Midnight Mania! Madame Tussauds unveils wax statue of McGregor, and it looks like death

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By Andrew Pearson Aug 17, 2017, 12:00am EDT

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Thanks to the NY Daily News, I now know this exists: A wax statue of Conor McGregor. It looks as if the artist were looking at a UFC video game rendering of McGregor, instead of the man himself. The statue was unveiled today at Dublin’s National Wax Museum.

Corpse-like Conor McGregor wax figure unveiled in Dublin https://t.co/8IAbkeCX94 pic.twitter.com/TsCdmWEsaF
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) August 16, 2017

Perhaps I shouldn’t hate. It is, after all, not the worst sculpture made in an athlete’s honor.

McGregor joined his friend and fellow rich athlete, Cristiano Ronaldo, as fellow celebrities with awful sculptures in their honor.

They absolutely nailed that sculpture #ronaldostatue #ronaldofan #ronaldo #ronaldofans #ronaldofilm

A post shared by ZACH WILLIAMS (@theoriginalzach) on Apr 26, 2017 at 1:03pm PDT

Insomnia

Speaking of McGregor, here he is speaking on Malignaggi’s weak mind, his coaches, and his baby son.

Why? What purpose does this serve?

NAC wants the gloves afterwards to "study" them, will return them but they will be cut up #MayweatherMcGregor
— Mike Dyce (@mikedyce) August 16, 2017

This narration is beyond funny. Hey, he asked for it.

Absolute GOLD pic.twitter.com/s20nXcn36C
— Zombie Prophet (@ZPGIFs) August 16, 2017

I keep telling you all to bet money on The Money Team.

Conor McGregor is now a +325 against Floyd Mayweather (-450). McGregor is now less of an underdog than Maidana, Cotto, Judah, Berto & Ortiz.
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) August 16, 2017

Dana White is happy.

. @TheNotoriousMMA looked awesome last night and now the #NSAC just approved 8OZ gloves for the fight!!!! pic.twitter.com/bZ6VfPQNYJ
— Dana White (@danawhite) August 16, 2017

King Mo’s insight on the smaller gloves is not as optimistic for McGregor

2oz makes a difference.
— King Mo (@KingMoFH) August 16, 2017

nope. His body shots will hurt that much more. Connor has no infighting game. Thatll lead to his downfall.
— King Mo (@KingMoFH) August 16, 2017

This referee is known for letting boxers get rough in the clinch

Worth noting re: ref Byrd, who was selected: Kovalev's team complained he let the first Ward fight get too physical last year. https://t.co/wIsKSlEe7z
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) August 16, 2017

Max Holloway is just here to point out inconsistencies in the narrative

I guess with #WinOrLearn a "loss" is the new "dismantle" #2015champ @TheNotoriousMMA pic.twitter.com/TxxQm2FWKa
— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) August 17, 2017

This is why Khabib can’t fight Ferguson for the interim lightweight title- he suplexed too many bears and gave himself a hernia

According to life.ru at the beginning of July Khabib underwent small hernia surgery - all went well but that's why he can't fight in Oct.
— Bartek Stachura (@Lowkingpl) August 16, 2017

A timeless Anderson Silva greeting

Good afternoon. pic.twitter.com/ZBXUw8S8qk
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) February 12, 2017

This is a great matchup. Matt Brown against Diego Sanchez has potential to be awesome.

Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) vs. @DiegoSanchezUFC added to #UFCNorfolk (November 11th) #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/MnKnwQDDQm
— Farah Hannoun (@Farah_Hannoun) August 17, 2017

.@DiegoSanchezUFC and @IamTheImmortal will make combined 51st UFC appearance when they fight. That's a new record for a single matchup.
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) August 17, 2017

Slips, Rips, and Slick Clips

Tony Ferguson’s fights are never not entertaining

@TonyFergusonXT is a bad mother f*cker! pic.twitter.com/1AMn2SSQYu
— Fighting Central (@FightCentralMMA) August 15, 2017

Edson Barboza fought him on short notice and the whole thing was a highlight reel

So was his war with Lando Vannata

Kevin Lee ladies and gentlemen

@Timbradleyjr vs @RuslanProvod

2013 Fight Of The Year

2013 Round Of The Year

Tim, controlling Round 6 until Ruslan lands a left hook! pic.twitter.com/gNJsziA01s
— EditinKing Boxing (@EditinKing) March 24, 2017

Podcasts and Video

Heavy Hands

Promotional Malpractice Live Chat

The Truth About Stuff

Rich & I are back to talk #LFA19, the #ContenderSeries, Frank Mir to Bellator, #MayweatherMcGregor + more. https://t.co/ElpqFyO0G3 pic.twitter.com/o6msFpUrvi
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) August 16, 2017

The Not so Secret Smoke Show

10 days before my absurd #MayweatherMcGregor potcast is obsolete. Listen to my Not so Secret Smoke Show. #MayMac https://t.co/iscgp4vuub
— Justin Golightly (@SecretMovesMMA) August 16, 2017

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