Why the "Conor Only Lost Because He Gassed" excuse does not work

[KONE]

You can't possibly say Conor was "winning until he gassed" because... he was only winning because he threw strikes that made him extremely susceptible to gassing.

It's difficult to even say "Conor was winning." Technically he won a basic 10-9 round (and no, it wasn't 'domination') and started off round 2 well, but if you know anything about The Tortoise And The Hare, he was never really winning at all. Every overhand left he threw was getting him that much closer to his demise. Trying to flash KO Nate Diaz was never a plan that was going to work, and he gassed himself out on his own accord.

COULD Conor have won by "out-pointing" Nate? Yes, but it too would've been incredibly difficult. Nate is a slow starter but what's to say he wouldn't have groomed Conor for that 1-2 combo just the same over a 5 round fight?

But it's nice to see the "He was winning until he lost" excuse only applies for when Conor loses, and not when Conor beats someone who was "winning until they lost." like Mendes

All these excuses are stupid as shit. Conor lost because he was inferior to Nate Diaz. Regardless of "muh size difference," it's not like Nate hasn't lost to smaller fighters before. Conor's stirking wasn't better, and his ground game sure as fuck wasn't better.

Nate Diaz is an absolute nightmare matchup for Conor McGregor and the rematch will be that much more decisive.

 

[Deleted member 502383]

Wow lol

 

[MadmanMMA]

Nate would've won if he had a proper camp. No excuses though for Nate, you win some and you win some.

 

[themainman]

Cardio is a part of mma anyway so if gas you gas

 

[Hans Gercmiov]

Tl;dr, but he lost because of a number of factors. One of which certainly was tiring.

 

[cumafish]

 

[snakedafunky]

Connor or his fans saying he lost because he gassed, is like a marathon runner sprinting the first 1000 meter of the race, giving up exhausted after 2000 and claims he was wining until he gassed.

He wasn't winning anything he just went full out right from the start.

 

[CJohnny]

Not that hard to out point Nate. You just need to watch the Holloway fight and you will see how Conor used to look like when he didn't rely on his left. He was hard to hit, and had some really great kicks. His footwork was what made him be so good, and he didn't use it against Nate.

 

[Dingaling]

He lost because he tapped to a rear naked choke

 

[KONE]

Tl;dr, but he lost because of a number of factors. One of which certainly was tiring.

The point isn't why he lost as much as it is pointing out why people who think Conor was winning are wrong. Conor just isn't better than Nate Diaz.

And I know that makes you buttmad.

 

[yeguiza]

lol

the exact moment when conor gassed:

that was the beginning of conor´s chin decline

 

[Prince Nephilim]

I don't think Conor gas like people say he did. He was already hurt by Nate's punches which of course disrupted his heart rate. He wasn't prepared for a fight, he walked in thinking he would slaughter Nate. I said it, by his ego he will fall. He became delusional

 

[Hans Gercmiov]

The point isn't why he lost as much as it is pointing out why people who think Conor was winning are wrong. Conor just isn't better than Nate Diaz.

And I know that makes you buttmad.

I'm not the emotional one. Have any control group check our post histories. I was with you until the end when you had to get that last little jab in. I'm not going to insult you.

 

[what-wut]

Nate made him gas, he made him miss, Conor hit glove because of Nate's defence. and was hitting him with the jab since round 1

 

[Captain_Dammitt]

There are a lot of ecuses for his loss. It's unfortunate that people just don't want to admit that Nate is the better fighter. Give props not excuses.

 

[Topguntrophey]

 

[yeguiza]

I'm not the emotional one. Have any control group check our post histories. I was with you until the end when you had to get that last little jab in. I'm not going to insult you.

always classy

 

[changospank]

not gonna say he looks coked out of his balls but... he looks coked out of his balls.

 

[changospank]

lol

the exact moment when conor gassed:

that was the beginning of conor´s chin decline

he was more than gassed he was broken. not at this point he threw a hard left after getting rocked and you saw his face just change. you can see it in his eyes. its the look you get when you fart and realize someones right behind you. you know its over and nothing you can do will make it ok.

 

[Headkicktoleg]

Conor came in expecting to walk through Nate and put everything into finishing early and making it look easy. That didn't happen and he gassed. He bought into the hype too much and paid for it. He will hopefully fight smarter and pick better shots next time.