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Dustin is what I wanna see I don't give a sh!t about Diaz 3 time to move from that fight people.
What If Conor McGregor Loses Tonight?
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Will step in in place of Khabib or Tony because we know that will not take place. First man to win a title coming off a loss?
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back to the pub fighting scene
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He will be mentally done imo. Probably retire from the fight game. This was the easiest most realistic matchup for him.
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It would just mean that he is not a true welterweight and needs to go back to lightweight. If you remember Conor started as a featherweight who moved up to lightweight to challenge for the belt (he only has two fights as a LW in the UFC where he is 1-1, and only 2 fights as a WW vs. Diaz where he is also 1-1, but he is undefeated in the UFC as a featherweight)
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He'll get a Title shot against Khabib of course.
Possibly a bout with Masvidal even though it doesn't make sense.
Possibly a bout with Masvidal even though it doesn't make sense.
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No matter how much of a Conor hater I am, this gif is GOAT and never fails to make me laugh lol.He teams up with Pelaton to create an entirely new line of home workout commercials featuring proooooopa noomba twelve, the most delicious whiskey you've eva had, mate!
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Picture a world where Conor McGregor loses to Donald Cerrone. That very well could become a reality tonight (Jan. 18) [ring rust, gas tank, beta coaches, etc.]. While all the stars seem to be aligning for the “Notorious” one to emerge victorious tonight, what if he doesn’t? Here are four possible directions:
1. Trilogy Bout with Nate Diaz
It’s safe to say that even if McGregor falls to Cerrone tonight, there would still be demand for a trilogy fight against Nate Diaz. McGregor and Diaz are 1-1 against one another. Diaz submitted McGregor back in March 2016. In August of that same year, McGregor scored a majority decision win in their rematch.
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2. Rematch with Max Holloway
When McGregor and Holloway shared the Octagon back in Aug. 2013, they were both young in their UFC runs. Going into the bout, McGregor had just one fight under the UFC banner while Holloway had five fights for the organization. McGregor ended up scoring a unanimous decision victory.
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3. Second Showdown with Dustin Poirier
Speaking of rematches, Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 2 certainly has its audience. Similar to the Holloway matchup, McGregor and “The Diamond” collided early in their time with the UFC. While Poirier was three years into his UFC run, he was still far from his peak. McGregor’s star power continued to rise when he stopped Poirier via TKO in the opening frame.
4. Retirement
Some are likely to argue that McGregor would still pursue a return to the boxing ring if he loses at UFC 246. The problem is, how likely is it that the big names such as Manny Pacquiao will still see value in fighting someone who hasn’t earned a victory since Nov. 2016? At that point, McGregor’s star power as a combat sports athlete would have to be called into question.
https://www.mmanews.com/what-if-conor-mcgregor-loses-at-ufc-246-tonight/
However, if conor loses tonight, Imo it will be a rematch
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What the fuck was he playing at here?
Complete wanker for doing that.
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He should be fighting Dustin tonight. Both coming off losses to Khabib. Makes sense rankings wise. I wonder if Dustin was one of the fights offered? Yan said Conor was offered the choice of 3 different fighters.
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I'd bet my younger sister it was, I'm pretty sure Dana would've offered moon & starz to have Conor kick-off the 2020 fight season.
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What if conor never wins a fight again?
It is a real possibility.
He reached the pinnacle of the sport and did so with somewhat favorable matchmaking. I sincerely doubt he could have become double champ if he had to earn his 155 shot.
But that put him in a tricky spot. You can’t call out chumps if you are the biggest name in the sport and in the UFC they don’t tend to pad records, especially not at the upper echelon.
So nothing but elite guys to fight...
for a guy who probably can’t/won’t make 145 again, and likely never really was the best at 155 (or 170 obviously).
He chose wealth over the possibility of being FW goat, which I think was a real possibility. But at the higher weights, against top tiered guys who can sell the tickets justified to pay Conor millions- not many easy fights to be found. Even with Cowboy they are being accused of cherry picking for Conor.
It is a real possibility.
He reached the pinnacle of the sport and did so with somewhat favorable matchmaking. I sincerely doubt he could have become double champ if he had to earn his 155 shot.
But that put him in a tricky spot. You can’t call out chumps if you are the biggest name in the sport and in the UFC they don’t tend to pad records, especially not at the upper echelon.
So nothing but elite guys to fight...
for a guy who probably can’t/won’t make 145 again, and likely never really was the best at 155 (or 170 obviously).
He chose wealth over the possibility of being FW goat, which I think was a real possibility. But at the higher weights, against top tiered guys who can sell the tickets justified to pay Conor millions- not many easy fights to be found. Even with Cowboy they are being accused of cherry picking for Conor.
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Even if Conor loses, it's not the end. There's still plenty of other old men in bars he can fight. In fact, I hear the old guy he already punched demanded an immediate and Proper rematch, so there's that. 
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C'mon! I am not a fan of Conor, but lets be honest here. The guy have skills to demolish most people around his weight. How can a lost to Kabib and Mayweather take anything away from him. He might not be the best ever, but talking like he is going downhill because of those two fights is ridiculus at this point IMO.
The guy is a jerk, but he is smart and must have trained seriously for this bout. Unless Cowboy takes it to the ground, he will be finished before McGreggor looses his cardio.
