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Just needs to have another press conference and have another cable for him to trip on somewhere near by.
Conor said he'd consider fighting as soon as February if he took no damage.
So yeah, 248 looks perfect if he's serious.
So yeah, 248 looks perfect if he's serious.
It's fairly common but usually more of a strike to annoy your opponent and make them change position than it is a damaging one. Kinda like foot stomps.
Yes, but usually against the cage.
Is it common for a fighter to lose to that? No. lol... Only Cerrone.
Yeah- those were far and away the most effective shoulder strikes I've ever seen. They really had some pop to them.
It had me wondering...
Good one Dana
But nah, Cowboy's just that done.
the reason they are used against the cage is that you need to be in under-over and that's usually a very mobile and fluid position.The cage stops you from moving back and letting the shoulder hit, can also do it against the floor. In this fight McGregor actually changes level to pop into the strike, its on Cowboy that he let it happen over and over and didn't use the level change to go for a trip or a disengagement
To expand a little, the impact of a strike comes from momentum (usually the hips) and from distance (ideally making contact at about 90% of the trajectory). To be able to creat momentum on a shoulder strike you cannot rotate your hips because your opponent would move with you. You have to make space by moving away or moving down. Thing is, both of those movements act to directly weaken the connection between you and your opponent. You are almost trying to create a mini clinch break and then explode back in. Its a good surprising strike, but no reason a trained striker to get hit by it 5 times in a row
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Good one Dana
Cowboy is washed and was never as great as the UFC tried to pump him up to begin with. There's a reason for all his accolades he's gotten 1 title shot in his entire almost 10 year UFC career (a fight where he got his ass kicked by RDA, like he got his ass kicked by Darren Till, and Nate Diaz, and Anthony Pettis, and Jorge Masvidal, and Tony Fergurson, and Justin Gaethe). He's great at getting in scraps with guys at his level, but the moment he tries to step up he gets fucked up and always has. Donald Cerrone is no where near the level of fighter as Conor McGregor. The idea that the UFC would need him to take a dive instead of just letting the natural order take its course is laughable.
Fuck Conor.
His newfound phoniness doesn't fool people with brains.
He's still the biggest draw in the sport unfortunately.
Is telling that I don't know who you are talking about with just that description
Nope.
Khabib fights with a brain usually so it'll probably be like the first fight.
Nay. The only 155'er with an outside shot is Tony. Or a magically shrunk down to 155 Jon Jones would do it. That's about where we're at.
I'm kidding. I'm just annoyed the Mcnuthugger hype machine is back.
Said he was partying tonight so we should probably give it 24 hours.
I hate this viewpoint. We like to watch him fight cos he's damn good at it; we're not introducing him to our bosses as our best friend.
It's usually about musicians who make good music but have sketchy lifestyles, but I've read it a lot about McGregor in the build up to this fight.
I can't speak for everyone but I know a lot of people were pumped to see him back in the Octagon. Sure the fight was trash but he did the job and it means we'll likely get to see him fight someone good (Masvidal, Usman, Khabib, Ferguson) and we'll all be "stanning" again so get your links ready again.
*takes one look at your Santa-6ix9ine av* I bet you do, and I guarantee neither of those two clowns are as good as you think/are willing to ignore terrible things for
That's why I say to each their own. You are free to support Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, McGregor or whoever you want but it's not unreasonable for people to draw a line at sexual assault and even more those who do it repeatedly.
I'm obviously not condemning people that watch or enjoy the fight but when you see people that are gleeful at his personal success I balk at it.
Incredibly impressive display by McGregor.
Wins in three weight divisions. Champion in two of them.
Masvidal or the Khabib rematch are the only fights left big enough for him now.
Wins in three weight divisions. Champion in two of them.
Masvidal or the Khabib rematch are the only fights left big enough for him now.
He'll lose to Khabib (again), I honestly don't know who could beat him at this point. Tony has a shot but that's about it, and it's just "a shot".
No ones beating Khabib, every sport has that one athlete that is too good & MMA's is Khabib. Walking Russian stereotype, literally wrestled bears.
I look at him differently now. I really want those accusations to get cleared up, fuck him either way because of the the things we know he definitely did, which was punch that guy at the bar for absolutely no reason at all. And I would not be surprised if he is also guilty of rape. The details on those cases were gruesome.
I saw Dana talk about how Floyd hit him up already. That and the Khabib fight are the ones nobody should want. There is absolutely no reason to do either of those rematches.
I saw Dana talk about how Floyd hit him up already. That and the Khabib fight are the ones nobody should want. There is absolutely no reason to do either of those rematches.
Nothing official is out there and the Irish are certainly taking their time pressing charges if true. He's innocent until proven guilty.
On potential fights there are many.
1. Khabib
2. Masvidal
3. Usman
4. Diaz
5. Floyd
6. Manny
7. Justin
7 huge fights. If only the ufc could clone mcgregor. There's even more smaller ones like Aldo, Holloway and Frankie. Canelo in boxing would be huge but he'd be badly beaten. Maybe Canelo would fight him in the ufc. So many options.
Is Dana going to be surprised when that fight boils out of the cage again?
Its such a shame his desire for money and to give Conor whatever he wants is larger than his desire to expand the legitimacy of the sport and improve its reputation.
Its why I don't watch any more. Jones and McGregor shouldn't be in the UFC given that both have done worse than people they banned for good.
Its such a shame his desire for money and to give Conor whatever he wants is larger than his desire to expand the legitimacy of the sport and improve its reputation.
Its why I don't watch any more. Jones and McGregor shouldn't be in the UFC given that both have done worse than people they banned for good.
Shit was bullshit. Cowboy all week talking about wanting to go snow riding with his kids. Talking about money rather then legacy. On other hand connor talking about 2020 season. Fights with jorge, nate and khabib. Who gonna sell more tickets this year? Ufc and cowboy knew what they was doing.
Yeah that's pretty much the face I make at the UFC's shitty product these days. It's not like they (and MMA in general) haven't had problems since the beginning, but damn they've gone so far backwards over the past few years. Great fighters are still doing their thing, but the way "stars" and the top of the card are presented/promoted is so fucked — makes you feel embarrassed for watching any of it. UFC is close to peak Coker shit at this point and it'll keep trending that way as long as Dana is around.
ONE is my go-to right now, but I shouldn't have to feel bad watching MMA or when I'm approached by friends to discuss when they see a "big fight" being advertised.
McGregor vs Khabib is the biggest fight in UFC history. Of course they're going to book it again. I hate a lot of carney bookings they do, but if I were the UFC I'd for sure book McGregor vs Khabib 2. Sometimes you have to give the people what they want.