Jesus christ, the cognitive dissonance is real.
Please go watch the end of the 2nd round and into the 3rd. KN is visibly GASSED right before the 3rd round begins (from the GNP he was dealing to CM in the 2nd). KN is literally sucking air right before the bell rings, please go watch. KN's first TD attempt of the 3rd round comes with 3:28 to go in the round (that's a whole min and a half of trying to catch his breath) and it's a WEAK TD in the middle of the octagon that's stuffed...why? Because KN was gassed. His 2nd TD attempt of the 3rd round comes with 3:06 left in the round...this time Conor's back is against the cage. Guess what? It's stuffed again. And not only is it stuffed, it's stuffed by an extremely gassed Conor with his back against the cage...again, this is how gassed KN gets when facing world class elite fighters who know what the hell they are doing. KN goes for his THIRD TD attempt in the middle of the octagon with 1:42 in the round...and it's the weakest TD attempt I've seen KN attempt. Why? You guess it, he's gassed. You see the trend here? An extremely gassed Conor (even more so than KN) is stuffing the attempts. KN goes for a FOURTH TD with 1:27 to go in the round...STUFFED AGAIN by a tired ass Conor WITH his back against the cage. KN does get a little leg trip but it's nothing and Conor immediately stands back up because KN is just too tired to keep CM down.
This will not work vs Tony. Tony does not get tired. He will light KN up once he lets up just the slightest and he'll literally carve his face up and likely get a KO/TKO-doctors stoppage from the damage. This is what Tony does. KN has never faced a guy that just. does. not. stop. moving.