Pretty much this.. I'd like to build on this.. Nates' boxing is on a similar level as conors'.. just very different.. for 8 minutes conor can wipe his ass with most people.. those who has the skills to survive that will most likely do the same to conor after 8 minutes.. I'm not gonna argue one being better than the other.. it just is.. looking at the records something like 7 out of 10 proffesional fighters won't get through 8 minutes.. those who can will finish him..
Won't matter, after Usman beats Jorge he'll never get a fight with Conor. More likely Jorge will receive his beat down from Leon Edwards.
Good point about Nate. Nate has good range, combo's and chin. Is that good enough to beat Conor's "good boxing"? Well, it was once and almost twice. This is why terms like "better" and "worse" are inappropriate for quality conversations about skillsets like this, and I hope TS gets what I mean.
Yeah.. it's dishonest to rate one over the other.. all these factors will weave into eachother in different matchups and result in different outcomes.. But then again you could just opt to like one fighter and dislike another fighter and go from there.. yeah.. i'll just do that.. elkins bless.. fw/lw champ 2020..
i don't think they will fight. I watched mas on ariels show yesterday and it seems he is moving along and is going to take his beating from the owl like a man. then will be forgotten. mas is starting to sound like a needy girlfriend in regards to a conor fight.
Conor would get destroyed. People forget that when Masvidal starts losing on the feet, he has really good grappling to fall back on. No way he lets a chump midget like Conor beat him. He's not Cowboy ffs.
There's a lot of guys at lightweight, and even some at welterweight, that Conor would look spectacular against. Masvidal is not one of them. All the credit in the world to Conor if he takes the fight though, regardless of if he wins or loses.
Im a conrad fan but i dont think he wins. He's a superior striker but i dont think he has the power to tko masvidal. Noone does. He could avoid the ko strikers from masvidal and win via dec but its a bad fight for connor all round as it gets him nowhere.
I don’t think Conor is the better boxer. Nate handled Conor’s boxing just fine, and Mas would do the same. Also, like @DoopidyDawesome said, Masvidal has better wrestling and grappling to fall back on. Conor isn’t going to treat Masvidal like he did Eddie Alvarez.
Masvidal is the most insecure guy in MMA. I reckon Conor can wind him up so much in the build up that he Mas will do something ridiculous and get KO'ed or disqualified.
Jorge is the greatest mismatch for left-handed fighters, but he should attack with his left hand all the time because Jorge rarely ducks to the right.
