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UFC 205: Alvarez v McGregor (Event Discussion) - FAQ's in OP
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McGregor via Decisionwonderfullife wrote: »How do you see that going down? From the clinch or from top control?
Off his back, likely against the cage. The guillotine will be there (as will the arching elbow finish which is a real threat). Conor won't purposely go to the ground. But if the bell is approaching it might be a no-lose attack, or if Eddie actually completes the takedown.
The factors that cinched it for me were;
In all the SBG rolling videos I've seen, the guillotine is something that features a lot. I've seen John go for it verses Gunni, where Gunni did that back bridge escape. Conor used the same escape verses Mendes on instinct, so he's probably quite familiar.
Prior to the Aldo fight, John said Conor "has a fantastic guillotine off his back". Which is where Eddie wants to put him.
In the last Jiu Jitsu match we've seen him he. He went for a Guillotine just after the 5min mark. It actually cost him the match, but the fact that he went for it rather than looking for the back suggests to me it's a preferred sub.
And he's been training/rolling with Dilion Danis, who won NoGi Pan Absolute division by submitting both opponents with guillotines - obviously he picked up a thing or two from the best guillotiner in the world, Marcelo.
If it ever gonna happen, this is it. John, Dillion, Marcelo. All the guillotines are lining up. It's a long shot obviously, but the odds reflect that.0 -
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McGregor via Decision
Interesting. More interesting because something Dillon said in an obscure interview post-202 stuck out to me. I think it was with Submission Radio but might have been somewhere else. He said in a roundabout way that he was certain Conor could catch Nate (off his back). Now that might have been hinting at anything but he said, quote, "there's a few techniques Conor is amazing at".Off his back, likely against the cage. The guillotine will be there (as will the arching elbow finish which is a real threat). Conor won't purposely go to the ground. But if the bell is approaching it might be a no-lose attack, or if Eddie actually completes the takedown.
The factors that cinched it for me were;
In all the SBG rolling videos I've seen, the guillotine is something that features a lot. I've seen John go for it verses Gunni, where Gunni did that back bridge escape. Conor used the same escape verses Mendes on instinct, so he's probably quite familiar.
Prior to the Aldo fight, John said Conor "has a fantastic guillotine off his back". Which is where Eddie wants to put him.
In the last Jiu Jitsu match we've seen him he. He went for a Guillotine just after the 5min mark. It actually cost him the match, but the fact that he went for it rather than looking for the back suggests to me it's a preferred sub.
And he's been training/rolling with Dilion Danis, who won NoGi Pan Absolute division by submitting both opponents with guillotines - obviously he picked up a thing or two from the best guillotiner in the world, Marcelo.
If it ever gonna happen, this is it. John, Dillion, Marcelo. All the guillotines are lining up. It's a long shot obviously, but the odds reflect that.
Whether that was a throwaway comment or whether Conor has a particularly top level guillotine, i don't know. But still interesting. More interesting, if you pay attention to the footage coming out from all sources is Conor has been drilling that Buchinger level-change A LOT. It might be misdirection. But i'm gonna throw out a wild guess and say it's very realistic he level changes and shoots on an incoming Eddie trying to come off the fence like Buchinger.0 -
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McGregor via DecisionHead Wreck wrote: »What does this "level change" mean.?Head Wreck wrote: »Ah I see. I thought it was something more complex than that haha.
McGregor nearly lost his balance from the spinning kick, just caught his balance in time as bushinger was rushing in.
He overbalanced forward after throwing the kick, he caught himself before Buchinger rushed in, and ducked under him for the takedown - that duck is the level change
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