UFC 229: Khabib v McGregor

[MacGowan]

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UFC 229 Khabib vs McGregor is the big game of this Saturday. McGregor will win the title match because he's one of the best UFC fighters. I also support McGregor. What is your suggestion for this fight?

Conor McGregor by TKO round 2.

This will be the first time I go into a Conor fight as a non-fan. Dude threw a ****ing trolly through a window and now everyone's calling Rose a ***** cuz she got legit anxiety from basicly being assaulted. If you knew a dude named Frank and he brought 10 friends and smashed up windows while your girl was sitting in the middle of it all crying, you'd be like **** Frank, Frank's an *******. But this WWE now, so we think it's all pretend. it's not.

That being said, I'm hoping for a good fight. But I don't really care who wins in this one to be honest.

[DJ]

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I've convinced myself that Khabib will smash McGregor. I think the two-year absence from MMA will hurt Conor, and if he can't catch Khabib in the first round, he's going to gas out again and Khabib will maul him for 15-20 min.

[WarMMA]

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I've convinced myself that Khabib will smash McGregor. I think the two-year absence from MMA will hurt Conor, and if he can't catch Khabib in the first round, he's going to gas out again and Khabib will maul him for 15-20 min.

Imo, the opening round will tell a lot about how the fights going to go if nobody get's finished in it. There are important questions that I feel will be answered in that first round like "does Khabib have a good enough chin to take the left? Can he defend/avoid the left hand while on the feet?" and "can Conor stop Khabibs pressure heavy grappling style?". The exciting thing about it is those questions being answered could very well spell the end of the fight in that opening round.

[p_rushing]

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I've convinced myself that Khabib will smash McGregor. I think the two-year absence from MMA will hurt Conor, and if he can't catch Khabib in the first round, he's going to gas out again and Khabib will maul him for 15-20 min.

Imo, the opening round will tell a lot about how the fights going to go if nobody get's finished in it. There are important questions that I feel will be answered in that first round like "does Khabib have a good enough chin to take the left? Can he defend/avoid the left hand while on the feet?" and "can Conor stop Khabibs pressure heavy grappling style?". The exciting thing about it is those questions being answered could very well spell the end of the fight in that opening round.

Conor has been out a long time and he has known this fight was coming for those 2 years. He would have been stupid to not be training his wrestling the whole time, even during boxing training.

Then Khabib is already emotional. He wants to punish Conor. He is going to either try to strike with him or go too strong for the takedown and get caught.


I want to see what happens in the 1st round. See what has changed in Conor's game.

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[Dave_S]

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Khabib isn't very good off his back, Conor should just take him down.

[WarMMA]

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Conor has been out a long time and he has known this fight was coming for those 2 years. He would have been stupid to not be training his wrestling the whole time, even during boxing training.

Then Khabib is already emotional. He wants to punish Conor. He is going to either try to strike with him or go too strong for the takedown and get caught.


I want to see what happens in the 1st round. See what has changed in Conor's game.

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Conor's game really doesn't change much and it doesn't need to for this fight tbh. Just sprawl and brawl. If he does catch Khabib with a clean shot, the very important question about Khabib's chin will be answered. On the flip side, Khabib has to have watched enough footage and got enough advice from his team to know not to strike or go to hard for the td. Watched a vid the other day with him talking about how he plans to approach the fight and he says he's gonna pressure forward but he's not gonna rush. So I expect to see a pressuring, but also a little more patient Khabib which is smart against Conor. Conor's game is all smoke and mirrors. Almost everything he does is to try and set up a counter left opportunity. He's all about trying to bait you into doing stuff so he can counter. So if you're not thinking defensively when throwing strikes at him or coming forward, he can possibly catch you. If an average joe like me knows this, i'm sure Khabib's coaches have prepared him properly for Conors striking. But he can't stand too long. He has to grapple Conor imo.

[DJ]

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Conor has been out a long time and he has known this fight was coming for those 2 years. He would have been stupid to not be training his wrestling the whole time, even during boxing training.

Then Khabib is already emotional. He wants to punish Conor. He is going to either try to strike with him or go too strong for the takedown and get caught.


I want to see what happens in the 1st round. See what has changed in Conor's game.

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Training and fighting are two different things (I know everyone here knows that). Conor could very well be fine, but man, being out of the Octagon for nearly 24 months brings me pause. He can be in good shape, but the gas tank could drain even faster as he reacts to being in his first fight in two years.

[WarMMA]

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Training and fighting are two different things (I know everyone here knows that). Conor could very well be fine, but man, being out of the Octagon for nearly 24 months brings me pause. He can be in good shape, but the gas tank could drain even faster as he reacts to being in his first fight in two years.

Very true. Adrenaline dump is indeed real. We'll see though. The first round will be very telling.

[p_rushing]

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Training and fighting are two different things (I know everyone here knows that). Conor could very well be fine, but man, being out of the Octagon for nearly 24 months brings me pause. He can be in good shape, but the gas tank could drain even faster as he reacts to being in his first fight in two years.

Very true. Adrenaline dump is indeed real. We'll see though. The first round will be very telling.

He has never come into a fight not ready though. He also wasn't affected in his last fight. So I think he should be able to handle that.

Khabib is the one who may need to worry about that. This is the biggest fight of his career.


If you look at the pictures, Conor is thin, almost too thin. He looks like he has dropped mass to help deal with the cardio issues. I doubt that solves it completely, but it may make him faster.

Khabib looks bigger and has a tough cut. He gasses in his fights, but he usually is laying on people so it isn't as noticeable.


I wouldn't count Conor out because of all his experience, but who knows what happens. Was he training much before signing, is he in great shape, is he just doing it for the money, etc.

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[PeterFerguson2]

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Khabib isn't very good off his back, Conor should just take him down.

It's not that simple I'd say. I do agree with you here though. Until Khabib manages to get in somehow, Conor is always going to be at an advantage, he can keep playing to his strengths. He can always keep him out through zoning. But I do assume that once Khabib gets in, it's going to be really hard for Conor, and I mean really hard for him to just put him away at that point. Some guy I know at a post in UKFF made a long *** post on it with a total build-up. You might like to read that. Khabib's legacy has been pretty neat so far. Conor's has been bloody but too dang impressive. There's also this post on the fight buildup and some of their career highlight you might to check out with promos and highlights for a quick recap (ignore the irrelevant stuff).


https://www.ivacy.com/blog/watch-mcg...b-live-stream/

[Dave_S]

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I was just joking.

[WarMMA]

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He has never come into a fight not ready though. He also wasn't affected in his last fight. So I think he should be able to handle that.

Khabib is the one who may need to worry about that. This is the biggest fight of his career.


If you look at the pictures, Conor is thin, almost too thin. He looks like he has dropped mass to help deal with the cardio issues. I doubt that solves it completely, but it may make him faster.

Khabib looks bigger and has a tough cut. He gasses in his fights, but he usually is laying on people so it isn't as noticeable.


I wouldn't count Conor out because of all his experience, but who knows what happens. Was he training much before signing, is he in great shape, is he just doing it for the money, etc.

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Yh i'll never count out anybody that has "one hitter quiter" type power. And yes you're right we have seen Khabib slow down in fights, where he's usually on top. But the thing is despite him slowing down, he still manages to grind out his opponents cuz of the high lvl wrestling. Conor is going to make him work though. Aside from the fight starting on the feet giving Conor the advantage at the start, add to that him having really good movement and when he does get taken down he's really good scrambling and popping back up. But Conor is his best early on in fights though. He has about two and a half rounds of being really solid before he starts to slow down and the tide starts to turn. If he doesn't finish Khabib in the early rounds and also has to grapple a lot in those rounds, I think we see Khabib being able to possibly finish him by sub or grind out a decision win.

[Dave_S]

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Conor is making a lot of sense on ufc tonight, also talked about Nathan. Interesting.

[DonaldS]

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I am a huge fan of McGregor. And I support McGregor. But by the time he's loosing his patience and cool, it looks like he will lose his fan following sooner or later. I won't say that Khabib will win. But I will say that may the best man wins. Kz this fight is the biggest for everyone and especially for Khabib. So he has to keep his eyes open.

[lissi88]

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It's not that simple I'd say. I do agree with you here though. Until Khabib manages to get in somehow, Conor is always going to be at an advantage, he can keep playing to his strengths. He can always keep him out through zoning. But I do assume that once Khabib gets in, it's going to be really hard for Conor, and I mean really hard for him to just put him away at that point. Some guy I know at a post in UKFF made a long *** post on it with a total build-up. You might like to read that. Khabib's legacy has been pretty neat so far. Conor's has been bloody but too dang impressive. There's also this post on the fight buildup and some of their career highlight you might to check out with promos and highlights for a quick recap (ignore the irrelevant stuff).

https://www.ivacy.com/blog/watch-mcg...b-live-stream/

I am just so glad I like both Conor and Khabib. Whoever wins is a win for me. Just hoping for an exciting brutal competitive fight.

Just waiting to watch khabib vs McGregor Live Online on PPV. Got a cheap deal from the UFC Philippines website.



But if McGregor Wins I am surely going to pop the cap on this