Do you think Conor Mcgregor is overrated or underrated these days?

[cheesus]

Career wise overrated, skill wise underrated.

 

[Banana Tree's Nemesis]

I'd say he's rated pretty accurately.

 

[BoomStronk]

On Sherdog? Underrated
General population aka "casuals"? Overrated

This is the best take, I think.

We just don't really know though. He hasn't given us much data to compute.

 

[DoubleTrouble]

I think back in the days when he tore through the FW division and won the 2nd belt, people were hyping him up to be one of the best fighters ever and he had worshippers everywhere who praised how great he was. Nate destroyed some of the hype, Khabib almost put an end to it, then the back to back losses to Poirier kind of shifted peoples perspectives on his fighting ability.

But after multiple losses and not fighting for a while, it seems a large portion of Sherdog treat him like he is a trash fighter. I even saw a thread where someone said Conor should fight Paddy as that is the only winnable fight for him. And someone else said he shouldn't even be ranked in the top 100.
Also he was quite a lot of people who dislike him mainly for his out of cage antics, so there might be some bias.

What do you think? Is Conor more overrated or underrated these days?

Still overrated. Always was tbh.

Always had glaring holes in his game that were never really fixed. Pretty good striker and clear showman but ultimately a grossly overrated guy who never defended his belts and wasted his best years getting high instead of leaving his shit gym and improving his skillset.

 

[rokguksu]

I'd say he's rated pretty accurately.

I agree with this. For the most part, I feel like after the criticism are stripped of - let's call it 'really passionate language' - a lot of the times what's left is an observation like, "he was a magnetic personality with some all-time highlight reel KOs, but didn't fight as much as he could have and likewise didn't prove to have the lasting power or technique to carry him up in weight or forward through aging". Sales wise, there's no dispute that he was a top level game changer, skills wise he was good but not great. I feel like that's the consensus among a lot of fans.

The rest just kind of seems to be meme-ing in either direction.

 

[Goatenstein]

The most overrated fighter in the history of the sport.

 

[HHJ]

A little bit of both.

 

[OldBoy91]

Massively underrated. People here talk about him like he's an actual can. Who only ever won fights due to luck or his opponent throwing the fight.

Beat Aldo? Fluke. Some think it was rigged and Big John KOed Aldo.

Beat Mendes? No training camp.

Beat Holloway? Doesnt count he was young.

Beat Poirier, Fluke, Poirier beat him twice

Beat Cerrone? Conspiricy. Cerrone was paid by the UFC to throw the fight.

According to Sherdog his record should be worse than Artem's. Yet the guy has beaten the who's who of elite featherweights and was the first ever champ champ.

Sherdog does this to a degree with every fighter they dislike. They used to do this with Bisping too. There was once a Sherdog poll that predicted Urijah Faber would finish him if they had an openweight fight.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

He's a bit underrated now.

 

[Dana's Moonface]

I think back in the days when he tore through the FW division and won the 2nd belt, people were hyping him up to be one of the best fighters ever and he had worshippers everywhere who praised how great he was. Nate destroyed some of the hype, Khabib almost put an end to it, then the back to back losses to Poirier kind of shifted peoples perspectives on his fighting ability.

But after multiple losses and not fighting for a while, it seems a large portion of Sherdog treat him like he is a trash fighter. I even saw a thread where someone said Conor should fight Paddy as that is the only winnable fight for him. And someone else said he shouldn't even be ranked in the top 100.
Also he was quite a lot of people who dislike him mainly for his out of cage antics, so there might be some bias.

What do you think? Is Conor more overrated or underrated these days?

He's both overrated and underrated
Haters think he is trash and fans think he is the goat

 

[Mangar]

Massively underrated.

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

He's both overrated and underrated
Haters think he is trash and fans think he is the goat

Thats true. What do you think of Conor as a fighter?
I think he was great at FW but when he moved up, was kind of mediocre

 

[Dana's Moonface]

Thats true. What do you think of Conor as a fighter?
I think he was great at FW but when he moved up, was kind of mediocre

Great FW at a time, but didn't face any grapplers with a full camp
I still think he is/was very good at LW for sure

I rate him 100% despite my personal bias, he was a very good fighter in his prime

 

[haj02]

Massively underrated. People here talk about him like he's an actual can. Who only ever won fights due to luck or his opponent throwing the fight.

Beat Aldo? Fluke. Some think it was rigged and Big John KOed Aldo.

Beat Mendes? No training camp.

Beat Holloway? Doesnt count he was young.

Beat Poirier, Fluke, Poirier beat him twice

Beat Cerrone? Conspiricy. Cerrone was paid by the UFC to throw the fight.

According to Sherdog his record should be worse than Artem's. Yet the guy has beaten the who's who of elite featherweights and was the first ever champ champ.

Sherdog does this to a degree with every fighter they dislike. They used to do this with Bisping too. There was once a Sherdog poll that predicted Urijah Faber would finish him if they had an openweight fight.

You'd be extremely disingenuous to try present an argument that either Max or Dustin were anywhere near elite when he beat them. They just weren't on the level that they would get two, hence the rematches against Dustin looking totally different than the first fight. Mendes truly didn't have a training camp, why is that an issue to bring up? Also cowboy was already washed at that point and in the middle of a six fight losing streak. His record shouldn't be worse than Artems, that's also ridiculous and his wins against Aldo and Eddie are two of the most sensational title wins ever.

 

[GOATtalks]

This.

Conor has been 'figured out.'

Everybody knows he has no gastank past the 2nd round.
Everybody knows his TDD and defensive grappling are weak.
He still fights the exact same way he did in 2015-16.
He's 35, and with 2+ years of inactivity, he's probably past his prime.

Don't get me wrong - He's not a joke.
If he chooses to blitz his opponent in the first 2 minutes of a fight, he's not significantly less scarier than Ngannou.

Lol, that’s bullshit.

He beat Nate in a 5 round fight and he also beat Max in a a round fight. Nate and Max are both cardio machines and Conor still beat them in full distance fights. He also went to the 4 round with Khabib and actually won the 3rd round against him.

His TDD and BJJ are greatly underrated too. Look what Khabib did to Gaethje once he got him down and how long did he struggle with Conor. Conor actually denied all of Khabib’s TD attempts in R3.

Conor is very underrated as a fighter. He’s one the best strikers in UFC ever and has a pretty decent well rounded game overall. He was GOAT level at FW, elite at LW and pretty good at WW too

 

[goOb]

Conor McGregor's Record last 7 fights:

Tony Ferguson's Record last 7 fights:


I would say Conor is a rich man's Tony Ferguson.

 

[ChimRichalds]

His skills have always been underrated, due to how hated he his among hardcore fans. Watching him on the way to and including the Eddie fight was incredible, you just had to look past the personality.

I wish Conor had just kept his early career mindset and attitude. Sure, he's rich as fuck, and was the first to accomplish dual champ status, but he could have been so much more as a fighter. Instead, we got the walking excrement that he is today.

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

His skills have always been underrated, due to how hated he his among hardcore fans. Watching him on the way to and including the Eddie fight was incredible, you just had to look past the personality.

I wish Conor had just kept his early career mindset and attitude. Sure, he's rich as fuck, and was the first to accomplish dual champ status, but he could have been so much more as a fighter. Instead, we got the walking excrement that he is today.

Yeah, in his rise through FW he was so different, he was like a hungry lion who had to feed his family. Once the money and fame started coming in, he probably got too relaxed, started drinking and stuff probably, lost that hunger and laser focus, started getting into trouble with the law etc and the decline showed.

He could have been an inspiration and hero in Ireland, but his behavior and antics make his own country turn on him

 

[GearSolidMetal]

He beat Nate in a 5 round figh

Debateable.

It was as close to 50/50 as it gets, so the Vegas judges gave it to who brings in the most money.

he also beat Max in a a round fight.

...a decade ago.

Nate and Max are both cardio machines and Conor still beat them in full distance fights. He also went to the 4 round with Khabib and actually won the 3rd round against him.

Both of those fights were at 145.
Conor has no TKO/KO finishes past the 2nd round.
That 'Won the 3rd round against Khabib' is pretty pointless because Khabib was pacing himself after two exhausting rounds and Conor was even more exhausted to the point he couldn't even tag Khabib even though they stood in front of eachother for 5 minutes.

His TDD and BJJ are greatly underrated too.

Yet everybody takes him down.
Hand he couldn't defend a RNC yo save his life.

Look what Khabib did to Gaethje once he got him down and how long did he struggle with Conor. Conor actually denied all of Khabib’s TD attempts in R3.

Now you're reaching.

Conor denied all of the R3 TD attempts because Khabib was pacing himself. Period.
Its a really bad argument to claim Conor has great takedown defense, and you name only one round Conor successfully defended takedowns.

Conor is very underrated as a fighter. He’s one the best strikers in UFC ever and has a pretty decent well rounded game overall. He was GOAT level at FW, elite at LW and pretty good at WW too

I'll admit he was Top5 GOAT for 145. But then he moved up and is 3-4.

Since Obama left office he's 1-3. The lone win was against Ceronne who was already on a 2-fight losing streak.
One win in the last 6 years overall.

I'd rather not get into Nate Diaz, who should be considered one of the most overrated fighters of all time who has a following more for his cult of personality than his MMA accomplishments.

For as overrated I feel Conor is, Nate is significantly more overrated.

 

[Tweak896]

I hear people here say how much Conor sucks and always has. Maybe Conor after Mayweather, but his run up to those 2 titles was legendary. Undefeated at FW, moved up and beat the LW champ senseless in complete domination.

He has great names on his resume too. People act like he was one dimensional with a round of gas, but he was more well rounded than that. Very underrated here. If he kept up his trajectory after Alvarez until today, he'd be in goat discussions.