will Conor time his return with Ramadan?

[bad seed]

We know Conor does not plan to fight until at least next Spring. But there is a possibility he delays it a few more weeks to coincide with Ramadan- thus giving him a free month of fighting without Khabib. If Khabib beats Ferguson for the interim in early spring (an interim title defense lmao) and he won, Conor could steer free of both of them. This way, he can claim Nate is the only available fighter again.

Brilliant tactician, that McGregor.

 

[ChucksGlassJaw]

Yay, another McGregor thread. Good job, OP. That's exactly what the board needs.

 

[Arm Barbarian]

ConMan will time his return with the apocalypse.

 

[nanika]

Ramadan excludes fasting for the old, the sick and the warriors.

 

[Toco]

yeah, that makes sense, wouldn't rule it out

 

[bad seed]

Ramadan excludes fasting for the old, the sick and the warriors.

not for athletes though. Even muslim Olympians observe the fast.

 

[Steve-French]

Regardless it's bullshit that Khabib misses out on 1/4 of his fight year for it. IIRC there is a Muslim on the UFC Roster that fought shortly after Ramadan. He got around it by training at night.

 

[nanika]

not for athletes though. Even muslim Olympians observe the fast.

apostates who dont believe the word of Muhammad. khabib isnt an athlete. he is a warrior of the faith and he needs to understand that.

 

[Hardkore]

Regardless it's bullshit that Khabib misses out on 1/4 of his fight year for it. IIRC there is a Muslim on the UFC Roster that fought shortly after Ramadan. He got around it by training at night.

Belal Muhamed

 

[Steve-French]

Belal Muhamed

Thanks.

 

[Cat Biscuits]

The only fighter actively avoiding a title defense. And the hardest trying too, gotta give him credit for that. GDR and GSP both vacated without hesitation, but Conman should get an A for effort of active ducking.

Most brilliant coward of our time.

 

[phatron]

you actually want Conor to fight Khabib over the interim title holder?

how does that make sense?

 

[ftpngo]

Im sure Conor will have a master game plan. The guy trains ducking 5 times a week

 

[GreatSaintGuillotine]

Regardless it's bullshit that Khabib misses out on 1/4 of his fight year for it. IIRC there is a Muslim on the UFC Roster that fought shortly after Ramadan. He got around it by training at night.

Ramadan is barely over a month. He often fights right before it anyway. I don't know how this got blown so far out of proportion.

 

[ostlerrage]

another ts triggered by conor's existence. its time to devote your emotions to something else buddeh! lmao.

 

[Sansnom]

I swear, like half the people on this forum just know about McGregor.

Anyone making McGregor threads should be banned from now on.

 

[Soul On Ice]

Doesn't matter since Tony is the interim champion, not a Muslim and therefore not affected by Ramadan.

 

[Steve-French]

Ramadan is barely over a month. He often fights right before it anyway. I don't know how this got blown so far out of proportion.

I know. I was actually in Kuwait one year during Ramadan. The thing is that Khabib doesn't fight very often and that one month can set him back 3 when it comes to timing a fight camp.

 

[snackgod]

dana has made it clear that nate isn't getting a title shot with out returning and winning first.

I hope ufc has the guts to strip conor when ufc has to make tony vs khabib inthis year.

 

[GreatSaintGuillotine]

I know. I was actually in Kuwait one year during Ramadan. The thing is that Khabib doesn't fight very often and that one month can set him back 3 when it comes to timing a fight camp.

The way he schedules his fights is built around Ramadan actually. So long as he's healthy he should have enough recovery time for 2-3 fights. Once before Ramadan (late spring early summer), once soon after (September-ish), and one at the end of the year.

Unfortunately he tends to get injured at inconvenient times so it hasn't worked out like it should.