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"If you let a hater talk long enough, they will ALWAYS contradict themselves." -Todd Wentworth
Conor will fight anybody within 3 weight classes, on short notice, or not. He will meet them in the middle of the cage, at every weight class. This approach is what separates him from 99% of MMA fighters, not just in the UFC, on the planet.
-Would Nate fight at 185, if Robbie Lawler pulled out of a fight with him, on 10 days notice?
Bottom line? Haters don't care. They just need a little bit, to open the flood gates against Conor, just like they did with Ronda Rousey. Just a little bit to vent on, and make memes about.
-Georges St. Pierre, one of the biggest seat fillers in UFC history. Would he fight ANYONE at 205, if Anderson Silva pulled out of a Super Fight with him?
-Would Jon Jones fight Chael Sonnen, as a last second replacement, on 1 week's notice? No. That question has been answered, and you can say the same about Fabricio Werdum. (Both with last second replacements in the same weight class. If the replacement would have been 1 or 2 weight classes up?)
So just let the haters talk, but make sure you know who their "favorite fighters" are so you can respond with the equivalent weight classes, and circumstances.
Regardless of whether Conor won or lost, he's separated himself from the rest of MMA. So you can hate on him, at the risk of hypocrisy. The guy could have easily stood at 145 and dominated for 5-10yrs, and then when fans were demanding he move up, he could have said he was trying out for the Irish Wrestling team.
Conor will fight anybody within 3 weight classes, on short notice, or not. He will meet them in the middle of the cage, at every weight class. This approach is what separates him from 99% of MMA fighters, not just in the UFC, on the planet.
-Would Nate fight at 185, if Robbie Lawler pulled out of a fight with him, on 10 days notice?
Bottom line? Haters don't care. They just need a little bit, to open the flood gates against Conor, just like they did with Ronda Rousey. Just a little bit to vent on, and make memes about.
-Georges St. Pierre, one of the biggest seat fillers in UFC history. Would he fight ANYONE at 205, if Anderson Silva pulled out of a Super Fight with him?
-Would Jon Jones fight Chael Sonnen, as a last second replacement, on 1 week's notice? No. That question has been answered, and you can say the same about Fabricio Werdum. (Both with last second replacements in the same weight class. If the replacement would have been 1 or 2 weight classes up?)
So just let the haters talk, but make sure you know who their "favorite fighters" are so you can respond with the equivalent weight classes, and circumstances.
Regardless of whether Conor won or lost, he's separated himself from the rest of MMA. So you can hate on him, at the risk of hypocrisy. The guy could have easily stood at 145 and dominated for 5-10yrs, and then when fans were demanding he move up, he could have said he was trying out for the Irish Wrestling team.