldn't be like pro wrestling, and Brock Lesnar's "Bud Light" promo was more pro wrestling.

I said the fact that it came off as so personal makes it BETTER pro wrestling. I don't think he got it. Not everyone is aware that pro wrestling events used to regularly end in riots, and because UFC has the benefit of being "real", it's much easier to run fucking awesome angles like this one.

Even if Khabib was genuine, the stage was set for him to run wild by McGregor in the case of a Khabib win, making interest for a rematch imminent even if Conor got his salad tossed.
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