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Trying To Be A Lucky Jerk

SOLVED!

[Blind Gossip] Things are looking very grim for this professional athlete.

He may be great at his job, but he is lousy with his life.

He has a lot of issues, but we’ll just focus on one: Women!

We’re not going to pull any punches here. He has a lot of problems with women.

He’s cheating on his partner.

He’s sleeping with lots of randoms without protection.

He’s being accused of assault.

The first two facts expose him as a person of terrible character.

The third one exposes him as a dangerous criminal.

His team is working overtime to try to rehab his image as much as possible before trial.

Bring on the charities!

Working directly for a women’s organization would be distasteful, so the charitable work will center on organizations that focus on “emotionally compelling heroes.”

Why? Does he want people to think of him as a hero?

It’s more about positioning him as someone who is a sensitive, compassionate member of society who genuinely cares about the well being of others. Someone who is incapable of purposefully hurting anyone.

What a load of blarney.

Our athlete has been a jerk for a long time. It will take some incredible luck for him to pull off this public image rehabilitation!

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Athlete:

Clues:

[Optional] Do you think this image rehab will work?

SOLVED!

Athlete: Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor is one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time.

Conor McGregor is also a boxer.

In his debut match, The UFC champ he was defeated by world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.

McGregor held his own against Mayweather, but ultimately went down in defeat by TKO in the 10th round.

Dubbed “The Money Fight,” the bout was the second biggest Pay Per View event in MMA history.

Mayweather reportedly earning $280 million from the fight.

McGregor reportedly earned $130 million. Yes, even though he lost.

Out of the ring Conor McGregor has been more of a chump than a champ.

He has gotten in trouble for many things.

There was the usual speeding and drunkeness.

There was also his uncontrollable temper.

McGregor shattered the windows of a bus carrying a fighting rival. It was caught on video.

There were two separate incidents in 2018 and 2019 in which he allegedly assaulted women in hotels in Dublin.

There was also an incident in which he stole a man’s cell phone and smashed it, and another in which he punched a man in a pub.

There was another assault of a woman in 2020.

Then there was that raunchy video your friends at Blind Gossip told you about… right before his lawyers took it down (see Athlete in Bed for details)!

Yes, Conor McGregor is trouble.

Although he has said a couple of time that he is retiring, the truth is that he wanted to continue to fight.

However, he did need to do a bit of a makeover to rehab his image as a jerk.

That meant doing something for charity.

To show his nice/softer/generous side, his publicists could not choose a woman’s organization. Too hypocritical.

They chose Tunnel to Towers Foundation, an organization that supports front line workers. It was an interesting choice because TTF is an American organization focused on firefighters, police officers, and other front line workers.

However, there is a “heroes” angle that they could make work with Conor McGregor’s reputation as a tough guy.

Here is his commercial for Tunnel to Towers.

Note how he calls himself heroic as a tie-in to the actual heroes? The writing and his performance are both awkward, but it is a charitable gesture.

Perhaps not completely charitable, though!

They also tried to tie in Proper No. 12, McGregor’s whiskey brand, with a fund raiser for one branch of Tunnel to Towers focused on front line workers.

That was awkward, as there is a clear tie-in to promoting McGregor’s  own product.

From Tunnel to Towers:

Conor McGregor’s Proper Twelve Donates $100,000 to Foundation’s COVID-19 Fund

Earlier this year, Proper No. Twelve, the Irish Whiskey brand of Multiple weight MMA Champion Conor McGregor, donated $1 million to the Foundation in support of our work on behalf of our nation’s first responders. Now, McGregor’s Proper No. Twelve, is contributing a generous $100,000 to the COVID-19 Heroes Fund. Alongside this donation, Proper No. Twelve has created a limited edition Sportige T-Shirt, proudly sporting the phrase “One For All.” 100% of the proceeds of sales of this T-Shirt will benefit Tunnel to Towers.

Although he cheated on his girlfriend repeatedly, in August 2020, he announced that they were getting married!

From People:

Conor McGregor Is Engaged to Longtime Girlfriend Dee Devlin: ‘My Future Wife’

Conor McGregor is getting married!

The 32-year-old former UFC champion announced the exciting news of his engagement on Saturday, sharing a sweet Instagram photo taken after he popped the question to his longtime love, Dee Devlin.

In the celebratory photo, McGregor wrapped his arms around his now-fiancée and showed off a big smile as Devlin flashed her sparkling engagement ring.

The act of charity and the substantial financial donation and the engagement announcement and the diamond ring may have done some good to rehab his image… because McGregor is now going to work again.

Conor McGregor has come out of “retirement” and is going back into the ring!

The first fight is going to be a UFC bout, not a boxing match.

From CBS Sports:

Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 2 lightweight bout set to headline UFC 257 fight card in January

After returning from retirement, fighting and then retiring again, Conor McGregor has his next UFC fight scheduled. McGregor will face Dustin Poirier in January 2021, the UFC announced on Monday. The rematch will serve as the main event of UFC 257, which will take place on Saturday, Jan. 23.

…As is usually the case for McGregor, the journey to this fight was unusual. McGregor had been on vacation in mid-September when he was detained in Corsica after allegations of attempted sexual assault. Around the same time, McGregor tweeted about being drug tested by USADA on his yacht despite claiming to be retired.

…McGregor and Poirier previously faced off in September 2014, with McGregor scoring a TKO in just 1:46. 

McGregor wants to return to boxing, too.

His manager has been heard saying that McGregor and boxing legend Manny Pacquiao will “definitely” fight in the future.

Now that would be an interesting match.

Floyd Mayweather is 5’8″ and leads with his right hand, but the 5’9″ McGregor held his own in the ring against him.

However, Pacquiao is only 5’5″ and uses a southpaw stance, so McGregor would have to make some adjustments to compensate.

So, Conor McGregor is back.

Look how happy he is!

Well, until the next trial…

Did you catch all the clues?

“… Pull any punches” (because he is a fighter), lucky, four leaf clover, and blarney (because he is from Ireland)

Congratulations to Rodieb123 for being first with the correct response!

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Comments

  3. ChristineNYC says

    Phillychick is absolutely RIGHT
    Connor McGrrgor

    He made a $1M donation to Tunnel to Towers a couple of weeks ago. Made another donation to hospitals in IRE and the UK today.

  4. montebell says

    Punches + blarney = McGregor. He’s made a million dollar donation to help Irish hospitals fight the virus.

  5. janepublic says

    Conor McGregor
    Clues: Blarney, shamrock
    No it won’t work because he won’t quit being a piece of [email protected] so he will do something new soon to remind everyone who he really is.

  7. KeepingItReal says

    Conor McGregor

    Clues: four-leafed clover = luck = luck of the Irish and “blarney”.

  8. aaasarka says

    Connor Mcgregor
    There were rumors he has a lot of children with different ladies.
    Clover gave it away

  11. aaaZen says

    McGregor again… honestly, I generally don’t approve of ‘cancel culture’, but in his case I’m willing to allow it.

  17. Jayzzzzzz says

    Conor McGregor
    There were so many clues in that blind even I got it!
    No, it won’t work. He is not a nice person & can’t fake it for long.

  19. BettyLou says

    Conor MCGregor: punches, luck (of the Irish), blarney,
    He is a vile human being. As an Irishwoman, with what I know I would not feel safe to be in the same vicinity as him. I would like to see him behind bars for what he’s done. He is an absolute scumbag. Most Irish people despise him for his behaviour. There is no comeback.

  20. ItsBouquet says

    Conor McGregor.
    Clues: the 4 leaf clover and Benton of luck-he’s Irish. Punches, he’s an mma fighter

    Optional. No nothing will work, he’s unlikable

  25. kavanah says

    The only one that comes to mind is Antonio Brown. The owner of the Steelers the Rooney family and they are Irish. But the flaw in my thinking is that Antonio isn’t with the Steelers anymore…. or any nfl team for that matter. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I dunno.

  26. sunshine702 says

    Conor McGreggor
    Luck. Punches. Blarney

    No people are starting to see him for scumbag he is.

  27. ILUVCA4evr says

    Athlete: Connor McGregor (UFC)

    Clues: Too many to count

    [Optional] Do you think this image rehab will work? Probably. He seems to have ‘the luck of the Irish’ in getting out of things. Truthfully, I will never watch one of his bouts again. He is a disgusting piece of work.

  28. 1Gossip says

    Athlete: Conor Mcgregor

    Clues: Four Leaf Clover;
    “We’re not going to pull any punches here.”

  29. amagod121 says

    Conor McGregor, come on down!!!!

    Clues: blarney and clover, as both are equated with Ireland and Conor is Irish.

  34. Suzy Kew says

    Conor McGregor🍀 cheated on his partner ( recent video was taken by a woman while he slept) “ pulls punches” he’s a fighter. convicted of assault in Dublin plus accused of sexual assault. He recently donated money for medical supplies for Covid19 . Image rehab may temporarily work , but it’s just a matter of time before he gets himself into trouble again. His luck will eventually run out no matter how much green he spends.

  42. hannahhkate says

    Conor McGregor.

    No, it won’t work. He has shown who he really is, and too many famous people have rehabbed to try and redeem themselves in the public eye, only to relapse or get caught with their pants down again. It may have worked 20 years ago, but we’re jaded now.

  47. Gerseychick says

    Conner McGregor what a jerk….I was a fan, till he hit the old man in the pub last year…He also did the dirty on a Liverpool gal…Saying her baby is not his…..

  48. michelex23 says

    Connor McGregor
    Shamrock = he’s Irish, pull any punches = he’s in UFC, load of blarney = Irish, luck = luck of the Irish

  49. itstarapagain says

    The vomit inducing Conor McGregor
    Why anyone would want to sleep with him is beyond me. Money grab must be the motive.

    Optional: Of course not! But there are diehard fans who will never believe anything negative. Just like R Kelly.

  50. TeacherKat says

    Conor McGregor

    Saw a commercial for some 9/11 charity he’s working with.

    Optional: No clue! I dont pay much attention to him, but he sounds like he could use some therapy and to seriously evaluate his life choices ..

  55. badgerette85 says

    Connor McGregor

    Clues- blarney, photo of clover -Irish
    Punches- martial arts.
    Rehab- donating to hospitals for research of corona virus

    Op- nada

  57. phillychick says

    Connor

    I can’t remember if it was tunnels to towers or wounded warrior project but I saw him pitching it and I was like, what. the. heck.

  61. andilou says

    Conor McGregor.

    I saw him in a commercial the other morning and thought why??? Makes sense now!

  66. laura1083 says

    Sounds like Conor McGregor

    Clues: Four leaf clover, luck and blarney are Irish references, pull any punches he is a boxer/ fighter

  69. FiyahHotFlashy says

    Athlete: Conor McGregor

    Clues: Shamrock, pulling punches, cheating, cheating with randoms

    [Optional] Do you think this image rehab will work? NO!!!