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Gunnar: "Conor will take his time in the second fight"

Going to take that ass whooping slow and steady I like that game plan
 
Against Nate? Man, if he had been patient in that first round, thrown half as many fuckin uppercuts and one third as many wheel kicks, he'd have taken 4 times as many Stockton Slapperoonies
 
strategy won't work unless he can get to a decision - which based on what we saw and what a workhorse diaz is, is highly unlikely. conor better train cardio for months if he wants to make that work.

and even if he does, he still has to stay off the ground and diaz can probably get him down if he wants the fight there.
 
Conor will either hesitate and get picked apart, or throw everything and gas again. Either way I don't see how Conor wins this one. But it is a fight and anything can happen.
 
Taking his time is a terrible idea honestly and leads to exactly what happened in the first fight. He gets rocked from strikes, turns into a panic wrestler, and gets finished. Conor's first strategy is probably still his best chance at winning, he's not going to win the war of attricion against Nate Diaz lol!
 
He's going to have to approach it differently if he's going to have a chance to win. I think he fell in love with his power and legitimately thought he could get Nate out of there in the first round. Once that didn't work, he didn't have a plan B, plus he was now gassed on top of it. He needs a whole new game plan if he hopes to win this fight.
 
Can't take your time if you get caught with diazs 1 2. He'll be shooting for that take down again lol
 
The problem with giving a slow twitch, tall striker more time is that it gives him a chance to gauge his range and timing.
 
And Nate wont have to pace himself this time around. So we could see Conor panic wrestle in the first.
 
His best moments in that fight were when he pushed Nate hard....

It inevitably led to him getting hit with a nice combo....I mean he gassed because he had a full camp and didnt have to make the weight cut....but his striking pressure is his go to game plan.

Not sure what going slow will accomplish.
 
Take your time against a cardio machine, when Conor could handle 11 day notice tequila drinking, no training Cabo Diaz.


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Not a good strategy against Nate in my opinion. To win against him you need to take the fight to him - Otherwise, he'll just jab you to death.
 
It would be really funny and a big F U to the UFC if Diaz shoots for a take down right away and subs him quick.

Would totally spoil Dana's main event and Diaz would still make that money
 
A fight is a fight. And no two fights are identical. We shall see.
 
Conor will start kicking the fuck out of nates lead leg this time. Still won't win though.
 
Taking your time with a striking gameplan against a heavy volume, accumulation puncher?

When are people going to come to grips with the fact that this is just a shit stylistic match up for McGregor?

Diaz can take all of his best shots, is better on the ground (though Conor's BJJ deficiencies have been overblown) and has the ability to hurt Conor standing.

This fight is going the same way as the first.
 
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