Matt Serra: Holm a warrior for taking a nap, McGregor is a 'dumb f*cker'

[iwhoopedbatman]

Definitely agree about it being a bad choice to mock Nate for teaching kids. Serra has never been much to talk a lot of shit, he's old school. And he just seems like a good guy.

Like Chael, he was super involved when he coached TUF, you could tell he really cared about helping the younger fighters. I've always liked Matt.

Serra had no problem ramping up the shit talking for Hughes and GSP. With GSP he admitted afterwards it was just to sell the fight, but he still got out there and talked a lot of shit about both guys.

 

[King Joffery]

Meh, I don't buy into this macho bullshit of not tapping. I instantly lose respect for someone who chooses to go to sleep rather than tap and assume they must have a low IQ tbh.

 

[Pure Dust]

Been a matt Serra fan ever since he made gsp tap to strikes. Keep it real homie.

 

[MayhemMonkey]

Didn't he say that Nate is so poor he has to supplement his income by teaching BJJ to kids?

Cmon dude, he also added the money part too.

he said teaching seminars to make ends meet.... that was at a different point in the press conference also

 

[BRASIL WAND]

Nate had him a tracheal RNC and that shit is painful AF.
Meisha had her in a regulation RNC, putting pressure against the carotid which is NyQuil.

Asphyxiation vs Ischemia.

Incorrect post m8.


There are two types of chokes in BJJ:


1. Blood chokes (which most pressure goes on the carotid artery ala Kata Gatame aka arm triangle) take longer to put you out.

2. Air chokes (which put more pressure on the trachea) these however put you out MUCH quicker.



Granted it's a little more painful Conor would've gone out had he let it ride just a couple more seconds, specially from a Cesar Gracie BJJ black belt.



POINT IS: Same choke with Holm and Conore, however Holly showed heart and Conor took the cheap way out.



PS Tates choke on Holly was more painful considering it was fully locked on trachea, yet she thugged it out, fought back, and napped.




Quitting :

Going out on your sword:

 

[nostradumbass]

It's hilarious to see the haters like you proposing the narrative that Conor intentionally gave up his back because he wanted out of the fight.

And the other haters who say that McG is a white-belt who proved he didn't know the first thing about defending against a RNC.

It's a a classic and epic battle of the Shertards. lol

Does it matter which is true? Take your pick, is he a horrible grappler who can't defend himself on the ground or is he a quitter? You can pick whichever you think makes him look better.

 

[I am Everywhere]

You'll wake up like, ‘WTF,'

thats hilarious. I want to hear the audio of all this

 

[KantoTerror]

Serra's "everyday macho guy" schtick is old. He is a veteran of the sport and an accomplished coach, and for that, I give him respect. At the same time, I hope he's not telling the students at his gyms to not tap out when caught in an inescapable submission.

I'm sure he's teaching them how to not get in that situation in the first place...not some touch butt bullshit....

 

[TheVaado]

Didn't Dan Henderson tap to rear naked choke?
Didn't GSP tap to strikes?

Neither of those guys talk like McGregor.

 

[KantoTerror]

Didn't Dan Henderson tap to rear naked choke?
Didn't GSP tap to strikes?

They didn't talk shit about their opponents either what's your point?

 

[trident]

Didn't Dan Henderson tap to rear naked choke?
Didn't GSP tap to strikes?

The difference is the landfill amount of shit Conor talked. I dont remember Dan and GSP making a total ass of themselves leading up to the fight.

 

[IIIIIIII]

Didn't Dan Henderson tap to rear naked choke?
Didn't GSP tap to strikes?

those guys don't talk insane amounts of shit. even if conor is doing it for extra ppv buys, talking shit is still talking shit. if you can't back it up, expect the same in return.

 

[Flex Plexico]

let's get Nick's opinion on this one

nah man I love me some Matt Serra, and gotta agree with him here. Why the fuck would teaching a new generation how to grapple be a dishonorable thing to do?

 

[Hardkore]

I'm sure he's teaching them how to not get in that situation in the first place...not some touch butt bullshit....

I didn't even want to "elaborate" for him, shocking that he's a silver belt.

 

[Chitaouri]

Nah there's pics of him tapping faster in panic mode instead

Nah there's pics of him tapping faster in panic mode instead

you mean video i guess........... i'd rather have a pic of me tapping to full-on RNC then haing my arms rolled back and my toe crumbled laying on the ground and givng creepy noises beuse i wanted to "tough" in letting someone choke me out...yeeeayy

 

[iwhoopedbatman]

again an American that doesnt understand humour..... the target of Conors joke wasnt that Nate teaches BJJ, or to slate the kids class etc. The target was Nate pretending to be gangsta whilst also still teaching kids BJJ. it was to show that Nate isnt the person he portrays, thats the joke.

im surprised someone as funny as Serra wouldnt get that, but seeing how many people are complaining about it it actually isnt that surprising

I understood this from the moment Conor said it, and it's still stupid. Nate doesn't pretend to be a thug or a gangster. He just doesn't apologize for being a tough guy from a tough area. Nate grew up poor in a shit city and has had to face a lot of shitty situations. I've never seen him pretend to be a thug (please show me where I'm wrong, and don't show me pictures of his hands making gestures that 90% of the kids I work with here in Baltimore make. They're not thugs either). In fact, he and Nick are always talking about how fighting kept them out of real trouble and they want to give back. You can do that and still stay the tough guy from the wrong side of the tracks. Conor's mistake is that he misrepresented Diaz as a thug/gangsta, not that he called him out for teaching kids (although that point makes no sense once you realize the first half is just Conor being wrong).

 

[silvasurfer5253]

Didn't Dan Henderson tap to rear naked choke?
Didn't GSP tap to strikes?

They didn't talk all that shit, though.

 

[Hardkore]

you mean video i guess........... i'd rather have a pic of me tapping to full-on RNC then haing my arms rolled back and my toe crumbled laying on the ground and givng creepy noises beuse i wanted to "tough" in letting someone choke me out...yeeeayy

Probably because you're a quitter too with no heart and balls

 

[hasar]

McGregor tapped even after the choke was released lol.

Conor is a great fighter when things are going his way tho. A bad mofo in the first round.

I'd love to see some heart from the guy when the going get's tough. But, whathever. He's never been in a boring fight

He wants to make money. Not die there.

 

[DaGenius]

I believe if holm wouldn't have been choked out, Conor may have just gone out. Seeing holm and the flailing I think Conor made a pr decision.

 

[kashmir]

Incorrect post m8.


There are two types of chokes in BJJ:


1. Blood chokes (which most pressure goes on the carotid artery ala Kata Gatame aka arm triangle) take longer to put you out.

2. Air chokes (which put more pressure on the trachea) these however put you out MUCH quicker.



Granted it's a little more painful Conor would've gone out had he let it ride just a couple more seconds, specially from a Cesar Gracie BJJ black belt.



POINT IS: Same choke with Holm and Conore, however Holly showed heart and Conor took the cheap way out.



PS Tates choke on Holly was more painful considering it was fully locked on trachea, yet she thugged it out, fought back, and napped.




Quitting :

Going out on your sword:

Wrong.

A perfectly applied blood choke will put you out in a matter of seconds due to cerebral ischemia.

A perfectly applied air choke will do the same but in the process collapse your trachea under excruciating pain.