Any of you guys MMA fans?

[get2choppaaa]

McGregor wasn't on welfare - he was on jobseekers allowance (which was 188 euro per week at the time). This is why he named his yacht '188' - to remind himself of where he came from. Job seekers allowance in Ireland would be the equivalent to unemployment insurance in the United States.

After school he became an apprentice plumber and he left his apprenticeship in order to train in MMA. He was living with his girlfriend and she was working full-time and he was receiving jobseekers allowance (188 per week).

Technically he was breaking the rules as he wasn't actively seeking employment, however, he wasn't on welfare. What he did was no different from what construction workers do in the US - when the construction season slows down in wintertime they apply for unemployment insurance.

Seems like you're giving him a generous review of the situation... But I don't know Irish welfare laws. He calls it welfare here:

Conor McGregor collected a $235 welfare check one week before becoming a star in his first UFC fight

Conor McGregor could earn $100 million for his bout against Floyd Mayweather, a far cry from where he was just four years ago.

www.google.com

 

[darknavigator]

Seems like you're giving him a generous review of the situation... But I don't know Irish welfare laws. He calls it welfare here:

Conor McGregor collected a $235 welfare check one week before becoming a star in his first UFC fight

Conor McGregor could earn $100 million for his bout against Floyd Mayweather, a far cry from where he was just four years ago.

www.google.com

In Ireland if a worker makes social insurance contributions for 32 weeks then he/she is entitled to 'jobseekers allowance' should he/she LOSE THEIR JOB. McGregor was on job seekers allowance. Job seekers allowance payments are not based on your salary / wages / tax contributions - everybody received 188 euro per week (at the time) regardless of how much tax they paid.

The recipient of job seekers allowance needs to be ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR WORK - it's supposed to be a temporary payment (like UI in the US) and it's predicated on the basis that the recipient is available and looking for work.

Firstly, McGregor didn't lose his job - he VOLUNTARILY left in order to focus on his MMA training. Secondly, he wasn't ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT while he was receiving his 188 euro per week - he was spending his time training for his MMA career.

McGregor 'gamed' the system, however, he wasn't on welfare - he was receiving JOB SEEKERS allowance!

Finally, he's paid a lot of tax in Ireland so I doubt that he's wracked with too much guilt at this point.

 

[Mentun]

Conor fanboys: That was illegitimate win, rematch till conor wins.

Also the sean o malley fight was hard to watch with all that CTE accumulating. Also, O'malley needs to get the champ belt soon or he's gonna have longterm health effects from all that weight cutting bullying smaller dudes.

 

[Cr33pin]