UFC 229: Khabib v McGregor

[edaddy]

Re: UFC 229: Khabib v McGregor

First off both are caucasian, he didn't say anything about his race.


The UFC setup the bus attack, they let him in. He didn't assault anyone with a dolly on purpose. That just delayed his close to $50 million payday.

Conor talks all the time to get into the other fighter's head. Words don't matter and if you listen to what he says and let it get into your head, it's your own fault. You can't doubt that his talking has made people watch and he has made a lot of money from it.

Does Conor cross the line, sure, but who cares. You don't have to like him, you can think he is scum.

Fake fighting at press conferences has been done for a long time in fighting. It's to sell the fight & get in the opponent's head.



Most of what you see from Conor is all an act. Casual fans won't know that. I don't like all of it, but at least he backs it up in the cage.

What happens outside of the fight is all build up. Khabib though went and ruined the his win by attacking others after the fight with physical force.

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First I was talking about the racist comments conner has made from diaz up to mayweather and then insulting khabibs religion and family..lol so the ufc let him throw a dolly through a bus window hurt a fighter in the bus ,let him get arrested and let a lawsuit get filed against him?..my man thats delusional..yes plenty of fighters talk but conner has gotten overboard and reckless with it..exactly whos head has he gotten into?..because he has been beaten like a drum in his last 4 fights 3 of which he has lost 2 of which he tapped out..so that eliminates the fact that he has backed anything up..khabib physically and then mentally beat him down..khabib reacted to conners cornerman talking trash after his fighter was dismissed and conner wasnt as innocent in this as much as you think..for you to think conner can do anything outrageous or dangerous stunts in the cause of building up the fight is ridiculous and part of why the ufc has created a monster...only problem is he has to actually win a fight for this insanity to continue...

[MacGowan]

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The price you pay for being the trashtalker is that you'll be hated the second you start losing.

[Dave_S]

Re: UFC 229: Khabib v McGregor

Obviously I wanted Conor to win, and I think the idea of immediate rematch is bananas. Craziness.

Conor never even saw the right coming that nearly dropped him. His eyes used to be way better than that, didn't they?

[WarMMA]

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Obviously I wanted Conor to win, and I think the idea of immediate rematch is bananas. Craziness.

Conor never even saw the right coming that nearly dropped him. His eyes used to be way better than that, didn't they?

I thought Conor was gonna win within the first 2, but that was granted he was able to stop the td's in the open cage which he did defend well at first, but Khabib just chain wrestled and eventually got him down. Then once Conor's on his back he just turtles up and tries to survive or get back up. That's not enough against a high lvl wrestler like Khabib. With that overhand I think maybe he was thinking of the td or was going for a counter and misjudged the distance a bit wrong. That overhand was damn fast too. Khabib striking was faster than usual in this fight. Also think having a 2 yr layoff from the sport didn't do him any favors. As far as a rematch though, I don't think its needed. Khabib dominated him and i'd like to see Conor against some other guys too. Some interesting matches for him at LW like Kevin Lee, Barboza, Tony, ect. If a rematch does happen right away though, it's the same outcome again if Conor can't stop the td's in the early rounds tbh.

[MacGowan]

Re: UFC 229: Khabib v McGregor

Obviously I wanted Conor to win, and I think the idea of immediate rematch is bananas. Craziness.

It kinda isn't. It'll make lots of money, mainstream press, etc. actually it might still be the biggest ppv UFC can put on. of course it underminds the whole organisation, but we're way past that stage aren't we? WME.

Conor never even saw the right coming that nearly dropped him. His eyes used to be way better than that, didn't they?

I was thinking the same thing. Of course it's just one fight and everyone looks bad against Khabib, but how much did the war with Diaz take out of him? maybe also mayweather?

[Phillyboi207]

Re: UFC 229: Khabib v McGregor

Obviously I wanted Conor to win, and I think the idea of immediate rematch is bananas. Craziness.

Conor never even saw the right coming that nearly dropped him. His eyes used to be way better than that, didn't they?

Khabib messed up his timing with feints.

[dsallupinyaarea]

Re: UFC 229: Khabib v McGregor

There isn't a fight Dana can book that would sell more than Khabib/Conor 2 therefore, the next fight will be Khabib/Conor 2.


Conor has already asked for it and I don't see Khabib turning down a chance to make a pile of money punching Conor in the face.


"Deserve ain't got nothing to do with it"


-The Great Snoop from The Wire.

[MacGowan]

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"Deserve ain't got nothing to do with it"

Great, here we go: Logan Paul vs Famous idiot X.

That Bellator Welterweight tournament is looking mighty fine now...

[Money99]

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Obviously I wanted Conor to win, and I think the idea of immediate rematch is bananas. Craziness.

Conor never even saw the right coming that nearly dropped him. His eyes used to be way better than that, didn't they?

Again, please excuse my ignorance when it comes to MMA as I'm not a seasoned observer.
Joe Rogan mentioned that Connor got tagged flush because he's likely very concerned and focused on Khabib's takedown skills.
By worrying about one thing, he wasn't as focused on his striking and therefore was caught by surprise.

If that's true, it's why I don't think Connor will ever be able to beat Khabib.

Most of what you see from Conor is all an act. Casual fans won't know that. I don't like all of it, but at least he backs it up in the cage.

Does he really back it up anymore though?
He's lost 2 of his last 3 MMA fights and 3 of his last 4 pro fights.
He's looking for a rematch (which Dana will likely give), but yet refuses to give anyone else rematches (Diaz!).

IMO, there's absolutely no need for a rematch with Khabib. This wasn't anything close to being a competitive fight. Connor was destroyed and gave up despite the fact Khabib's arm wasn't even hooked under his chin.
Connor probably figured "why bother". He knew he was in for another humiliating round of ground and pound. He was also probably recalling the $100M he made on the Mayweahter fight, so might as well take the easy way out.

[DieHardYankee26]

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Philly got it, you can see a feinted takedown before he goes for the over hand. Conor braces himself for the takedown and gets clocked.

Puts you in the mind of Mayweather almost, it's incredible watching these guys in slow motion. They're doing the slightest shoulder turns and hip movements and the other guy is picking up on everything, so impressive. And I mean that both ways, the way Conor sets up that left hand throughout a fight is always impressive.

My favorite part now, is there's a part where Khabib is going for a Kimura on Conor and looks outside of the cage and yells "DANA" to get his attention, Conor hit him with an illegal knee to get out of it (no warning or point taken btw), but people think Khabib was gonna break Conor's arm right there. Would've been crazy.

[WarMMA]

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Again, please excuse my ignorance when it comes to MMA as I'm not a seasoned observer.
Joe Rogan mentioned that Connor got tagged flush because he's likely very concerned and focused on Khabib's takedown skills.
By worrying about one thing, he wasn't as focused on his striking and therefore was caught by surprise.

If that's true, it's why I don't think Connor will ever be able to beat Khabib.



Does he really back it up anymore though?
He's lost 2 of his last 3 MMA fights and 3 of his last 4 pro fights.
He's looking for a rematch (which Dana will likely give), but yet refuses to give anyone else rematches (Diaz!).

IMO, there's absolutely no need for a rematch with Khabib. This wasn't anything close to being a competitive fight. Connor was destroyed and gave up despite the fact Khabib's arm wasn't even hooked under his chin.
Connor probably figured "why bother". He knew he was in for another humiliating round of ground and pound. He was also probably recalling the $100M he made on the Mayweahter fight, so might as well take the easy way out.

That's an actual type of choke that doesn't have to be under the neck though. It's called a fulcrum choke (or neck crank) and to be fair, it hurts really bad and jacks up your neck. It doesn't have to be under the neck and will cause some crazy pain. I've been put in it before and I tapped cuz it felt like my neck was gonna be snapped. But I agree no need for a rematch. That was total domination by Khabib and other guys deserve a shot. Plus i'd like to see Conor against some other guys. Conor sure made Iaquinta look great though lol.

[Money99]

Re: UFC 229: Khabib v McGregor

Philly got it, you can see a feinted takedown before he goes for the over hand. Conor braces himself for the takedown and gets clocked.

Puts you in the mind of Mayweather almost, it's incredible watching these guys in slow motion. They're doing the slightest shoulder turns and hip movements and the other guy is picking up on everything, so impressive. And I mean that both ways, the way Conor sets up that left hand throughout a fight is always impressive.

My favorite part now, is there's a part where Khabib is going for a Kimura on Conor and looks outside of the cage and yells "DANA" to get his attention, Conor hit him with an illegal knee to get out of it (no warning or point taken btw), but people think Khabib was gonna break Conor's arm right there. Would've been crazy.

That's crazy if that was his intention. I wouldn't want to get back in the cage with that man if true, lol.

[dsallupinyaarea]

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There's a video on Twitter of round 3 and the ringside mic picks up Khabib in ground and pound yelling "Let's talk now, huh?" and "anything to say?" between punches and elbows to Conor's face. Presumably, for the 1st time in his life, Conor was speechless.



Man. Saturday was a bad look for Mr. McGregor.

[edaddy]

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Again, please excuse my ignorance when it comes to MMA as I'm not a seasoned observer.
Joe Rogan mentioned that Connor got tagged flush because he's likely very concerned and focused on Khabib's takedown skills.
By worrying about one thing, he wasn't as focused on his striking and therefore was caught by surprise.

If that's true, it's why I don't think Connor will ever be able to beat Khabib.



Does he really back it up anymore though?
He's lost 2 of his last 3 MMA fights and 3 of his last 4 pro fights.
He's looking for a rematch (which Dana will likely give), but yet refuses to give anyone else rematches (Diaz!).

IMO, there's absolutely no need for a rematch with Khabib. This wasn't anything close to being a competitive fight. Connor was destroyed and gave up despite the fact Khabib's arm wasn't even hooked under his chin.
Connor probably figured "why bother". He knew he was in for another humiliating round of ground and pound. He was also probably recalling the $100M he made on the Mayweahter fight, so might as well take the easy way out.

Great points..Conner got tagged several times without khabid doing any feinting he also took conners left and wasnt fazed..that chokehold hurt but I have seen plenty who did not tap out but kept their chin tucked in it..as usual the going got tough and he tapped out..conner can talk about a rematch but he knows there is nothing he can do to khabib..he cant get close because he will get taken down..his striking was not that much better than khabibs to give him a chance..he needs to take a rematch with floyd with the same gentlemans agreement between both of those con artists..at this point the only thing mcgregor is backing up is the toilet and that brinks truck to his bank...

[MacGowan]

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Connor was destroyed and gave up despite the fact Khabib's arm wasn't even hooked under his chin.

That's an actual type of choke that doesn't have to be under the neck though.

Casual viewers of MMA, this is Damian Maia, he will now demonstrate to you the neck crank.



Anyone wanna volunteer?