Official Conor McGregor thread (part 2). Read warning in 1st post

Lukker- · 10-08-2016 04:52PM

dashoonage wrote: »

I'm sure Nate has thought, "here lads...ya reckon this lad might use a few kicks this time?"

You'd think he would have anticipated that vs Dos Anjos

dashoonage · 10-08-2016 05:01PM

Lukker- wrote: »

You'd think he would have anticipated that vs Dos Anjos

Win or learn man win or learn.

darced · 10-08-2016 05:39PM

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Useful.Idiot · 10-08-2016 06:09PM

Interested to see the brand new techniques that JK mentioned in the 42 article.

jmx009 · 10-08-2016 06:28PM

ASOT wrote: »

Eddie begging for the fight, pretty comical coming from a lad who has only one legit win in the UFC.

http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/8/9/12409856/morning-report-eddie-alvarez-says-conor-mcgregor-cant-fight-for-sh-t#388607415

Eddie is the current UFC and former 2 time Bellator champion. He did have 2 close decisions while in the UFC against 2 ex champions ( Petis is an ex UFC champion and Gilbert is a 2 time strikeforce champ). Dont Count Eddie out as a fighter man. He is a legit warrior.

He is just looking for big money fights as all the other fighters theese days and Conor is the biggest pay day. personally i would love to see that fight. Hopefully, it comes to fruition.

ASOT · 10-08-2016 06:35PM

jmx009 wrote: »

Eddie is the current UFC and former 2 time Bellator champion. He did have 2 close decisions while in the UFC against 2 ex champions ( Petis is an ex UFC champion and Gilbert is a 2 time strikeforce champ). Dont Count Eddie out as a fighter man. He is a legit warrior.

He is just looking for big money fights as all the other fighters theese days and Conor is the biggest pay day. personally i would love to see that fight. Hopefully, it comes to fruition.

I know he's a legit warrior, but he could have been easily been cut if those fights we the way they should have went, IMHO he lost them both but especially the Gil flight. He has no right to say what he's saying in that article after the performances he's put in since he joined the UFC, that's the point I'm making. He's just begging for a "fued" to start so he can get a bit of quick cash before Khabib suplexs him into oblivion.

Lukker- · 10-08-2016 07:06PM

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Cowboy didn't fight smartly in that fight though, he completely abandoned it for the most part and just stood in front of Nate and traded.

Yeah I'd like to see him use his roundhouse more too, would make it harder for Nate to roll the straight left as he could be leaning back into a head kick.

We've never seen him use an inside leg kick so I think that's plausible but he's used low side kicks very successfully against Siver and had some success when he used the oblique kick against Nate.

darced · 10-08-2016 07:12PM

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Lukker- · 10-08-2016 07:58PM

darced wrote: »

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Yeah he landed one, ask any of Jon Jones opponents about the damage. I'm not saying he's gonna tear a guys MCL with it but it gives Diaz something else to think about when he walks in for a 1-2. Unless you have a Muay Thai background, leg kicks purpose isn't damage primarily, but that doesn't mean they aren't helpful.

darced · 10-08-2016 09:30PM

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Mellor · 11-08-2016 04:15AM

califano wrote: »

The kick is just not his go to in his arsenal and when he kicks its nearly always to the body unless its an oblique token kick to the knee to keep them standing off and sometimes the odd kick just to mix it up. But i cant remember any fight even pre ufc when he chopped anybody's legs to bits.

Is there a the rule to say that fighter have to use the same approach in every single fight in their career.

Nate is v.heavy on the front foot. The plan the last time was to attack that leg, Conor didn't follow it. There's no reason why that wouldn't be the plan this time again. He surely realises it was a mistake to freestyle the last time.

Mellor · 11-08-2016 04:20AM

darced wrote: »

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Hard leg kicks, Nate won't check, will start walking them down. If he tries to counter with a big punch he might be open for low feint, high kick.

Lukker- wrote: »

leg kicks purpose isn't damage primarily,

I'd say damage is their prmary purpose tbh. They aren't causing many knock outs. But the cumulative damage have really mess a fighter up

Lukker- · 11-08-2016 06:38PM

Mellor wrote: »

I'd say damage is their prmary purpose tbh. They aren't causing many knock outs. But the cumulative damage have really mess a fighter up

I meant for Conor. He uses them to close the distance, sometimes defensively and to setup his left hand and to give the fighter something to think about. Conor is never going to do enough damage with leg kicks to significantly influence a fight.

Mellor · 11-08-2016 11:12PM

Lukker- wrote: »

I meant for Conor. He uses them to close the distance, sometimes defensively and to setup his left hand and to give the fighter something to think about. Conor is never going to do enough damage with leg kicks to significantly influence a fight.

He does that with a lot of his spin kicks, his jumping kicks and his push kicks. But I can remember him throwing many leg kicks as set ups

daRobot · 11-08-2016 11:28PM

Mellor wrote: »

I'd say damage is their prmary purpose tbh. They aren't causing many knock outs. But the cumulative damage have really mess a fighter up

Exactly.They'll leave you with majorily reduced mobility.

Have a look at the what Matt Mitrione did to Kimbo with them way back. Brutal stuff, even heavy knees to the legs on the ground.

Devastator · 12-08-2016 05:25PM

DW - Conor goes back to 145 after UFC 202
Nate goes to 155 and Nick coming back into 170
Nick won't get immediate title fight
Woodley will fight Wonderboy
Compares 196 main event to Mayweather/Pacquiao in terms of size

think that covers the main points

http://www.ufc.com/news/Dana-White-McGregor-back-to-145-next-Woodley-will-face-Wonderboy?id=

finglashoop · 12-08-2016 07:30PM

Devastator wrote: »

DW - Conor goes back to 145 after UFC 202
Nate goes to 155 and Nick coming back into 170
Nick won't get immediate title fight
Woodley will fight Wonderboy
Compares 196 main event to Mayweather/Pacquiao in terms of size

think that covers the main points

http://www.ufc.com/news/Dana-White-McGregor-back-to-145-next-Woodley-will-face-Wonderboy?id=

Jesus the hyperbole is ridiculou in that article. Fight of the year contender is my favourite

Lukker- · 14-08-2016 06:51PM

Conor and JK on the MMAHour tomorrow.

Richard tea · 15-08-2016 06:09PM

Lukker- wrote: »

Conor and JK on the MMAHour tomorrow.

I coule be wrong but Jk on at 18:25 and megrogger on at 20:00.

Mean Laqueefa · 15-08-2016 07:13PM

Richard tea wrote: »

I coule be wrong but Jk on at 18:25 and megrogger on at 20:00.

1:00 p.m. ET -- Our own Shaun Al-Shatti will look ahead to Saturday's UFC 202 and talk other MMA news.
1:25 p.m. -- Demian Maia will preview his UFC on FOX 21 main event against Carlos Condit.
1:45 p.m. -- Artem Lobov will look ahead to his UFC 202 fight against Chris Avila.
2:05 p.m. -- Chris Avila will then talk about his UFC 202 fight against Artem Lobov.
2:25 p.m. -- Conor McGregor's head coach John Kavanagh will preview their UFC 202 rematch against Nate Diaz.
2:45 p.m. -- The Professional Fighters Association's Jeff Borris will stop by our studio to discuss their launch last week.
3:45 p.m. -- We'll answer your #themmahour questions on anything and everything going on in the MMA world. Hit us up on Twitter using that hash tag or leave a question in the comments section below.
4:00 p.m. -- Conor McGregor will discuss his UFC 202 main event rematch against Nate Diaz.
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Watch the show live below beginning at1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. BST.

more like like 9pm maybe later, tho the line ups tend to switch when guest are available

Outlaw Pete · 21-08-2016 08:28AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v95OtS6-BN4

kumate_champ07 · 21-08-2016 08:44AM

Conor mentions he weighed 167 before leaving for the fight, which would mean Diaz probably had 20+ lbs 'advantage'

didnt seem to effect him during grappling and he fought off those take down attempts, (except at the very end)

Brian2011 · 21-08-2016 09:40AM

Not another rematch please!, surely he must defend his title next against Aldo? It's only fair!

callaway92 · 21-08-2016 10:23AM

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v95OtS6-BN4

I think he looked a bit stupid saying this to be honest.

He beat a gatekeeper by majority decision in fairness. Go down to LW and start a legacy there. No more of this WW shíte.

Outlaw Pete · 21-08-2016 10:40AM

Richard tea · 21-08-2016 11:04AM

I'm a sucker for believing in the hype from fighters and their coaching team. As far as I was concerned conor will be dancing around for 5 rounds peppering Diaz. I only noticed a small increase in his cardio compared to the last fight. I see conor been capable for 3 rounds. Can he increase that to 4 or 5 rounds? And if so what type of time frame?

Also does fighting at 155 or 145 automatically increase his gas tank? Is that how it works?

callaway92 · 21-08-2016 11:08AM

Richard tea wrote: »

I'm a sucker for believing in the hype from fighters and their coaching team. As far as I was concerned conor will be dancing around for 5 rounds peppering Diaz. I only noticed a small increase in his cardio compared to the last fight. I see conor been capable for 3 rounds. Can he increase that to 4 or 5 rounds? And if so what type of time frame?

Also does fighting at 155 or 145 automatically increase his gas tank? Is that how it works?

Too much lactic acid build up in the extra muscle slows him down at the higher weight.

Outlaw Pete · 21-08-2016 11:21AM

Brian2011 wrote: »

Not another rematch please!, surely he must defend his title next against Aldo? It's only fair!

The rematch won't happen for a year or so I'd suggest.

Would say he will fight Aldo at 205 and is just playing hardball now as he knows he's in an epic position. Could be doing it just to ruffle Dana's feathers given what he said about him before the presser when he arrived late.

However, if the UFC allowed him to keep his FW belt until March or April without defending it, then I could see him fighting Alverez at 205, then Aldo in March, then give Nate the rematch next August or thereabouts and if McGregor had beaten Alverez at 205, that would then make the third Diaz fight a lightweight title fight. Epic.

froog · 21-08-2016 12:21PM

What a fight. Conor silenced a lot of critics.

ricero · 21-08-2016 01:09PM

Delighted for mcgregor and team sbg. Conor went straight back into the lions den and put his reputation and his coach's reputation on the line. Huge balls to do what he did. A lesser man would of never took that rematch

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