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Conor McGregor thread (MMA Talk Only - Read 1st Post Before Posting)

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DodoDojo

Not sure exactly. Conor landed a good solid left in both rounds.
Dustin says he got hurt and that Conor flashed him here at 7.25:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1QrvDmWIB0&ab_channel=UFC-UltimateFightingChampionship

[Deleted User]

Anyone know when Poirier was meant to be hurt in the last fight? There was one punch where he did a little bounce afterwards, all I could spot.

Tazzimus

People tend to have a bit of trouble getting near Wonderboy without getting kicked in the face, have you seen the range he has on that roundhouse kick?

DodoDojo

Ush1 wrote: »

If anything it's easier to kick someone in a karate stances leg.

Wonderboy and Lyota Machida have never seemed to have too much bother.

Ush1

If anything it's easier to kick someone in a karate stances leg.

DodoDojo

Does anyone know how good JK was at Karate?. I know he was a black belt but Karate is one of those martial arts where that doesn't necessarily mean much.
I wonder how much of the Karate stance and in an out movement came from JK or maybe it was more Gunnar Nelson he got it from?

DodoDojo

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Great plan really, Hardly revolutionary was it kick a fella who's main weapon is his hands in the leg ,

It was the obvious road to victory

Well he was the first person to do it in fairness. I'm sure Aldo had the same game plan.

DodoDojo

Deleted User wrote: »

When was the last time we saw that karate stance?

Probably Eddie Alvarez, but it's not like he's forgot how to do it. It doesn't seem like he has been training with Gunni this camp though which is a shame.

yourdeadwright

DodoDojo wrote: »

Same here, he is still definitely a better striker than Porier and round 1 of the last fight proved that. Dustin had a great game plan and won by calf kicks but Conor will obviously be ready for that this time. You can tell Conor took his time last fight and didn't rush to finish Dustin when he had him hurt in round 1. That definitely wont be the case this time.

I think he will be back to the Karate stance and throwing plenty of kicks himself and will finish Dustin with the left hand like he did in the first fight.

The only way I can see Dustin winning this one is by submission.

Great plan really, Hardly revolutionary was it kick a fella who's main weapon is his hands in the leg ,

It was the obvious road to victory

yourdeadwright

Deleted User wrote: »

When was the last time we saw that karate stance?

Karate Kid 3

[Deleted User]

When was the last time we saw that karate stance?

DodoDojo

Eircom_Sucks wrote: »

if conor corrects his stance ( back to karate stance ) and bobs and weaves like he did ala Jose Aldo and dodges the kicks or checks them , i see him destroying porier

Same here, he is still definitely a better striker than Porier and round 1 of the last fight proved that. Dustin had a great game plan and won by calf kicks but Conor will obviously be ready for that this time. You can tell Conor took his time last fight and didn't rush to finish Dustin when he had him hurt in round 1. That definitely wont be the case this time.

I think he will be back to the Karate stance and throwing plenty of kicks himself and will finish Dustin with the left hand like he did in the first fight.

The only way I can see Dustin winning this one is by submission.

yourdeadwright

Eircom_Sucks wrote: »

if conor corrects his stance ( back to karate stance ) and bobs and weaves like he did ala Jose Aldo and dodges the kicks or checks them , i see him destroying porier

:D so simple isn't it .....ps its not simple not at all,

Dustin a better fighter at this point and will ko him again

Eircom_Sucks

StringerBell wrote: »

It looks like such an easy nights work for Poirier when you watch it back.

if conor corrects his stance ( back to karate stance ) and bobs and weaves like he did ala Jose Aldo and dodges the kicks or checks them , i see him destroying porier

StringerBell

xtal191 wrote: »

2nd fight is on youtube for anyone interested in giving it another watch

It looks like such an easy nights work for Poirier when you watch it back.

Fantomas9mm

cloudatlas wrote: »

Staph or staff?

Staph, as in a staph infection. There was a pic of McGregor which a bruise or rash on one of his arms.
Could be a thing of nothing but of course people jumped on it and said it was Staph.

I could see how the confusion occurred to be fair.

cloudatlas

Fantomas9mm wrote: »

Any more on the staph rumors ?

Who has McGregor been training with ?

Cian Cowley
John Mitchell

John Kavanagh
Owen Roddy

Staph or staff?

Fantomas9mm

Any more on the staph rumors ?

Who has McGregor been training with ?

Cian Cowley
John Mitchell

John Kavanagh
Owen Roddy

yourdeadwright

OneLungDavy wrote: »

Where's the hype for this fight? Countdown shows, media tours etc. Or am I just looking in the wrong place?

Without sounding mean there is this thing called Covid ,

They want the fighter around as little people as possible before the fights to make sure the fight happen ,

It is a shame as there has been a lot of big fights that in normal times would have been much more hyped and anticipated,

Aul Conor's career will end like a flat balloon last 3 fights during the covid less hype era ,

I think he gets stopped and never returns ,,

Whelo79

OneLungDavy wrote: »

Where's the hype for this fight? Countdown shows, media tours etc. Or am I just looking in the wrong place?

They don't do media tours anymore, unless it is a huge super fight.

Countdown shows etc always come out the week of the fight.

OneLungDavy

Where's the hype for this fight? Countdown shows, media tours etc. Or am I just looking in the wrong place?

eagle eye

Brussels Sprout wrote:

He used to be ahead of the game but now he's not even keeping up to date with the basics. He's basically the Jose Mourinho of MMA at this stage - someone with an incredible past but whose best days are long gone.

On how many fights have you based this?

Brussels Sprout

sonofenoch wrote: »

..........Porier caught him clean but I still think the leg kicks played a major part in that finish

Of course they did and it was pretty amazing that he had no defence for them given how they are some a common party of most fighter's arsenal these days.

He used to be ahead of the game but now he's not even keeping up to date with the basics. He's basically the Jose Mourinho of MMA at this stage - someone with an incredible past but whose best days are long gone.

GiftofGab

All_in_Flynn wrote: »

There's few fighters I have ever gotten more enjoyment out of watching than Conor. When at his peak he is/was a special athlete/fighter.

He is a fast twitch fighter though and I'm not sure if the reactions and speed are what they once were. There wasn't the same pop in his punches. I felt very early in the last fight that he was not what he once was even though I gave him the round. I hope he proves me wrong and puts on a show as I'd like nothing more than to be able to plan a trip to Vegas for a Conor title fight again.

Lets see how this plays out. While I somewhat agree with you, I doubt you were saying that after the Cowboy fight.

Annd9

MrStuffins wrote: »

Chael's latest video is him predicting Conor v Dustin and he mentions that Conor is deliberately not doing any pre-fight press and is keeping things quiet, according to what Robin Black told him.

Makes sense.

He also said it's because he is in Ireland for his camp which is not true . I like Chael but he talks a lot of nonsense .

All_in_Flynn

There's few fighters I have ever gotten more enjoyment out of watching than Conor. When at his peak he is/was a special athlete/fighter.

He is a fast twitch fighter though and I'm not sure if the reactions and speed are what they once were. There wasn't the same pop in his punches. I felt very early in the last fight that he was not what he once was even though I gave him the round. I hope he proves me wrong and puts on a show as I'd like nothing more than to be able to plan a trip to Vegas for a Conor title fight again.

Naos

sonofenoch wrote: »

The 2nd is intrinsically linked to the first .........when he hasn't got a saggy gas face there's not many who have too much for him, even Khabib probably had to work as hard as he's ever done to get him out ..........Porier caught him clean but I still think the leg kicks played a major part in that finish much like the leg kicks played a major part in Diaz II

Yep, fair point and I'd tend to agree.

Zero-Cool

This is a great promo.

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1410299219638767616?s=19

sonofenoch

Naos wrote: »

From what I recall, he went to ground for Nate 2 as well. Good sign that he'll be more focused this time around.

The two big concerns with Conor are his cardio and that he is phenomenal when he's the hammer, not so much when he's the nail.

The 2nd is intrinsically linked to the first .........when he hasn't got a saggy gas face there's not many who have too much for him, even Khabib probably had to work as hard as he's ever done to get him out ..........Porier caught him clean but I still think the leg kicks played a major part in that finish much like the leg kicks played a major part in Diaz II

Naos

From what I recall, he went to ground for Nate 2 as well. Good sign that he'll be more focused this time around.

The two big concerns with Conor are his cardio and that he is phenomenal when he's the hammer, not so much when he's the nail.