I dont get why people are bringing up Nate
First of all Nate had 15+ lbs on Conor (according to Sonnen)
Rogan also said Nate had to CUT DOWN to 170...while Conor cut NO weight.
Conor posted pictures of eating 2 breakfast the mourning of weigh ins..
So Conor cut NOTHING, in fact had TO EAT TO GAIN WEIGHT and still could only weigh 168
Nate had a functional 15+lbs on CONOR PLUS Nate had 4 inches of height and 2 inches of reach on Conor
Conor FACED the BIGGEST size disadvantage in the history of MMA at the LOWER WEIGHTS
Yet despite Conor facing the biggest size discrepancy ever at the lower weights Conor was still countering Nate and soundly out boxing Nate. Lets stop with the BS. Pound-for-pound Conor has far superior boxing skill to Nate and far superior countering skill to Nate. The only thing Nate can do better then Conor at boxing is slap better. Nate won on that specific night because he had a better chin and better cardio on that specific night
I really cant wait for the rematch. Balance will be restored
- lateral movement
- Conor was slipping Nate's jabs at will - this time when Conor slips hes countering to the body. "Full camp" Nate will be the one to gas this time
- Conor will be far more economical with his head shots and counters to the head, make each one count and land super flush
Conor is going to school Nate
And even as of right now, I dont get how Nate is a better boxer when Nate only won the last 30 secs of the fight and truly won due to a body knee and ground and pound
I mean Serra was far nore legit against GSP. If Nate is a better boxer then Conor the Serra is better then GSP
I dont get some people.
I gave Chris credit many times. Listed when Chris did something right. Listed when Conor did something wrong. I listed Conor's flaws
Yet "Conor fanboy"... "biased"
Smh
Its like some people dont want you to give Conor any kind of credit no matter what. I guess the "cool thing" in MMA is to shit on Conor
If Conor was generally doing well he was generally doing well. I only talked about what the footage showed. Sorry that any credit he earned or any admiration for the factual slick set ups and counters Conor pulled off offended you. Thats youre issue. Not mine
p.s BTW, I also loved how when Conor was sparring boxing he didnt rely on a high guard hiding behind big gloves. Conor has great habbits, Conor still moved his head, slipped, showed great defense etc