UFC 196: McGregor v Diaz

Gamebred wrote: »

Anyways ive decided not to reply to the obvious morons posting rubbish back onto the fight discussion,


Conor threw ONE leg kick in the whole fight,that is awful fight IQ for somebody like him,RDA chewed it up and made his boxing completely redundant,I also find his lead leg kick that got him taken down at the end of the first was very poor and thrown lazily.

Christ, 2 losses in as many months... He may as well retire.

JustShon wrote: »

Thanks for the encouragement lads

I find I agree with the people saying that McGregor needs to work on his cardio. His wins in UFC so far have all been quick wins.

I've only watched a couple of McGregor's fights from before he got involved in UFC but it seems to me that he runs out of steam pretty quickly if he doesn't get ahead very early.

He even said it himself, he didn't use his energy efficiently but I think there's more to it than that. The way he's been winning he hasn't needed to build up the stamina needed to continue a fight for the full time. If he could do that then he might be able to win on points against someone like Diaz who can weather his strikes but as he was this weekend I don't think he could have gone the distance regardless of how efficiently he used his energy.

I would pretty much agree with all this, to be fair. I said earlier in the thread, that the two things Conor lacked most against Nate, were cardio and patience, both of which, thankfully, can be trained.

If there were a next time, I'm sure with a solid intelligent gameplan based on Leg kicks and body shots (both of which Diaz is wide open to), Conor would get the Win. And i would expect a 3rd or 4th round stoppage.

JustShon wrote: »

Thanks for the encouragement lads

I find I agree with the people saying that McGregor needs to work on his cardio. His wins in UFC so far have all been quick wins.

I've only watched a couple of McGregor's fights from before he got involved in UFC but it seems to me that he runs out of steam pretty quickly if he doesn't get ahead very early.

He even said it himself, he didn't use his energy efficiently but I think there's more to it than that. The way he's been winning he hasn't needed to build up the stamina needed to continue a fight for the full time. If he could do that then he might be able to win on points against someone like Diaz who can weather his strikes but as he was this weekend I don't think he could have gone the distance regardless of how efficiently he used his energy.

I think that's part of It. I think another aspect is Conor just loaded up too much and chased the finish against a guy who is tough as nails. That will empty your gas tank. A smarter game plan and a little less trying to make a statement and it's a different fight I think. Not saying he is guaranteed to win but there are ways of beating Nate and he chose the wrong one.

JustShon wrote: »

Yeah, part of me thinks that his pride wouldn't let him go for the long game. He wanted to be able to say he demolished Nate in one round.

To be honest I think that's exactly it. He typically hasn't been the type of guy to go in there and try to win rounds. You have to take that route against Nate. And when you're making predictions of second round ko's he has added pressure to himself to chase that finish. I'm not sure he'll make that mistake again at 155 but we'll see. Makes his next two fights very Interesting to say the least

JustShon wrote: »

Definitely, and if he does go for the long game it'll mean we get more fight for our money too

As cool as it was seeing McGregor knock Aldo out in 13 seconds I was honestly disappointed by it, got myself geared up for a fight that I almost missed the entirety of by taking a sip of my beer.

Fingers crossed for longer, more strategic fights in future.

A few of my mates said the same but the 5 hours of fighting that went before it was great and the fight directly before it was a huge title fight. If you can get hooked on the sport atall you'll see there's so much more beyond McGregor. It was a great 13 seconds though!

rob316 wrote: »

Watch the fight again, why oh why did he go for the takedown. Diaz was starting to hurt him but it was wild and you could see he was exhausted. Just 1 more minute to 3rd round he had, should of kept it off the ground and slowed it down. He just rushed it after a very controlled round and a half.

I think the phrase is "he was on queer street". Desperation from him.

Why is is that McGregor's volume is so inferior? Surely a professional athlete as well advised as McGregor should be able to go the distance. And even if he can't due to putting too much in too early or whatever perceived tactical flaws, surely he should have been able to not be exhausted within a few minutes.

BoardsMember wrote: »

Why is is that McGregor's volume is so inferior? Surely a professional athlete as well advised as McGregor should be able to go the distance. And even if he can't due to putting too much in too early or whatever perceived tactical flaws, surely he should have been able to not be exhausted within a few minutes.

Hitting air with a lot of his strikes would have drained his arms like mad, especially when he was putting a lot into them

LaGlisse wrote: »

Pretty good collection of GIFS of Mcgregors main kicks/punches. How the **** doe Diaz eat some of those. Pretty terrifying if you are a FW

Those gifs were amazing. Diaz is incredibly tough.

The Golden Miller wrote: »

Because he's a machine and would bury McGregor at any weight

Actually think if they fought 10 times Conor would win quite a few of them as long as he fought a lot smarter than he did the last night. Had he left more gas in the tank he could easily win a decision over Nate. Especially in a 3 round fight.

I think he'd prefer those fights at 155 though rather than 170.

Mellor wrote: »

You are basing his right to be at FW on his height and reach. That's very strange. How hard is cut is not decided on height. Paddy Houlihan is a similar height, fights at 125.

DeLaHoya fought and won titles at 130lbs, 135, 140 and 145lbs (amount others). He is taker than Conor at 5'10 1/2"

You are assuming that the taller you are in a division the better. That's not really true. I'd imagine there's an optimal height for each division.

You said you did kickboxing. What weight cut were you making?

No i didnt mean it in this way...I just think he belongs at 155...his walking around weight says that to me....but its a personal opinion based on 3 things : my experiences, my observations and his own teams reports....you dont need to agree whatsoever

I was making the cut to SWW (69.5kg) but I always aimed for 69 to be safe... there were a few times I made a WW cut to 66 (dehydration etc) and it was pretty crappy so I stuck with the former...

Being honest though I walked around at 72-73 then (77.5 now) so it was simply a case of a well planned CKD, some extra cardio with a carb load following the weigh in for 69...no crazy tactics needed..i was already lean as hell too but I remember them few times I went to 66 and it was excruciating ..plus I did feel like I was bigger there...im 5"10

what is the point of the question??

Ush1 wrote: »

Do you think Conor or Nate won the first round?

I think it doesnt really matter, Conor didnt really hurt him...cut him yes, but hurt him, no

Nate said it all...look at the stuff he's doing in training....Nates got the best boxers around him, the best BJJ guys....and Conor is training with...Ido Portal..

finglashoop wrote: »

While conor.could fight smarter and not just throw everything into.every punch it.wont negate the fact that when nate hits him cleanly we will end up with same result. He will wobble him and either ko or sub him.

The.current.theory (from listening to various media) is that.mc gregor lacks the heart for the grind.

Diaz is not by any means a power puncher. Very good boxer yes but not a power puncher. He caught Conor clean when Conor was already gassed and and sparked him. The few strikes did connect in the first round didn't trouble McGregor at all. In fact thats a lot of the reason that Conor got too cocky and kept searching for the big shots with no regard for his defence. It was only when Mcgregor was already breathing through his arse that he got clipped. Not taking from what Diaz did mind, but he really is not a power puncher at all.

With a measured approach, and with good use of his long range leg kicks and body strikes, McGregor would be a lot harder to hit.

As for lacking the heart, well I would refer anyone who says this to the Holloway and Mendes fights. Fighting through a torn cruciate and a vicious beating on the ground respectively showed exactly how much heart he has.

Tigger wrote: »

138 and counting
That's 138 after the fight ended (it was 35 then)

One of the the 35. Wish i was as brave at the bookies.