Conor accepted Nate on short notice, when he didnt have to, and with everything to lose
Conor DOMINATED Nate for 7 minutes of an 8 minute fight...Conor gassed and then lost...
There was drama. It was an exciting fight.
Conor demanded a rematch and went right back in there at the same weight
He let Nate continue to stay comfortable at 170.
Conor with zero weight cut, again could only weigh 168lbs
Meanwhile Nate was around 200lbs
Also, remember all the talks of "bu but full camp Nate"
Nate: "If I have a full camp Conor wont touch me"
Beating full camp Nate>>>>>>the 1st short notice fight
Conor over came the biggest size disadvantage we have ever seen at the lower weights in MMA body percentage wise
With his pure skill and IQ Conor BEAT out 25lbs, 4 inches of height, and 2 inches of reach (Conor is the real proven P4P#1)
Conor with that win, AVENGED the only loss of his UFC career via OUT CLASSING Nate
People love to see over-coming adversity, and Conor over came his biggest adversity with an EMPH.
Conor was Ali coming back to beat Frazier
Conor learned from the Nate loss, and it took him to a whole nother level. No one is ever going to hang with Conor again.
Anyway, it was magical...lots of crow was served miles stacked high on cold hard plates...
Redemption!
Suprise suprise mother fuckers, THE KING IS BACK
Then Conor moved up in weight to Matrix fuck the champion ABOVE HIM, to make history
No one had a greater year
You want to talk about, "but what was the best narrative" (the excuse used to say Bisping was fighter of the year)
Well, narrative wise, what gets bigger then Conor, the biggest star in combat sports history, avenging the only loss of his UFC career, just months later
What gives you goosebumps like this
And then instantly after that, literally 4 months later, Conor then MADE HISTORY son
Nothing gets bigger then all of that, especially Conor accomplishing all that in a span of months
Conor was the undispued fighter of the year
I already know the Conor hating newbs will latch on to "bu but was 2-1"
Robbie Lawlor was 2-1 when he won fighter of the year, and he didnt accomplish half the things Conor did
So thats an invalid excuse
Just a "convienient cop out" for Conor haters to latch on to. If Conor was undefeated, then it would be on to finding another hater excuse to latch on to
When it comes to pure accomplishments, natratives, magical feelings, only Conor had it all covered
Conor broke fight records and PPV numbers...NO ONE HAD a better year, period
Conor again was the undisputed fighter of the year. No one else made history, no one else's year had themes of redemption PLUS history PLUS Matrix like performances PLUS broke PPV records
Saying anyone else but Conor is pure hate
