UFC 189 - McGregor v Mendes *READ MOD WARNING IN 1st POST*

rusty cole wrote: »

I don't think anyone can guess. on the wrestling thing, mendes could catch a gigantic knee on the way in and it's lights out, ohhh the joy!!

sure I've see tons of underdogs go into matches as if it meant certain death (especially TUF series) only to catch the hyped opponent and finish him quick. sure look at how calvin lashed Uriah hall!! everyone wrote him off and it would seem hall had it in the bag!!

it's a fight and no one can call it, that's the beauty!! I'm confident McGregor can do it but I'd hate to see him made a fool of, I.E tapping in the first round AKA Anthony Johnson!

Huh?

dave1982 wrote: »

He's brilliant

He'd be a absolute PR nightmare for UFC if he was fighting today the **** he comes out with

Get him and Dan Severn in a room together...oh boy!

rusty cole wrote: »

eh rumble was knocking people out and on a great winning streak. he got dragged into a grind, mostly grounded and when choked, he tapped very quickly as advised by cormier.

id hate the same for McGregor but hey that's how it is! is that clearer?

He didnt tap in the first round though like you said thats what he was getting at.... If anything he nearly won in the first round.

rusty cole wrote: »

eh rumble was knocking people out and on a great winning streak. he got dragged into a grind, mostly grounded and when choked, he tapped very quickly as advised by cormier.

id hate the same for McGregor but hey that's how it is! is that clearer?

Not really. If you're referring to the Cormier fight he didn't tap in the first round and I certainly wouldn't describe that as being made a fool of.

Although a differant stylistic match up between Mendes and McG it reminds me of the Pourier fight in the build up. Everyone thought Pourier was tough enough to give him a good fight , I think Pourier got too emotionally involved in the fight as well and tried to get at him earlier than he should have, the result was he got knocked out very quickly and underestimated McG striking range , ability and power. I think Mendes will meet a similar faith in the 1st round.

One of the great thing's he does, behind all the thrash talk is get under his opponents skin. Despite what Mendes may say I think he's too involved in this personally and will come out swinging, McG is never involved personally , always controlled , aware and very loose and calm.

I'd love a good 5 round fight here, but my gut says first round KO or TKO.

Seen reporter on MMAjunkie predicting a TUF team Ireland V team USA or Brazil with Conor as coach

Irishcrx wrote: »

Although a differant stylistic match up between Mendes and McG it reminds me of the Pourier fight in the build up. Everyone thought Pourier was tough enough to give him a good fight , I think Pourier got too emotionally involved in the fight as well and tried to get at him earlier than he should have, the result was he got knocked out very quickly and underestimated McG striking range , ability and power. I think Mendes will meet a similar faith in the 1st round.

One of the great thing's he does, behind all the thrash talk is get under his opponents skin. Despite what Mendes may say I think he's too involved in this personally and will come out swinging, McG is never involved personally , always controlled , aware and very loose and calm.

I'd love a good 5 round fight here, but my gut says first round KO or TKO.

That's a very good observation, but I feel Mendes is very calm and won't be seeing red going into this fight. He will be just as controlled and calm as Conor IMO. If we can expose the "under the skin" tactics of McGregor I'd hope Camp Alpha and Mendes would be able to do the same.

There's a difference between Poirier and Mendes in that whenever Poirier faces a tough test he seems to buckle under the pressure E.G. Swanson,Chung Sung,McGregor. Where as I'd hope that Mendes has learned a lot from his losses to Aldo, he certainly improved a lot in the second one.

I think this could go the distance but It's so hard to call and an early McGregor knockout wouldn't be all that surprising. Nor would a Mendes TKO.

Ken Shamrock wrote: »

That's a very good observation, but I feel Mendes is very calm and won't be seeing red going into this fight. He will be just as controlled and calm as Conor IMO. If we can expose the "under the skin" tactics of McGregor I'd hope Camp Alpha and Mendes would be able to do the same.

I agree that Mendes will be a tough nut to crack mentally. All of those NCAA wrestlers are. They have all been competing in wrestling since they were very young and have made it to the elite level in high school and college. They have so much experience dealing with trash talk before they even started their MMA careers.

Ken Shamrock wrote: »

That's a very good observation, but I feel Mendes is very calm and won't be seeing red going into this fight. He will be just as controlled and calm as Conor IMO. If we can expose the "under the skin" tactics of McGregor I'd hope Camp Alpha and Mendes would be able to do the same.

There's a difference between Poirier and Mendes in that whenever Poirier faces a tough test he seems to buckle under the pressure E.G. Swanson,Chung Sung,McGregor. Where as I'd hope that Mendes has learned a lot from his losses to Aldo, he certainly improved a lot in the second one.

I think this could go the distance but It's so hard to call and an early McGregor knockout wouldn't be all that surprising. Nor would a Mendes TKO.

Also very good points there to be fair.

So how is everyone planning on staying awake for the fight? I usually go to bed around 9 then get up before the pre-lims start and have a few bottles...sometimes I stay awake but if I start drinking before 1am there's a risk it'll be lights out before the main event...there's talk of a poker game beforehand.

What about you lads?

Irishcrx wrote: »

Also very good points there to be fair.

So how is everyone planning on staying awake for the fight? I usually go to bed around 9 then get up before the pre-lims start and have a few bottles...sometimes I stay awake but if I start drinking before 1am there's a risk it'll be lights out before the main event...there's talk of a poker game beforehand.

What about you lads?

Going to a mates around 10pm, for drinks and smokes. There'll only be 5 of us, I plan on taking It easy until around 4, I really don't want to miss this but god knows what I'll be like when the time comes

Irishcrx wrote: »

Although a differant stylistic match up between Mendes and McG it reminds me of the Pourier fight in the build up. Everyone thought Pourier was tough enough to give him a good fight , I think Pourier got too emotionally involved in the fight as well and tried to get at him earlier than he should have, the result was he got knocked out very quickly and underestimated McG striking range , ability and power. I think Mendes will meet a similar faith in the 1st round.

One of the great thing's he does, behind all the thrash talk is get under his opponents skin. Despite what Mendes may say I think he's too involved in this personally and will come out swinging, McG is never involved personally , always controlled , aware and very loose and calm.

If Mendes had been on the World Tour and gone on to do all the media etc with McGregor, I think Conor most definitely would have got into his head and had him at boiling point come fight time. However, with only a couple of weeks and no real media obligations of note together, I can't see it happening.

Irishcrx wrote: »

Also very good points there to be fair.

So how is everyone planning on staying awake for the fight? I usually go to bed around 9 then get up before the pre-lims start and have a few bottles...sometimes I stay awake but if I start drinking before 1am there's a risk it'll be lights out before the main event...there's talk of a poker game beforehand.

What about you lads?

I'll be tucked up in bed nice and early, say 11pm. Sleep till about 7am grab a cup of tea and watch the card from the very first fight fresh as a daisy. Can't stand staying up all night to be half asleep for the most important fights. Do this for all the cards.

Davei141 wrote: »

I'll be tucked up in bed nice and early, say 11pm. Sleep till about 7am grab a cup of tea and watch the card from the very first fight fresh as a daisy. Can't stand staying up all night to be half asleep for the most important fights. Do this for all the cards.

It's a good plan, but like was said above too manby people will find a way ro ruin it, also my 3 year old will be up early so woulnd't be able to watch it in peace in the morning plus I'd miss out on my drunk talk...

'Ashure cmon now there would ya...bang...'