Lukker- wrote: » I think the IV thing is overstated. Both fighters have used it in the past but you can still make the same cut without an IV. It's just more hassle, because your going to be constantly drinking water all day after the weigh ins. Whereas with an IV you can take a nap or have a good rest after probably an exhausting cut. Conor is definitely sick of the cut though and doing that frequently will take it's toll on the body. I think the UFC should just move to same day weigh ins. As long as their is an advantage to be gained by cutting large amounts of weight people are going to find their way around things like an IV ban. The brain supposedly takes 3 days to fully rehydrate so fighters who cut big amounts are definitely more at risk to brain trauma.
evo2000 wrote: » You know its gonna be proper funny when Mcgregor absolutely lights up aldo standing and ko s him! make sure you come back here then and we ll see whos the one that was clueless
Tiger Mcilroy wrote: » If mcgregor beats aldo i will be the first in line to give him credit, but if an undertrained gassing mendes can connect as regularly as he did then the undisputed champion and arguably the best pound for pound fighter in the UFC isnt gonna have much trouble in this fight.
Thegalwayman wrote: » It's not like they forget how to punch until a couple of months before the fight and learn again during the fight camp. It's more the defensive skills that need sharpening. Offensive striking not so much minor timing improvements from training camp.
Tiger Mcilroy wrote: » clear lack of gas for a championship fight not his technique.
Kidswanson wrote: » McGregor will be looking to stand and bang, only thing he has though is that straight right, aldos gonna be drilling counters to that all camp, not to mention aldo has a way superior ground game, he may attempt to lay and prey for the first time in a while. Should be an interesting fight, hope Mcgregor wins it even if he is a big mouth twat!
akelly02 wrote: » only a guess but i presume you mean straight LEFT. And he has a lot more than that, it is however his most effective weapon
Saipanne wrote: » It Aldo does indeed concentrate on McGregors right, we will have a new featherweight champion.
Kidswanson wrote: » My bad, yes i meant to say left, ty!
akelly02 wrote: » Everyone knows about the Left straight down the pipe but yet nobody can get out of the way of it, which just shows what you are dealing with here
DrPhilG wrote: » How is the fact that it was a championship fight relevant? It ended in the second round.
Kidswanson wrote: » Perhaps, but aldo's head movement is a notch above connor's previous opponents. Who do you reckon has more power? I can see aldo hitting harder on average, but nothing he can throw can match with the sheer power and accuracy conner can throw into his big left.
akelly02 wrote: » If Conor goes in with his hands down taking unnecessary shots he will be KOd, and if he acts the eejit i hope that happens.
Mellor wrote: » When has he acted the eijet and messed around?
akelly02 wrote: » Against Porier and Mendes he was taunting with his hands down shouting ''what you got?'' and the likes. Took 3 or 4 unneccesary punches in the Mendes iirc form solely acting the Bollix.
Mellor wrote: » I disagree that's acting the bollox tbh. It's to get him to commit so he can counter. Mendes landing some is hardly an outrage.
El Guapo! wrote: » I kind of agree with the other poster a bit when it comes to the Mendes fight. Conor came out and seemed hyped up more than usual (which is understandable considering all that happened in the lead up to the fight) and was pretty sloppy at the start of the fight. Yes he wants to counter punch but I think he took some unnecessary risks and if he does that against Aldo he could be in trouble. Mendes landing punches is not an outrage as you say. He's a top class fighter. But if your game is to counter-punch then you should be aiming to slip those shots and then land the counter. Just taking them on the chin and ploughing forward is a dangerous game to play.
El Guapo! wrote: » Conor came out and seemed hyped up more than usual (which is understandable considering all that happened in the lead up to the fight) and was pretty sloppy at the start of the fight.
Just taking them on the chin and ploughing forward is a dangerous game to play.
Mellor wrote: » I think the start was a bit frantic. But I wouldn't put it down to messing about. It'd can't sll go perfectly. I would have thought so personally. However, Conor had clearly moved on from slipping and punching (Buchinger, Brimage), to walking them down and firing down the middle (Porrier, Siver, Mendes). This isn't an accident, he isn't forgetting how to evade and slip. He is changing intentionally. And tbh, I have to at least consider he knows a bit more about striking than I do.
