I think your wrong, I think the Diaz win will always special to him.Conor got the quick KO against Aldo, but Aldo (prime, not now obviously) stylistically is a MUCH harder fight for Conor. His leg kicks would be a nightmare for Conors front foot heavy stance and Aldo's pivots would be a great counter for Conor's back and forth movement. Nate's cardio is the only reason Conor doesn't squash him. I would bet anything when Conor is retired and looking back talking about his best fights he won't be talking about the time he got choked out and than MDd a journeyman who had no business being competitive with Conor in the first place. Nate is not close to an elite fighter. Conor may get overrated by his fans, but he is an elite fighter.
Nothing about Nates performance against Masvidal showed me that he was mounting any kind of come back.
He was outclassed on the feet with the hands and with the kicks and out classed and out maneuvered in the clinch and did nothing on the ground.
At least against Conor, Nate started finding success in the second and third rounds of those fights. He never found any success against Mas so me nothing suggested he would have came back to win.
I love Nate and respect him but hes becoming a punching bag with CTE.
Hahaha you dork. Your eye doesnt fall out from a scar tissue cut.
Or do netherConor would get verbally and physically abused by Jorge
I dont think you understand what being hurt in a fight is, there was a never a punch he landed that made masvidal lose his legs or effect his cognitive functions.
like when masvidal made nate drop or lose he legs thats being hurt, landing a punch that causes someone to backup and reposition is just basic boxing
Did Conor not win that round on every card?
Penn got praise because he was much smaller than Conor and actually beat the best WW in the world and the #2 WW of all time. He also fought the greatest WW of all time twice. Conor doesn't get that praise because he is a LW who fought another LW, but neither felt like cutting weight. Also Nate and Cowboy are not half the MMA fighters Hughes and GSP were
If Conor fights Usman and Colby he will get props too. No one is going to give him props for fighting two journeymen LWs at 170
BJ was fighting actual welterweights and specifically welterweight GOATs. Until Conor fights Usman or someone of that pedigree, fighting bloated 155ers at 170 shouldn't be mentioned in the same sentence as BJ.
FWIW, I was never a fan of Penn's, either.
Good God has England gone to the shitter in the last 30 years...
Agreed.Writing is on the wall, the UFC and Connor were praying Diaz would win the fight to setup the trilogy. Masvidal destroyed Diaz and Connor has not mentioned that once, keeps undermining Jorge saying Diaz would have came back in rounds 4 and 5.
Masvidal needs to force the UFC and Connors hand, talk shit and force them to make the fight next.
{<Mcgoat}It's "Conor" with one "n" you illiterate goof.
Everybody on this god forsaken forum who thinks Masvidal is a threat to McGregor I wish was banned from typing anymore!The same shots that rocked Conor ....Jorge was laughing at. Rewatch the fight with the sound off buddy Nat was slowing more then he was and had absolutely nothing to offer in that fight.
He is better everywhere and has way more heart. Tell me what area Conor is better then him in? Styles make fights and that is the worst possible match up for him. Conor relies strictly on his boxing and Jorge is better offensively and defensively. Conor is gonna get exposed bad in the this comeback attempt, might even happen Saturday.Everybody on this god forsaken forum who thinks Masvidal is a threat to McGregor I wish was banned from typing anymore!
Fook those blasphemous degens!