If it wasn't, it was the worst 'dropping to attack a leg' I've ever seenKen Shamrock v. Rich Franklin was pretty suspicious
Yeah, he was handling pretty much everything Conor had for him. Then he just stopped. Like just froze and stood there and let Conor punch him.Mendes vs conor looked suspect to me.
I recognize that he's getting hit, but he was definitely overselling the knock downs by flopping like a fish. Floyd would have beat him regardless
Ken Shamrock v. Rich Franklin was pretty suspicious
Show the rest of the sequence, Shamrock secures the TD and wraps the leg up.Ken Shamrock v. Rich Franklin was pretty suspicious
Mendes has no time to get into fight shape for that. He had to focus a ton of cutting (which is hard for him usually)Yeah, he was handling pretty much everything Conor had for him. Then he just stopped. Like just froze and stood there and let Conor punch him.
It was really weird. People get tired, people get stunned, but there was nothing leading up to Mendes just shutting down. This is a guy who KO'd Mr Cardio Guida in the third, and went 5 with Aldo. Then he just gasses in the second round of a fight he's cruising through?
Didn't make sense.
I saw the fight and it looked shady. You only need 1 person to throw a fight.People have used this gif for years to imply that the fight was fixed.
Why don't you go and watch the fight?
Shamrock committed to dropping for a leg (and yes, as goofy as it looks, Ken would often just fall to his knees while grabbing at a leg) and got clipped right after he picked up his legs.
This gif looks fishy, but the fight didn't end there.
Rich is one of the classiest dudes in the sports history, and accusing him of being part of fight fixing should be ban worthy.