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Dafuq you talking about? Before Conor was seen as the best striker in MMA, which he is. RDA was viewed as the best striker at LW. Eddie KOd him in 1 rd.
You're basing your opinion off 1 of his 35 fights? He got hurt early vs Conor and ended up getting schooled, it happened. Never happened to him before or since. Dude has more knockout wins than anyone in the top 10 of the LW Division by a good margin. Hes been out struck about 3 or 4 times in his 35 professional fights, 11 at WW and 24 at LW. And of those 35 fights he's beaten 7 top 5 ranked guys and 10 total in the top 10. His resume is unparalleled in the history of the sport at LW..... but yeah, a guy with awful striking would out strike him. You're clearly a new spectator
I'm an Eddie fan, but he's been outstruck by the majority of good strikers he's faced—Cowboy, Pettis was beating him on the feet, Conor, Dustin was styling on him. He has a really hard time against good strikers. Eddie shines because of how well rounded he is and his ability to make the fight about his strengths, and obviously by his toughness. He's not an exceptional striker by MMA standards. He's above average, though.
I'm picking him to beat Dustin, by the way. I think he will be able to mix things up well enough until he lands something big. Dustin's chin is still questionable in my book.