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What ranked lightweight can Conor confidently beat?

Confidently? None. And the UFC won't risk giving him a fight against someone ranked 5-10 because they know if he loses the cash cow is done. They are gonna go all in.
You really think that if Conor loses against someone lets say rank 15 guy he no longer sells million PPVs every time he fights?
 
You really think that if Conor loses against someone lets say rank 15 guy he no longer sells million PPVs every time he fights?

I realize you're a troll but I'll bite. Let's say he fights Arman Tsarukyan and gets annihilated in his "comeback fight". He's not selling a million PPV's ever again.
 
Well considering his entire career is predicated on NOT fighting ranked guys on his way to title shots, we will probably never know.
 
'Colin McRunner cant beat anyone. Literally the worst fighter ever.'

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Beneil and Ferguson maybe CDF easy wins I would say.

Chandler is a bigger Mendes with cardio and Riddell is too powerful those are the ones that could be close.
 
Oliveira is his best chance because of his weak chin.
 
Chandler and Ferguson. I like his chances against Gaethje. The rest are at best toss ups.

Gaethje today would beat the absolute fuck out of Conor. It would be a straight-up car-accident.

Gaethje’s losses (besides Khabib) were protracted wars that Conor has neither the cardio, nor the will to fight. And never mind Diaz 2. Conor wouldn’t be getting Stockton slapped with pitter-patter volume, he’d be eating baseball bats to the legs and getting his melon smashed with bricks.

Fighting Justin Gaethje is BAD for your health. I think that pound for pound, he is one of the most damage-inflicting fighters I have ever seen.

You *cannot* be serious…
 
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Gaethje today would beat the absolute fuck out of Conor. It would be a straight-up car-accident.

Gaethje’s losses (besides Khabib) were protracted wars that Conor has neither the cardio, nor the will to fight. And never mind Diaz 2. Conor wouldn’t be getting Stockton slapped with pitter-patter volume, he’d be eating baseball bats to the legs and getting his melon smashed with bricks.

Fighting Justin Gaethje is BAD for your health. I think that pound for pound, he is one of the most damage-inflicting fighters I have ever seen.

You *cannot* be serious…
Conor was having trouble with Diaz because of his cardio and inhuman chin but he was clearly the better striker when fresh.
If that was Gaethje eating some of those shots he likely wouldve been KOed.
 
Confidently probably no one, beatble for him, CDF maybe or shot Tony.
 
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I just don't see it... Conor looked awful against Poirier, I'm not even talking about the leg break, he was losing in any aspect of martial arts, BADLY.
I can see any of these guys being a tough fight for Conor.
I would be confident saying he could beat Tony in a 3 rounder, but not 5.

Doubt he beats many of the rest tbh
 
honestly, even as a former conor fan, I can't see him winning anything

If he does come back, he might get a win, but it just won't be the same
Unless he Eddie's like 3 fighters in a row...
 
No easy fights for Conor anywhere ….If leg were 100% I feel he’s better then most think …..losing to Khabib and Dustin isn’t that bad tbh
 
honestly, even as a former conor fan, I can't see him winning anything

If he does come back, he might get a win, but it just won't be the same
Unless he Eddie's like 3 fighters in a row...
Former ? Fickle MMA fans
 
Chandler is short like Eddie Alvarez and he thinks too much, which opens himself up to Conor's mental warfare. RDA is old and he was losing to Conor's mind games when they were scheduled to fight. Hooker is broken from being in so many wars. Gillespie is tiny and was literally launched across the cage by Kevin Lee. Riddell is mediocre.

gotta say, this is one of the worst analysis I've ever read on this forum
except for maybe hooker

you're the guy who reads the results of the fights, and only watches highlights
 
I think he can probably take out Ferguson at this point. I could be wrong, and that chin could keep him in it long enough to down Conor, but I could feel confident for that one. Maybe Chandler if Chandler comes to brawl instead of wrestle. Maybe he is sick and accurate enough to make Justin do some stupid shit.

Confidently though, I'm having trouble thinking of anyone other than Ferguson off the top of my head.
 
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