Conor has fought crazy competition..

[Hardkore]

He beat Eddie when he was champion though. Why keep context with Max and Mendes but not Eddie?

Sure he beat eddie but he was gifted the TS, he didnt have to fight through the gauntlet of contenders

 

[Evangelion]

Why are you talking as if "names" mean jack shit?

As if beating green 22yo Max off a loss is any better than beating any other 35th ranked FW, or wherever Max was ranked at the time?

As if decisioning a Nate Diaz who had choked him out coming in at 2-3 in his last 5 is something to crow about?

Just what are you playing at Sonny Jim?

Right beating talented young fighters means nothing. Everyone's win loss record should be only the fights deemed in their prime by sherdog members. If said fighters prime is only one fight his record is only that fight.

 

[Reb]

Well he didn't exactly fight the kind of competition Weidman fought.

But the guys he did fought he looked good except the Khabib fight.

 

[Evangelion]

Signed in for the first time in forever to like this post. It blows my mind when people make a negative argument with context, but then wont see the positive. Retard hater menalitity.

Dont even bother the same people blasting Conor for beating a young Max, while young himself, will then turn around and crap on Conor for losing to Duffy early in his career. Hypocrisy is rampant on here.

 

[Drugstore Cowboy]

Holloway was new back then (145)
Mended fought on 2 weeks notice (145)
Alvarez got beat up in One FC
Diaz is a gatekeeper

beside Aldo and Khabib, Mccollin hasn’t fought top competition

Contradiction in this one...mygod

 

[TheIconTheSmooth]

Holloway was new back then (145)
Mended fought on 2 weeks notice (145)
Alvarez got beat up in One FC
Diaz is a gatekeeper

beside Aldo and Khabib, Mccollin hasn’t fought top competition

Delete your account, noone will miss you

 

[LoneStalker]

The only top win in Conor's list is Aldo. Max and Poirier were just kids and even two weeks Mendes almost took him out.

 

[ejazahmednit]

He has an impressive resume
If only he had defended the FW belt 2-3 times

 

[Rum]

Right beating talented young fighters means nothing. Everyone's win loss record should be only the fights deemed in their prime by sherdog members. If said fighters prime is only one fight his record is only that fight.

Sure drama queen, because that's definitely what I said

 

[Big Tuppy Hole]

His record gas aged gracefully, it looks better as time paces

 

[cyrusthevyrus]

Holloway was new back then (145)
Mended fought on 2 weeks notice (145)
Alvarez got beat up in One FC
Diaz is a gatekeeper

beside Aldo and Khabib, Mccollin hasn’t fought top competition

Alvarez got beat up in One FC
One fc is tough dude. MM the UFC goat struggled there.
Izzy wont be a champ there.

 

[TheChosenOne]

He beat Eddie when he was champion though. Why keep context with Max and Mendes but not Eddie?

Context for Eddie is he won 2 split decisions and then got gifted the title shot which he couldn't defend once, one of the worst LW Champs in UFC history. Shortly after he got whooped in another org.

 

[RoJo303]

Fought P4P undefeated GOAT's in both sports, which is something no one has ever done - probably the closest would be James Toney, who got steamrolled, but Couture is no GOAT in his sport. He also beat peak invincible P4P #1 Aldo, won the lineal LW strap, fought 3 weight classes, and unprecedentedly did that in a single year and something no one has done yet. There are so many criticisms to be made of Conor, but the cowardice label ascribed to him, or one of a ducker, is the silliest one of all.

Its funny AF to have seen millions of fans be fed up with no champs going up in weight since BJ, sick of GSP/Andy/Jones all ducking and the padding of title defenses, tired of fighters not trash talking and bringing the hype, bored with the lay n pray point fighting hump fests, then Conor does what they want, starts KO'ing mofos' and berating everybody, and then everyone wants tp go back to the old model of 'hespectfully' beating up on cans and padding title defenses.....

 

[GOATtalks]

He sure loves beating on short people

Actually he's short as well so I should've said "people shorter than him"

Al and Horcher would've choked Conor out

Max, Diaz and Khabib are taller than Conor, Poirier is the same height and Eddie is a bit shorter, but definitely not smaller than Conor. Invalid argument from your side.

And Conor would’ve slept Al and Horcher in the first

 

[Augustus Caesar]

Context for Eddie is he won 2 split decisions and then got gifted the title shot which he couldn't defend once, one of the worst LW Champs in UFC history. Shortly after he got whooped in another org.

Context is that Eddie was coming off a finish in the first round to RDA to win the belt, which you conveniently left out.

 

[camygod]

honestly i think volkanovski would murder conor

and dan hooker

 

[lizardpeople]

A washed up Cowboy certainly weakens that pov

 

[Phisher]

It's crazy because people talk like he hasn't fought anyone, but look at the strength of his opponents

he's fought Holloway, Poirier, Mendes, Diaz x2, Eddie Alvarez, and Khabib. 8 of his UFC fights were against guys who were either former title contenders, title holders, or people who went on to win a title later in their career. that's like 8/12 of his UFC career.

Oh yeah did I mention that he KO'd the 145 lbs GOAT in 13 seconds?

WAR CONOR
{<Mcgoat}

It's an amazing list of names. But if I'm going to nitpick, the Holloway win is only impressive because Conor tore ACL and still managed to dominate. Holloway was nowhere near his peak back then. Dude was two fights removed from getting a gift decision over Leonard Garcia.

 

[TAK47]

It's crazy because people talk like he hasn't fought anyone, but look at the strength of his opponents

he's fought Holloway, Poirier, Mendes, Diaz x2, Eddie Alvarez, and Khabib. 8 of his UFC fights were against guys who were either former title contenders, title holders, or people who went on to win a title later in their career. that's like 8/12 of his UFC career.

Oh yeah did I mention that he KO'd the 145 lbs GOAT in 13 seconds?

WAR CONOR
{<Mcgoat}

Where were they ranked when Conor fought them?
I'll tell you, 3 top 5 fights with Mendes fighting on 2 weeks notice.

 

[DragRacer]

Conor was 24 and Max was 21 when they fought. Both were kids.

Dustin and Conor are the same age. (6 mos apart)

The only top win in Conor's list is Aldo. Max and Poirier were just kids and even two weeks Mendes almost took him out.