I feel that Dustin Poirier should easily be the side here, but I fear conspiracy. Between Poirier's clear waning passion for the sport between what he has expressed and him turning down the title fight in favour of the money fight with Conor, and Conor's clear loss in stock if he loses this fight, I feel like this fight very well above all other fights has a good chance of being rigged.
Obviously I don't know Dustin personally, but I feel pretty comfortable asserting that there's no way he's the kind of guy who'd ever throw a fight. If he was destitute and his kids were gonna starve if he didn't, then maybe...but otherwise, no way.
I agree he's the side. His overall striking game just looked better than Conor's last time. He didn't land one clean shot out of nowhere. He surgically took Conor apart, using leg kicks along with crisp boxing. And maybe more importantly, he ate Conor's punches easily. I've said for years that what made Conor an all time great FW was that when he hit guys at 145, they were done. There's just no evidence at all that Conor's power has translated up to 155 and above. Nate took everything he had at 170. Conor put Eddie away at 155 but needed to knock him down 3 times to do it, and Eddie had sustained incredible damage over the years prior to that. Cowboy was already a shell of himself at 170.
I cap Dustin maybe -175ish for this third fight so at evens...yep. I already have some on him and if he gets a plus number next to him I'll add.
For the right price anyone can be bought. There is a lot of money involved in a Conor Mcgregor fight.
this is a huge red flag for me. i won't be touching the main event unless they offer that dumbass fight goes over 1 minute prop @ -500
poirier declined the belt for a money fight. thats another red flag.
I'm not saying I'm betting any side on this fight other than ITD which is free money. This is simply my overwhelming feeling that this fight will be rigged.You're gonna bet on mcgregor because you think he's gonna pay off poirier to throw the fight?
I would disagree. At this point in his career he should be taking money fights. It’s a rare opportunity in the ufc
I don’t think you can write it off as just fighting for a check. McGregor is a still a high profile fight that’s gonna give you great exposure. Red panty night doesn’t come along for everyone. You’ve got to get the bag while you can imo. I don’t think it will effect his motivation.It's a good financial decision and a good career decision but none of that matters because I want the fighter I'm betting on to be 100% motivated and if you're fighting for a paycheque it shows that you don't really have all the necessary motivation. I want to bet on true competitors that are willing to die in the cage.
For the right price anyone can be bought. There is a lot of money involved in a Conor Mcgregor fight. A comeback win in the trilogy over Poirier will absolutely rejuvenate his UFC career, legacy, and public reception-rather than squash it should he lose. The man is only 32. He still has a few more years that the UFC can wring out of him.
Wonderboy +135? I bet him as ther favorite and I was happy he wasn't like -200.Nothing really jumping out at me right now. A lot of value slipped away
I did manage to get wonder boy at +135
hoping for some favorable line movement in the next two weeks
Yea I caught it pretty early. Think he opened at +145Wonderboy +135? I bet him as ther favorite and I was happy he wasn't like -200.
I think Burns striking and footwork is too rudimentary for is Wonderboy. Thompson has struggled with larger fighters and wrestlers with 1 punch KO power. Burns is neither.
I think pretty obvious the winner of Conor/Dustin fights for the title. Conor is good for business and Dustin is basically the uncrowned LW champ since Khabib retired.They might have told him will get a title fight if he beats mcgregor