If a man is in the biggest fight of his life with the world watching and moment to be remembed by...

UFC carefully picked the man for the job
 
He made 5,000 dollars per second in that fight. Not bad for getting your ass whooped.
 
Have you ever been kicked in the head?

Seriously these forums are a mess, people think Cerrone took a dive or didn't try hard enough, is this the first time you've seen him fight? He's crumbled in front of worse fighters than McGreggor, it's why he was chosen for the fight.

That doesn't take anything away from Cowboy, he's a good fighter but there's levels to this shit.
I was in almost total agreement with this post right up until the "There's levels to this shit" part.

To suggest Conor is just on a different level than Cowboy is absurd since on paper the opposite is true, this is more of a styles make fights type situation.

On paper Cowboy is the more complete MMAist having won fights every way possible while also holding almost every major record in the books, he's always suffered from some sort of stage fright though when the stakes are at there highest which has resulted in him being unable to claim the ultimate prize in an otherwise spectacular career.

He's been a perennial top contender in 2 divisions for well over a decade fighting almost exclusively top 10 opposition raking up almost 4 times as many top 10 wins as Conor,( including the only man Conors ever beaten in the LW division).

Accomplishing all this over a 50 fight career has inevitably taken it's toll though and between father time catching up too him as he always does and the accumulated milage and wear and tear of such a career he's simply not the same fighter he once was.

Had this fight taken place 5 years ago it likely looks very different though the end result could certainly still be the same but Cowboy back then was very rarely getting dropped or finished by anyone like the current version has been more often than not in the last few years.
 
Cowboys game plan in post fight interview

I want to stand with Connor and feel his power
 
Lol.. Cerrone usually gets finished like that.. just usually not so quickly.. so credit were it's due. Conor had a great comeback

This is the type of fight he should have had after Floyd rather then jump straight in vs Khabib a horrible style matchup after 2 years out
 
Yep. He knew what was coming so no excuses. Dude could have literally avoided Conor for a few minutes at the very least. He fought like an idiot, not a seasoned professional Glad he got paid well. Now he needs to go away. Regardless, I never care to see him fight again.
 
If cowboys your fav fighter and your a fan how could u be happy for him that his career defining performance that he will forerver be known for was that complete floor mopping excercise?
Maybe he is just happy to get payed but where is the warrior spirit, he does have it just didnt show it when it counted the most
I am not denying that this was totally atrocious performance. I only said that "I guess I am happy he got the pay day", that's about it, otherwise it was terrible
 
Cerrone is a good fighter who will fight anybody, but he comes across as someone with absolutely zero ambition. Doesn’t aspire to be champion, seemingly don’t care about his record or his health.

I feel like you can have all the skill in the world, but if you have no plan or drive, you’re never going to make it to the top. Cerrone is just a dude that enjoys the fact he’s being paid for fighting.
 
Yet again they specifically hand picked Cerrone because he's way past it AND a favorable style matchup to boot.

This being the biggest fight of his career wasn't going to magically roll back the clock.
 
If cowboys your fav fighter and your a fan how could u be happy for him that his career defining performance that he will forerver be known for was that complete floor mopping excercise?
Maybe he is just happy to get payed but where is the warrior spirit, he does have it just didnt show it when it counted the most
He's been way past it for at least the last 3 years. Us Cerrone fans aren't upset because we knew he wouldn't win.

He was handpicked specifically to lose. The miracle upset didn't happen this time.
 
Yet again they specifically hand picked Cerrone because he's way past it AND a favorable style matchup to boot.

This being the biggest fight of his career wasn't going to magically roll back the clock.
As another poster pointed out, Cerrone came in on 2 stoppage losses and losing 7 of his last 11. He was hand picked. Worst of all for McGregor, it gives him no real feedback where he is and may give him a false sense of security going into his next fight, which will be against the champ, whoever that may be.
 
I was in almost total agreement with this post right up until the "There's levels to this shit" part.

To suggest Conor is just on a different level than Cowboy is absurd since on paper the opposite is true, this is more of a styles make fights type situation.

On paper Cowboy is the more complete MMAist having won fights every way possible while also holding almost every major record in the books, he's always suffered from some sort of stage fright though when the stakes are at there highest which has resulted in him being unable to claim the ultimate prize in an otherwise spectacular career.

He's been a perennial top contender in 2 divisions for well over a decade fighting almost exclusively top 10 opposition raking up almost 4 times as many top 10 wins as Conor,( including the only man Conors ever beaten in the LW division).

Accomplishing all this over a 50 fight career has inevitably taken it's toll though and between father time catching up too him as he always does and the accumulated milage and wear and tear of such a career he's simply not the same fighter he once was.

Had this fight taken place 5 years ago it likely looks very different though the end result could certainly still be the same but Cowboy back then was very rarely getting dropped or finished by anyone like the current version has been more often than not in the last few years.

It's almost as if you're saying (for whatever reason) that in this moment in time, Connor is on another level than Cowboy.

Ask yourself if they rematched in 3 months would the outcome be significantly different.

The same goes for a Connor Khabib rematch.
 
He got thumped several times by a much more accurate and powerful striker within a few seconds. That was his best effort, he just isn't at the same level
 
It's almost as if you're saying (for whatever reason) that in this moment in time, Connor is on another level than Cowboy.

Ask yourself if they rematched in 3 months would the outcome be significantly different.

The same goes for a Connor Khabib rematch.
Its possible that it would be yeah, you really never know what you're going to get with Cowboy now a days so no, I'm not saying Conor is on another level ATM, though there is no disputing he was the better man tonight.

As for Conor vs Khabib stylistically it's unlikely that fight ever looks much different than the first one with Khabib winning easily 9 times out of 10 with the 1 likely being a slightly tougher win.
 
Shouldnt he be expected to put up at least some resistance?
Ok cerrone chokes in big fights. Ok he was overwhelmed etc etc.
But c'mon. I mean he's a goddamn professional fighter. He gets payed to do this.
I dont think its unreasonable to expect him to at least throw some shots in return and not just curl up into a ball and wait for it to be called off.

It wasnt a 'dive'. But fair to say it was a weak ass performance and he couldve tried harder, and not be so jovial and buddy buddy 5 seconds later either.

Did you see his fight with RDA?
That could also have been the biggest fight of his career.
 
Gotta remember too that Donald is an aging fighter who's been taking a lot of damage the last 3 years of his career. Those hard fights add up..the years of training and numerous hard spars and camps add up. Once the chin starts to go there isn't any coming back from that. Conor blitzkrieg'd him and Donald simply could not withstand the onslaught. Father time is reigning and defending as we all know. Hope Cowboy can get a swan song fight and then do PR work with the UFC or commentate from time to time. He's a solid dude and has been a pillar of the UFC/WEC for the last 10 years.
 
Cerrone wilts in big moments or when his opponent is someone he can't bully.

But the part that makes it fishy is how hard Conor was throwing in the first 40 seconds, considering how badly he has gassed out at 170 in the past. His second fight with Diaz evidences this correction and it's hard to think a smart fighter like Conor would not be as cautious unless he was absolutely certain Cerrone would go down quick.
 
Cerrone wilts in big moments or when his opponent is someone he can't bully.

But the part that makes it fishy is how hard Conor was throwing in the first 40 seconds, considering how badly he has gassed out at 170 in the past. His second fight with Diaz evidences this correction and it's hard to think a smart fighter like Conor would not be as cautious unless he was absolutely certain Cerrone would go down quick.
Unless he's literally retarded he had to know Donalds chin is cracked.

That's WHY he picked him.
 
Cerrone is a good fighter who will fight anybody, but he comes across as someone with absolutely zero ambition...

Cerrone is just a dude that enjoys the fact he’s being paid for fighting.

Sums up Cerrone perfectly.

He's parlayed his mediocre talent into a career he enjoys, some fame and money to boot. Great businessman give him that.
 
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