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[UFC spectacular set to rock Croke Park in Summer 2016]

With all this hype about UFC at the moment, the GAA would be mad not to cash in and stage a spectacular at Croke Park next summer. Davy Byrne v an as yet unnamed Armagh opponent would fill the place out.

I can just see it. The fireworks would clear, the curtain would part, and out would step Kieran McGeeney. The Geezer himself. Like Vince McMahon 'wrestling' in WWE. The crowd would go wild. Dana White would orgasm to death.

Conor McGregor could be on the undercard.

This just in:

UFC spectacular set to rock Croke Park in Summer 2016

by Mick Savage, Combat 18+ Magazine, July 15th, 2015

Ireland is currently in the grip of UFC mania, and it looks like the fight the whole of the country wants to see is sensationally set to happen. The GAA and the UFC are said by sources close to both organisations to be "on the verge of agreement" about staging a title bout between hometown hero Davy Byrne and an as yet unnamed opponent from Armagh at Croke Park in the summer of 2016.

It's understood that after initially proving hostile to the idea, the GAA decided to investigate the possibility of staging the event in recent days, and progress has been swift.

Interest amongst the general public has been heightened to frenzied levels by a rumoured "underground" fight between Byrne and his unnamed opponent less than two weeks ago, prompted by Byrne calling his opponent "a juiced up pussy".

That fight was said by a source to be "f**king mad – the best fight you'll never see." Already thousands of people on the INTERNET are claiming they were there and know what happened, but the source says "they haven't a clue – it was a hundred times more vicious than everybody is saying. There was blood everywhere."

Byrne, known as the "Ballymun Brawler", is a known master of trash talking but has been noticeably silent as speculation has grown over the last few days.

But his manager Jim Gavin has revealed "there was a frank discussion between both fighters, and both agreed that it would be best for both parties if they kept quiet for the moment, but this fight is going to happen, make no mistake. "

"To make things fair, we've decided that neither fighter will have access to video footage of the other, and any existing video footage each fighter has of the other in action will be deleted to make sure of that."

"[REDACTED REDACTED f**king pussy REDACTED]", said Kieran McGeeney, a mixed martial arts guru who now who manages a stable of UFC fighters in Armagh.

It's not yet known who Byrne's opponent will be, but prominent candidates are thought to include "The Anonymous" Ciaran McKeever, Stephen "the SS Storm Trooper" Sheridan, Aidan "The Knife" Forker, James "The Fuel" Morgan and Kevin "Prepare To Die" Dyas.

"Croke Park will sell out for this fight, there's no question", said a UFC source.

If the rumoured spectacular happens, McGeeney will be hoping for a better outcome than on Sunday, when one of his protégés, Jamie "The Sniper" Clarke, lost out on points to Galway fighter Damien Comer, known as "The Baysht".

McGeeney's stable of fighters were all present and said to have taken the defeat badly, whereupon they are believed to have hoisted an effigy of Byrne on the nearest Loyalist bonfire before spending the night in Dublin, where they caused serious damage to the well known city centre pub "Davy Byrne's". CCTV footage of that incident is said to have already been deleted.

With all this hype about UFC at the moment, the GAA would be mad not to cash in and stage a spectacular at Croke Park next summer. Davy Byrne v an as yet unnamed Armagh opponent would fill the place out.

I heard Ger Gilroy rabbiting on alright and felt like firing the radio out the window.
Some lad texted in to say he was reconsidering letting his daughter play u-12 camogie on the back of this. 
Take Molloy and Parkinson out of the studio and it's barely worth listening to.

If the GAA and GAA people are seen to indulge and make excuses for a culture of off the ball violence, that's an entirely understandable reaction. Regrettable, but understandable.

Plenty of parents won't let their kids play rugby due to both the serious physical dangers inherent to the game itself and off the ball violence associated with the game, and that's entirely understandable.

I heard yesterday at the game, that an unwarranted punch to the balls by the Dublin player was rewarded with a few boxes around the head by the Armagh player.  No broken jaw, no broken eye socket, but apparently it is true about the Dublin man having his jersey pulled over his head while the Armagh man (A senior member of the panel) give him a good few punches in quick succession.

What you should do here is name all the Armagh players who are not the alleged perpetrator.

His wife will need her hand held (to) console her at the funeral.

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Game over.

Think all his mouthing puts the Irish in a bad light, sooner hes beat the better, cant stand him. This lets all jump on the Irish bandwagon pure crap, hes got no class!

A p***k, I have no time for him. Can't understand the mentality that deems Rory McIlroy's smugness to be distasteful but McGregor's arrogance and hardman play acting to be acceptable.

I'd love to see McGregor get Mcilroy into the ring or hexagon or what ever the feck it's called for a few rounds.

We'd all love to see McGregor in there for 30 seconds with you!

He'd probably put up more of a fight than some of the jokers McGregor has "fought" so far. 

Paul Kimmage has just said on Radio 1 that he was "repulsed" by this McGregor event and also said "I would question whether mainstream media should even engage with it".

On what grounds? The violence? The Drug Testing? Or McGregor's obnoxious public image?

A little from column A. a little from column B, and a little from column C, I would presume.

Paul Kimmage has just said on Radio 1 that he was "repulsed" by this McGregor event and also said "I would question whether mainstream media should even engage with it".

Does McGregor call the shots now or does he have to fight Aldo? Anymore reports on why Aldo pulled out? I've read a few rumours about him using fake X-ray scans, chasing drug testers away etc.

I thought UFC doesn't have drug testing, though? I thought that was the point, that it's not regulated and thus they have carte blanche to juice up on whatever they want?

you couldn't be more wrong even if you tried

Who regulates it? This Dana White chap?

Does McGregor call the shots now or does he have to fight Aldo? Anymore reports on why Aldo pulled out? I've read a few rumours about him using fake X-ray scans, chasing drug testers away etc.

I thought UFC doesn't have drug testing, though? I thought that was the point, that it's not regulated and thus they have carte blanche to juice up on whatever they want?

Paranoid Dublin fan is outraged with how the Davy Byrne incident has been portrayed in the media.

Paranoid Dublin fan is especially outraged at Com Parkinson and his obvious anti-Dublin agenda.

Paranoid Dublin fan knows Parkinson is a clown, an idiot and a troll.

Paranoid Dublin fan has been all over INTERNET discussion forums in recent days imploring fellow paranoid Dublin fans not to rise to the bait, while simultaneously biting hard on it.

All of Dublin is fully focussed on the task at hand. That goes for both the team and INTERNET blowhards like INDIANA. It's a Leinster final which could go either way. Westmeath will be a very tough nut to crack. Nobody should be under any illusions that today will be easy. It won't. Dublin need to up their performance big time from the last day. If the team can do that, they have a chance.

I can't believe so many people are duped by this UFC sham.
It's a rip off of WWE and Conor McGregor is Sheamus!

That's very unfair to WWE and Sheamus.

Wrestling is real.

This UFC shit is a fooking pantomime.

Sid
How many time have you seen Davy Byrne play for Ballymun in person? Must be close to zero?

About seven times.

Secondly, do you think its worth the Dubs supplying the video to GAA, that would result in the Armagh offender being suspended, and probably 3 other Dubs and 3 other Armagh lads who got involved afterwards (by all accounts the afters were just handbags, but would still result in suspensions - no first teamer Dubs involved, but nothing to be gained by getting those Dubs banned)
I've no idea whether Byrne deserved what he got in that incident, but nobody in Dublin club football was surprised when it turned out he was the Dub involved. So I 100% support that Gavin knows what's best in this incident.

I honestly can't understand the mindset of anybody who doesn't think this warrants an investigation. The identity of the teams and the players is irrelevant. If players act the thug, they should be suspended.