Why did Conor take the Khabib fight?

[DebtCollectorMMA]

- Avenge his brother Lobov?
- Lightweight belt?
- promote Proper 12?
- Delusional, really thought he had a solid chance?
All of the above?

He suffered a humiliating defeat and is the main reason his arch nemesis has 50 million in the bank.

I personally think Conor sacrificed himself solely for Proper 12.

 

[ShinkanPo]

- Avenge his brother Lobov?
- Lightweight belt?
- promote Proper 12?
- Delusional, really thought he had a solid chance?
All of the above?

He suffered a humiliating defeat and is the main reason his arch nemesis has 50 million in the bank.

I personally think this was all about Proper 12.

All of the above, he banked !

 

[Doughie99]

Delusional.

Thought he was elite.
Found out he wasn't

 

[Kforcer]

- Avenge his brother Lobov?
- Lightweight belt?
- promote Proper 12?
- Delusional, really thought he had a solid chance?
All of the above?

He suffered a humiliating defeat and is the main reason his arch nemesis has 50 million in the bank.

I personally think Conor sacrificed himself solely for Proper 12.

...because he's a fighter and a lightweight fighter at that and Khabib was the top lightweight?

 

[Kono dio da!]

"nObOdY cAn jUdGe hIm fOr LoSiNg tO kHaBiB" that's the narrative his ass kissers took. That's his reason for taking the fight. Also khabib had the belt. It's less pressure losing to the champ than to get smeshed and lose your belt that way. His indentity is dependent on his championship status... Or at least it seemed that way back then.

 

[yekmurat]

 

[91 seconds]

It'd be more humiliating if he opted out of not fighting him at all.

 

[Kos Fan]

...because he's a fighter and a lightweight fighter at that and Khabib was the top lightweight?

This. People read too much into things. He would have gotten publicly regardless of who he fought. He wanted Khabib for the belt.

 

[blewgums]

He's a fighter. He gets paid to fight.

They paid him to fight Khabib.

Since he's not a great fighter, he lost. But he still got paid.

 

[surgeyou1]

He's a fighter. He gets paid to fight.

They paid him to fight Khabib.

Since he's not a great fighter, he lost. But he still got paid.

Not a great fighter lol. You guys aren't even trying anymore.

 

[Rkue]

After Conor won the 2nd belt, he gave up on 'mma legacy' and just focused on MONEY.....Promoting his shit liquor and making $$$ from ppv cuz everyone wanted that fight with Khabib....he prob knew he wouldnt win, but hoped to get a 1 punch KO....

 

[DS7]

Delusional.

Thought he was elite.
Found out he wasn't

so i guess Poirier and Gaethje aren't elite LWs because they lost to Khabib?

 

[Conor_Is_Overrated]

Wouldn't you take a title shot for free?

 

[Dana's Moonface]

He wanted to prove he was the better fighter, try and become champ and make a shit load of money

 

[SovereignPhantom]

He had been getting shit for ducking Khabib and Tony throughout the Mayweather farce. Prob wanted to train defensive grappling for at least another year or so but Artem got cucked on camera so he had no choice but to expedite the timeline or look like a punk.

 

[ThaiSexPills]

Delusional.

Thought he was elite.
Found out he wasn't

He is elite though.

 

[Garnet_StrongerThanYou]

It'd be more humiliating if he opted out of not fighting him at all.

He's a fighter. He gets paid to fight.

They paid him to fight Khabib.

Since he's not a great fighter, he lost. But he still got paid.

what’s wrong with you people.

I’m not a Conor fan but he’s one of the greatest LW and FW mma fighters of all time:

his two losses were to the LW goat and the boxing goat.

Respect him.

 

[weaselkenievil]

For the lightweight belt, and properly genuinely believed he had a chance. Didn’t though.

 

[Askren’s chin]

Idk he’s a fighter and I’m guessing he wanted to fight for the belt. We can’t read the guy’s mind so we don’t know his or any other fighters true motives to taking a fight but I doubt it’s super complex.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]