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We've seen a huge rise in fighters asking for money fights. Everyone is trying to copy Conor. But Conor didn't get famous by asking for money fights. He always asked for big names and took on EXACTLY who the haters said would destroy him OR he fought a BETTER fighter than the one who supposed to destroy him. He always went UP in competition, not down. Yet for some reason these fighters who all want pay days think playing it safe, ducking, and calling out retired fighters is the way to go.
You've got Tyrone trying to duck the best in his division, and you've got Eddie doing the same thing. Eddie running from Khabib is probably the best example of ducking in modern mma. If they really wanted money, if they really wanted fame and huge ppv buys they should call out the best in their division and the division above themselves. Explain why they are the best and prove it. Instead they play games trying to get the perfect match ups, or literally just challange Conor and make a payday off his name alone.
Fighters trying to Copy Conor actually are doing the complete opposite of what he did. They are running scared of their own divisions. Conor cleared his division with the exception of Frankie who he would have fought had Frankie beaten Aldo. Is Tyrone Calling out top 5 fighters at 185? Is Eddie Calling out Tyrone? No, they both are trying to get what they see is the easy fight.
You don't even need to go up a division. GSP was a huge draw, and granted he had a country behind him, but he was also famous for dominating his own division so hard and for so long. He wasn't calling out 155 pound fighters. BJ Penn was calling GSP out, and that's why BJ Penn and GSP are both legends.
You've got Tyrone trying to duck the best in his division, and you've got Eddie doing the same thing. Eddie running from Khabib is probably the best example of ducking in modern mma. If they really wanted money, if they really wanted fame and huge ppv buys they should call out the best in their division and the division above themselves. Explain why they are the best and prove it. Instead they play games trying to get the perfect match ups, or literally just challange Conor and make a payday off his name alone.
Fighters trying to Copy Conor actually are doing the complete opposite of what he did. They are running scared of their own divisions. Conor cleared his division with the exception of Frankie who he would have fought had Frankie beaten Aldo. Is Tyrone Calling out top 5 fighters at 185? Is Eddie Calling out Tyrone? No, they both are trying to get what they see is the easy fight.
You don't even need to go up a division. GSP was a huge draw, and granted he had a country behind him, but he was also famous for dominating his own division so hard and for so long. He wasn't calling out 155 pound fighters. BJ Penn was calling GSP out, and that's why BJ Penn and GSP are both legends.