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Max Holloway would school Conor in a rematch

blaseblah said:
Like Poirier, Holloway lost to Conor early on in his career and has leveled up considerably since then. Is there any doubt he would beat Conor now? He seems like a horrific style matchup. Best chin in mma which Conor couldn't crack in his prime. Elite boxing, and endless cardio. I could see Conor winning the first round, maybe even two, but Max would drown him after that point and get the TKO. I don't think Conor has the heart to withstand getting his face boxed up after he gets tired.
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Pure fantasy, max gets destroyed. He can’t take that left, them teeps, Conor 3.0 by anything he wants.
 
Conor was on the come up as much as Holloway was when he beat Max with 1 ACL

Conor peaked earlier then Max but max will never reach Mcgregors peak or even near it even if McGregor fades
 
No doubt about that. He took such a bombs from DP that I was impressed.
 
Max has McRunner in deep water by the third or fourth and drowns him.
 
Conor can’t make 145 anymore he’s packed on too much muscle.
 
It's common for a young fighter to lose early in their career due to thinking an opponent is unbeatable or just better than them.
However, once a killer fighter loses his aura and the blueprint of how to defeat him is out, the fighter then struggles to win future matches.

Examples:
Fedor vs Crocop (Backfoot Crocop always lost in the UFC).
McGregor vs Aldo (Furious and undefeated Aldo went 5-5 after getting cracked by McGregor)
Weidman vs Anderson Silva (Chin and then leg got broken due to cockiness. Lost almost every fight since then)
BJ Penn vs Diaz (got beat up quite bad in that fight, went on to lose every fight after that)

It's just goes to prove that "90 percent of the fighting game is half mental".

Bonus notes:
"When Matt Hughes and his brother Mark were growing up they would pound each other behind the barn."
 
Conor just can't take max's pace for 5 rounds nor can he finish him.
Even Porrier who fucked Max up was dragged into deep waters and Conor can't swim
 
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Omg lmao Holloway kills Conor in 5 seconds
 
Substance Abuse said:
Conor went five with Dustin? I know Max did. He even had Dustin hurt at one point and won two rounds.

If Max had bulked up properly and not just decided to not cut as much weight, as well with his new found movement, kicks and defense, he could possibly beat Dustin.

I know he would beat the shit out of Conor though.
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Properly bulked up Max is born.
 
Look, guys...either Dooostin is a GREAT fighter or hes not.

Either Khabib is unbeatable or hes not.

Make up your minds because if the 2 above statements are true, theres no shame in Conor losing to both.

Conor is still one of the most dangerous fighters in the UFC and I doubt Max has the power to hurt him any more than Nate did in the 2nd fight.
 
blaseblah said:
Like Poirier, Holloway lost to Conor early on in his career and has leveled up considerably since then. Is there any doubt he would beat Conor now? He seems like a horrific style matchup. Best chin in mma which Conor couldn't crack in his prime. Elite boxing, and endless cardio. I could see Conor winning the first round, maybe even two, but Max would drown him after that point and get the TKO. I don't think Conor has the heart to withstand getting his face boxed up after he gets tired.
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Only thing I can’t agree with his Conor winning a round
 
Even when Conor was running through everyone at FW Max took his best shots. Max by tko after Conor quits and gasses
 
PalmStrike said:
Look, guys...either Dooostin is a GREAT fighter or hes not.

Either Khabib is unbeatable or hes not.

Make up your minds because if the 2 above statements are true, theres no shame in Conor losing to both.

Conor is still one of the most dangerous fighters in the UFC and I doubt Max has the power to hurt him any more than Nate did in the 2nd fight.
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There's a bit of shame in him losing to Nate, tbf. And he didn't exactly set the world on fire in the rematch.
Not sure what makes you think he's all that dangerous at this point.
 
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