Campbell McLaren

CEO of Combate Global, Co-Creator of The UFC

[Campbell McLaren @campbellcombate]

Amigo you certainly know how to rub folks the wrong way. But you are one of the few avoiding the Mendacity of MMA. @TrentReinsmith

[Trent Reinsmith @TrentReinsmith]

This is how to deal with criticism, well, that and a childish, “where’s your work been?” post…

[Zac @zaclikesmma]

Interesting when the CEO has spent the past several months commenting about how terrible of a partner ESPN has been... to then sign with them for Brazil.

[Trent Reinsmith @TrentReinsmith]

The Russell Brand and Conor McGregor speaking tour moderated by Ariel Helwani is going to be wild…

[Campbell McLaren @campbellcombate]

He is Banned in 49 States.

[Campbell McLaren @campbellcombate]

Thanks for the kind words. You would think after 33 years of MMA I would be an expert but this sport continually surprises me. I love it like a parent that can’t see their child’s faults.

[MadLab @MadLabMMA]

@campbellcombate Far from casual you are sir. I respect every thing you have done. Nothing but respect for you.

[Campbell McLaren @campbellcombate]

Muslims revere Christ.

[Sassafrass84 @Sassafrass_84]

I can’t believe I agree with something Michael Rapaport says. Color me shocked.

[Campbell McLaren @campbellcombate]

Ok thanks amigo. I pick with my heart and I accept my casual status.

[MadLab @MadLabMMA]

@campbellcombate No. Picked as in really believed they would win. For the last 10 years I “hoped” Mayweather would lose. But I “pick” with my head. Not my heart.

[MadLab @MadLabMMA]

Conor’s body is gone.

Destroyed by the abuse he heaped on it, the years of neglect, and the constant, reckless toeing of that razor-thin line. The body doesn’t forget. It keeps every scar, every insult, every debt unpaid.

In the end, he never really had a chance.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #UFC329

[Nick Tyrone @NicholasTyrone]

The Scottish nationalist fantasy of “we’re actually a Nordic country like Sweden, Norway and Denmark that has been colonised by the English” is complete nonsense. Scots are British, just like the English, just like the Welsh, and there is a shared, deep history there.

[Jed Meshew II @JedKMeshew]

He definitely doesn’t take no for an answer. Just google him.

[Campbell McLaren @campbellcombate]

If by “picked” you mean “ hoped they would” then I’m a super casual. @MadLabMMA

[MadLab @MadLabMMA]

The people that deserve to be in the casual hall of fame.

People who picked Conor over Mayweather.

People who picked Conor over Khabib.

People who picked Tyson over Paul.

People who believed Conor had a shot against Max.

Never. And I mean never take advise from anyone who was on any of these sides. Period.

[Campbell McLaren @campbellcombate]

Perfect.

[Chicken King MMA @ChickenKingMMA]

Due to the UFC being rigged and allowing an injured Conor McGregor to fight I will not be deleting my account

[Scouseweegian 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scouseweegian]

I AM SCOUSE NOT FUCKING ENGLISH! I AM SCOT BY ADOPTION, I SCOUSEWEEGIAN. IAM NOT NOR HAVE I EVER BEEN ENGLISH. Hence: SCOUSEWEEGIAN it’s not difficult

[keith sutton @keithsu31240536]

Remember this Scotland before you go buy your new Argentina shirts, you lost good men in the Falklands war. If you buy that shirt you are utter scum🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[Campbell McLaren @campbellcombate]

Muslims believe in Christ. He is revered.

[Mick Milee @MickMilee]

If Christianity is right, every Muslim is going to hell.
If Islam is right, every Christian is going to hell.
One of them has to be right.
That means at least 2.5 billion people are burning forever.
For being born in the wrong country.
A loving God. Apparently.

[Campbell McLaren @campbellcombate]

Our “genetic condition” of loving the underdog comes from the Brits. The British are our forefathers’s forefathers.

[Selene Mariposa @Selene_Mariposa]

Today America roots for Norway, and I need you to understand exactly why.

We love an underdog. It is not a preference. It is a genetic condition.

Two hundred and fifty-three years ago, a handful of colonials with no navy, no army, and no chance decided to throw a tea party in Boston Harbor to spite the largest empire the world had ever seen. An empire the sun never set on. An empire that could have ended us in an afternoon.

And when the greatest military on earth said you cannot possibly do that, our answer was, and remains, hold my beer.

Then we picked a fight we had no business winning. Then we declared ourselves free before we had actually won anything. Then we went out and made it true.

We turned 250 last week. Still here. Still loud.

That is the whole American operating system. The impossible odds. The comeback. The redemption. We do not just like that story, we are that story, and we will root for it anywhere we find it.

It is why a bunch of college kids beating a Soviet hockey machine in 1980 still makes grown men cry in bars.

So today. Norway. Five and a half million people. A country with more sheep than starting lineups. Playing England, a founding nation of the sport, on the biggest stage there is.

Now let me be fair. We love England. Truly. Best ally we have got, and I say that with a full heart. Though the Japanese are gaining fast, so do not get comfortable.

We love the Scots. We love the Northern Irish. We love our drunk cousins in Ireland, and yes I am lumping you all in, because half of you moved here anyway and you hate the English for reasons we are all familiar with.

Nobody loves Wales. Nobody knows Wales exists. Nobody can understand a word of it. But I digress.

Because today is not about any of that.

Today is about five million Vikings walking into a stadium against an empire, with everyone on earth telling them they cannot possibly do this.

You know exactly what we say to that.

Let’s row!!!

NORWAY!!!!!!

[Campbell McLaren @campbellcombate]

Wow. An actual journalist covering MMA. 12 years ago I sat next to @LFertita1 in Dublin watching Conor vs Brandao has 12,000 Irishmen cheered in the O2. Lorenzo said to me if he loses we will need to tunnel out.

[Josh Gross @yay_yee]

For the Guardian I wrote about Conor McGregor's return to the UFC.

[Campbell McLaren @campbellcombate]

I’m surprised the NY Times writer didn’t add “ human cockfighting star”

[Cody Merrow @cody_merrow]

Imagine having nearly 220k followers, writing for the NY TIMES and still being so mentally deficient it’s marked on his drivers license.

We should really commend Michael for doing so much with so little.

Kudos to you, you misinformed little idiot

[Campbell McLaren @campbellcombate]

Question for all fans of UFC history. Would the New York Times have called the UFC “ human cockfighting” if I had put women fighters in the first events?

[Campbell McLaren @campbellcombate]

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