Things I noticed after watching all of Conor's fights again (med. read)

n.diazismylife1999 said:
It's hilarious how many people will say things like "omg do you expect me to read that bible" if someone's post is longer than 20 words. Average IQ here must be well south of 90.

Those of us gifted with average and above average intelligence can read TS's post in ~15 seconds.
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tl/dr
 
I re watched Conor vs Nate. His jujitsu was fine. And it wasn't being rocked that caused the loss. He came back from being rocked. He recovered. What happened was he gassed out. It's pretty clear IMO. He just blew his load.

He may not have adjusted to the heavier body of his. Idk what the reason. But he was not prepared for a long fight.
 
Rational Poster said:
I firmly believe if Conor wasn't head hunting and targeted the body/legs LIKE HE SAID in the build up, it would have been a much much different fight.
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He did target the legs and body. He landed kicks to both areas several times. His cardio is just trash.
 
dc207 said:
Agree. If he used movement and kicks, mostly low kicks, this would be an easy fight.
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Conor has never fought like that. We don't know if he has the skillset to implement that type of gameplan. A lot of people assumed he did which turned out to be a mistake
 
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Pastafarian2 said:
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LMAO :D
 
trane said:
Conor has never fought like that. We don't know if he has the skillset to implement that type of gameplan. A lot of people assumed he did which turned out to be a mistake
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I love how all the connor fans are using the very same excuse aldo fans used for the 13 second loss ,which they attacked and now are using it to defend conor .
 
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Jesus, Chad is really a midget. Picture is hilarious :D
 
Conor took a foolhardy risk by putting all his chips in first round KO. If it had worked (an outcome which was not out of the realm of possibility), everybody would be singing his praises but it didn't. So now Conor never was that good and would lose to lose to anybody at LW or WW, and oh yeah to Frankie too because of course he hasn't fought Frankie yet. And that automatically means that he's going to lose to him, because after all look what Nate did to him.
 
CPH said:
I have been saying all these things about Conor's cardio for a while now; how he seems to breathe hard even in very short fights, how he was slowing down vs both Max and Chad. No one believed it at the time.

But honestly, I just thought that it was the weight cut. I really expected him to have above average cardio at LW, especially in this fight given the agreement to forego the cut.

At first, I thought that what happened vs Nate was Conor not being used to the added weight. But now I wonder how much more weight he was actually carrying in the octagon that night.

From what I've read, he cuts about 25 lbs at FW so comes in at about 170 on the night of the fight, which is more or less what he supposedly weighed vs Nate.

Was it just the lack of pacing then? Putting too much into every punch, being too tight. Plus that constant pressure from Nate: always in range, always making you work. It's still pretty shocking since Conor gassed on the feet. Doesn't really inspire confidence in him performing well in a fight featuring grueling, RDA style clinch pressure and groundwork.
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Conor does not weigh anything close to 170 in the cage at featherweight. He was 168 against Diaz and was noticeably bigger, with more fat and more muscle.
 
He fought aggressively because against a guy with so much height/reach on him, he couldn't just sit back and wait for an opening--he'd be picked apart. Also nate is a notoriously slow starter, he's most vulnerable in the 1st round.

Basically conor did everything right, just didn't have the skills to execute.
 
Good points made TS. I really would like to see Conor take a few fights at FW now. I still want an Aldo rematch but not before he fights Frankie.

I think the Diaz fight has opened up a lot of questions about how Conor will fair against durable cardio machines. If Frankie can stay on his bike mixing in the takedowns i see a long night.

I'd love to see the Holloway fight now, sadly there will be a few fights before that happens.

(I am loving the salty McGregor fans though, he has because of a piss poor game plan, seems fairly clear for everyone to see but hey ho)
 
KTFOvids said:
Even before he got rocked by Nate he was breathing heavly through his mouth and was visably tired. His striking in the first round was beautiful, he lit Nate up like a community christmas tree, and if he kept that pace up, he would of won comfortably.
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As i was watching it i knew that there was no way he could keep that up.He was eventually going to get tired,and i thought Nate would counter some of those wide open shots...but nate would also have to do something soon because he took too much damage too quickly,and maybe if Conor strung some uninterrupted combinations in,the ref could step in
 
CPH said:
I have been saying all these things about Conor's cardio for a while now; how he seems to breathe hard even in very short fights, how he was slowing down vs both Max and Chad. No one believed it at the time.
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I agree, but I do think a fair number of people saw and put a question mark on it. However, it was next to impossible to have a legitimate discussion with all the fanaticism going on and the fact that he was ending fights early enough to avoid a proper read.

I think the Mendes fight was the most interesting, because he did slow down, but he also wasn't very active from his guard on the bottom, where he looked like he was trying to conserve energy. It's really unfortunate that Chad ran out of gas as quickly as he did, otherwise it would've been an interesting fight to watch going into the 3rd.

Like many champions who storm through opponents on the way to the title, it's usually the easier part. Once more data is out and they've faced some adversity, you see where opposing camps start to focus on those weaknesses and really exploit them. Depending on how McGregor adjusts, it will be interesting to see if challengers opt to weather an early storm, then shift gears in later rounds to beat him.

To his credit, McGregor has shown that he can be very introspective and self-aware, though. I recall during the Siver fight, he wanted to beat him within two minutes, but when that wasn't going to happen, he didn't force it. He maintained a fair pace, chose his shots and neatly wrapped him up during the second round. So he definitely has the fight IQ, but Diaz did an excellent job drawing him into his type of fight.

I think pairing him with Edgar, next, would be a very good test for him.
 
Conor let emotion get the better of him ---Just like Rounda.
 
Thunderflash500 said:
I re watched Conor vs Nate. His jujitsu was fine. And it wasn't being rocked that caused the loss. He came back from being rocked. He recovered. What happened was he gassed out. It's pretty clear IMO. He just blew his load.

He may not have adjusted to the heavier body of his. Idk what the reason. But he was not prepared for a long fight.
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LMAO how did he come back from being rocked, by being punched and slapped all over the octagon until he dove for a panic takedown?

how was his body heavier than he is used to? he was the same weight he was for all his LW fights. He and his team claimed he would have more energy without having to cut weight and had non stop 6 hour training sessions daily.
 
Automatic Man said:
LMAO how did he come back from being rocked, by being punched and slapped all over the octagon until he dove for a panic takedown?

how was his body heavier than he is used to? he was the same weight he was for all his LW fights. He and his team claimed he would have more energy without having to cut weight and had non stop 6 hour training sessions daily.
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He came back by not being on rubber legs and regaining his composure. Watch the fight again noob.
 
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