I think Conor's BJJ could be in play here. It's possible that he could hit the sweep on Alvarez and maybe in a lesser case even catch his own TDs. With that said, Conor is a counter striker and his speciality is to "thread the needle" which can backfire on a guy who generally swings with a lot of power like Eddie. To think a guy like Nate Diaz (part 2) who throws with 50% was getting countered and dropped. I think Alvarez' powerful striking style actually fits well with what Conor is good at.
I do think if Alvarez gets a TD and if he doesn't do much with it, it'll be Conor's fight to win once he gets up or what the round is over.
You also gotta think that the shots that Eddie was able to land on RDA the southpaw will not land the same way with Conor who fights in a karate stance with a low guard rather than RDA with the traditional Muay Thai with the high guard which actually failed him when Eddie threw hooks that looked like straight punches when he first launches them.
Up until then Eddie had not faced any true southpaws either it's not like he has a lot of experience against them. You can count Pettis as a southpaw however but in that fight yes, he outwrestled Pettis. But Conor is a completely different fighter. There's also a certain range that Eddie cannot occupy, which is Conor's kicks. He's got the spinning variety that he uses, the front snap kicks, and up until recently he's learned the classic Muay Thai style that he had to use against Diaz II.
This is a huge event and all eyez are on this PPV. Seemingly I don't think Eddie can handle the bright lights he doesn't really have much charisma in my perspective, that of which is a real n*gga. Conor has uppped the ante so large that the pressure alone will make Eddie act out of character. Now, that entire part is just my guess on how the fight will play out psychologically but above I've explained how I see it technically.
I think Conor KO's Eddie within the 1st or 2nd.
I'm actually hoping that will happen too I'm a big supporter of his.
