Will a solid wrestler be Conor's kryptonite?

[DetroitSniper]

"Give Conor a good wrestler and his hype will die quick."
-Cody Bollinger via Twitter

Can Conor hang with solid wrestlers like Edgar and Mendes?

I feel like both guys could give Conor tons of problems.

 

[surgeyou1]

Kryptonite is Conor's kryptonite

 

[Heart Of Gold]

Cub Swanson, Chad Mendes, Jose Aldo, Korean Zombie, Ricardo Lamas will be his kryptonite.

 

[joeyjoejoe]

Whiskey is Conner's krypotnite.

 

[GoodOleWrasslin]

Better question will the UFC risk booking him against one, or will he get strikers all the way to the title?

Personally, I'd like to see him beat one really solid MMA wrestler before he gets a shot.

 

[BayStyles]

His grappling has gotten a lot better than it used to be before he was in the UFC, but yeah i'd imagine that's still the weakest part of his game

Edgar, Mendes and Bermudez would probably give him trouble. Along with other top FW's like Aldo and Cub

 

[DetroitSniper]

Better question will the UFC risk booking him against one, or will he get strikers all the way to the title?

Personally, I'd like to see him beat one really solid MMA wrestler before he gets a shot.

Good point.

 

[Dart Feld]

Depends on what you mean by solid.

Of the UFC FW wrestlers in the top 15 I think he beats Kawajiri, Elkins, Guida, and Lentz. I think he loses to Bermudez, Lamas, Edgar, and Mendes at this point.

 

[DetroitSniper]

Depends on what you mean by solid.

Of the UFC FW wrestlers in the top 15 I think he beats Kawajiri, Elkins, Guida, and Lentz. I think he loses to Bermudez, Lamas, Edgar, and Mendes at this point.

I agree. I think Bermudez or Lamas would beat Conor as well.

 

[Degen Gambler]

Velasquez is his kryptonite

 

[AppleSauzze]

Better question will the UFC risk booking him against one, or will he get strikers all the way to the title?

Personally, I'd like to see him beat one really solid MMA wrestler before he gets a shot.

Agreed. I like Conor but I'd be pissed if he got a title shot without fighting a wrestler in the top 10.

 

[spooNN]

According to Ronda's managers Ronda does not need wrestling to beat Conor because she can drop him with body shots. Ronda is Conor's only kryptonite.

 

[DetroitSniper]

Agreed. I like Conor but I'd be pissed if he got a title shot without fighting a wrestler in the top 10.

I don't see how Conor could get a title shot without facing Bermudez, Edgar or Mendes...

 

[GoodOleWrasslin]

I don't see how Conor could get a title shot without facing Bermudez, Edgar or Mendes...

Crazier shit has happened. Chael Sonnen got a title shot at LHW. If the fight will sell the UFC will make it.

 

[bleaK]

Pretty sure he's been training with Gunnar Nelson from pic's I remember seeing, and if so, his grappling will be fine.

 

[Donny White]

Yes. He doesn't have much time left, so he better talk and hype and sell all the t-shirts he possibly can before he falls to some real American muscle.

 

[SBC]

There are some wrestlers like Elkins that I think Conor would absolutely beat the breaks off of but others like Mendes that I think have Conor's number.

 

[rock2x22]

CM by what will thus forward be called the "Irish Sprawl" - double knees and a sprawl

 

[Jackonflame]

Enforcement of cage grabbing rules will be his downfall.

(Seriously, 5 times in less than a round)

 

[Steve08]

Better question will the UFC risk booking him against one, or will he get strikers all the way to the title?

I hate to say it, but most likely.

More sports entertainment bullshit, in other words.

Enforcement of cage grabbing rules will be his downfall.

(Seriously, 5 times in less than a round)

Yep, no Irish ref in Ireland for Conor against them top 5erz.