Billy86 wrote: » Punches hurt more when you're tired, and amazingly it's actually harder to avoid submission when you're tired too!
Tazzimus wrote: » Pfft bollox, punches don't hurt more when you're exhausted and can't roll with them. What sort of logic is that............ Amazes me that people still can't fathom why he was wrecked by the end of the first. Looking for a KO punch every exchange and missing with most Eating a few shots while doing this Evading the other shots while doing this Getting punched/slapped in the face while trying to hit someone else is actually off putting, imagine that. All those punches Nate throws start to add up, plus as I said previously, they like to sneak a full power one in every now and then among all the other less powerful ones when they think you've let your guard down. Trying to KO a Diaz is never a good game plan. The takedown was more to try catch his breath but unless your surname is Maia or something, the ground is not where you want to be with either of them.
Utopia Parkway wrote: » 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.
The Golden Miller wrote: » You're a funny guy
Utopia Parkway wrote: » Strong argument there.
The Golden Miller wrote: » I've given it loads of times. In no scenario does McGregor take Diaz, even over 3 rounds at 155. McGregor can't hide from him in the octagon and he'll catch him and beat him to a pulp before the 3 rounds are out. He doesn't even need to beat him down. One tiny mistake that lets Diaz in (he may not even need a mistake to get in) and McGregor is strangled and submitted with ease.
Tazzimus wrote: » Pfft bollox, punches don't hurt more when you're exhausted and can't roll with them. What sort of logic is that............ Amazes me that people still can't fathom why he was wrecked by the end of the first.
John_D80 wrote: » I think what Billy86 was getting at was that it is a lot easier for a guy to be knocked out or stunned by a strike when he is gassed, which is very true. The jaw hangs low and he is breathing hard and deep.
Tazzimus wrote: » I was agreeing with him, just being sarcastic about it Sarcasm wasn't aimed at Billy btw.
FollowMyWay wrote: » 72? I can't see him being bigger than that, that would mean he put on just 4KG to fight RDA. It would be the same amount of weight to cut though which he had from 168 to 155, so that seems like a good guess.
raze_them_all_ wrote: » Kickboxing is not cutting the weight the same as mma, not even close
pone2012 wrote: » 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??
Gamebred wrote: » Anyone pics of Conor weighing in at 155 v Buchinger?
John_D80 wrote: » 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.
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.
ceecee14 wrote: » He weighs nowhere near 155 in that pic so impossible to compare.. He does look great in the buchinger weigh in tho, I'd imagine he would have looked similar weighing in for RDA fight
Gamebred wrote: Yeah its not really comparable,but just even in when you see him at 145 he looks so much healthier in that pic at 155,I cant wait to see him for good at 155.
breadmonkey wrote: » I usually lurk around here. This has descended into soccer forum levels of retardedness. Let's see how many of these muppets are back when Conor floors his next opponent at FW.
