Oh please Hater, the four shoulder strikes and two 2 knees in the first 10 seconds fucked him already up (he had already a busted up face, broken nose and obrital) and then he was of course defensive. Throwed one kick and Mcgregor, one of the greatest counterhitters, countered and and gave him the rest.
NO hate here at all. I'm just calling a spade a spade. First off, the match up itself was bullshit. I knew Cerrone was going to lose. But given his skillset and ring experience, I thought he might have had a shot if the fight went into the later rounds. Cowboy also seemed awkward/slightly off in those interviews leading up to the fight. There was a weird energy and I think we all felt that cowboy was the sacrificial lamb of sorts.
And this was the oldest and most shot version of Cerrone ever.
Conor fans on Sherdog make it really hard to support the guy because they build him up to be midas if he does anything. Even the most simple tasks. Like KO'ing a shot Cerrone or combing his hair in a new style. Then they get pie in the face everytime because a lot are power RPG and Anime fans and follow Conor not the sport and he gets wiped out like Khabib or Floyd, even Nate edged him out overall.
Temper your expectations. The guy is a good striker with 2 rounds of KO power then he is vulnerable and sloppy. He can win any fight against strikers early but he can also lose as well.
Anyone thinking Conor will ever go on a 5 or even a 3-0 run against top LW's is delusional. These weaknesses he has will always be there.
I personally just enjoy watching his fights but never expect him to be a belt defender in a killler LW division taking on real #1 contenders fight in and fight out, and that includes wrestlers as well.
Why can't you acknowlege this is also the oldest, chin shattered, shop worn version of Cowboy we've ever seen.
While this is true, this is also a factor. I believe this was Cerrone's 5th opponent in just under 12 months after being badly KOed his last outing.
Landing 0 strikes is kind of implicit when you don't throw any. Hell, he even threw a few strikes and tried for a panic TD in his 1 minute loss to RDA.But never in 40 seconds with zero significant strikes landed
