yipeeeee wrote: » Who Cares what people say about his wrestling. Its called MIXED martial arts, you can use whatever you like to win a fight, that's all that matters in the end.
dave1982 wrote: » Reckons Irish fans would treat Aldo the same as Conor got in Brazil
Mellor wrote: » I really don't think they would tbh. Look at Cub when he came to dublin, it was nothing like that.
Stockton209 wrote: » For the people questioning his wrestling I see some guys thinking a wrestler is going to whoop him for some reason or that its a style he cant over come just one question to these doubters, Name me the years Jose Aldo Gsp or Anderson silva competed in the NCAA's? zero wrestling back round between them yet all true legendary martial artists didnt stop them not having a wrestling back round.
Mellor wrote: » Jose Also's background is BJJ. Before MMA, he was competing at the worlds as all the way up to brown. His takedown defence spawns from that. GSP clearly worked on wrestling with OCD level dedication. Nobody is saying that Conor will lose because he never wrestled growing up. The point isn't that the likes of Aldo, GSP, etc were never NCAA wrestlers. It's that their abilities have been tested against the best wrestlers, repeatedly. They proven themselves. It's perfectly reasonable for people to question Conor's grappling when the only one opponent attempted anything and was shutdown fairly fast. (Brandao) It's also perfectly reasonable to have faith in his abilities based on who he trains with, his dedication, and the fact he now has brown belt.
stiffler123 wrote: » Cub is respectful though, he never said anything insulting about Conor. Conor has bashed Aldo a lot in the media so he was always going to get a hostile reception in Brazil, same as Chael. The guy commenting about his mother was crossing the line though.
Mellor wrote: » I haven't seen him say anything too bad about Aldo, compared to Siver, Porrier, etc, at least that I've seen.
stiffler123 wrote: » He said Aldo is on his way out, deteriorating as a fighter etc, pretty insulting. Brazil fans stick by their fighters, same as us really.
Stockton209 wrote: » Ah would ya stop out of that there was nothing personal said about aldo like their was against dustin or siver nothing remotely like the pea head comments or steroid jibe,he just said hes on a downward spiral which he could well be if thats his opinion its a fair view to hold, I would bet my life if Aldo done a Q+A in Dublin nobody would start abusing him or bringing his family into it,absolutely no chance.
stiffler123 wrote: » I never compared the Aldo insults to the Siver and Dustin insults, I don't know why that is being thrown at me. And I already said the comments about his family were crossing the line.
Stockton209 wrote: » How is stating a fighter is deteriorating ''insulting''? its all pie in the sky either way,Cant tarnish a whole country because of a handful of fans but they stepped over the line.
stiffler123 wrote: » Conor said that about Aldo before he even fought Dustin. A guy who has fought 3 unranked guys making claims like that about one of the most dominant champions in the UFC is insulting. And again, I already said some fans crossed the line mentioning his family.
Stockton209 wrote: » never mind his 3 fights ive fought nobody in the ufc and if i want to say somebody is deteriorating does it make me insulting? ive seen aldo comment on mcgregor much worse than saying hes deteriorating thats for sure.
stiffler123 wrote: » Aldo hasn't lost a fight in 9 years and he's in his prime. How is he deteriorating?
Mellor wrote: » Serious question, do you think Aldo's UFC performances, especially recent one, have been impressive as his WEC ones? He hasn't been nearly as dominant. Could he regain it? Absolutely. But it's no secret that he's not the same fighter he was, right now.
TimRiggins wrote: » Didn't seem to work for GSP though. He has gone down a similar path.
When McGregor and Aldo do fight, McGregor will throw hard shots early which you would imagine would hurt Aldo, but would force him to retreat imo. McGregor Aldo will be like GSP Hendricks but McGregor will actually put Aldo away
Mellor wrote: » What did work for GSP? Aldo will be firing back the same hard shots imo.
Mellor wrote: » Serious question, do you think Aldo's UFC performances, especially recent one, have been impressive as his WEC ones? He hasn't been nearly as dominant.
stiffler123 wrote: » Probably not, but there are factors to consider. He's fighting higher level guys now. All his fights now are five rounds so he has to has to be cautious to conserve his energy. Sometimes I think he coasts a bit, but he's so far ahead of most of the division in terms of ability that I think he can afford to.
Mellor wrote: » You are completely missing the point. People are complain about a lack of offensive wrestling, they are questioning his defensive wrestling. I really don't think they would tbh. Look at Cub when he came to dublin, it was nothing like that.
adamski8 wrote: » I dont think its full on protection. The UFC just don't like wrestlers period. Boring fights and they don't make money so they don't like matching them up with stars who can put on good fights and earn money. They don't care too much what the hardcore fans want to see as a test as they will watch regardless. Isnt lentz coming off a loss anyway. Guida has been sliding far down too so they both dont really deserve to fight conor and everyone else is tied up. Better for him to keep fighting.
