I dont think the leg kicks will work as much as some think. In addition to the technical difficulties associated with leg kicking a south paw from orthodox, Conor just puts way to much pressure on fighters and completely rewires their brain. Max Holloway just put the most epic of stand up beatings on Swanson, the person who many considered the finest striker @ 145, and Conor absolutely fried his brain, thought pattern and output. for example, there are a ton of amateurs who look great hitting pads, but what separates a great pro from amateur is that they look great when the pads are hitting back.
The biggest issue: We have seen Conor mostly always being a hammer but became a nail against Chad for a while and we saw him rally back, with a confidence and conviction that has really never been seen in the UFC before. We have never really witnessed Jose really be a nail, outside of brief moments in the Chad fight and he was constantly looking at the ref for a way out. His mental game appears to be very weak while the beating is being put on him, and like his teammate Barao, I expect him to completely wither. his brain to start shutting down and to get cornered in to that straight left on Conor's.
So far, if you want to know how the fight will likely turn out, just listen to what Conor says. I didn't buy the hype for a long time but the guy is incredibly cerebral in his approach and has an eye for these things. I'm not so much talking about the round in which he picks the KO (which has been impressive) but the method in which the fight ends. Just a he said he would gas Chad and then put him away, he said Jose will turn into a grappler after the first exchange, experience pressure and precision like never before and look for a way out.
I've always felt Jose was going to win every fight, from the Brown fight up til now, but something feels very, very different in this fight. Cecil the Lion is dead, the old king of the jungle has been murdered, had his head removed and has since replaced by some new king in this, the year of our lord 2015.