Conor McGregor's chin...

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Thank you to @ortizgnp for inspiring this thread with a comment he made on another post.

It got me thinking about something that literally nobody asks. What is Conor's chin actually made of?

If we look back through majority of his pre-UFC fights, his opponents don't even try to fight. They look like rabbits in headlights just waiting to be knocked out, not sure why but they genuinely look like this. Even Joe Duffy was diving for legs after like 10 seconds of action.

If we then look at majority of his UFC fights, he hasn't really been hit for us to know if he has a chin. I cannot once remember him taking a decent shot from Brimage, Brandao, Poirier, Aldo or Holloway. The only fights where he ate some shots have been Diaz I and II, Mendes and Siver.

Conor took Siver's shots well, granted, but there is this misconception that he completely out-struck Mendes on the feet. Chad knocked Conor's head back and had him with his eyes closed many times off of that right hand, unfortunately it doesn't fit the narrative, so let's just talk about crappy body kicks that did very little.

When Conor has been hit clean by Nate (in both fights) he looks in trouble. We can say that it's because he is tired, but in all fairness it could just be because these guys hit harder than he's used to.

If Nate Diaz can make you do multiple chicken-dances, Eddie Alvarez can probably put you to sleep.

Greatest examples I hear from people claiming he has a chin - is the elbows he took from Chad. Yet nobody ever mentions him being ripped to the body and clocked up top by Nate - or of course when Nate hit him with the slickest 1-2 in MMA history ;)

So what's the verdict, does he have a chin or not?

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Is anybody here a chin doctor? Is there a chin MD in the house?
 
He appears to have an excellent chin, the shots he ate from Mendes proved that.

Diaz did catch him a couple of times though for sure, like Conor says, precision beats power.

In the Eddie fight, obviously Alvarez can hurt him bad but I think if we are talking pure chin and power Conor has things covered.

Of course Eddie can mix things up with the wrestling and create more openings.

Really interesting fight IMO.
 
He leaves a lot of openings and he has been hit because of them.
Stayed standing so far. I reckon he has a chin, but like any great chin in the sport, for how long?
 
TS, how many times he has been knocked down in his MMA career? I think thats the only question you need to ask yourself to realize how retarded your thread is.
 
The Natural Born Runner said:
Thank you to @ortizgnp

Chad knocked Conor's head back and had him with his eyes closed many times off of that right hand, unfortunately it doesn't fit the narrative, so let's just talk about crappy body kicks that did very little.
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You want to start a discussion about Conors chin, you give a valid example of heavy-hitter Mendes connecting good shots on him, but then start your own internal discussion about there being a narrative and crappy body kicks.

Sherdog is going to shit because of McGregor, and its not because of his fans, but its because of the obsessed and crazy haters who cant SHUT THE FUCK UP about him.
 
I would give him the benefit of the doubt when it comes to his chin. He has taken some big shots before and wasn't in too much trouble. Not that it's Roy Nelson tier but it's above average.

Nate did clock the fuck out of him with a 1-2 punch, but it was also a picture perfect counter by Nate in the midst of Conor throwing an uppercut. The only unfortunate part about that whole thing was the 1-2 punch being used an excuse for his glaringly obvious subpar bottom game by Conor and his fanbase.
 
Melas Chasma said:
TS, how many times he has been knocked down in his MMA career? I think thats the only question you need to ask yourself to realize how retarded your thread is.
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How is it retarded though? It's a legit question because no one actually talks about it. Which is strange because it's a topic for every other top fighter.

I don't think his chin is bad but it's gonna be interesting to see how he reacts to 155ers.
 
His chin is normal. Not very good, not bad. Something like 3+ maybe 4-.


He wasnt hit hard on the button ( chin ) even once in UFC but he was wobbled like 3 to 4 times.

You dont need great chin to be champion. Look Lyoto Machida, one of most elusive strikers ever. :p Good strikers just feel distance well and dont get hit a lot.
 
We should ask Nate. He knows for sure since he had a close look.
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Poirier cracked Conor right on the chin. Brandao got multiple combinations off when he was able to penetrate in on McGregor, Holloway was landing good strikes whenever he wasnt running away from his dad.
 
KONE said:
I would give him the benefit of the doubt when it comes to his chin. He has taken some big shots before and wasn't in too much trouble. Not that it's Roy Nelson tier but it's above average.

Nate did clock the fuck out of him with a 1-2 punch, but it was also a picture perfect counter by Nate in the midst of Conor throwing an uppercut. The only unfortunate part about that whole thing was the 1-2 punch being used an excuse for his glaringly obvious subpar bottom game by Conor and his fanbase.
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His bottom game is obviously severly lacking, but you cant use the Nate fight as an example considering that seconds before he got submitted Nate as you said "did clock the fuck out of him".
 
Melas Chasma said:
TS, how many times he has been knocked down in his MMA career? I think thats the only question you need to ask yourself to realize how retarded your thread is.
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That really isn't a barometer of having a chin.

I wouldn't say Floyd Mayweather has a great chin, but he never gets hit clean for us to even know. When he has been clipped he wobbles, badly.

Conor hasn't been knocked down because he's mostly fought bums in Europe or lower-tier UFC talent.

He's had some great wins along the way with Dustin, Mendes and Aldo - but I think we all forget that he is a clear Lightweight who starves himself to make 145. He of course is going to have a size and power advantage over most of these guys and will also be able to take their shots better.

The one time we have seen him hit by a real 155er he was wobbling and running.
 
NationWideNinja said:
His bottom game is obviously severly lacking, but you cant use the Nate fight as an example considering that seconds before he got submitted Nate as you said "did clock the fuck out of him".
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He shot for a takedown and was instantaneously in a guillotine. He used the exact same guillotine escape he tried against Mendes and Nate countered it. Nate instantly moved to mount. Conor's hands were in a hilariously bad position when he turned over as Nate was working for the RNC.

I think it's a pretty good example tbh
 
NationWideNinja said:
You want to start a discussion about Conors chin, you give a valid example of heavy-hitter Mendes connecting good shots on him, but then start your own internal discussion about there being a narrative and crappy body kicks.

Sherdog is going to shit because of McGregor, and its not because of his fans, but its because of the obsessed and crazy haters who cant SHUT THE FUCK UP about him.
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No, there is a narrative that is super common on here about that fight.

The narrative is that Mendes pretty much gassed because of the body shots. I never stop hearing Conor fanboys claiming that, that is the main reason he gassed. When we all know the guy was pretty much exhausted by his own doing and lack of preparation.

I call them crappy body kicks because once again there is this idea that Conor can kick lol. I keep trying to tell people that he's a one trick pony and then people start talking like he can kick. Like, the guy is so bad or inexperienced in the art of kicking that he almost broke his own leg by kicking Diaz. Watch that fight again and tell me if those weak-ass front kicks really did much to Chad.

It's a fucking illusion.
 
KONE said:
He shot for a takedown and was instantaneously in a guillotine. He used the exact same guillotine escape he tried against Mendes and Nate countered it. Nate instantly moved to mount. Conor's hands were in a hilariously bad position when he turned over as Nate was working for the RNC.

I think it's a pretty good example tbh
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Eeeh, might be. But being gassed and just gotten rocked by a 1-2 might not be the best time to judge ones ground game.
 
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