JohnMc1 wrote: » Was that song even in English?
paulieeye wrote: » For a man who doesnt give excuses, he gives alot of excuses
projectgtr wrote: » No, American
JohnMc1 wrote: » If he's so sure Khabib is scared of him and he'll win the rematch it would have happened by now.
Man Vs ManUre wrote: » I think it is khabib’s side that is more reluctant to commit to the rematch. Not because he thinks he would lose it, but more because it’s a bigger punishment to Conor to deprive him of the chance to redeem himself. Khabib has become a superstar as result of that fight, more so than he will get from any future fight. Now all he has to do to make more millions is show up at events and speak about it. And if he fights for another few years and remains undefeated before he retires, even if he keeps refusing to fight Conor again, his legend status will remain unchanged, and he will continue to make millions. I hope the rematch will happen, there is nothing better than a Conor fight and the more challenging competitor the better.
Ultimate Seduction wrote: » We'll see about him being a superstar when he fights next. I'll have any money with you it won't sell 1m
Man Vs ManUre wrote: » Khabib vs Poirier won’t sell well I agree. Poirier brings no drama to the fight so buildup will be dull, tho doesn’t mean he can’t beat khabib. Maybe fact that it will be happening in Dubai means it will sell more outside of US. Khabib vs Ferguson would have sold a lot more, tho still nowhere near Conor levels. No other can sell like Conor, which makes it such a shame that he fights so rarely now. I know he just injured his arm, so looks like autumn at the earliest that he will fight. And he doesn’t seem keen on fighting anyone other than khabib for the title.
ricero wrote: » Khabib is an different animal and a challenge that McGregor cannot conquer. Khabib is a modern day warrior, no man will dethrone him in the Ufc at 155 pounds.
evil_seed wrote: » what about their suspensions?
Man Vs ManUre wrote: » Imagine if Conor was fighting as often as Holloway has the past few years. Or even just as often as he fought in 2015/16. All of our lives would have been so much better. Does too much of a good thing actually exist?? I really miss the old Conor but sadly we are lucky now to see him fight once per year. Terrible to see how money and super stardom fame changed him. Even when Mayweather was at his prime he fought more often.
Man Vs ManUre wrote: » I really miss the old Conor but sadly we are lucky now to see him fight once per year. Terrible to see how money and super stardom fame changed him.
Ultimate Seduction wrote: » I miss the activity alright and the aura of invincibility he had pre Diaz .
Fall_Guy wrote: » Did he ever have an aura of invincibility?? I don't remember that being the general vibe after any fight he had, it always seemed to be skewed the other way really, in that most were saying he was very beatable even after really impressive performances....."wait until he fights someone better / his own size / with good wrestling" etc.... If anything what I enjoyed most was him proving the naysayers wrong and backing up his seemingly big talk on fight night. Of course the flipside of that is when he didn't manage to follow through on his own hype people viewed his losses as absolute drubbings and embarrassments based on what he said pre-fight rather than what happened in-fight.... The Khabib fight being a great example. I can only imagine that if Poirier gets the pasting that Mcgregor got in the 2nd round and comes back to win the next round while eventually succumbing later, people will praise him as a warrior with the heart of a lion for surviving the onslaught earlier. Mcgregor on the other hand is labelled a quitter and a "tap machine" when in reality he showed serious toughness to make it out of the 2nd!
Ultimate Seduction wrote: » After Aldo there was definitely an aura of invincibility. Easy say there wasn't in hindsight. At that stage he'd beaten the Jiu Jitsu guy who was supposed to beat him, beating the wrestler, an KO'd the unbeatable Aldo with 1 punch.
Man Vs ManUre wrote: » The main obstacle now to fighting, apart from injuries, seems to be that Conor still insists on getting the most pay, being the headliner and fighting for the title. I guess I can understand him asking for most pay as he is still the highest PPV and no other fighter brings the same level of excitement to it, in all of pre, post and during fight. But unless there is a title fight every 3 months then he has no right to insist on that. And if the ufc stick to their rule that headliner has to be a title fight then that rules out that. I think Conor should have fought either Max or Dustin for the interim in that recent fight. Had he won he would have had a legitimate claim to go straight back for redemption vs khabib later in the year.
BigMo1 wrote: » TBF, they've never actively enforced that as a rule. Conor fought Chad for the interim FW belt ahead of the undisputed WW title, also the first Nate fight headlined ahead of Holm/Tate.
aloooof wrote: » I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure they have enforced it since the buyout tho.
BigMo1 wrote: » Possibly. I think it's incredibly short-sighted of them though. The reality is Conor remains the biggest draw by some distance. Any title fight after a McGregor fight would feel anticlimactic.
evil_seed wrote: » Are you forgetting all the fouling that McGregor did that allowed him to survive?
Mellor wrote: » Conor v Nate
