What was ur reaction to Mendes-Mcgregor?

[agibmxmma]

I thought it was an early stoppage, like most of Conor's victories.

This! Nobody mentions the time left before the fight was stopped.. ref should've let the bell ring to end the round. Always wonder is Chad would've recovered in between rounds. Chad was legit 184lbs when he got the call.

 

[Szwok]

chad was throwing bombs in there. that fight was legit.

 

[DoctorsStoppage]

He did get mauled, he was helpless, begging for the ref to help him. Lucky, Chad was on 10 days notice and gassed out.

 

[cmw43]

Cabo Diaz and Mendes are the only fights that I can think of that constantly get brought to to discredit Connors wins.

A lot of guys take short notice fights but I cant think of another significant example that gets brought up as much as these two. Normally the winner just gets credit for winning.

Mendes had him in real trouble, I thought the wrestling was gonna be too much for him.

 

[Grandwizard666]

Awesome fight
If Mendes didn't go full retard for that guillotine it could have ended differently
Conor showed great heart and fight IQ there (even though he did that retarded ass bridge)

 

[The Chosen]

It proved all of Conor’s success came from being able to use the IV bag to fight smaller guys. Imagine a 155lb wrestler on top of him instead of mini Mendes

 

[Captain Herb]

Fix

 

[RockyLockridge]

Conors career defining moment

 

[RockyLockridge]

My reaction was despite winning that it was the first time he faced the wrestler problem and he failed the test. After that he never faced another wrestler until Khabib, where he failed again. I think Mendes with a full camp wins that fight, Chad was never known to gas and it almost certainly had to do with taking a fight on 2 weeks notice. (Yes im aware, Conor kicked the body).

Chad was an amazing talent, dude gets no respect. All the fans these days don't understand fighters fall out of their primes.

False, Eddie alverez is a wrestler Conor beat him too. Conor haters still delusional Mendes got sapped by body kicks and gassed out.

 

[JonJonesNeedle]

It was basically short notice Mendes vs Conor who didn't train any grappling (since he was getting ready to fight Aldo).
Conor won.

If they both had full camps designed for each other, it would have been a closer fight, but I think that Conor would have won. His TDD would be better and he'd beat Mendes on the feet. It looks like Mendes punches weren't hurting Conor much.

 

[JonJonesNeedle]

It proved all of Conor’s success came from being able to use the IV bag to fight smaller guys. Imagine a 155lb wrestler on top of him instead of mini Mendes

So basically just watch the Khabib vs Conor fight?

 

[IDGETKTFO]

Great fight for sure. One thing I've always wondered is, if Mendes had won, would Conor had become the superstar that he became? Or would his aura have fizzled with the loss? We'll never know, but it's an interesting thing to think about.

I wondered the same, but Nate stockton slapped and tapped his ass, and it didn't change anything so i could see things still going in the same direction it did. He probably would have made excuses and still got the fight with Aldo.

 

[MCS]

At the time that Conor can take a punch, Mendes was knocking guys out in impressive fashion. He talked more back then about being a fan of movement, balance, and to being able to handle himself in a fight against anyone, even on short notice. He doesn't turn down fights, even with the risk of losing the huge Aldo fight. I've always respected that old school true fighter mindset.

In hindsight that while the cut to FW was insane, his size there was a big reason why he could take Mendes' shots. Poirier is 183 in cage. Conor's said he's 167 on fight week. That's a lot more force to handle.

 

[Moro]

Everyone talking about a short camp for Mendes but not a mention of Conor ACL tear

It wasn't torn lol Conor fans always gotta make excuses when Conor doesn't end the fight in 10 seconds or the first exchange.

This is a real fight where a fighter gassed aka Mendes costed him the fight. Not like Conor fanboys claiming gassed everytime be loses a fight.

 

[Bourbaki]

Exposed how limited McGregor is as a martial artist.

 

[CashMoney1991]

solid fight to this date, probably the best card I have ever seen, I thought Chad was gonna wrestle him to a UD and thought he was a bigger threat to Conor than Aldo based on style

 

[Reffson]

He did get mauled, he was helpless, begging for the ref to help him. Lucky, Chad was on 10 days notice and gassed out.

He didn't gas. He claimed before the fight that he was in top shape. Conor's midsection kicks were what depleted his breathing.

 

[NickDiaz]

Explain this Dana White Privelage you speak of frequently.

Use your imagination

 

[jsbx45]

Use your imagination

Nah. Explain it Homie. Don't be scared.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

“Rigged!”