No timestamp? Fucking gay
I agree, if we are speaking in relative terms.
Conor has always come off as completely intuitive and free. That was part of his wildness, that he was all "action" with little reflection (he thought about things, but not in the second-guessing or framing response type of way).
He is clearly no longer like that. He is clearly framing himself in a certain way for presentation. He is not acting intuitively (or out of impulse). He is carefully managing himself, and his surroundings (particularly his public persona, i.e. the way he is coming off publicly).
This is definitely a material factor because I think we can all attest to the fact that part of Conor's intrigue came from this intuitive, wild, and almost fatalistic approach to the fight game. At the same time, I think we can all agree that those exact factors resulted in distractions outside of the cage and an increasing lack of discipline in the lead up to his fights.
The question is, will his new sense of heightened intentionality result in a more disciplined fighting machine that is able to benefit from all his gifts, while reining in his more destructive tenancies, OR has he effectively neutered the beast and inhibited his higher powers?
I don't think we will have an answer until after the Cerrone fight. Ceronne is the PERFECT match up, because he consistently outclasses pretenders to the throne, and just as consistently takes a knee whenever faced with true royal pedigree!