UFC exaggerating McGregor's reach?

[tolu_robertson]

Obviously you have to account for camera angles and all that, but McG's reach seems about the same as Poirier's, which is supposedly 183cm, while McG's listed as 188cm.

 

[Condit134]

look roughly the same but you should have cut the green line off by the knuckles to be a little more fair.

 

[Cowboy Cerroliveira]

McG owes his KO of Aldo to his reach.

 

[Blayt7hh]

Well the ms paint lines don't lie

Or really show us anything

 

[knock_you_out]

reach <> arm length

 

[Reach4theSky]

The UFC has been known to exaggerate...especially heights.

 

[Agnawedbone]

McG owes his KO of Aldo to his reach.

How the hell did you get that? Aldo rushed in head-first and Conor just stood there and ate Aldo's punch without even trying to slip, reach had nothing to do with it. Not to mention in the first exchange Aldo slipped McGregor's punch and successfully countered with a left hook, so Conor's reach advantage wasn't what Aldo had trouble with: it was McGregor's timing, power, chin, and confidence.

As for TS, those are entirely misleading green lines. They start and end at completely different places along both fighter's arms to make Poirier's seem longer, and reach is measured by wingspan, not armlength anyway.

 

[machidafan99]

no..the brash Irishman does have monkey arms

 

[cakemuncher]

Just joined SD and already posting such high quality 10/10 threads?

I'm impressed, TS. Bravo!

 

[tolu_robertson]

Yeah I dun goofed, should've cut off the knuckles

 

[Conor's Left Hand]

He's a growing lad.

 

[Miiiiiiighty]

He's a growing lad.

This sums it up pretty much...
Conor @ 5'11 ... LMAO...

That said he seems to have fairly long arms for his height so 185+cm range / 6'1+ wouldn't surprise me if he really is 5'8/5'9 that is

 

[Cowboy Cerroliveira]

How the hell did you get that? Aldo rushed in head-first and Conor just stood there and ate Aldo's punch without even trying to slip, reach had nothing to do with it. Not to mention in the first exchange Aldo slipped McGregor's punch and successfully countered with a left hook, so Conor's reach advantage wasn't what Aldo had trouble with: it was McGregor's timing, power, chin, and confidence.

As for TS, those are entirely misleading green lines. They start and end at completely different places along both fighter's arms to make Poirier's seem longer, and reach is measured by wingspan, not armlength anyway.

Conor threw a left while stepping back and he still connected first. I'm not denying the timing and precision.

 

[SHARK SHARK]

They measure from finger tip to finger tip, Conor might have wider shoulder (which I believe he has), you can't tell from that picture.

Obviously you have to account for camera angles and all that, but McG's reach seems about the same as Poirier's, which is supposedly 183cm, while McG's listed as 188cm.

 

[johnmangala]

I think shoulder width comes into account, maybe I'm wrong tho.

 

[cakemuncher]

 

[Ulti1]

Obviously you have to account for camera angles and all that, but McG's reach seems about the same as Poirier's, which is supposedly 183cm, while McG's listed as 188cm.

That chin difference though.
That's all that matters.

Conor iron chin

 

[Condit134]

Last time I checked Mendes wasn't a southpaw

 

[CJohnny]

McG owes his KO of Aldo to his reach.

Just like Jones is just what he is because everyone looks like a BW in front of him

 

[Break Brick]

Well the ms paint lines don't lie

Or really show us anything

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