Yes, McGregor will receive a title shot when he returns. (Masvidal's BMF title)

[TheWave111]

*Sigh*
The BMF belt isn't really a title. Masvidal's lost twice since he 'won' it, and she's still the 'BMF Champ.'

If Conor leaves with the belt, so what? Its practically a made-up belt for something as arbitrary as who is and who isn't a 'BMF.'

Maybe if they want to build Masvidal they will do that.
It is a great fight with or without belt. Its more likely to happen than Conor in a real title fight.
If Masvidal looses tomorrow he will be a good comeback fight for Conor.

 

[jeff7b9]

He should just kill himself to get back to 145, that was the weight class that made him a star. At LW and WW he’s very entertaining but just doesn’t seem to be able to hang with the top dogs.

I think he’d have a chance against Volkanovski.

He can't make 145 and won't make 145 ever again. Idon't believe he ever made 145 after the no IV rule went in effect.

Conor was elite at 145.
A true homerun hitter.

Above 150 he has warning track power at best.

 

[Seismic]

He has a small chance against Charles. The rest extremely little chance. I won’t buy any PPV with Connor headlining though after his rant after losing to Poirier and threatening his kids and family.

Are you buying Colby V Masvidal? Are you aware Colby has said far worse about Dustin's wife and family (even bringing his kid in to it)

 

[Kryptt]

Fine by me...Ranks and Belts are intangibles in the UFC and many other orgs...

Basically give me fights and...

 

[Ladron4sherdog]

Conor would be smart to let Islam get the belt. Atleast Islam would just take him down and smash him inside 2 rounds, Charles or Gaethje would knock him out cold. Shouldn’t even be sanctioned at this point.

He has a zero percent chance of winning against Islam. He had a 10% chance against Gaethje and 20% against Charles.

He wouldn't want Islam to win.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Maybe if they want to build Masvidal they will do that.
It is a great fight with or without belt. Its more likely to happen than Conor in a real title fight.
If Masvidal looses tomorrow he will be a good comeback fight for Conor.

He's a great comeback fight for Conor, win or lose tomorrow.

And if Conor is 190 pounds now, cuts to 170 for the weigh-in, and rehydrates back to 190... he'd be a very very dangerous opponent for Masvidal in the 1st round. As I said in another post, a blitzing and fresh McGregor is one of the most dangerous fighters in the history of MMA.

And we saw Masvidal get KTFOed by Usman. Conor thinks he could do the same.

Don't get me wrong, I'd still have Masvidal as the overall favorite (75/25), but its a factor worth mentioning.

 

[Lee_]

Conor will continue to get title shots until the PPV's stop selling so well. As of now, they could make a ton of money by giving Conor a title shot upon return.

How many more will Conor get after he gets twisted up like a pretzel by Charles? We will see. I don't see his appeal lasting much longer with all these losses.

 

[Worthmore]

Conor will take all the belts and they will need a fooking army to get them off him.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

He has a zero percent chance of winning against Islam. He had a 10% chance against Gaethje and 20% against Charles.

He wouldn't want Islam to win.

Conor's probably not fighting at 155 probably ever again.

*Bulking up to 190 pounds.
*All of his likely future opponents are at 170.

-Masvidal.
-Nate Diaz (both of their prior fights were at 170).
-Poirier (Has expressed interest in going up to 170 because the weight cut is becoming too much.)

 

[jx820]

If he returns, it's very likely he challenges for the 155lb belt whether it's "a joke" or not.

The champs have some say and every guy on that list would love a shot at McGregor. So would every challenger to those belts.

 

[jk7707]

Depends on his tactics.

His one win in the last 5 years was in under 40 seconds when he swarmed Cowboy Ceronne.

I said after that if he became a jacked 155 or 170 and blitzed his opponents in the 1st minute, like Ngannou, he'd beat alot of opponents who are overall superior to him.

A fresh, jacked, and aggressive Conor McGregor is one of the most dangerous fighters in the history of MMA, especially if he works on his TDD.

I think you're overstating his power, especially at 170. Yes he blitzed and beat the ghost of Cowboy, a notoriously slow starter who was clearly on his way out. His best success at FW and in his fight against Alvarez at LW was being patient and using his speed and timing to crack his opponents with counters. That's how he KO'd Aldo, that's what he did in the first Poirier fight, and that's what he did to perfection vs Alvarez. He doesn't have the brute force power that a fighter like Ngannou has to just blitz and KO people left and right.

 

[Poatan Power]

Ya'll realize he is bulking...so he can cut to 155 from 190. Bulk, cut, get into fight shape... it can be done.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

I think you're overstating his power, especially at 170. Yes he blitzed and beat the ghost of Cowboy, a notoriously slow starter who was clearly on his way out. His best success at FW and in his fight against Alvarez at LW was being patient and using his speed and timing to crack his opponents with counters. That's how he KO'd Aldo, that's what he did in the first Poirier fight, and that's what he did to perfection vs Alvarez. He doesn't have the brute force power that a fighter like Ngannou has to just blitz and KO people left and right.

Keep in mind Conor fought at 145 (Aldo), 170 (Diaz, twice), and 155 (Alvarez) all within a calendar year. He didn't have time to fully optimize his body for the latter weight classes since he was constantly changing.

He wasn't gaining/losing muscle, he was just not cutting to make weight. Kinda like when Hollaway fought Poirier at 155, he was the same fighter as he was at 145 he just didn't cut as much weight.

With Conor gaining as much muscle as he is he's really optimizing his body (gaining muscle) to fight at 170. I'm very very far from a Conor nuthugger, but I can say for an absolute fact a 190-pound McGregor is going to be extremely dangerous opponent for any Welterweight in that 1st round.

 

[Deleted member 585708]

Masvidal Vs McGregor makes tons of sense, to be fair.

The UFC would be dumb to overlook a fight like that just so Conor can face someone like Charles, who won't engage in the BS.

 

[jk7707]

Keep in mind Conor fought at 145 (Aldo), 170 (Diaz, twice), and 155 (Alvarez) all within a calendar year. He didn't have time to fully optimize his body for the latter weight classes since he was constantly changing.

He wasn't gaining/losing muscle, he was just not cutting to make weight. Kinda like when Hollaway fought Poirier at 155, he was the same fighter as he was at 145 he just didn't cut as much weight.

With Conor gaining as much muscle as he is he's really optimizing his body (gaining muscle) to fight at 170. I'm very very far from a Conor nuthugger, but I can say for an absolute fact a 190-pound McGregor is going to be extremely dangerous opponent for any Welterweight in that 1st round.

I mean you can say that but it's pure speculation at this point. He may have more power, but he'll be much slower as well with all that extra bulk. There are plenty of bigger guys a WW that already fight like that. Imagine him trying to slug it out with someone like Luque, hell even someone like Pereira. He'd get annihilated.

 

[cws80us]

My theory is this. Dana announced after Islam's last fight that he would get the winner of Gaethje - Oliveira. Islam then made some comments that if he won the belt, conor would have to earn a title shot. This basically was peeing in Dana's cheerios. So, then he immediately backtracked and says conor could get the next shot depending on who the champion is. Now he is "punishing" Islam for not accepting the RDA fight on 7 days notice, which is ridiculous. And, says he'll have to fight Dariush next instead of getting the title shot. Basically, he's screwing over Islam in order to clear the runway for his boy.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

I mean you can say that but it's pure speculation at this point. He may have more power, but he'll be much slower as well with all that extra bulk. There are plenty of bigger guys a WW that already fight like that. Imagine him trying to slug it out with someone like Luque, hell even someone like Pereira. He'd get annihilated.

Oh I agree he'd get annihilated by most WWs, if he tries to go the distance.

But a 190-pound Conor? Blitzing his opponent in the first two minutes and going for broke? That's where his highest chance of winning is, and he'd beat many of the WWs that are overall better fighters than he is.

For example, Ngannou... is he really the overall best Heavyweight when you compare all aspects of MMA? Absolutely not, and its not even close. However his striking is so damn fast, unorthodox, and with the power to KO a damn horse it doesn't matter whatsoever his wrestling sucked.

If 190-pound Conor adopts that strategy, those fights he will have at WW - Mazvidal, Diaz, and Poirier - he has a much higher chance of winning them than standing and trading for 5 entire rounds because everybody knows he doesn't have the gas tank for 3 rounds much less 5 rounds and especially when he's 190 pounds with 20+ pounds of extra muscle.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

My theory is this. Dana announced after Islam's last fight that he would get the winner of Gaethje - Oliveira. Islam then made some comments that if he won the belt, conor would have to earn a title shot. This basically was peeing in Dana's cheerios.

No, many fighters have voiced their objections to McGregor getting an immediate title shot, and and apparently only Islam is being punished? By taking away his title shot?

 

[JackBlack]

Bro, the BMF belt was just a one time thing just for fun. It really wasn't meant to be taken this seriously.

“Yeah, you know, we did the BMF title as a one-time thing,” Dana White said. “It was fun when we did it. But, yeah, you’re probably right. I probably should make that belt on the line when there isn’t a world title fight on the line. Because Masvidal has it.”

 

[neomage2021]

Bro, the BMF belt was just a one time thing just for fun. It really wasn't meant to be taken this seriously.

Besides that Usman beat the belt right out of Masvidal