The Upshot

Conor McGregor was once considered a combat genius who ranked alongside Sun Tzu, Bruce Lee and Fionn mac Cumhaill.

But then came the cocaine, convictions and carnage.

As his mask slipped, the unhinged Irishmen turned into a frothing beast, smashing up buses, punching grandads and peppering popstars with dick pics.

From ayahuasca in the jungle to shagging at funerals, this is the story of Conor McGregor…

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Links from the episode:

Pocketwatch: youtube.com/watch?v=MJl-O2KYYHU&ab_channel=ClippedMMA

Crocodile walk: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=818213015007557

Taking the piss out of Uriah Faber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=yJRJEvFU3Ac&ab_channel=UFC

Forces translator to tell Jose Aldo he’s his daddy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YezMl2zi5Gs

Red panty night: https://youtu.be/BV57_OEDU1s?si=jDhSf3T0vNiV1ZtB&t=28

Taking the piss out of Nate Diaz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6wn99sp4Tc

Apologise to absolutely nobody: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1239067553130795

After party in a tree: https://www.reddit.com/r/ufc/comments/cqvb44/coked_up_conor_enjoying_an_after_party_in_a_tree/

Floyd Mayweather: https://youtu.be/UiPlPFzFkDo?si=SiHo7nyxYEq_Id2v&t=201 

Ruins friend’s victory by jumping into the octagon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXx8WQPjYpo 

Speeding out of car park: https://x.com/rtenews/status/936233874815897600

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You don’t make it to the top without getting a little weird.

Just ask Cristiano Ronaldo.

He scraps with teenagers, had an orgy with his taxi driver, and keeps a handwritten list of his silverware in his pocket.

From fivesomes with teammates to getting throttled by Ryan Giggs, this is his story…

Links from the episode:

As a youngster: https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SPORT-PREVIEW-young-cristiano.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=1500&h=1000&crop=1

Man United debut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73DuUGJWuzo

Throws journo’s microphone in a lake: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mIgNSppc4zg

Statue at madeira airport: https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/1424D/production/_95390528_ronaldobust.jpg

Pat Butcher mural: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRiuR02MyRWY99xd4N7AG770iIyiQ-kjWCV1A&s
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Sure, Usain Bolt ran the 100m in 9.58 seconds.

But has he ever been strapped to a teatray and hurled headfirst down Mont Blanc? (or an artificial slide in a concrete chinese business park)

And he never shagged Hitler, murdered his rivals, or got high before races either…

But I know some people who did…

From Stasi spies to hot tub orgies, buckle into your bobsled for the wildest stories in Winter Olympic history…

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Links from the pod:
Australian speed skater who was coming last before the final corner:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUi4-H6hfw8

The actual Jamaican bobsled team:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1aWFW8bOpo
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On the show today: Todd Boehly’s Epstein meetings, Nick Kyrgios' Australian Open bender, and Lewis Hamilton’s finally gets with the girl in the year above

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Links from the pod:

Boxer gets wig knocked off: https://x.com/DevinOffWestern/status/2017778496999985203 

John McEnroe's annoying fan:https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/1qtn87l/us_tennis_legend_left_australia_with_a_bang
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Graeme faces death threats, confronts gun-wielding players and is duped into signing striker by a telephone prankster.

After five glorious years in Glasgow, Graeme Souness has been hounded out of his homeland by a terrifying tea lady.

But he’s about to step into the biggest job of all: Liverpool Football Club. 

And that’s when everything goes pear shaped…

Graeme faces death threats, confronts gun-wielding players and is duped into signing striker by a telephone prankster.
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