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

I’m disputing this notion that somehow, McGregor troubled or gave Khabib issues, I know he wasn’t close to winning, thankfully no one is mad enough to say that.. It is an attempt to rewrite that fight all together, he was put on his arse at will, knocked down as well, and dominated on the ground.

So what if it took 4 rounds, others have gone the distance, but I was told that that didn’t matter. Dustin was deep with the choke, but that didn’t matter either.

Khabib has had all kinds of fights, this one was loaded the most with emotion. However, his performance was text book, he never struggled or had problems. McGregor didn’t present anything he hadn’t seen before. It is that simple.

Who said McGregor troubled or gave Khabib issues? The fact you’re resorting to a strawman says a lot.

Khabib was never troubled in any fight. He beat everyone clearly, but regardless somebody has to have done the “best”. Just basic logic.

He was not only undefeated, but he almost never lost a round. Such was his dominance, that taking a single round off him is the best anyone has done. That’s all people were pointing out. It’s a comparison to his other opponents, not to having him in trouble.

Going the distance is irrelevant. Doesn’t mean a fight/round was close. Surely everyone gets it.

Dustin’s guillotine wasn’t deep at all. He only had the choke on one side of his neck. He says afterwards it was a mistake.

I actually thought Conor folded pretty easily in fight 2. His survival skills/defence very poor, added to his gas tank poor (and only rd 2.) near end he looked proper out-classed

Exactly what i meant, You outclass someone when you show they don't belong in there with you, Conor v Eddie for example

Dustin himself said he was close to being stopped in that fight & its the hardest hes ever been hit

Absolutely, wasn't trying to imply he caught him with one and that was it. A big cross landed, but he was top of him and followed up to put him away. He was soundly TKO'd. My point was that's what happens in MMA, you only ever a solid combo away from a TKO. There no amount of tenacity will get you through it if the right shots land.

But that's typical MMA fans. When Conor won the FW title, "fans" made out Aldo was somehow found of as a con. After Dustin 1 people were suggesting it was a dive, or set up as a gimme win. Some of the old comments are really comically if you look back on them.

And at the other extreme, somebody else called it a lucky punch only a week ago. 🤣

That article is paywalled mate

The only fighter that probably should have beaten Khabbib was Tibau,very unlucky not to win that.

I watched it ages back and at the time thought he lost that one.

I remember thinking he lost too. But I also remember that I'd heard people repeat that over and over. To the point I'm sure many have are just parroting what others have said. Wasn't suggesting you were doing that to be clear.

You remember the specific take down count? Or you checked the stats this week - like I did above?

I'm confused how you judged it as a split decision? A individual can't judge a fight to be split. The scoring means each person score is definitive. 29-28 is not a split.

I don't think the volume of strikes was significant enough either way to say either fighter and unquestionably won any round. But it is clearly leaning one way

I know what a split decision is 🤣. I was saying that you can't pick "split decision" as how you judge it. Which is something you hear people saying. It's clear what you meant now.

Even at that stage we all knew how good Khabib was on the ground but he never got Tibau down. The only takedown was by Tibau. That's why I remember it.

How did we know that at that stage? He was close to a nobody at that stage. I doubt many people knew who he was.

As I said, Tibeau had the better of him in strikes, but it was a tiny margin. It's easy to see how some clinch control would outweigh a tiny striking head. I need to rewatch it to score tbh.

30-27 may be wrong, but it's not a significant robbery. That sort of decison happens weekly (Ramos beating Culibao last week was one).

As I also said in my last post, it's now known that Tibau was juicing so I'm delighted the result went the way it did.

He was caught juicing. But it was some years after that fight iirc. Before he retired.

"Its just business" etc.

UFC holding off on having him fight as he has two fights left on his contract (his last 2 you ould assume) and they're negotiating deals at the moment so 2 x McGregor fights is nice to have in the back pocket.

I am reading that as another way for him to kick the can down the road and avoiding fighting…again.

I certainly wouldn't support him but you are underestimating how many people would vote for him I think. He's like Trump in that he's hated by many but loved by many too.

None of the scutter who would nominate him are either TDs or senators. Its not happening.

Hes just filling a publicity gap until he fights.