wonderfullife wrote: » Speaking of Dillon, glad to see him back to good form in the Pan-Ams. 3 straight guillotines between the classes and a slick kneebar. Gordon Ryan chirped in with some sort of congratulations but it's hard to know if he was being sarcastic as he pointed out he wasn't eligible to compete and Garry Tonon was injured. And that they should be paid to compete against Dillon.
hendo111 wrote: » Gary Tonon still has Danis's leg on his trophy cabinet Dillon cant compete with Gordo and Tonon,he's been training boxing lately so mma is where the future lies for him.
KeepTheFaith wrote: » I wonder will JK find it difficult to decide when to award Conor his blackbelt? It must be hard to judge him on a purely BJJ basis given that he watches all elements of his fighting in such detail. Also when he's awarded it, it's bound to attract a decent amount of media attention and no doubt a lot of criticism as his ground game is used as a stick to beat him with.
Outlaw Pete wrote: » Me with half a second to think: "Alright, Conor.. best of luck in New York, man". Conor: "Thanks so much, brother, appreciate that!". So, eh, yeah.. I was talking to Conor McGregor in town earlier :cool:
JJayoo wrote: » I doubt McG trains in the Gi at all these days
deadanonymau5 wrote: » Was he with any other fighters? Saw a pic of him with a waitress in Yamamori on LovinDublin or one of the shi7e sites. Maybe she's the new love interest... since everyone seems to be speculating :pac:
Outlaw Pete wrote: » Was a guy with him but I didn't recognize him tbh. Lots around taking snaps so might be something up on Twitter.
Subcomandante Marcos wrote: » He does. Otherwise he wouldn't have got his brown belt at the start of the year. Himself and Paddy are regulars at Johns advanced programme classes.
Mellor wrote: » This was a few months ago. Just after the UFC 196. RDA tried to give him stick over how he tied his belt, clutching at straws. But a lot of people lapped it up. 2 strip white belts going on like they could beat the "fake" brown belts.https://www.instagram.com/p/BE-oOUTKmCZ/ I think he got his brown belt in 2014.
Subcomandante Marcos wrote: » For some reason I was certain Conor got his Borwn Belt around the same time Paddy got his. I can definitely remember him wearing a purple belt not too long ago. But two years go quick so...
wonderfullife wrote: » What doesn't help Conor is that there's limited BJJ tournament footage of him and he didn't exactly have one of his best rolls in the footage that exists. Doubt he'd have the time or inclination but it'd be great to see him attempt a BJJ tournament in the next few years.
Mellor wrote: » That's the fight I thought it was. He made a joke about geting a brown belt for winning without grappling. You might be thinking of his comp footage from Nogi euros at purple. It's done the rounds a few times over the last few years. Assuming we are talking about the same match. I don't think there was anything particular bad about that match. He didn't win, and there was no highlight reel stuff. But he had good base and narrowly lost, by sweep IIRC. His opponent was/is a full competitor in BJJ.
wonderfullife wrote: » Yeah this one. Nothing terrible in it. Just nothing to write home about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYL79_WeUDU
Eddie Bravo was saying that no-gi Jiu Jitsu should be considered a completely different sport from MMA Jiu Jitsu. The ability to punch, kick, elbow, knee etc fundamentally changes it. He's got a fair point. I loved the segment on Rogan where Eddie was explaining the mastery of Maia's transitions from top-half to side-control to the back. He nearly had an orgasm watching Maia take Condits back without ever fully passing his guard.
TimRiggins wrote: » Wasn't it Eddie Bravo was was praising Conor's BJJ on Chael Sonnen's podcast? Saying he was very high level and was well on his way too being a black belt. This was before the Siver fight IIRC. I'm actually very interested to see that if Eddie does take him down what his guard will be like. Didn't use it in the Mendes fight really.
JustTheOne wrote: » Think it was after the nate defeat. Said his bjj is excellent just nate is top class.
Mellor wrote: » Yeah that one. It's a fairly uneventful match. But nobody is going the distance with high level purple belts without being a fairly jiu jitsu themselves. It's worth pointing out that the other guy didn't actively score himself. It was 0-0 in until the 5 minute mark. Conor passed his guard, and he turtled to prevent Conor scoring. when Conor went for the guillotine, the ref gave the other guy two point for the "sweep". If you listen you can hear what John Kavanagh thinks of that. :pac: Fully agree, it's a very different aspect of jiu jitsu. Which is why some guys transition better than others. Do you have a link to that Joe Rogan episode? Haven't seen that one
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wonderfullife wrote: » He eats in Yamamori a lot apparently! There's pics of him with random people in there on 3 different days in the last 4 days. Where's our charity guy gone above? There's the answer pal! Sit in Yamamori with a pair of gloves and a pen and you're sorted!
wonderfullife wrote: » Awarding a Brown Belt after 8 years rolling can hardly be criticized by anybody. Then again the casual MMA fan doesn't realize Conor has been grinding away at this a full decade. What doesn't help Conor is that there's limited BJJ tournament footage of him and he didn't exactly have one of his best rolls in the footage that exists. Doubt he'd have the time or inclination but it'd be great to see him attempt a BJJ tournament in the next few years.
BOHtox wrote: » I think in between Siver and Aldo (UFC 189) Conor was supposedly going to enter a BJJ tournament but Dana ruled it out iirc in case he got injured.
tokenring wrote: It's also interesting to look at the bigger picture of annual subscriber gains/losses. A long sustained decline in TV subs now being followed by a steep decline in broadband.
sonofenoch wrote: How good a boxer could he have been if he never had gotten in MMA.....would we have been talking about him taking on Mayweather legitimately? ie would he have been in the Mayweather/Manny class at that weight?
DeVore wrote: » Imho, he has the instincts and the reaction speed along with the persistence, commitment to work hard and an almost unhealthy obsession with success, so in that regard yeah he would probably be at the top of any combat/physical sport. Beyond that it becomes too chaotic to predict really... he was certainly on his way when he switched to MMA by all accounts.
JustTheOne wrote: » Wonder why he switched at all seems he never was into mma only boxing.
wonderfullife wrote: » You'd really have to say it was a combination of luck and timing. When Tony moved them out to Lucan and switched schools, it was a downer for him but he would never have met Tom Egan otherwise. And that was the catalyst for getting properly into martial arts. Speaking of Tom Egan, i wonder have they fallen out? Tom was coaching for Team McGregor in TUF22 with Roddy and Sergey and was in Conors locker-room for the Aldo fight but he was noticeably missing for the Diaz fights. Even on social media, he was watching the fights but commented on every fight but Conors. Was strange. Kavanagh was asked about it and basically offered no reason. Strange stuff. I hope they sort out whatever problems they have because he's been a huge factor in Conors career and it'd be a shame for him not to be there for the Alvarez fight.
sonofenoch wrote: » How good a boxer could he have been if he never had gotten in MMA.....would we have been talking about him taking on Mayweather legitimately? ie would he have been in the Mayweather/Manny class at that weight?
