One is truly a great fighter if...

[ViD]

...winning 50-43 with ease while never being in danger is considered a weak performance showing ‘holes’ in the game.

Truly, has this been said about anyone else before ?

 

[Locke]

Truly, has this been said about anyone else before ?

Jones against OSP.

 

[Njmma209]

Jones against OSP.

 

[bandresb]

Not really, whooping one of the "GOATS" in 13 seconds makes more headlines than not being able to finish a guy who isn't in the top 10. That's just my opinion though.

 

[Spacetrucker]

Not really, whooping one of the "GOATS" in 13 seconds makes more headlines than not being able to finish a guy who isn't in the top 10. That's just my opinion though.

 

[LouisBolanos]

...winning 50-43 with ease while never being in danger is considered a weak performance showing ‘holes’ in the game.

Truly, has this been said about anyone else before ?

If you think about it, a first round finish is basically the equivalent of a 50-5 decision:

1st round: 10-5 (5 because you actually finished your opponent)

And since your opponent is already finished at this point, if the ref didn't stop it, from 2nd round onwards you're just beating on a defenseless corpse that offers zero offense, so theoretically the scores for rounds 2-4 will be:

2nd round: 10-0 (beating on a corpse)
3rd round: 10-0 (beating on a corpse)
4th round: 10-0 (beating on a corpse)
5th round: 10-0 (beating on a corpse)

Final score tally: 50-5

So while 50-43 might look dominant, it's nowhere near as dominant as a first round finish, which translates to a 50-5 score.

 

[ChumpyKiwi]

If you think about it, a first round finish is basically the equivalent of a 50-5 decision:

1st round: 10-5 (5 because you actually finished your opponent)

And since your opponent is already finished at this point, if the ref didn't stop it, from 2nd round onwards you're just beating on a defenseless corpse that offers zero offense, so theoretically the scores for rounds 2-4 will be:

2nd round: 10-0 (beating on a corpse)
3rd round: 10-0 (beating on a corpse)
4th round: 10-0 (beating on a corpse)
5th round: 10-0 (beating on a corpse)

Final score tally: 50-5

So while 50-43 might look dominant, it's nowhere near as dominant as a first round finish, which translates to a 50-5 score.

Never thought of it that way

 

[The Reed]

"Jon Jones is a great fighter"
Wow, really going out on a limb with that claim TS.

 

[The Neckbeard]

Not really, whooping one of the "GOATS" in 13 seconds makes more headlines than not being able to finish a guy who isn't in the top 10. That's just my opinion though.

13 seconds doesn't say shit other than a possible fluke lol nothing more. The fact he ducked a rematch says a lot.

Look at the 2nd fight with Cain/JDS for reference after the 1st quick knockout.

 

[iwhoopedbatman]

I didn't think Khabib was 'exposed' or anything in that fight. I already knew he had a decent, not great gas tank, but could grind through being tired. I think it's ridiculous that he got a belt off it, but dominating Raging Al is a solid win. Mostly it's just Conor fans trolling on Khabib for winning the belt in that fight.

 

[iwhoopedbatman]

If you think about it, a first round finish is basically the equivalent of a 50-5 decision:

1st round: 10-5 (5 because you actually finished your opponent)

And since your opponent is already finished at this point, if the ref didn't stop it, from 2nd round onwards you're just beating on a defenseless corpse that offers zero offense, so theoretically the scores for rounds 2-4 will be:

2nd round: 10-0 (beating on a corpse)
3rd round: 10-0 (beating on a corpse)
4th round: 10-0 (beating on a corpse)
5th round: 10-0 (beating on a corpse)

Final score tally: 50-5

So while 50-43 might look dominant, it's nowhere near as dominant as a first round finish, which translates to a 50-5 score.

This was fantastic.

 

[LockardTheGOAT]

lol Al has been submitted in all three of his losses leading up to that fight and yet Khabib, supposedly the greatest grappler and mat-based fighter in the sport, couldn't do the same.

 

[Final Say]

Khabib was dominant but not dominant enough to finish

 

[Ortegoat]

Overrated

 

[Source]

If you think about it, a first round finish is basically the equivalent of a 50-5 decision:

1st round: 10-5 (5 because you actually finished your opponent)

And since your opponent is already finished at this point, if the ref didn't stop it, from 2nd round onwards you're just beating on a defenseless corpse that offers zero offense, so theoretically the scores for rounds 2-4 will be:

2nd round: 10-0 (beating on a corpse)
3rd round: 10-0 (beating on a corpse)
4th round: 10-0 (beating on a corpse)
5th round: 10-0 (beating on a corpse)

Final score tally: 50-5

So while 50-43 might look dominant, it's nowhere near as dominant as a first round finish, which translates to a 50-5 score.

Finally a conor load guzzler agrees that Diaz’s finishing Conor was more impressive and doesn’t equal a MD.

 

[LouisBolanos]

Finally a conor load guzzler agrees that Diaz’s finishing Conor was more impressive and doesn’t equal a MD.

Finally? When have I ever claimed Conor tapping like bitch when Nate didn't even have a camp is remotely equal to edging a MD from Nate? Are you dumb?

An early finish is more impressive than A 50-40 UD, let alone a MD where Conor did the Kalib Starnes.

 

[Felsh]

13 seconds doesn't say shit other than a possible fluke lol nothing more. The fact he ducked a rematch says a lot.

Look at the 2nd fight with Cain/JDS for reference after the 1st quick knockout.

Yeah but to Conor's defense (and to be fair), he does have a win over Holloway who did rematch Aldo, and, well

Conor/Max 2 honestly one of the more interesting fights that could be booked

 

[Sweater of AV]

...they are named Fedor Emelianenko, Kazushi Sakuraba, BJ Penn, or Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.