Conor strikes vs. Cowboy in super slo-mo (awesome)

[Swarthy]

I don't think the thigh(which is a meaty part of the body, not bone) hitting Cerrone prevented him from attempting a takedown while Conor was in the air, Cerrone just didn't go for the takedown at all. I'm not claiming that Cerrone threw the fight though like the person you are replying to, just that Cerrone didn't react smartly to Conor launching himself into the air which should have resulted in an easy takedown.

You ever Wrestled or grappled? You can clearly see Cerrone trying pretty hard for the single on Conor’s right leg. At the same time Conor Drops his hips and hands and stops Cerrones forward momentum. End result is Conor’s hips are lower then Cerrone’s forcing a standing grappling position.

I mean its right fucking there in the clip for all to fucking see. Jesus h christ how can you be rhat fucking stupid. The Left leg that your focussing on is meaningless as Cerrone never had an outside grip with his right hand.

I mean ffs you don’t even know the important aspects of a fucking take down.

Just shut up or go to a gym and do some fucking fundamental wrestling training.

Spuds to the left of me dumbfucks to the right of me here on Sherdog.

 

[91 seconds]

They left out the shoulder strike sequence where you can see Conor telling Cowboy how much time is left.

 

[Nukes]

First punch thrown in that fight was like season GOT season 8, the clinchwork and everything else was seasons 1-4

 

[kflo]

200 X 6. Base pay, 25% MORE each fight than he was making before, when he probably should've been given less considering his decline, or cut completely like they do for other vets in his situation. That's in addition to the 1-2 mil he made for Conor. Given his pathetic effort that looked to many like a dive, I'd say he came out pretty good. Besides, if he actually beat Conor, it would do far less for him than you think. People would just say they're both washed up.

Now 6 fight contracts are guaranteed? Or uniquely long? Lol.

You seem to forget cowboy HEADLINED 6 out of his last 9 fights including the conor fight. The 3 he didn’t headline were fight of the night or performance of the night. His next 2 fights after conor he arguably beat Pettis and was competitive with price. The idea he should have been cut because he lost to the absolute elite of the division is a farce.

As is the idea that 200k for cerrone is some outrageous number.

And lol at you running with a $1-2 mil narrative now..........where did you get $2m??? And again, you seem to still be dancing around the accusation that his pay was somehow conditional.

 

[kflo]

There's no way to know if it was or wasn't. But the circumstantial evidence shows that the UFC was being awfully generous to Donald at the same time he signed the contract for the Mcgreggor fight. Combine that with his declaration that he wasn't going to take Conor down (his only path to victory) and his pathetic dive-like performance, it looks pretty suspicious. I'm sure that even you could acknowledge that. Oh, and that fight was a MUST WIN for both Conor and the UFC.

No, I can’t acknowledge that. Again, its actually pretty ridiculous.

A guy who headlines 6 cards, faces elite competition, is one of the most recognized fighters in the org signing a contract for 200k???? He made less against conor than all of conors other opponents. People made fun of him for that.

Again, it defies logic. You haven’t explained once how a conversation would actually go that leads to cowboy losing on purpose. It’s nonsense.

 

[Captain Herb]

No, I can’t acknowledge that. Again, its actually pretty ridiculous.

A guy who headlines 6 cards, faces elite competition, is one of the most recognized fighters in the org signing a contract for 200k???? He made less against conor than all of conors other opponents. People made fun of him for that.

Again, it defies logic. You haven’t explained once how a conversation would actually go that leads to cowboy losing on purpose. It’s nonsense.

I've explained how it could happen multiple times.

First of all, it would never become public because the UFC is a private company and does not have to disclose any additional pay over their base salary. For instance, Cerrone only made $200,000 for his fight with Mcgreggor but his real pay was probably between 1 and 2 million. (His agent said it was "multiples" of his base pay.

Secondly, they're not stupid. They are not going to come right out and tell Donald to go down in the first like it was a movie. Remember, everyone was wanting to fight Conor in his come back fight and Conor and UFC chose Cerrone, the ultimate company man. When UFC says jump, Donald says how high. They offered him a 6 fight contract extension with a 25% raise the same week he signed the Mcgreggor fight. That's pretty good for a guy on his way out. Then of course, there's the undisclosed money for fighting Conor. But Cerrone has never been accused of being the smartest guy in the world and blurts out his game plan before the fight. 'I'm not going to take him down, I want a fun stand-up fight for the fans.'

So if it happened it might happened like this: UFC says 'Hey Donald, we chose you to fight Mcgreggor. Here's an amazing contract extension and a raise and a bunch of extra money that you know you wouldn't be getting otherwise and we really look forward to a fun stand-up fight for the fans." For a guy like Cerrone, even he would figure out what they were asking him to do.

 

[BoTyson]

Conor kicked the shit out of cowboy, anyone who says its fake is just still crying because Conor hurts their feelings at press conferences, snowflakes, Americans are to fragile for shit talking and banter.

 

[kflo]

I've explained how it could happen multiple times.

None of that explains at all why he would lose on purpose. Are you getting that very important part????? None of that explains away the fact that winning would be more lucrative for him than losing. Instead of facing pettis in a prelim fight he’d be headlining again. It’s a simpleton thought process. You have to see that.

 

[kflo]

Why don't you explain it then. What accounted for him not using the takedown--his only path to victory? What accounted for him announcing that fact and then doing exactly that in the fight? He could have driven through the takedown on Conor's leaping first strike. He instinctively ducked down for it and then stands back up like he remembered he wasn't supposed to do that. Why did he not even attempt to throw one strike? Why did he position himself in the clinch where Conor could repeatedly strike him with his shoulder and get "rocked" when he could easily have taken him down, or at the very least--disengage. Why did he stagger backwards and fall to the ground when Conor caught him on the face with his big toe? Do you really think Cowboy was actually trying to win that fight? If so, how?

How many fights has cowboy landed a takedown in the first minute of the fight??? Lol at you suggesting he could have driven through the takedown. Read @Swarthy ’s post above. You’re literally just ignoring what happened. It’s sad. He easily could have taken him down in the center of the cage in a clinch? How delusional are you? I posted the gif of the kick. You’ve seen it many times. Yet you insist it was just a big toe barely touching his face. You’re simply delusional on the topic. Again, you're insisting he actually took a dive. There’s zero logic to it and to the only support you have is a delusional evaluation of what happened in the cage. It’s like you want it to be true so bad that you can’t see reality.

 

[kflo]

Lol we know he didn't get the takedown. The question is why he did not even try properly. It was his only path to victory and he was immediately given a golden opportunity. But he said he would not try and he didn't. How come? You think getting a trip or takedown in the clinch when the guy is literally jumping off the ground over and over is an impossible task? Are you a retard or what. If he didn't land the finishing kick with his toe, then what do you think landed on Cowboy, the top of the foot, the shin, what? It was a weak kick and Cerrone acted like he got hit by a baseball bat.

This is why it’s impossible to argue with CTers. Reality and facts don’t matter. Just your own distorted irrational view of what you want to see.

cowboy didn’t take down lawler, till, gaethje in the first minute either.

but yeah, he threw the fight. Why? Well obviously because he thought that’s what the ufc wanted. Why else. Lol.