Why Conor will run LW easily

Diaz beat him. Diaz gets beat a lot. End of story.
 
jitzmonkey said:
Conor is excellent in getting in his opponent's heads and making them throw strategy out the window. His schtick makes his opponents underestimate him and makes them emotional. Even Alvarez said afterward that he was supposed to circle left and wrestle; not circle right and strike (I remember it being too obvious that he was going to lose once he started doing that.)

Diaz doesn't give a fuck which is why he was able to beat Conor in their first fight.

Bottom line, though is until people figure him out (when he's sober and off the coke,) it's not too hard to consider Conor the bset LW in the world (obviously Khabib is retired, so...)
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Diaz won because he has chin. Dude Conor threw kitchen sink at Diaz especially in first fight. There is no man in world who could maintain that pace. Diaz won because he has chin and he survived and "bum" didnt pace himself.
 
Thread was better before TS fixed the title. Deinitely should have left it as is.
 
AndrewGolota48 said:
Conor would Cub Swanson Oliveira inside a round, he basically has a "submitter's chance".

It's almost impossible to imagine any of the current 155 beating Conor right now other than Khabib. Everyone else is mostly a striker or won't have the ability to get Conor on the ground (Oliveira) or do much once there (Chandler).

Any MMA striker trying to to deal with Conor on the feet is a squash match. And before you bring up Diaz 2, it was only competitive because Conor gassed from using Nate's head as a punching bag for two rounds.
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Big talk for someone who is 3-2 for his last 5 fights and really should be 2-3.
 
He can beat most of the division. I'd definately favor him over Poirier, Gaethje, current Tony.

I think Oliveria, FKL, and Islam are hard fights, especially Islam. Chandler may be tough to.

I'd be intrigued with Conor vs Hooker. Both are 2-3 round fighters and good strikers in their own right. Conor's a better striker, but Hooker is pretty damn durable and fights until he can't. Plus Hooker would have height and reach advantage, and unlike Cowboy, Hooker is in his prime.

RDA vs Conor is another good one, but RDA is getting too old. RDA is very good at mixing it up, we've seen him take down and outgrapple natural WW's, so with that gameplan he stands a decent shot against Conor. RDA is also a decent striker.
 
AndrewGolota48 said:
Conor would Cub Swanson Oliveira inside a round, he basically has a "submitter's chance".

It's almost impossible to imagine any of the current 155 beating Conor right now other than Khabib. Everyone else is mostly a striker or won't have the ability to get Conor on the ground (Oliveira) or do much once there (Chandler).

Any MMA striker trying to to deal with Conor on the feet is a squash match. And before you bring up Diaz 2, it was only competitive because Conor gassed from using Nate's head as a punching bag for two rounds.
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Who knows? He gassed in 2 rounds against Nate. That’s just not championship level endurance. That being said, I think I’ll be pulling for Conor. He’s just the most exciting guy in the game, IMO.
 
If his past behavior is any indication, he won’t defend the belt if he does win it. So it’s kind of a moot point debating on how far his LW run will go.
 
AndrewGolota48 said:
Conor would Cub Swanson Oliveira inside a round, he basically has a "submitter's chance".

It's almost impossible to imagine any of the current 155 beating Conor right now other than Khabib. Everyone else is mostly a striker or won't have the ability to get Conor on the ground (Oliveira) or do much once there (Chandler).

Any MMA striker trying to to deal with Conor on the feet is a squash match. And before you bring up Diaz 2, it was only competitive because Conor gassed from using Nate's head as a punching bag for two rounds.
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Why skip Nate 1? In that fight Conor did go for the kill and ended up getting his ass whipped. The second fight was Conor point fighting and he barely squeaked by.

Conor's power is greatly overrated. Floyd was unfazed by it and walked through Conor like a child.
 
If Khabib is really gone Connor is the safest bet for 2021's LW champion facts
 
ehxsur said:
Dustin outstruck max, eddie, justin, hooker pretty easily

Everybody know Dustin is mile away of Conor in stand up, Conor embarrased him at the first fight and will do it again

He is too fast, technical, accurate and powerful

Nobody can stop Conor now Khabib is gone

Maybe Oliveira can, but i don't think he is that good to avoid punch
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that the key word khabib is gone. cant wait to see how conor fan boys spin it if conor loses.
 
It's almost always hypothetical. You're never going to find out because it's not like he's finally going to start fighting. That boat sailed when they gave him a free shot at a second belt and let him go fight Floyd.
 
when will you realize that Khabib has the heart of a Bear ? a big ol loveable fuzzy bear ...

he ruined Conors career now he is being nice and stepping back to allow him to start it again


Khabib is such a gentle lhw giant


<Goldie11>
 
jitzmonkey said:
Conor is excellent in getting in his opponent's heads and making them throw strategy out the window. His schtick makes his opponents underestimate him and makes them emotional. Even Alvarez said afterward that he was supposed to circle left and wrestle; not circle right and strike (I remember it being too obvious that he was going to lose once he started doing that.)

Diaz doesn't give a fuck which is why he was able to beat Conor in their first fight.

Bottom line, though is until people figure him out (when he's sober and off the coke,) it's not too hard to consider Conor the bset LW in the world (obviously Khabib is retired, so...)
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I do agree that the mind-games is Conor's greatest intangible strength, and it's contributed to a lot of his victories. However, an important factor to consider is they worked for him earlier in his career, before he got established in the UFC. Many fighters looked at Conor as a joke during his rise at 145lbs; that's one reason Mendes took a fight with him on a week's notice. Nowadays, after seeing the highlight reel Conor's built up of KOs over Mendes, Aldo, and Alvarez, I doubt most fighters look at him as a joke. Sure, I think he can still get in a lot of guys' heads, but I think most fighters are wise to it, now.
 
G10 said:
I do agree that the mind-games is Conor's greatest intangible strength, and it's contributed to a lot of his victories. However, an important factor to consider is they worked for him earlier in his career, before he got established in the UFC. Many fighters looked at Conor as a joke during his rise at 145lbs; that's one reason Mendes took a fight with him on a week's notice. Nowadays, after seeing the highlight reel Conor's built up of KOs over Mendes, Aldo, and Alvarez, I doubt most fighters look at him as a joke. Sure, I think he can still get in a lot of guys' heads, but I think most fighters are wise to it, now.
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I agree and also there is the added factor that he’s had losses in the UFC now, if you’re good enough there is a blueprint to beat him. Losing that air of invincibility will impact on his ability to intimidate and get in people’s heads.

I was a bit meh on this rematch but as it nears I’m really looking forward to this. It’ll teach us a lot about the winner and loser and I expect it to be a much better fight than last time.
 
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