{"id":119624,"date":"2019-11-13T06:54:27","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T14:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=119624"},"modified":"2019-11-14T03:55:38","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T11:55:38","slug":"conor-mcgregor-flamed-for-starring-in-oddball-russian-sports-betting-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/conor-mcgregor-flamed-for-starring-in-oddball-russian-sports-betting-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor Flamed for Appearing in Oddball Sports Betting Ad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Conor McGregor has been widely mocked on social media for starring in an eyeball-stretching TV spot for a sports betting company that falls squarely into the \u201cso bad it\u2019s awful\u201d category.<\/p>\n

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Conor McGregor, just seconds after squaring up to a cat in a strange new advertisement for Parimatch. (Image: Parimatch)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The ad, for operator Parimatch, depicts the troubled mixed martial arts star and wannabee boxer flying through the air in a leather jacket with his tongue hanging out before squaring up to a cat.<\/p>\n

Despite his recent controversies<\/a>, McGregor is a natural fit for a sports betting brand. As a former UFC champion, he was the biggest pay-per-view draw in MMA history, and his much-hyped boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas was one the betting events of 2017.<\/p>\n

What some are struggling with is the relevance of the cat or, for that matter, the aircraft hangar filled with yellow flamingos.<\/p>\n

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Later, we see \u201cThe Notorious\u201d dressed up as The Joker and knocking out Mike Tyson while rendered in 16-bit. Oh, and a man in a gorilla suit turns up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It\u2019s like they somehow filmed McGregor adversary Khabib Nurmagomedov\u2019s most disturbing dream ever.<\/p>\n

\u201cBe fighter (sic). Be engaged. Kick down. Be iconic. Reliable. Unexpected. Be Daring. Extremely daring. Just be. Fired up. To win,\u201d intones a gravely voiceover, not really helping matters.<\/p>\n

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