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[SpursTillIDie1882]

OMG i stayed up for 20 seconds or less!!!! Connor all out guns blazing , straight on the press!!! Spurs can learn so much from this guys spirit fight desire passion!!!!!

BOOM Shoulder SMASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JM prefers the boring submission style , we need some Connor style!!

 

[Fredo]

Disgusting card

 

[SugarRay]

The amount of people duped by a cynical bit of matchmaking is crazy! Cerrone is washed up, old and never good enough at the highest level even in his prime. That’s his 3rd consecutive loss

People massively over egging this win already.

They just asked what’s next for McGregor. Masvidal, Usman or Khabib/Ferguson...
Another loss is what’s next if they are the options?

 

[Gareth88]

The amount of people duped by a cynical bit of matchmaking is crazy! Cerrone is washed up, old and never good enough at the highest level even in his prime. That’s his 3rd consecutive loss

People massively over egging this win already.

They just asked what’s next for McGregor. Masvidal, Usman or Khabib/Ferguson...
Another loss is what’s next if they are the options?

Not what I expected outcome wise at all, poor fight. Hopefully khabib gets injured and Mcgregor takes on Ferguson and we see a blood bath

 

[SugarRay]

Make no mistake despite the theatrics and the big mouth, Conor is a dangerous fighter. So many good potential fights in this division. Masvidal, Usman and Covington all fights I'd love to see happen.

He is for a certain type of fighter, no doubt. Masvidal, Usman, Ferguson and Khabib are not this type of fighter though, which is unfortunate for McGregor. They all beat him, and all probably beat him up too. Ferguson and Masvidal would knock him out, Khabib already ragdolled him and Usman would do the same.

McGregors best bet is more of the same last night, overmatched/washed up/much smaller opponents and build the myth even more whilst making big money. He obviously has the followers. He jumps in with any of them names listed above, he’s back to being old news

 

[Thewobbler]

The amount of people duped by a cynical bit of matchmaking is crazy! Cerrone is washed up, old and never good enough at the highest level even in his prime. That’s his 3rd consecutive loss

People massively over egging this win already.

They just asked what’s next for McGregor. Masvidal, Usman or Khabib/Ferguson...
Another loss is what’s next if they are the options?

Dana was so angry when everyone was counting out cerrone and how this was a gimme fight and then in the postfight was basically asking him to retire lol.

The fight went exactly how I thought. Cerrone always folds in the big fights. Glad I didnt pay for this crap.

 

[SugarRay]

Dana was so angry when everyone was counting out cerrone and how this was a gimme fight and then in the postfight was basically asking him to retire lol.

The fight went exactly how I thought. Cerrone always folds in the big fights. Glad I didnt pay for this crap.

Thing is, with McGregor, he could get beat up like he did vs Khabib, then post a video of him doing a rocky style training montage and his followers would lose their shit saying he’s back, better than ever, everyone needs to watch out etc
He could fight that old fella he punched in the pub and his fans would buy in to it. Can see why Dana protects his investment but it comes at a cost of course. Integrity doesn’t seem like it would come between Dana and a few more dollars though!

Good luck to them all and I like seeing fighters earn good money for a tough game but it’s not for me. I’ll tune in when it becomes competitive

 

[Davo99]

Sugar Ray your hating of Conor is embarrassing mate.

 

[haxman]

Sugar Ray your hating of Conor is embarrassing mate.

Is he wrong though? McGregor is scum. If he wasn't a professional sportsman, he would be in jail by now. Some of his antics make us sad to call him one of our own. He's a good MMA fighter but that's about it really. Far from unbeatable as we've seen already.

 

[Dan Stallworthy]

Without a doubt McGregor is talented, but that fight was a farce. As SugarRay mentioned - any of those fighters I think could and would beat Conor.

The UFC didn't want his return to be a defeat so Cowboy did make sense as a first opponent but yeah the next one will be interesting - Conor Vs Ferguson would be one of the greatest fights ever in my opinion

 

[Dan Stallworthy]

McGregor makes a sickening amount of money from UFC and even more from his other business ventures (reportedly a billion in sales of Proper 12 whisky), Dana gonna do whatever it takes to ensure McGregor is still winning fight after fight so he's generating more and more money for UFC, so I can see him getting another 'easier' fight next time. Don't think there gonna give him one of the top fighters just yet. Gaethje would be a hell of an interesting one though

 

[ajspurs]

He is for a certain type of fighter, no doubt. Masvidal, Usman, Ferguson and Khabib are not this type of fighter though, which is unfortunate for McGregor. They all beat him, and all probably beat him up too. Ferguson and Masvidal would knock him out, Khabib already ragdolled him and Usman would do the same.

McGregors best bet is more of the same last night, overmatched/washed up/much smaller opponents and build the myth even more whilst making big money. He obviously has the followers. He jumps in with any of them names listed above, he’s back to being old news

I'm not so sure personally. I think Khabib would definitely beat him again, but Masvidal, Usman and Ferguson could be potential good fights. I'm not sure I'd bet on Conor to win those, but I don't think it's as much of a forgone conclusion as some think regarding him stepping up against those fighters.

I can understand this fight being made. Some may criticise Dana for it but I think Conor pushed for such a fight and didn't want one of the big guns for his return fight, which I can even understand and don't mind. Apparently Dana said the next fight to make is him vs Khabib and you can't get tougher than that. That's even the fight that Conor really wants and the difficulty in making it happen will come from Khabib's camp as he doesn't seem near as interested in a rematch.

 

[SugarRay]

Sugar Ray your hating of Conor is embarrassing mate.

It’s not hate at all. He’s a bit of a prick but I get it entirely when it comes to Conor. Fighters being built like he has and being looked after and milked dry etc have existed in boxing for decades upon decades. He’s a very good fighter, although a little limited, especially when being discussed as a great fighter. Aside from being very average on the ground, his stamina is very poor and I think he lacks a bit of toughness. Be interesting to see him take a shot off a proper banger too, the way he reacted to Diaz’s slow arcing punches and being dropped by Khabib suggests he’d be knocked cold by a genuine banger.

Fair play to them all making big dough off it all. He’s entertaining in a way and that sells of course. Very good MMA fighter though, no doubt.

 

[EJWTartanSpur]

He is for a certain type of fighter, no doubt. Masvidal, Usman, Ferguson and Khabib are not this type of fighter though, which is unfortunate for McGregor. They all beat him, and all probably beat him up too. Ferguson and Masvidal would knock him out, Khabib already ragdolled him and Usman would do the same.

McGregors best bet is more of the same last night, overmatched/washed up/much smaller opponents and build the myth even more whilst making big money. He obviously has the followers. He jumps in with any of them names listed above, he’s back to being old news

I’m far from a Mcgregor fan, and as a very long term MMA fan have never overrated his position in the MMA world, however, I make you slightly wrong here.

Tony is just about my favourite fighter, but Conor is not a great matchup for him - Tony can start a little slow and his defence can be a little lazy/absent. He’s hittable basically, so a lefty of the standup level of CMC with a laser like straight left, great technique and some decent power at the weight class is always going to pose a problem. If he takes it past round 2 then CMC enters hell and Tony would wipe the floor with him.

Masvidal is also an interesting equation that isn’t fully and clearly drawn.

MMA math such as using one Khabib strike landed on Macgregor as an argument about his standup skills, never really works

 

[SugarRay]

I think Masvidal would take McGregors best shots and still be standing, possibly smiling. Game over from that point on.

Usman and Khabib, I barely see the point of these fights, but again it’s big moolah so all should be interested ( am I right in saying Khabib isn’t actually all that interested? Can’t blame him, he has nothing to prove and the first fight was convincing )

Ferguson? Yep, punchers chance, absolutely for Conor. I still think Ferguson would beat him up though. Conor is in love with his power, not so sure myself. As a boxing man it’s hard for me to see it because MMA stand up is so different and the power is nowhere near as much in a single stand alone correctly thrown punch but with MMA there’s so many more variables that can ‘add to the power’. The stances are completely different, running face first on to guys with decent pop and good accuracy will amplify the power undoubtedly etc

I’d watch them all if they get made to be fair. I’m not saying he couldn’t be competitive in a couple of them, and his power in MMA will always give him a chance unless the opponent has a proper chin. The man went life and death with Nate Diaz though, twice. I just think he comes up short against the top level fighters at them weights.

 

[yankspurs]

Very questionable decision although good to see judges seemingly punish for inactivity.

Latifi had the takedowns in the last 2 rounds but he didnt do much with them. He made the fight pretty boring, really. 3rd round was alot closer but maybe that last flurry by Lewis gave him that? I dont know, i’d probably score that 2-1 for Latifi.

 

[yankspurs]

Well unless Texas get brand new judges with brains, i think that could be the last event they hold for a bit. Jesus christ.

 

[Gareth88]

Well unless Texas get brand new judges with brains, i think that could be the last event they hold for a bit. Jesus christ.

Reyes took that fight by a 3-2 being generous to Jones. Can’t believe it, Jones looked very labored not sure if time has caught up with him or he is carrying an injury.

 

[fatpiranha]

Jones vs Reyes was a close fight but I thought Reyes won rounds 1-3 and Jones won 4-5. It's not the worst decision I've seen in MMA but it didn't seem that hard a fight to score. The UFC need to sort the rules out and get rid of the worst judges.

 

[yankspurs]

What an amazing fight. Wow. Just an incredible fight. I thought Joanna won the middle rounds but no one can have any qualms either way.