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People speak like it's such a sure thing, when he's fighting a man who starched Aldo in a matter of seconds.

Every round starts with two men standing.
 
SaintKP said:
Denial & bargaining
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Lol. Hurtful.

Conor placed a great shot on the chin of Aldo 13 seconds in and turned his lights out- and anyone can get their lights turned out.

The last time Conor had to actually defend takedowns and grapple for extended periods, I seem to remember him getting choked the fuck out by Diaz. Khabib is a better wrestler than Nate, has had 3 tough fights (all wins) in Conor's absence, and Conor hasn't fought in 2 years.

I'll call it, Khabib wins. Still looking for terms if anyone wants to rebut with vigor.

ETA- Relevant.
 
amlove21 said:
Lol. Hurtful.

Conor placed a great shot on the chin of Aldo 13 seconds in and turned his lights out- and anyone can get their lights turned out.

The last time Conor had to actually defend takedowns and grapple for extended periods, I seem to remember him getting choked the fuck out by Diaz. Khabib is a better wrestler than Nate, has had 3 tough fights (all wins) in Conor's absence, and Conor hasn't fought in 2 years.

I'll call it, Khabib wins. Still looking for terms if anyone wants to rebut with vigor.

ETA- Relevant.
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Ah now, let's be fair here. Conor McGregor placed a shot on Aldo which he was literally practicing while warming up. It wasn't just a case of pot luck.

Remember when everyone said Eddie Alvarez was gonna wrestle him to death? Eddie Alvarez proceeded to get utterly embarrassed for a round and a half. Also worth pointing out he had a rematch against Diaz which he won and again, completely outstruck him.

Every round starts standing and Khabib will have to close the distance if he wants the fight to go to the ground, which he obviously will.

I'm just saying people are a bit quick to write off McGregor considering he's one of the most lethal strikers in the UFC, fighting someone who's very hittable.
 
Poccington said:
Ah now, let's be fair here. Conor McGregor placed a shot on Aldo which he was literally practicing while warming up. It wasn't just a case of pot luck.

Remember when everyone said Eddie Alvarez was gonna wrestle him to death? Eddie Alvarez proceeded to get utterly embarrassed for a round and a half. Also worth pointing out he had a rematch against Diaz which he won and again, completely outstruck him.

Every round starts standing and Khabib will have to close the distance if he wants the fight to go to the ground, which he obviously will.

I'm just saying people are a bit quick to write off McGregor considering he's one of the most lethal strikers in the UFC, fighting someone who's very hittable.
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I don't disagree with anything you wrote- but we aren't talking how Conor is gonna beat Khabib in a rematch (needed 2 to outstrike Diaz to a decision, Diaz finished him), Aldo's chin isn't Khabib's chin, and Khabib is a much better grappler than Alvarez. If you have a video of Conor wrestling a bear, I'll bite.

Pacing is my main concern for Conor in this fight. Khabib is out there training to be a killer, and Conor is posting bromance photos with Dillon Danis doing coke on the weekend talking shit. Khabib's pace is relentless. Conor isn't going to be able to stall on the ground, and his ground and pound isn't his best striking.

Every round starts on the feet, but every fight eventually goes to the ground (with the notable exceptions of a flash knockout). If that happens, which I think it will, Khabib just relentlessly grinds Conor, takes away his striking via Conor gassing, and proceeds to dominate him.
 
I strongly believe in a rematch Alvarez bodies Connor easy. Yeah he may have out fought Alvarez completely, but Connor got all up inside Eddie's head. You could even see in the beginning of the fight Eddie was off and wasn't loose at all.

I'm not saying Connor isn't a world class fighter and a fearsome striker, but when he can't mess with the people he fights mentally (Diaz being a prime example) he gets worked over hard. Also let's not pretend that the second Diaz fight was "easy" for Connor either, he had fo fight tooth and nail for that.

Don't even get me started on how Connor has been on a cocaine caroline bender, hasn't fought in forever, and honestly probably isn't even ready mentally to fight. Shit talking aside.


The Irishman is gonna get his ears clapped.
 
amlove21 said:
I don't disagree with anything you wrote- but we aren't talking how Conor is gonna beat Khabib in a rematch (needed 2 to outstrike Diaz to a decision, Diaz finished him), Aldo's chin isn't Khabib's chin, and Khabib is a much better grappler than Alvarez. If you have a video of Conor wrestling a bear, I'll bite.

Pacing is my main concern for Conor in this fight. Khabib is out there training to be a killer, and Conor is posting bromance photos with Dillon Danis doing coke on the weekend talking shit. Khabib's pace is relentless. Conor isn't going to be able to stall on the ground, and his ground and pound isn't his best striking.

Every round starts on the feet, but every fight eventually goes to the ground (with the notable exceptions of a flash knockout). If that happens, which I think it will, Khabib just relentlessly grinds Conor, takes away his striking via Conor gassing, and proceeds to dominate him.
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Considering how far Conor went with Mayweather, his endurance is going to be fine and his striking is going to outclass Khabib by far. Does he need to be a better wrestler? No, he just needs to have decent defense. We're talking about a dude who came up the hard way as a fighter living on Welfare...do you really think Conor ain't driven. In regards to a bet...a bottle of Whiskey, distilled in your locale? I ain't doing no escrow cash on venmo. But I'll send you a bottle of DelBac Mesquite Smoked Dorado.
 
ThunderHorse said:
Considering how far Conor went with Mayweather, his endurance is going to be fine and his striking is going to outclass Khabib by far. Does he need to be a better wrestler? No, he just needs to have decent defense. We're talking about a dude who came up the hard way as a fighter living on Welfare...do you really think Conor ain't driven. In regards to a bet...a bottle of Whiskey, distilled in your locale? I ain't doing no escrow cash on venmo. But I'll send you a bottle of DelBac Mesquite Smoked Dorado.
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You, my friend have a bet. I will counter with a bottle of high desert whisky (and I'll do better research to make sure that's actually a good bottle from 'round here). I am betting on a straight up W for Khabib, no conditions. Split decision, knockout, unanimous, DQ- anything but a no contest. Fair enough?

Although--- you're referencing a fight in which Conor gassed after 30 minutes with a smaller man that wasn't grappling with him? Maybe not the best example for his cardio, but different strokes.
 
amlove21 said:
You, my friend have a bet. I will counter with a bottle of high desert whisky (and I'll do better research to make sure that's actually a good bottle from 'round here). I am betting on a straight up W for Khabib, no conditions. Split decision, knockout, unanimous, DQ- anything but a no contest. Fair enough?

Although--- you're referencing a fight in which Conor gassed after 30 minutes with a smaller man that wasn't grappling with him? Maybe not the best example for his cardio, but different strokes.
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Fair enough.
 
amlove21 said:
Lol. Hurtful.

Conor placed a great shot on the chin of Aldo 13 seconds in and turned his lights out- and anyone can get their lights turned out.

The last time Conor had to actually defend takedowns and grapple for extended periods, I seem to remember him getting choked the fuck out by Diaz. Khabib is a better wrestler than Nate, has had 3 tough fights (all wins) in Conor's absence, and Conor hasn't fought in 2 years.

I'll call it, Khabib wins. Still looking for terms if anyone wants to rebut with vigor.

ETA- Relevant.
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Vegas likes Khabib. The Russian has a slightly better record. No bet from me...it could go either way.
 
Tyron Woodley is a bad, bad man... Dude has absolute bricks for hands.

Also, Zabit Magomedsharipov is an absolute killer. That kneebar was sick.
 
Who saw any of the Khabib McGregor press conference?

As always, McGregor out talking and throwing a fit. Khabib seems pretty solid up there not getting too riled up. Going to be a great match!
 
Anything from the Jones haters about his suspension being over? Some very strong language in the decision- the substance couldn’t have helped, he had no intention to use it, etc.

Very interesting to say the least and just in time to fight on ESPN.
 
Usualy non-intentional bans get reduced from 4 to two years in Olympic sports. Jones popped twice, pretty much shows a habitual user. He can EAD. As far as there not being a hullabaloo is that it wasn't a top headline and I had to go find it. So...for everyone that doesn't care to look because @amlove21 did us a dirty and didn't link the article :p If USADA went 'easy' on Jon Jones, what does that say about the program?
 
ThunderHorse said:
Usualy non-intentional bans get reduced from 4 to two years in Olympic sports. Jones popped twice, pretty much shows a habitual user. He can EAD. As far as there not being a hullabaloo is that it wasn't a top headline and I had to go find it. So...for everyone that doesn't care to look because @amlove21 did us a dirty and didn't link the article :pIf USADA went 'easy' on Jon Jones, what does that say about the program?
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LOT of feelings in that post.

I just can't wait for DC/Brock to undersell on PPV, Jones to have ridiculous ratings at ESPN, only to set up DC/Jones 3 and watch DC get dragged at HW. Gonna be a great year!
 
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