Conor was slow and did not fight at his range and Dustin looked huge

[Fedor Emelianenko]

Conor is not a boxer, he should not have been trading from that distance with porier.

He should have been patient and fought at range. He has done his best work when he has done this.

Dustin is not the same fighter at 155, Dustin looked huge out there. Conor looked bloated

 

[Askren’s chin]

“Tree tiomes da size of me”

 

[Hotora86]

Conor is not a boxer, he should not have been trading from that distance with porier.

He should have been patient and fought at range. He has done his best work when he has done this.

Dustin is not the same fighter at 155, Dustin looked huge out there. Conor looked bloated

thinly veiled excuse thread

 

[Frode Falch]

He was very flat footed.

He lost his footwork post maymac for whatever reason.

 

[AssassinFacedBaby]

Excuses

 

[FIghtxIQ]

Conor is not a boxer, he should not have been trading from that distance with porier.

He should have been patient and fought at range. He has done his best work when he has done this.

Dustin is not the same fighter at 155, Dustin looked huge out there. Conor looked bloated

He did well first round. He gassed himself clinch fighting with Dustin for an extended period of time. That was actually the start of him losing the fight. He burned himself out and got desperate in the second. Plus the calf kicks that he didn't have an answer from so it just avalanched on him in the second. He was desperately trying to chase a finish in the second. He needs to stop trying to chase the finish, he was burning himself out hitting air. He needs to figure out a style of fighting when he's tired that he can fall back on that uses the least amount of energy but enough output to keep them from advancing. Once he gets tired he gets desperate and goes all out for the finish and completely empties his gas tank instead of slowing things down to recover and get a second wind.

 

[Romo Gracie]

Conor vs Khabib - My foot was like a balloon.
Conor vs Dustin - My knee was like a football.
Conor vs Chandler - My @$$ was like a pinata.
Dustin didn’t even land 12 proper lowkicks, and he was done. Turtled up like a toddler, and again GAVE UP.

 

[GOATweight]

He was looking really good until the calf kicks. He hit Dustin with some really nice shots, had him hurt couple times. He just slowed down a lot after the kicks. And then quit the moment he got adversity.

 

[Morris88]

Dustin ducking middleweight

Conor a natural FW stepping up because he's a true warrior

TF outta here, please

 

[Bumhead]

Dustin ducking middleweight

Conor a natural FW stepping up because he's a true warrior

TF outta here, please

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[Chael_Sonnen]

He did well first round. He gassed himself clinch fighting with Dustin for an extended period of time. That was actually the start of him losing the fight. He burned himself out and got desperate in the second. Plus the calf kicks that he didn't have an answer from so it just avalanched on him in the second. He was desperately trying to chase a finish in the second. He needs to stop trying to chase the finish, he was burning himself out hitting air. He needs to figure out a style of fighting when he's tired that he can fall back on that uses the least amount of energy but enough output to keep them from advancing. Once he gets tired he gets desperate and goes all out for the finish and completely empties his gas tank instead of slowing things down to recover and get a second wind.

He was pressing forward too much, but also not enough. He needs to either stick to countering, or pressure properly, like he did in the first Poirer fight.

He was pressing forward, but also not throwing at a proper distance.

 

[Miiiiiiighty]

“Tree tiomes da size of me”

First answer nails it, as usual xD

 

[Bull Terrier]

This is the same McGregor who just claimed he was the best boxer in the UFC and previously stated he would "spark" Canelo is a boxing match.

 

[puppybird]

He should go back to featherweight and get smoked by max

hahahahaha

 

[Davey Grant]

Money and fame are the cause of his demise...he lost the eye of the tiger....Masvidal will be next unfortunately

 

[Shishio]

Conor vs Khabib - My foot was like a balloon.
Conor vs Dustin - My knee was like a football.
Conor vs Chandler - My @$$ was like a pinata.
Dustin didn’teven land 12 proper lowkicks, and he was done. Turtled up like a toddler, and again GAVE UP.

Conor vs the IRS my dick was stuck in that hookers ass doesnt mean anything lol

 

[Don Guille S.]

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Dustin didn’teven land 12 proper lowkicks, and he was done. Turtled up like a toddler, and again GAVE UP.

I see what you did there

 

[kevinramsdell]

Imagine a LW gassing in one round from some clinch work and people wanna say he’s the goat lmaoooo. Conor has always had durability issues for whatever reason.

He did well first round. He gassed himself clinch fighting with Dustin for an extended period of time. That was actually the start of him losing the fight. He burned himself out and got desperate in the second. Plus the calf kicks that he didn't have an answer from so it just avalanched on him in the second. He was desperately trying to chase a finish in the second. He needs to stop trying to chase the finish, he was burning himself out hitting air. He needs to figure out a style of fighting when he's tired that he can fall back on that uses the least amount of energy but enough output to keep them from advancing. Once he gets tired he gets desperate and goes all out for the finish and completely empties his gas tank instead of slowing things down to recover and get a second wind.

 

[boss429]

Money and fame are the cause of his demise...he lost the eye of the tiger....Masvidal will be next unfortunately

Yet he still desperately wants everyone to believe he's the Mayweather of MMA, lol.

Floyd was just as rich and famous at Conor's age yet still managed to motivate himself enough to fight another 15 or so Championship fights over the next decade without losing his "eye of the Tiger" and "motivation".

This right here my friends is what seperates the legends that will never be forgotten from the flash in the pans that will be nothing more than an answer to a trivia question within a decade or 2 out of the sport.

Well, that and a long list of top 10 wins and Title defense's which Conor has 4 and 0 of, not exactly a solid base for building a lasting legacy, except maybe for the most Titles with the fewest top 10 victories. In that respect he is unpresidented.

 

[weaselkenievil]

Conor lost to the better fighter. He was never as good as he told you he was, now you know you have been lied to you can move on and start to understand and enjoy MMA. There is a whole world out there for Conor fans, dry your eyes and enjoy!