Whose a better striker McGregor or GSP?

Pure boxing might favour Conor, but overall striking heavily favours gsp.

Gsp has a tremendous arsenal of arm strikes and leg and foot strikes.
 
if GSP had this great striking and actually confidence on this claim... He would just Chuck Liddell trough fights, sprawl and strike all day... No superior striker just keeps taking people down when they just can blow people up on the feet... What the fuck is that
He had to fight guys like Fitch or Hughes to actually entertain the idea of keep it standing.

Right?
Stupid gsp. Being a complete mixed martial artist.
 
jab and kicks - GSP


hands and finishing ability - conor by a country mile


so i'd say conor is the better striker since that's all he does even though GSP does some things better, and conor finishes guys.
 
Right?
Stupid gsp. Being a complete mixed martial artist.
That's is not the point at all, somebody is comparing him to the actual best strikers of the sport, do you think Anderson silva, McGregor or who else you put in this category would waste time taking down people when they were the superior strikers. There is nobody here questioning his ability to mix up things... Now to claim he is this great striker.... Sure i mean the only guys he actually was confortable going in full striking mode was guys like Hughes and Fitch...
 
Wrestling even out many things. Holes and lack of natural flow in striking, is one of them.

Thats why gsp can make his robocop like striking so effective in the octagon.

I could see gsp outstriking conor if he would dry hump him first for a few rounds .

That wasn't the question.

Who is the better striker?

It's Conor.
 
No one knows! And who's the better wrestler? No one knows that either, it's an effing enigma.
 
LOL at the myth that conor is some amazing striker.

He's literally good at one thing - sliding back and countering.

His chin is high, he leaves his hands down, wings powers shots, footwork is atrocious, doesn't work off of a jab, defence is dependent on sliding out and once he gets tired and does not have the speed advantage resorts to turning and running away as defence - or absorbing punches.

Didn't the floyd fight inject any bit of reality in to his actual skills.

GSP has shown to be a dynamic and well rounded striker. conor is shown that he can beat up guys smaller or less athletic than him and once he loses those advantages really has nothing to fall back on.
 
Probably closer than people think. I think GSP could stand with him honestly. But the edge to Conor..
 
GSP is the better MMA striker, but Conor may be the better pure striker.

The thing is though, GSP keeps everyone off balance because of his grappling threat. You can't pick your shots when you don't know when he's going to shoot, and if you want to avoid grappling, that leaves you open to striking.

Take away grappling and Conor's striking may be more effective - but MMA is not kickboxing
 
GSP has far better striking defense, conor has far better power.

If GSP actually makes 155 and they fight, GSP will win the striking just by avoiding the left, landing jabs, and, most importantly, keeping conor terrified of the inevitable takedown.
Not sure if GSP can avoid the left. Seems his last few fights (maybe minus Bisping) he has been hurt by a left. Johnny Diaz and Condit. Every since Sheilds poked his eye out
 
The Superman punch is becoming a dying mma move takes timing, rhythm, and confidence to pull off.
 
In the gym, Conor is the better striker despite GSP's excellent jab. In a fight, the threat of GSP's takedown makes the striking even. If GSP gets hold of Conor, it will look like Hulk thrashing Loki in the Stark building.
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In the gym, Conor is the better striker despite GSP's excellent jab. In a fight, the threat of GSP's takedown makes the striking even. If GSP gets hold of Conor, it will look like Hulk thrashing Loki in the Stark building.
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Basically what he said.
 
GSP.


GSP has actually used his striking against people his height or higher and has been effective.

Conor just fights manlets for the most part......If you look at his non manlet record he is 3-2 against em....Think about that, 3-2 against non manlets(with a wikipedia page)......Conor's striking isn't effective against non manlets!!!!!

The only opponent Conor has fought with equal or more reach was Nate and GSP has fought people with more reach than him multiple times.
 
GSP almost KOed MW champ and submitted him, Connie fought for life with Diaz lol
 
jab and kicks - GSP


hands and finishing ability - conor by a country mile


so i'd say conor is the better striker since that's all he does even though GSP does some things better, and conor finishes guys.

Put them in a kickboxing match with 4 ounce gloves, I'd favor GSP.
 
Conor in the first round, GSP over the course of an entire fight. GSP would outstrike Nate for 5 rounds.
 
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