How well does Conor do against top ten lightweights?

blaseblah said:
Good chance against Chandler due to his iffy chin. He probably beats this out of prime version of Ferguson. I don't know that I'd favor him over anyone else.
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the real question is.. where’s your kid?
 
Has a shot with Tony. Everyone else murders him.
 
He should try another attempt at 145. He doesn't have the knockout power at 155.
 
Tony Ferguson said:
the real question is.. where’s your kid?
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I feel bad for the guy. Injury and circumstance denied him his chance at the title during an incredible run. But it is what it is. He's 37 and out of prime.
 
UFC should match him against Pettis or Horcher.
 
Tony Ferguson said:
watch your mouth jabroni
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be a good fight tbh !!

50/50 imo

Tony can take some shots and gets hit alot Conor might be able to take advantage of that

but it tony can eat the shots early no doubt he finds a way to submit him
 
horseshoe_pass man said:
hard to tell people want to make out like hes a bum but he has only lost to khabib and #1 ranked poirier. he landed on poirier in both recent fights, especially the first rematch. who knows how the other guys at LW would handle his boxing or how their chins would hold up against that. he could end up landing even more on them, most these guys probably havent experienced anybody with conors hands. he surprises people with shots. dustin is the top guy in the division so losing to him doesnt make him a bum. we shall see. the wrestlers are a bad matchup but he has underrated TDD, his last 2 fights have just been sloppy in that regard for some reason
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The thing is, LW division is the most competitive shark tank, so losing to Poirier is not an excuse because Poirier might not be able to do the same to other top 10, to someone like Islam for example, both Khabib and Arman said Islam can beat Poirier.

I wouldn't be shocked if Poirier loses to; Oliveira, or Gaethje etc. too.

Conor got KOed by Poirier in the second fight, and it was only second round. Conor is a frontrunner, faster starter, it was expected for him to win the first round but then he had nothing for Poirier even in the second round, he couldn't even get to third round.

In the third fight it was even worse, because he didn't even win the first round against Poirier, despite Conor being a frontrunner, fast starter fighter, that's a terrible sign. I thought he would at least win the first round but then he would lose the other rounds, but he couldn't even win the first round, it was terrible.

Even Dan Hooker won the first 2 rounds against Poirier, and Dan Hooker is probably the weakest link inside of top 10, alongside with Ferguson, and maybe Chandler. But Chandler can wrestle offensively, so despite having a weak chin he can pressure Conor and win with wrestling and gnp alone.
 
TheAmericanGazelle said:
In terms of pure skills, these are the tiers I see (IMHO):

Charles
Poirier
Gaethje

Dariush
Chandler
Islam

Ferg
Rda
Hooker

Gillepse

He's obviously not in the upper tier or the bottom, but whether he's in that 2nd or 3rd tier can only be determined by him actually taking fights frequently. Fighting once in a blue moon against nothing but elites doesn't give a good sense of where in the top 10 he falls.
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Agree, that's a good tier system.
 
NoSmilez said:
He should try another attempt at 145. He doesn't have the knockout power at 155.
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145'rs have enough heart these days knowing they can beat him, so ya shit even chad mendez off a short camp nearly beat him too.
 
Rajon Rondo said:
Charles
Poirier
Gaethje
Dariush
Chandler
Ferg
Rda
Hooker
Islam
Gillepse

He beats everyone except Gaethje and Diamond imo. RDA, Islam, Dariush and Aloe Vera are 50-50 fights.

Only clear victory would be a shot Tony or Dan Hooker
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Well, I hardly watch MMA anymore, so I'm sure everyone itt is thrilled to hear my opinion.
Here goes:

Logically, we know McGregor is at a disadvantage against any good grappler that can get him to the ground (see Khabib). It also seems he struggles against top strikers, assuming they can maintain a solid gameplan (see Poirier).

Using these rather hazy criteria, I suppose I'd favour him against

  • Dos Anjos (good grappler but can't take McGregor down),
  • Ferguson (Ferguson likes to just bang, at the expense of a gameplan).
  • Chandler (because I just remember his as being kinda meh back in the day)
  • Oliveira (because -II-)
  • Islam (unproven)

I'd say I favour Gaethje over McGregor.

And then I don't know about the other guys on the list because I don't really know anything about them.

All in all, I don't think McGregor should be underestimated. But he has a giant target on his back, and I don't think he's all that difficult to figure out even at his best. So I doubt we'll see a resurgence for him, at any weight class.

Hey, this was fun.:cool:
 
Halge said:
Well, I hardly watch MMA anymore, so I'm sure everyone itt is thrilled to hear my opinion.
Here goes:

Logically, we know McGregor is at a disadvantage against any good grappler that can get him to the ground (see Khabib). It also seems he struggles against top strikers, assuming they can maintain a solid gameplan (see Poirier).

Using these rather hazy criteria, I suppose I'd favour him against

  • Dos Anjos (good grappler but can't take McGregor down),
  • Ferguson (Ferguson likes to just bang, at the expense of a gameplan).
  • Chandler (because I just remember his as being kinda meh back in the day)
  • Oliveira (because -II-)
  • Islam (unproven)

I'd say I favour Gaethje over McGregor.

And then I don't know about the other guys on the list because I don't really know anything about them.

Hey, this was fun.:cool:
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Rda would take Conor down.
 
Between Poirier, Oliveira, Gaethje, Dariush, RDA, Ferguson, Chandler, Gillespie, Makachev and Hooker I don't think I can pick Conor with confidence against any of them. I think I'd still favor him over Hooker and Ferguson (given how damaged Ferguson is), and Gillespie/Makachev are interesting fights that I'd see as being good indicators for where Conor is. I don't give him much of a change as he is against Gaethje, Poirier, Dariush and Oliveira. In the past sure, but he's pissed away his prime and career being a piece of shit.

If Conor had just been KOed, I'd be more optimistic, but these kinds of injuries are hard to come back from, particularly given McGregor's style. I don't think he's elite anymore, now the real question is can he stay relevant by being the guy that can still beat the 6-15 ranked guys.
 
He beats Chandler because he has a history of beating manlets. He beats RDA for the same reason, and beats Hooker too.

He might beat or lose to Tony, Gillespie, and Oliveira.

He loses to Poirier, Islam, Gaethje and probably Dariush too.
 
Rajon Rondo said:
Charles
Poirier
Gaethje
Dariush
Chandler
Ferg
Rda
Hooker
Islam
Gillepse

He beats everyone except Gaethje and Diamond imo. RDA, Islam, Dariush and Aloe Vera are 50-50 fights.

Only clear victory would be a shot Tony or Dan Hooker
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Loses to:
Poirier
Gaethje
Dariush
Islam

I'm 50/50 on:
Hooker
Gillispie
Chandler
Ferguson
RDA

Thanks for the thread. I've been saying he can't win in the top 10 but I now see he does have some chances in there. 50/50 or better against half of them. I didn't expect that ratio.
 
I think he could be Hooker and maybe Chandler and Dariush if he were to deviate from a gameplan that involved closing the distance.
 
Well, he is averaging one fight a year and has had repeat matches every time he losses, so who knows.
 
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