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DasBoot said:
Conor should fight at his natural weight of 145 before he goes up. He should go find a national level wrestling club in the States or somewhere in Europe and commit to 2-3 months of living the wrestlers life, like GSP did with the Canadian Olympic team. It paid dividends for him. Moving camps and going to a place without the yes men and a better strength and conditioning coach will do wonders. He’s an athlete but his gas tank needs work.
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He does no road running ever since he blew out his ACL against Holloway. I know there's many ways to skin a cat but cycling and rowing isn't working for him at all.

I agree on the camp thing... Even just look at the difference in the standard of sparring partners between him and Khabib. Khabib is sparring with killers like DC and Rockhold, while Conor is sparring with fucking Artem or the likes of Peter Queally. It's world's apart.

SBG took him to the top of the game but unfortunately, the game doesn't stand still... Imagine if he went to the likes of TriStar for a year?
 
amlove21 said:
It's not comfortable. I'd rather be choked than cranked.
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100% agree, neck cranks are worse than chokes, nasty ones will blow the disc out of your neck.

Watch Demian Maia and Rick Story fight. Story had blood pouring out of his nose from the crank pressure. He also had to replace the disc in his neck after.
 
Tony Ferguson is a NIGHTMARE fight for Khabib. Tony gets better as the fight goes on, he can capitalize on Khabib where Connor can't, heavy handed, actual world class wrestling and jits.

Miss me with the Connor rematch; it's like DC and Jones. DC is the GOAT, but he will never beat Jones in a fight. Connor's record is Connor's record (1-3 over his last 4 fights but made north of $100 million, if you want to include numbers), but this fight showed he probably doesn't have a shot against Khabib. I'll pass on the rematch.

That Tony Ferguson fight though? Absolutely.
 
amlove21 said:
Tony Ferguson is a NIGHTMARE fight for Khabib. Tony gets better as the fight goes on, he can capitalize on Khabib where Connor can't, heavy handed, actual world class wrestling and jits.

Miss me with the Connor rematch; it's like DC and Jones. DC is the GOAT, but he will never beat Jones in a fight. Connor's record is Connor's record (1-3 over his last 4 fights but made north of $100 million, if you want to include numbers), but this fight showed he probably doesn't have a shot against Khabib. I'll pass on the rematch.

That Tony Ferguson fight though? Absolutely.
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Hell even Dana thinks it's the next fight to make. Granted, Dana's word is about as good as Zimbabwean currency, but still.

MMA Fighting: Dana White: Khabib Nurmagomedov will ‘absolutely’ not be stripped of title for role in UFC 229 brawl.
Dana White: Khabib Nurmagomedov will ‘absolutely’ not be stripped of title for role in UFC 229 brawl
 
What do people think of the DJ/Ben Askren trade?

I think ONE got an absolute bargain... I'd rather watch paint dry than Ben Askren fight.
 
amlove21 said:
WOW! Really? Why do you say that? I am pretty pumped Ben is coming to the UFC. What don't you like about him?
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He's absurdly talented at what he does but assuming he fights top calibre guys, he's gonna wrestle them to death. I appreciate his level of talent but it doesn't make for an overly enjoyable spectacle.

I'd be far more excited to watch a DJ fight than an Askren fight.
 
I find it weird. I don't really know much of the fighters outside of the UFC, some in Bellator, but I was like whaaaaa. Because basically the UFC is the top promotion right? So DJ in effect goes to a lower level comp, right?
 
ThunderHorse said:
I find it weird. I don't really know much of the fighters outside of the UFC, some in Bellator, but I was like whaaaaa. Because basically the UFC is the top promotion right? So DJ in effect goes to a lower level comp, right?
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Yep.

He's gonna get hella paid though. He'd never get close to the money in the UFC that he'll earn in ONE.

It'd be cool if trades became a thing though across UFC, Bellator and ONE.
 
ThunderHorse said:
I find it weird. I don't really know much of the fighters outside of the UFC, some in Bellator, but I was like whaaaaa. Because basically the UFC is the top promotion right? So DJ in effect goes to a lower level comp, right?
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Yes and no. While the UFC is the biggest brand around, they've been real trash about supporting guys in weight classes Dana doesn't care about. ONE (from what I've read/heard) seems to treat their smaller fighters better, and has a much bigger audience for said fighters.
 
So...this is how I think about trans folk competing in sport. Although my personal beliefs state one thing...and mutilation should be a no go and we should stop the whole acceptance bullshit...but other people have basically made that decision for the society. If you're a woman that is now a man and competes in men's divisions, crack on. If you're a man that is fully transitioned to being a woman you can't compete against women. Because of the years of physical and mental development as a man your body has much more testosterone production, bone density and musculature...it's basically as if you're doping all the time. The hormone blockers won't make you weaker so that's bullshit.
 
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