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

No chance we'll see McGregor at 145 again. It looks like Poirier v Diaz will get made and we may never see the trilogy with Diaz inside the UFC. Would like to see McGregor v Ferguson at a catch-weight as his first fight back to see where he is at.

Have you seen a picture of him lately? Losing weight gets harder as you get older, never mind weight cuts.

No hope he makes 145, or even tries it. It’s 155 or 170.

Conor went after money over his MMA record ,if he'd have stayed at FW we'd probably be talking about an all time MMA great ,

Many other (Khabib ) would have stayed in there division to remain undefeated ,Conor done everything for the money ,he literally tried things other before him where afraid to , GSP had the Anderson fight there for years & wouldn't chance his legacy , Conor dreamed big & went for it ,

The boxing fight basically ended his MMA days at the very top but it made him & his family for life,

Look you can't knock him for it the chap has made million its prize fighting after all,

But he wouldn't be just cutting 10lbs , He'd be cutting an extra 10lbs on what he is cutting to make 155lbs to begin with ,

Now he is clearly heavier than he was before his last 2 cuts to 155lbs, There no chance in hell he ever makes 145lbs again & is anyway competitive , That ship is sailed,

He's not going to the gym grinding it out 2-3 times a day, 5-6 days a week, for months on end on a calorie deficit. The idea of that is nuts, no one in his position would do it. He won, he beat the game. He's a big show fighter now, an entertainer, get a fight, hype it up and just go for it from the bell like he always has and go out getting stopped or stopping his opponent.

He'll continue to keep himself in great shape (but not really fight shape), working out, jump in the ring/cage and move around while the hangers on cheer on from the sidelines because why wouldn't you, you're rich and spend your time living a life of luxury, might as well look great in your briefs too. Grinding to be the best fighter, watching what you eat all day, every day, when you've earned hundreds of millions and have won the belts already, why?

Great response by Cejudo to be fair:

Nate v Dustin on paper seems like an easy and profitable fight to make but no sign so it seems that someone has told Nate to keep his diary free so he v Conor seems like the obvious return fight.

Maybe if he was to beat Nate then he fights Usman assuming he beats Edwards as I reckon Usman wants one major pay day before Khamzat catches up with him.

Obviously not set in stone, but I think Dana said July and is scheduled to fight Leon who really deserves this title shot.

Usman...

That's one way to go I suppose.

1 win in 5 1/2 years. His prime years. He'll be nearly 35 before he fights again.