Conor mentally breaking Dustin

[TrueBias]

So has Conor

Just watched this one again and..ugh. Another soft tko.

Thanks herb

 

[surgeyou1]

Just watched this one again and..ugh. Another soft tko.

Thanks herb

Soft? His head was bouncing lol

Dude was done.

 

[EXOICHO]

Conor will never lose to a guy who got KO'd by michael johnson

 

[TrueBias]

Soft? His head was bouncing lol

Dude was done.

Looked coherent after the stoppage.

I really cant have this old argument again.

 

[surgeyou1]

Looked coherent after the stoppage.

I really cant have this old argument again.

Coherent? Dude was face down getting bombed on. He then rolled flat on his back trying to figure out where he was after Herb stopped it.

What kind of Yamasaki murder shit you into? Conor would have only dribbled his head more. There was no intelligent defense whatsoever

 

[markg171]

Irrelevant. Poirier has greatly improved.

Irrelevant. He's still not a better striker than Conor.

 

[dindonker]

Dustin has improved a lot as a fighter but his chin is still a liability. And Conor will be too sharp to miss it especially in early rounds. Hope i'm wrong but i see Dustin getting tko'ed again inside 3.

 

[SaigeVanZant]

Not nearly as much.

Won't matter

 

[Ares Black]

Irrelevant. He's still not a better striker than Conor.

Maybe not, but he IS a better fighter.

 

[markg171]

People still underestimating Dustin after the murderers row he's had to go through the last few years..

Which fighter, other than Khabib who Poirier also didn't beat, exactly is Conor supposed to have struggled with that Dustin's faced?

 

[TheWave111]

Poirier will TKO Conrat in the 4th round.
Conrat is slow and flatfooted now.

 

[markg171]

Maybe not, but he IS a better fighter.

They're going to fight on the feet. If Dustin isn't a better striker than Conor then he's going to lose.

 

[Ares Black]

They're going to fight on the feet. If Dustin isn't a better striker than Conor then he's going to lose.

I guess we'll find out, Sherbro!

 

[Ares Black]

Which fighter, other than Khabib who Poirier also didn't beat, exactly is Conor supposed to have struggled with that Dustin's faced?

Gaethje.

 

[The XL]

Conor got in Dustins head in the short term, but Dustin did an absolutely fantastic job rebounding from that loss, not letting him break him or define his career.

 

[tatsuke]

Why do people talk like Poirier was "just a kid" when he and Conor fought the first time? They were born 6 months apart.

Poirier may have improved, but Conor has had a hell of a run since they fought, too.

 

[The Chosen]

Only 1 of those fighters has been active last 2 years. Dustin is going to avenge the loss. At least I hope so.

Conor just won a fight earlier this year

 

[The Chosen]

This isn’t going to be like the cowboy fight. Poirer is extremely capable. He’s very durable and tough. Poirer is going to take Conor deep, and make him earn this win. Conor better have the cardio to go 5 rounds, because he very well might be forced to.

If Conor does manage to finish Poirer in convincing fashion, then he needs to be fighting for a title next.

Poirier just doesn’t strike me as a creative fighter, very skilled and durable, but to be truly great I think you need to have a bit more tricks, or aces, up your sleeve. Conor’s output in their first fight was insane and Dustin probably kicks himself for not being more conservative because Conor would have certainly gassed, but Conor knows this and will be picking his shots carefully this time.

 

[Ingjr]

Conor just won a fight earlier this year

That wasn't a fight. It was a joke.

 

[The Chosen]

That wasn't a fight. It was a joke.

True, although I don’t see how getting subbed easily by Khabib or almost getting KO’d by Hooker is that valuable of experience.