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UFC 205 at MSG |OT| Conor McGregor vs Eddie Alvarez | Who Da Fook Are These Guys
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Don't believe his lies
BewareTheBatsie
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McGregor is never gonna defend the 145, is he? I am curious if Dana will actually make him drop it or just leave it on him.
But then again...
But then again...
The Conor haters have no credibility now though, for real. They were SURE Eddie would make a fool out of him because he's "never faced a real fighter at 145/155 till him".
And he made Eddie look like a bum fighting for the first time.
Cannot wait to see Chael Sonnen defend yet another one of his absolutely dumbass predictions.
And he made Eddie look like a bum fighting for the first time.
Cannot wait to see Chael Sonnen defend yet another one of his absolutely dumbass predictions.
Obliterator
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He got rocked early, and frankly like Joe said, when dudes get hit by McGregor they actually seem shocked, like they aren't used to that sort of power. You can see it in almost all of his fights other than Diaz. When they take those first punches they suddenly realize, oh shit this is real.
I think that massively threw Eddie off, and so did Conor shrugging off his takedown attempts. Frankly Eddie just had nothing for him
I only left for like a second but this reassured me. Feel free to read my fight analysis back on pages 1 and 2.
Dec 2015. Who even deserved a title shot in that time? Instant rematch for the guy that got KO'd in 13 seconds? Frankie, who recently got destroyed by Aldo? He should have to defend it for his next fight or give it up though.
juliushandle
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He did what he could, Conor is just that damn good now.
It's not like Eddie didn't try for a takedown, he tried a few.
Lol.
Conor just added Eddie to the list of fighters to have never been KO'ed to be KO'ed by Conor .... lets just throw Eddie to him next.
MassiveNights
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If McGregor was a respectful Canadian nobody would be asking this question. They'd just be calling him the GOAT.
Night.Ninja
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Watch how he paws the jab about Canelo
Then catches him with the right.
Watch him throw a half-hearted jab to get Guerrero to commit
Then the right struck him almost instantaneously.
Conor is a natural counter puncher and if people are willing to stand in front him, we we continue to see the same result because he understands distance better than his opponent. The tapping of the jab is also a measurement of distance. Conor is smart and currently, I don't know if the current pool of MMA fighters around him can match up if they can't get him to the ground.
Ninja Scooter
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Dana just let Conor hold the LW title for a year so that he can take money fights at 155 and 170. It's clear Dana is fine making matchups based on PPV buys rather than what's "fair". They'd have no qualms about leapfrogging Nate over Khabib for the title shot if they thought that's what would make the most money and if it's what Conor wants. This is sports entertainment.
Rumblebones
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New threats, sure. But Nate still has Conor's number. The second fight was extremely close, and if Nate was really injured going into it, then I see him winning that fight at 155, which is where he's at home. He just needs to work on his wrestling and checking kicks. He showed tremendous adaptability to Conor's reads but shit, he needs to approach that fight the same way Conor did with a long and dedicated camp.
I think Ferguson is an even worse threat than Nate due to his crazy style, movement, wrestling and kicks.
Khabib though, man, Khabib is a monster on the ground, but he exposed some seriously holes in his stand up game.
BadAss2961
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I think they have more than a shot. Ferguson is a better Diaz. Khabib is a monster grappler who demoralizes people and eats them when he takes them down.
People are on the high of Conor just dominating Eddie, but remember, we both expected this outcome (I think it was you earlier in the thread.) Eddie was the perfect matchup for him to get the lightweight strap -- he's almost liike fighting another Featherweight.
Lando Vanatta dropped Ferguson a bunch ... pretty sure Conor would too. Let Tony fight Khabib and then they get Conor.
Your Entertainer
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Eddie is way too small. Conor is too big and hits too hard. Frankie stands little chance, if any at all. Few would have said Alvarez is an easier fight for Conor before tonight and he handled it spectacularly.
It will make a lot, but I think they waited too long. Probably not as much money as Diaz II.
juliushandle
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Exactly my point. Doesn't matter if a Diaz bro hasn't won in 5 yrs, people will still pay the ppv and demand they fight for the title.
I doubt the UFC would pair Conor with a nightmare matchup like khabib. WME-IMG is gonna take calculated risks like tonight.
Ferguson is a safer risk than Khabib. Unfair for Khabib, but that's show business. Rankings don't mean shit.
SunhiLegend
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Night.Ninja
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Why are people talking about frankie? He would pose no threat to Conor
I don't think anyone would be shocked by that. Conor wants Nate at 155 and called for it after the 2nd fight.
What is fair is taking a back seat to what makes money.
Biggest buy in UFC ever by far and probably in contention for top 10 across all of sports entertainment.
Rawr Its Ry
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Thought Eddie would win, but god damn what a performance. I want Connor to fight Nate, Khabib at 155 and Aldo or Max, but idk if he would drop back down to 145 again. Nor would I want to see him at 170.
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Comfort Jones
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It helps that with his reach advantage he often had Conor working harder to land those punches as well.
You absolutely cannot charge in on Conor early on. It felt like Eddie had zero game plan, like not enough circling, leg kicks, etc. He win and got fucked for it every time.
"Perfect"
That mumbled shit talk had me dying. I LUH YOU!
Eanan
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Same thing after every Conor fight.
The haters spout about how a certain fighter would "demolish" or "wrestlefuck" Conor, until he beats them, they make excuses, pick a new fighter and rinse and repeat.
Wut?
It was only 3 months ago. As a Conor fan, I don't know if I ever want to see Conor vs. Diaz again tbh. I was a nervous wreck last fight. Diaz's chin and cardio are too damn good.
StylesClash
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What's taking the press conference so long to start?
Mrstriker09
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STILLethal
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Is Conor really this good where he makes his opponents look like theyre not even trying or what? Alvarez looks like he wanted to fall at every chance he got. Or is it just the slow-mo effect?
Look at Eddie's eyes ... those were legit "knocked into the shadow realm" shots. He didn't want to fall lol ..... Conor fucking ROCKED him.
Rumblebones
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People still assume Conor is the same fighter that got manhandled by Chad Mendes - who is a phenomenal wrestler with some freakish strength, but that's simply not accurate at this point. Conor has made some tremendous strides, he still won't be able to hang with wrestlers over whom he doesn't have the size advantage, but if he can take them out standing, that won't matter.
Conor is a different dude at 145 though, so maybe Frankie could crack him. I still have no doubt Aldo would probably wreck him at 145 and 155, but Frankie is arguably undersized for 145 so who knows.
Yes, but the fight wouldn't happen tomorrow. Conor wants time off and there's less mystery aka less hype surrounding the match-up. Last time it was a five-round near-draw. How do you sell the follow-up to that? "Best 2/3, let's go." It would be a title match, so I guess it has that going for it.
Ninja Scooter
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He has pin point accuracy. In a sport where most guys' (even the good ones) standup is fairly sloppy that's a huge advantage.
It's just the slow-mo. After that first knockdown though, Eddie already looked defeated, and it was early.
Comfort Jones
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He had Alvarez seriously hurt and demoralized at that point. Try that shit on someone who you've gone even with (like Nate) and you're asking for trouble.
I'm sure we'll eventually see opponents give him trouble, it's never just a matter of who is "better", it's what options does a fighter have and what solutions does the other fighter bring to them, and vice versa. It's possible that someone who beats Conor could lose to someone Conor has clowned on, fighting is weird like that.
HalfBakedProphet
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Because people have been chirping for over a year about how Frankie would be a nightmare matchup for Conor. Or that Conor didn't want to defend his 145 belt against Frankie and was a ducking him.
Meanwhile Frankie looked like 2 weight classes smaller than Stephens tonight.
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