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After rewatching the Dustin Poirer rematch a few times, I've actually realized that Mcgregors new stance has its benefits, and I think I know why he incorporated it.
It's very conservative and efficient compared to his karate stance, and for a guy that throws bombs in every punch, his new stance is much better at conserving energy. There are really few wasted movements, it's solid in that sense. Go back and rewatch the Dustin fight then rewatch his earlier fights.
The problem is, his karate stance was better at keeping his opponent guessing. Because his movement was erratic, just imagine standing in front of Mcgregor, the dude was all over the place bouncing in and out, throwing spinning shit, oblique kicks, then boom he hits you with a left at full power while you try to close the distance.
The downside to this? Cardio obviously
Other than that, Conor hasn't really added many tools to his arsenal when it comes to setting up his left. He changed his stance to better preserve his gas tank and in the Dustin fight, you see him throw the left at less power to preserve energy for the later rounds.
It kinda goes like this if you were gonna turn Mcgregors striking arsenal into a Mortal Kombat Combo Tutorial
Boxer Stance Conor
Feint, feint, left, feint, kick, jab, left, left again, feint, left again, jab, jab, left, left, right hook, right, left, left
Karate Conor
Lung in, lung out, left, oblique, spinning shit, left, spinning shit, taunt, body hook, kick, left, left, overhand right, left, taunt, kick, spinning shit, followed by gassing.
I really think Dustin is the better fighter and I don't know why so many people doubted him or thought it was an easy fight for Conor.
Even if Conor checks the calf kicks, he wasn't dominating the boxing exchanges. He was spamming the left and Dustin was starting to time it because Conor did very little to hide it. Maybe a weak jab or right hook once in a while, but he still depends on the left way too much.
TLDR
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It's very conservative and efficient compared to his karate stance, and for a guy that throws bombs in every punch, his new stance is much better at conserving energy. There are really few wasted movements, it's solid in that sense. Go back and rewatch the Dustin fight then rewatch his earlier fights.
The problem is, his karate stance was better at keeping his opponent guessing. Because his movement was erratic, just imagine standing in front of Mcgregor, the dude was all over the place bouncing in and out, throwing spinning shit, oblique kicks, then boom he hits you with a left at full power while you try to close the distance.
The downside to this? Cardio obviously
Other than that, Conor hasn't really added many tools to his arsenal when it comes to setting up his left. He changed his stance to better preserve his gas tank and in the Dustin fight, you see him throw the left at less power to preserve energy for the later rounds.
It kinda goes like this if you were gonna turn Mcgregors striking arsenal into a Mortal Kombat Combo Tutorial
Boxer Stance Conor
Feint, feint, left, feint, kick, jab, left, left again, feint, left again, jab, jab, left, left, right hook, right, left, left
Karate Conor
Lung in, lung out, left, oblique, spinning shit, left, spinning shit, taunt, body hook, kick, left, left, overhand right, left, taunt, kick, spinning shit, followed by gassing.
I really think Dustin is the better fighter and I don't know why so many people doubted him or thought it was an easy fight for Conor.
Even if Conor checks the calf kicks, he wasn't dominating the boxing exchanges. He was spamming the left and Dustin was starting to time it because Conor did very little to hide it. Maybe a weak jab or right hook once in a while, but he still depends on the left way too much.
TLDR
- Conors new stance is to preserve energy with less wasted movements for a longer fight
- But this makes it harder to land the left clean, because he's not as unpreditable
- Conors throws the left a lot and does very little to set it up or hide it. He just spams it
- Karate Conor was more erratic and harder to predict, so it made his left easier to set up
- But this came at a downside, he would gas much quicker
- Dustin is the better fighter imo, calf kick or no calf kick Dustin will eventually time Conor in because hes not the best at sneaking in his left, its predictable now.
- Conor is flip-flopping between boxing & mma its really hurting his career
Das it mane
Enjoy your weekends & Have Fun
