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Always fun to look back at these fights and in hindsight, I think McGregor did a little better than I recalled.
I'll keep this short and straight to the point.
Round 1:
McGregor showcases some interesting takedown defense early but ends up pretty quickly on his back. He did retrieve guard on multiple occasions and ended up controlling the situation better than others have. Khabib landed nothing devastating, but Conor already seemed a little gassed after round 1.
Round 2:
McGregor did indeed get smashed this round. I was however, surprised by the speed at which Conor recovered from that overhand right. He got right back up and even landed one of his own before getting taken down. The onslaught of Khabib was ferocious, but many of the punches landed on McGregor's forearms and elbows (still hurts, but it's not straight shots to the chin).
Round 3:
McGregor visibly gassed and slower. Still manages to defend 3 takedowns, keeps the fight standing and lands more strikes than Khabib (facts). I do think the commentary was wrong at the time, Khabib didn't seem tired. I think he was just down to strike because he knew McGregor was too tired to hurt him. McGregor won the round.
Round 4:
McGregor looks defeated when Khabib takes him down. You can see a shift in his body language, the guy wants out. Khabib taps him moments later.
Honorable mentions:
1) Crazy how many times McGregor cheated in this fight. When you pay attention to it, it's insane how a point wasn't deducted. Foul after foul after foul.
2) I think McGregor can perform better in a rematch, but I don't see him beating Khabib.
3) Khabib slapped McGregor
Bless ya'll
I'll keep this short and straight to the point.
Round 1:
McGregor showcases some interesting takedown defense early but ends up pretty quickly on his back. He did retrieve guard on multiple occasions and ended up controlling the situation better than others have. Khabib landed nothing devastating, but Conor already seemed a little gassed after round 1.
Round 2:
McGregor did indeed get smashed this round. I was however, surprised by the speed at which Conor recovered from that overhand right. He got right back up and even landed one of his own before getting taken down. The onslaught of Khabib was ferocious, but many of the punches landed on McGregor's forearms and elbows (still hurts, but it's not straight shots to the chin).
Round 3:
McGregor visibly gassed and slower. Still manages to defend 3 takedowns, keeps the fight standing and lands more strikes than Khabib (facts). I do think the commentary was wrong at the time, Khabib didn't seem tired. I think he was just down to strike because he knew McGregor was too tired to hurt him. McGregor won the round.
Round 4:
McGregor looks defeated when Khabib takes him down. You can see a shift in his body language, the guy wants out. Khabib taps him moments later.
Honorable mentions:
1) Crazy how many times McGregor cheated in this fight. When you pay attention to it, it's insane how a point wasn't deducted. Foul after foul after foul.
2) I think McGregor can perform better in a rematch, but I don't see him beating Khabib.
3) Khabib slapped McGregor
Bless ya'll
