Why Conor did not defend his belt (LW) ?

[TR1]

Because he went and made 100 million...

Khabib would have done the same thing for a million given the opportunity, he wouldn’t get that opportunity though because nobody gives a fuck about him. Can you imagine Mayweather boxing khabib? Would be pathetic.

I bet Nate Diaz would have smacked khabib up if khabib had the balls to move up in weight and fight instead of missing weight in his own division to the point he became high risk.

I wonder if Conor fans are legitimately retarded enough to believe their own drivel lmao.

 

[CodyMckenziesPrime]

I wonder if Conor fans are legitimately retarded enough to believe their own drivel lmao.

you can’t even make a point bro. Don’t ever @ me with that low IQ type of argument. Khabib , 16 grey name Victories over no wiki guy's, 4 top 5 wins in an entire career, missed weight in his own weight class and a pull out artist

Conor lost to a guy a weight class above who he rematched and won, fought a boxing goat in their own sport followed immediately by the best MMa wrestler to date. khabib would get smacked up by Nate unless he could cling to his feet and Mayweather would have made khabib look like a retard. Tell me how I’m wrong

 

[TR1]

you can’t even make a point bro. Don’t ever @ me with that low IQ type of argument. Khabib , 16 grey name Victories over no wiki guy's, 4 top 5 wins in an entire career, missed weight in his own weight class and a pull out artist

Conor lost to a guy a weight class above who he rematched and won, fought a boxing goat in their own sport followed immediately by the best MMa wrestler to date. khabib would get smacked up by Nate unless he could cling to his feet and Mayweather would have made khabib look like a retard. Tell me how I’m wrong

Lmao, you keep making the same retarded arguments that keep being torn apart.

Conor ALSO started his career with 15 no name fights, hell he managed to lose some of them.
Khabib has more top 10 wins than Conor has, period.
Conor did a holocaust weight cut, literally looked like a different human being.
Being carried by May means nothing.
LOL @ Khabib losing to a middling guy like Nate. Nate gets destroyed everytime he fights someone great, aside from Connie who squeeked by him.
LOL @ May making Khabib look like a retard. A Dagestani high school wrestler would make panic wrestler Connie look like a retard too. And?
Nate is not a "weight class above" lol. Nate is a LW as much as Conor is. The only reason they fought at WW was the short term nature of the fight, and beacuase Conor was too lazy to cut weight the second time. Just like he did with Cerrone. You don't get credit for such bullshit "WW wins". In fact its a shittier and less relevant win than if he actually cut to 155 like everyone else does.

Yes, you are wrong on literally every count.

Conor is a 1-1 LW and a cheating rat to boot.

 

[Coconutwater]

He knew he couldn’t beat tony or khabib yet his first fight back was against khabib.

Do you guys really believe the things you post?

It’s partly because losing to Khabib at that point wouldn’t really have hurt Conor’s value, he can always say “I lost to the current champion, active champion” while I was retired. Being partially retired always gives Conor an excuse, people will say “He did really well considering the lay off...”

Conor fights people in ways that protect his marketability even if he loses to someone tree times his size.

 

[Deleted member 571517]

Refused to defend the belt,
and later is looking foward to fight Cowboy and Diego Sanchez...

Aldo deserved that featherweight rematch 100% imo

 

[PeacePipe]

It’s sort of an insane position to suggest his reputation at LW wasn’t at stake. He literally was about to fight for the LW belt when he fought Nate. Alvarez got the next title shot. Conor had to win another fight before fighting for the title. His loss to diaz is referenced literally every day here. The idea that it didn’t affect his reputation is ridiculous. It’s laughable yet it’s used all the time by the same people who try to mock him for losing to diaz.

and Poirier is only a low risk fight if you’re a great fighter.

It's not insane, it's perfectly feasible and it's reality. Mcgregor is amazingly aware of his brand and he will not risk that brand without a high reward.

His brand at the time was that Nate was "tree times the size of me..." "I didn't take into account the affect of a bigger man..." bla bla bla" . You think he would have got a shot if Nate beat him at LW? no way, that's way harder for the UFC to disguise.

Poirier is only low risk to great fighters, sure, agree, Mcgregor is an amazing figher, but he holds a dominant KO victory over pea-head. if i was managing Mcgregor's brand, would you pick eratic and dangerous Oliveria? KO Power Gaithje? or Pea-head already have a KO victory over Poirier?

Which one out of them is the lowest risk? I think it has to be Poirier, and if I have a legacy and a brand to build, i'm choosing that fight all day.

Mcgregor doesn't make bad business decisions. Why else would he fight unranked over the hill Cerrone?

 

[Paynebringer]

He thought defending belts was beneath him.

 

[CodyMckenziesPrime]

Lmao, you keep making the same retarded arguments that keep being torn apart.

Conor ALSO started his career with 15 no name fights, hell he managed to lose some of them.
Khabib has more top 10 wins than Conor has, period.
Conor did a holocaust weight cut, literally looked like a different human being.
Being carried by May means nothing.
LOL @ Khabib losing to a middling guy like Nate. Nate gets destroyed everytime he fights someone great, aside from Connie who squeeked by him.
LOL @ May making Khabib look like a retard. A Dagestani high school wrestler would make panic wrestler Connie look like a retard too. And?
Nate is not a "weight class above" lol. Nate is a LW as much as Conor is. The only reason they fought at WW was the short term nature of the fight, and beacuase Conor was too lazy to cut weight the second time. Just like he did with Cerrone. You don't get credit for such bullshit "WW wins". In fact its a shittier and less relevant win than if he actually cut to 155 like everyone else does.

Yes, you are wrong on literally every count.

Conor is a 1-1 LW and a cheating rat to boot.

My god..

Conor lost to Jo Duffy early on (a future UFC fighter) and has 1 other submission loss.

khabibs was 16-0 against Greys, Conor was 16-2 with wins over Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier (one of Khabibs best wins in his entire career) LOLLLLL... thanks for helping me find that out. Not even close to the same level of competition early in their careers. McG also tore his acl and came back from that before he beat one of Khabibs best wins.

Conors already has more big wins than khabib ever had and he’s not retired. Even if Khabib does have more top 10 wins currently, Conor will have more top 5 if he doesn’t already and more top 10s by the time He’s done. Not to mention he’s still
Fighting while filthy rich, khabib retired after he got his first real paycheque....

Conors “Holocaust” weight cut is better than khabib missing weight in his own division..... not to mention connor won a belt during those weighT cuts.

How do you think khabib would have looked like vs Mayweather? Conor was khabibs hardest fight and did better than anyone ever has stopping Khabibs takedowns, he’d hospital a dagestika highschool wrestler, even coming off of a boxing match that made him Filthy rich. If your want to see a panic wrestler, look no further than Khabibs cousins or Teammate that tried to sucker Conor after the fight then dove at his feet in a split second.

Youre full of shit and lie in your very first point. You really weren't even worth replying to but i was bored. Regardless, enjoy seeing Conor become Champ again on Khabibs own turf.

 

[Kono dio da!]

And people say khabib fanboys are worse lol

 

[kflo]

It’s partly because losing to Khabib at that point wouldn’t really have hurt Conor’s value, he can always say “I lost to the current champion, active champion” while I was retired. Being partially retired always gives Conor an excuse, people will say “He did really well considering the lay off...”

Conor fights people in ways that protect his marketability even if he loses to someone tree times his size.

Yet I almost never hear anyone say that.......the ideal that he took time off just to plant an excuse seems pretty far fetched. Not sure why you would presume it’s a real reason.

 

[kflo]

It's not insane, it's perfectly feasible and it's reality. Mcgregor is amazingly aware of his brand and he will not risk that brand without a high reward.

His brand at the time was that Nate was "tree times the size of me..." "I didn't take into account the affect of a bigger man..." bla bla bla" . You think he would have got a shot if Nate beat him at LW? no way, that's way harder for the UFC to disguise.

Poirier is only low risk to great fighters, sure, agree, Mcgregor is an amazing figher, but he holds a dominant KO victory over pea-head. if i was managing Mcgregor's brand, would you pick eratic and dangerous Oliveria? KO Power Gaithje? or Pea-head already have a KO victory over Poirier?

Which one out of them is the lowest risk? I think it has to be Poirier, and if I have a legacy and a brand to build, i'm choosing that fight all day.

Mcgregor doesn't make bad business decisions. Why else would he fight unranked over the hill Cerrone?

What was the high reward for fighting Nate???? He literally DID risk his brand for a low reward opponent. And he lost. And it’s literally brought up daily here. lol at you thinking things would have been different from a title standpoint if the fight was at lw.....wtf??? Again, you’re literally ignoring reality. It WAS a risky fight. How do we know? He fuckin lost, he lost his immediate title fight, and it damaged his reputation such that it is brought up every day.

And you’re dismissing Poirier as a fighter. He’s every bit as dangerous as oliveira or gaethje.

And cerrone was ranked.....

 

[dmwalking]

Money

 

[Coconutwater]

Yet I almost never hear anyone say that.......the ideal that he took time off just to plant an excuse seems pretty far fetched. Not sure why you would presume it’s a real reason.

It’s a minor safeguard, partial retirement, but challenging only the current champion always puts him in the position to say “But he is the best.” It’s not like Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the ONLY boxer in Conor’s weight who could starch him, yet everyone says “he only lost to the number one, pound for pound .....” blah, blah, blah....


You know people have said that a lot...

 

[PeacePipe]

What was the high reward for fighting Nate???? He literally DID risk his brand for a low reward opponent. And he lost. And it’s literally brought up daily here. lol at you thinking things would have been different from a title standpoint if the fight was at lw.....wtf??? Again, you’re literally ignoring reality. It WAS a risky fight. How do we know? He fuckin lost, he lost his immediate title fight, and it damaged his reputation such that it is brought up every day.

And you’re dismissing Poirier as a fighter. He’s every bit as dangerous as oliveira or gaethje.

And cerrone was ranked.....

The high reward was that he beat a WW as a FW LW.

He lost his title fight as he elected to rematch , it was never given away.

If you won't accept that he fights at WW to protect his LW reputation you're missing the point and your miles behind.

Fighting Nate Diaz after a full camp while Nate Diaz had 5 days to prepare is low risk. Fighting Siver is low risk. Fighting Cerrone is low risk. The high reward? Knockouts for his brand.

Poirier for sure is a tough fight but he's beat him before, and a dominant easy victory it was.

Gaithje and Oliveira are unknown, but he knows for a fact he can KO Poirier.

And the reward? Probably a vacant title , extremely high. How good for his brand is that?

It's clear you're not open to anything other than McGregor being a gift from God.

The reason he nearly killed himself to make FW is to minimise risk anyway.

He's a massive reach guy, and a counter striker. How do you maximise that? Fight guys with smaller reach .

Has he even fought anyone with longer reach? I doubt it.

Hes not dumb.

 

[kflo]

The high reward was that he beat a WW as a FW LW.

He lost his title fight as he elected to rematch , it was never given away.

If you won't accept that he fights at WW to protect his LW reputation you're missing the point and your miles behind.

Fighting Nate Diaz after a full camp while Nate Diaz had 5 days to prepare is low risk. Fighting Siver is low risk. Fighting Cerrone is low risk. The high reward? Knockouts for his brand.

Poirier for sure is a tough fight but he's beat him before, and a dominant easy victory it was.

Gaithje and Oliveira are unknown, but he knows for a fact he can KO Poirier.

And the reward? Probably a vacant title , extremely high. How good for his brand is that?

It's clear you're not open to anything other than McGregor being a gift from God.

The reason he nearly killed himself to make FW is to minimise risk anyway.

He's a massive reach guy, and a counter striker. How do you maximise that? Fight guys with smaller reach .

Has he even fought anyone with longer reach? I doubt it.

Hes not dumb.

Lol at you throwing out there “you're not open to anything other than McGregor being a gift from God.” as if I’ve said anything remotely close to suggesting that. Quote me suggesting that if you want to throw it out there.

And you’re making this a lot more complicated than you need to. For obvious reasons. You suggested fighting Nate was low risk and high reward. And that was OBVIOUSLY false. His reputation DID take a hit. And it’s brought up here DAILY. It affected his standing in the LW division. It affected his reputation. You can’t contradict that, so you bring in other straw men.

Oh, and he never missed weight at FW, and it never negatively affected his performance in the cage. Facts are your friend.

 

[PeacePipe]

Lol at you throwing out there “you're not open to anything other than McGregor being a gift from God.” as if I’ve said anything remotely close to suggesting that. Quote me suggesting that if you want to throw it out there.

And you’re making this a lot more complicated than you need to. For obvious reasons. You suggested fighting Nate was low risk and high reward. And that was OBVIOUSLY false. His reputation DID take a hit. And it’s brought up here DAILY. It affected his standing in the LW division. It affected his reputation. You can’t contradict that, so you bring in other straw men.

Oh, and he never missed weight at FW, and it never negatively affected his performance in the cage. Facts are your friend.

I tried being nice, you're a retard if you think fighting someone on two weeks notice out of your weight class isnt low risk , c'mon dude. Its as low risk as they come .

 

[kflo]

I tried being nice, you're a retard if you think fighting someone on two weeks notice out of your weight class isnt low risk , c'mon dude. Its as low risk as they come .

Lol. You’re backed in a corner with no direct comeback so you name call.

it was so low risk we hear about it daily.

It’s been me trying to be nice.

 

[legedema]

when have you seen Conor risking anything ?

 

[PeacePipe]

Lol. You’re backed in a corner with no direct comeback so you name call.

it was so low risk we hear about it daily.

It’s been me trying to be nice.

Pffft no way dude,

If you think having a full camp and fighting some guy who has two weeks notice who isn't even a contender is high risk youre wrong.

A high risk fight is Leon Edwards fighting Khazmat.

Conor nutthuggers can't get over that he's cherry picked fights his whole career.

Its why he never defends, as he has to fight contenders.

Cl

 

[HHJ]

Motivation was low.
He already accomplished everything he probably set out to do.
And if he started going around defending belts he would have to fight Khabib.