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I actually want to see a ufc event. It's been along time since one actually interested me. I watched him fight siver and was impressed. I have since watched every fight I could find of his. Aldo is great no doubt that so it should be interesting. But I'm rooting for McGregor because he's irish
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Thanks for the update
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Much appreciated, thanks.
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I'm glad you pointed that out. Thanks
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Great stuff!! Really made my day, any more things to share?
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I want to say something too!
I thought the dublin press conference was awesome! I also think he's gonna sell more tickets than any mayweather fight has ever sold, but he's still gonna make 1/10th of the money of course.
That's what I think.
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He has a real cool style takes some stuff from Bruce Lee. I would like to see Aldo beat him though. Connor went to far with some of his antics.
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He has a real cool style takes some stuff from Bruce Lee. I would like to see Aldo beat him though. Connor went to far with some of his antics.
At first I thought so too...but its just a way to sell more tickets.
btw you r welcome
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Great stuff!! Really made my day, any more things to share?
That is all
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I want to say something too!
I thought the dublin press conference was awesome! I also think he's gonna sell more tickets than any mayweather fight has ever sold, but he's still gonna make 1/10th of the money of course.
That's what I think.
;D
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Someone sent me a deal about this guy recently. "Tweeted" it, as they say. Have you heard about this, the Twitter?
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I want to say something too!
I thought the dublin press conference was awesome! I also think he's gonna sell more tickets than any mayweather fight has ever sold, but he's still gonna make 1/10th of the money of course.
That's what I think.
He will be lucky to make 1/500 what Mayweather made. FM made approximately 180-200 million after the fight once box office and pay per view receipts came in. I think MacGregor will be happy with 500 K if that. Aldo will probably pull a little more.
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He has a real cool style takes some stuff from Bruce Lee. I would like to see Aldo beat him though. Connor went to far with some of his antics.
He's a smart guy just like Chael Sonnen. He knows how to raise his marketvalue via talking and comments. Inciting crowds and giving "Q&A's".
Someone who lowered his value via his comments/interviews was for example Jacob Volkmann.
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He's a smart guy just like Chael Sonnen. He knows how to raise his marketvalue via talking and comments. Inciting crowds and giving "Q&A's".
Someone who lowered his value via his comments/interviews was for example Jacob Volkmann.
whats the point he is going to make dana $100 million and he makes $350k plus a hummer
should of stuck to boxing but im assuming he doesnt have the chin for it so i got my money on aldo by KO or he might want to make it easy and sub him
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whats the point he is going to make dana $100 million and he makes $350k plus a hummer
To provide for himself and his family is probably the point.
Fighting for free is worthless.
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mcgregor is great, he's gonna make me a lot of money when he lose to aldo
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He will be lucky to make 1/500 what Mayweather made. FM made approximately 180-200 million after the fight once box office and pay per view receipts came in. I think MacGregor will be happy with 500 K if that. Aldo will probably pull a little more.
he will at least make a few million if he wins
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why does this subject come up all the time?
there's more money in boxing so the boxers make more money.
why is this so hard to understand?
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why does this subject come up all the time?
there's more money in boxing so the boxers make more money.
why is this so hard to understand?
Because boxing fans are jealous of the attention what the "cheaper" UFC is getting. Boxing is like the chick who was adopted from the streets by a rich player who made her the worlds superstar, and now that the she sees that the poor natural beauty is more talked about than she is, boxing is irritated of this.
This goes vica versa as well. Both organizations are narcissistic whores from heart.
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Gotta love how many fans and the attention McGregor (and some others before him) is getting, compared to some boxers.
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I figured this would be a 20page thread
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he will at least make a few million if he wins
not even close to a few million maybe 750k is dana is feeling really generous. i actually like connor exciting fighter with a big mouth
in boxing he will sell great and make many millions more than he will ever in mma. he is a golden gloves champion and has other amateur titles yet
chose mma. i really hope he is not another over hyped white guy dana is praying for
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not even close to a few million maybe 750k is dana is feeling really generous. i actually like connor exciting fighter with a big mouth
in boxing he will sell great and make many millions more than he will ever in mma. he is a golden gloves champion and has other amateur titles yet
chose mma. i really hope he is not another over hyped white guy dana is praying for
His MMA career will take a huge hit if he gets demolished by Aldo. Forget it, if he loses 2 in a row. Nobody will remember who he is.
Anyone remember Nottingham's own Dan Hardy? They did the exact same hype job with him leading up to the title shot with GSP.
Nobody knows who he is anymore.
(http://img.skysports.com/10/10/800x600/Dan-Hardy-UFC-Sky-Sports_2515302.jpg)
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Hardy is nowhere near on the same level as McGregor. McGregor is a white Bruce lee
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His MMA career will take a huge hit if he gets demolished by Aldo. Forget it, if he loses 2 in a row. Nobody will remember who he is.
Anyone remember Nottingham's own Dan Hardy? They did the exact same hype job with him leading up to the title shot with GSP.
Nobody knows who he is anymore.
(http://img.skysports.com/10/10/800x600/Dan-Hardy-UFC-Sky-Sports_2515302.jpg)
You're a fat, ugly, no-good sack of shit trailer trash penniless kunt. McGregor is on a completely different level to Hardy. He is a million times more popular and making way more cash. He's the UFC's next big thing. Not even their next big thing, their current big thing alongside Rousey. Have they ever done an 8 part World Tour for a fight before? No, but they did to hype UFC 189 AND ONLY BECAUSE OF MCGREGOR NOBODY ELSE ON THE CARD. Even if he loses he will still have HUGE drawing power for the foreseeable future because of his polarizing appeal. Don't pretend like you're some fucking MMA expert now you insignificant loser
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mcgregor isnt the next big thing since he will lose against all the top guys of the division
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You're a fat, ugly, no-good sack of shit trailer trash penniless kunt. McGregor is on a completely different level to Hardy. He is a million times more popular and making way more cash. He's the UFC's next big thing. Not even their next big thing, their current big thing alongside Rousey. Have they ever done an 8 part World Tour for a fight before? No, but they did to hype UFC 189 AND ONLY BECAUSE OF MCGREGOR NOBODY ELSE ON THE CARD. Even if he loses he will still have HUGE drawing power for the foreseeable future because of his polarizing appeal. Don't pretend like you're some fucking MMA expert now you insignificant loser
Lol, his biggest win is against Dennis Siver. If he were from Idaho, he wouldnt even be sniffing a title shot now.
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Lol, his biggest win is against Dennis Siver. If he were from Idaho, he wouldnt even be sniffing a title shot now.
Bitch
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Lol, his biggest win is against Dennis Siver. If he were from Idaho, he wouldnt even be sniffing a title shot now.
You're a moron. He destroyed Poirier who was a top 5 at the time. You fucking ugly fat kunt.
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Lol, his biggest win is against Dennis Siver. If he were from Idaho, he wouldnt even be sniffing a title shot now.
he has solid wins against Porier and Holloway.. Holloway is a top 5
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Lol, his biggest win is against Dennis Siver. If he were from Idaho, he wouldnt even be sniffing a title shot now.
This post tells me that u know nothing about mma
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he has solid wins against Porier and Holloway.. Holloway is a top 5
Exactly. Poirier was top 5 or so at that time as well
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This post tells me that u know nothing about mma
It tells me that McGregor is overhyped right now.
And most other fighters would have needed another win or two to get that shot.
He can sell the fight, nothing wrong with that. Some of you guys have him in the Hall of Fame already.
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hes not getting past aldo, he's not beating chad mendes and he wont win against frankie edgar. he'll have a tough time against lamas and he probably have problems with a much improved holloway. so that leaves him him around top-5, top-6 spot which his ego cant handle so he has to move up a weightclass and there he will face dos anjos, pettis and nurmagomedov... so basically he's done.
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I personally would have liked to see him fight another fight or 2 before facing Aldo. ..but aldo pretty much beat everyone else
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Think he's in over his head with Aldo, but it'd be fun to see him pull it off. Dude's a riot, no doubt.
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hes not getting past aldo, he's not beating chad mendes and he wont win against frankie edgar. he'll have a tough time against lamas and he probably have problems with a much improved holloway. so that leaves him him around top-5, top-6 spot which his ego cant handle so he has to move up a weightclass and there he will face dos anjos, pettis and nurmagomedov... so basically he's done.
No, he would run through Mini Mendes and Edgar, lmao what a troll
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No, he would run through Mini Mendes and Edgar, lmao what a troll
never seen anyone run through edgar, including aldo. dudes never been koed, submitted or finished and been fighting in the ufc for 8 years.
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never seen anyone run through edgar, including aldo. dudes never been koed, submitted or finished and been fighting in the ufc for 8 years.
That's why Edgar said that Dana was ducking him, after his win over Faber. Frankie thought he should have been the one getting the title shot over McGregor.
Bottom line.......Conor should have had to beat either Mendez or Edgar, to fight Aldo. Dana White sees dollar signs with this kid (its a business) and selling a fight (ala Sonnen) sometimes pushes you ahead of where you should be.
There is a reason why the UFC had McGregor fight Siver, instead of a more worthy opponent. They wanted to make certain that he would win, to set up this championship bout. Under no other circumstances would a win over a guy like Siver, get anyone else a title shot.
But shit happens, and I am anxious to see how he does against Aldo.
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His MMA career will take a huge hit if he gets demolished by Aldo. Forget it, if he loses 2 in a row. Nobody will remember who he is.
Anyone remember Nottingham's own Dan Hardy? They did the exact same hype job with him leading up to the title shot with GSP.
Nobody knows who he is anymore.
(http://img.skysports.com/10/10/800x600/Dan-Hardy-UFC-Sky-Sports_2515302.jpg)
you really are a fat fucking retarded numpty
he does all the commentary on the European shows you fat fuck
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you really are a fat fucking retarded numpty
he does all the commentary on the European shows you fat fuck
What does that have to do with him as a fighter? My point, was that Hardy was hyped (much like McGregor) before he had faced the elite of the division. He lost the title fight to GSP, and then went on to lose three more fights in a row (Condit, Rumble Johnson, and Lytle) against better competition. After that, he fell off of the map competitively.
My stance stands. McGregor could easily wind up the same way, if he loses to Aldo. I would argue (if he loses) that his most important fight, will be the next fight after Aldo.
I actually liked Hardy. Was hoping he would beat GSP to be honest. He ended up being a victim of the business.
I don't know why you would feel the need for personal insults, but I guess that is to be expected from you.
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never seen anyone run through edgar, including aldo. dudes never been koed, submitted or finished and been fighting in the ufc for 8 years.
That's because aldo hasn't run through anyone in years and mcgregor will be too much for him
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What does that have to do with him as a fighter? My point, was that Hardy was hyped (much like McGregor) before he had faced the elite of the division. He lost the title fight to GSP, and then went on to lose three more fights in a row (Condit, Rumble Johnson, and Lytle) against better competition. After that, he fell off of the map competitively.
My stance stands. McGregor could easily wind up the same way, if he loses to Aldo. I would argue (if he loses) that his most important fight, will be the next fight after Aldo.
I actually liked Hardy. Was hoping he would beat GSP to be honest. He ended up being a victim of the business.
I don't know why you would feel the need for personal insults, but I guess that is to be expected from you.
If there's one man you don't shit talk it's Conor he's like a brother to me, how is Walmart going?
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Blind hope, and Irish pride are getting the McGregor fans in a tizzy.
Calm down lads. :D
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What does that have to do with him as a fighter? My point, was that Hardy was hyped (much like McGregor) before he had faced the elite of the division. He lost the title fight to GSP, and then went on to lose three more fights in a row (Condit, Rumble Johnson, and Lytle) against better competition. After that, he fell off of the map competitively.
My stance stands. McGregor could easily wind up the same way, if he loses to Aldo. I would argue (if he loses) that his most important fight, will be the next fight after Aldo.
I actually liked Hardy. Was hoping he would beat GSP to be honest. He ended up being a victim of the business.
I don't know why you would feel the need for personal insults, but I guess that is to be expected from you.
you know nothing he was back on a winning streak when he had heart problems and couldn't get his license
fuck me learn the sport before you start pouting your drunken shit fatty
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you know nothing he was back on a winning streak when he had heart problems and couldn't get his license
fuck me learn the sport before you start pouting your drunken shit fatty
My point still stands. Hardy was not ready for that title shot. It was his mouth and appeal to Europeans, that made him a selling point.
Which is similar to what is happening with McGregor right now. Time will tell.
Hardy lost 4 fights in a row, that would get many people cut from the UFC. Sure, he won two fights in a row (1 was an undercard fight) in 2012, but his big opportunity was already gone by that point anyway.
Again with the insults......
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My point still stands. Hardy was not ready for that title shot. It was his mouth and appeal to Europeans, that made him a selling point.
Which is similar to what is happening with McGregor right now. Time will tell.
Hardy lost 4 fights in a row, that would get many people cut from the UFC. Sure, he won two fights in a row (1 was an undercard fight) in 2012, but his big opportunity was already gone by that point anyway.
Again with the insults......
facts aren't insults
you know nothing
seriously
cringe :-X
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one of the greats
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facts aren't insults
you know nothing
seriously
cringe :-X
Its sad that you can't handle a proper discussion, without resorting to child-like name calling. Its obviously a difference in opinion.
No big deal.
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one of the greats
Dan Hardy was a middle of the pack fighter. He could not beat the best fighters in his division.
Unless you count the legendary Marcus "The Irish Hand Grenade" Davis ::)
:D
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one of the greats
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I might have an Irish beer today for a change
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Dan Hardy was a middle of the pack fighter. He could not beat the best fighters in his division.
Unless you count the legendary Marcus "The Irish Hand Grenade" Davis ::)
:D
You can't compare him to Hardy or Marcus Davis (who was not really Irish but a plastic paddy) he is far, far better than both of them
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why do you say he's better than hardy?
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Objectivity can be a real mutherfucker sometimes.
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he will at least make a few million if he wins
Unless he bets millions on the result this will not happen. His career earnings before his last fight (or maybe 2 fights ago) totalled $150k or so, yet he was driving a rented Ferrari and acting like a baller. He and Cutler would get on great spending unearned money and acting like a multimillionaire.
Back on point, I can't stand him (esp as his hairstyle and beard etc have caught on here (Ireland)) but shit talking etc makes him money so who cares... and UFC is infinitely more watchable than shitty boxing nowadays. How so many people paid the amount they paid (more than nothing was too much) with any knowledge of his past fights is a damning indictment on how easily people are suckers for hype.
Nearly all sport is overhyped and shitty now. More money, less entertainment. Like paying $500 to watch a movie about paint drying.
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Would Conor be considered somewhat hipsterish?
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Would Conor be considered somewhat hipsterish?
100% hipster
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Would Conor be considered somewhat hipsterish?
No. He's considered a warrior. Like he told Aldo hundreds of years ago he would have invaded Brazil
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When you willingly sport such a stupid haircut, it's time to hang up the gloves as he's clearly taken one too many punches to the head...
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100% hipster
Think I might be ok with this hipster deal.
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Think I might be ok with this hipster deal.
Bite you tongue wench
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his suits are very tight
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I recall strong rumours circulating during his time as a fighter that Hardy was KOed in a nightclub. He was a flash in the pan as a draw, was ultimately a mid carder and has managed to stay in the business. Dana was big on him.
In regards to McGregor i am a huge fan of his, he is absolutely dedicated to MMA and has a rare talent and incredible power. Aldo is the benchmark, but i dont think hes the Aldo of 3 - 4 years ago that was killing guys in there. I believe Aldo has all the tools to finish Connor, but i also believe Connor has it in him to win this too. Come fight night i can almost guarantee this wont go the distance, id love to see a 2nd round finish.
Heres my question: If McGregor does somehow win, who will give him credit and who will be quick to call it a fluke?
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I recall strong rumours circulating during his time as a fighter that Hardy was KOed in a nightclub. He was a flash in the pan as a draw, was ultimately a mid carder and has managed to stay in the business. Dana was big on him.
In regards to McGregor i am a huge fan of his, he is absolutely dedicated to MMA and has a rare talent and incredible power. Aldo is the benchmark, but i dont think hes the Aldo of 3 - 4 years ago that was killing guys in there. I believe Aldo has all the tools to finish Connor, but i also believe Connor has it in him to win this too. Come fight night i can almost guarantee this wont go the distance, id love to see a 2nd round finish.
Heres my question: If McGregor does somehow win, who will give him credit and who will be quick to call it a fluke?
Only an idiot wouldnt give Conor credit if he beats Aldo. It would validate all of the hype.
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he's not a rare talent.
he doesnt have a lot of power.
his 17 fights consists mostly of faceless fighters with more losses than wins.
he hasnt fought any of the top guys in the division (but all the top guys has fought eachother, sometimes more than once)
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he's not a rare talent.
he doesnt have a lot of power.
his 17 fights consists mostly of faceless fighters with more losses than wins.
he hasnt fought any of the top guys in the division (but all the top guys has fought eachother, sometimes more than once)
You are an idiot
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he's not a rare talent.
he doesnt have a lot of power.
his 17 fights consists mostly of faceless fighters with more losses than wins.
he hasnt fought any of the top guys in the division (but all the top guys has fought eachother, sometimes more than once)
This is the absolute truth right now.
He is getting his opportunity to show the world what he's made of.
Nobody is gonna want to hear any excuses from butt hurt McGregor fans, if he gets his ass kicked.
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maybe so but im right and what i say can be verified.
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Im not for getting into arguments over the expression of ones opinion as i am all for a debate based on logic & facts.
It is my opinion that Conor has evident power, and if his talent was so common there would be a roster full of guys that fight the way he does. He is extremely effective, and his record is patchy because his mainstream career is to date a whole 5 fights. At the end of the day, 5 guys have stood opposite him in the UFC cage - where the best fighters in the world compete - and not one of them has come remotely close to being competitive with him never mind beating him. As such he is now considered to be in the upper echelons of the division and he has a golden chance to show he belongs.
The problem with that is that he is fighting the best Featherweight in MMA history. Aldo has already proven that he can dominate the best, however i feel he is beginning to take the GSP route to victory. I dont know if thats true, it is just my opinion. I am excited by this match up, more so than any fight i can recall in the last year or 2. Whomever wins will thoroughly deserve it, i just hope it keeps the division competitive.
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Im not for getting into arguments over the expression of ones opinion as i am all for a debate based on logic & facts.
It is my opinion that Conor has evident power, and if his talent was so common there would be a roster full of guys that fight the way he does. He is extremely effective, and his record is patchy because his mainstream career is to date a whole 5 fights. At the end of the day, 5 guys have stood opposite him in the UFC cage - where the best fighters in the world compete - and not one of them has come remotely close to being competitive with him never mind beating him. As such he is now considered to be in the upper echelons of the division and he has a golden chance to show he belongs.
The problem with that is that he is fighting the best Featherweight in MMA history. Aldo has already proven that he can dominate the best, however i feel he is beginning to take the GSP route to victory. I dont know if thats true, it is just my opinion. I am excited by this match up, more so than any fight i can recall in the last year or 2. Whomever wins will thoroughly deserve it, i just hope it keeps the division competitive.
Most fans don't know how to asses a fighter ( they just look at their records or who they fought ).
Is he a good fighter ? yes he's very good .
Is he the best featherweight in the UFC ? No yet , time will tell .
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i dont think he has a lot of power, he has accuracy but as far as punching power no. he would rather tko someone than ko someone.
is he more talented than the typical getbigger? yes but not exceptional for ufc.
his matchups have been perfect for him:
dennis siver is at the end of his career, he's shorter has lesser range and is a striker - so all he has to do is use his reach and hit him from different angles (which he did)
dustin is also a striker, diego brando striker, holoway striker.brimage too.
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maybe so but im right and what i say can be verified.
Nope. You are not right.
Diversity is never a bad thing. Neither is choice. Option to pick your preferences? Or poisons for that matter...
Frankly, I find most any and all discussions around this topic to be pretty...enigmatic.
People who are firmly on either side of the fence are firmly in the "sounds too pretentious to pay heed to" camp.
This is too trivial a thing to feel strongly about one way or another...
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feel free to point out anywhere that ive been wrong
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McGregor is 100 times better than Hardy.
Their skill-level and technique = night and day.
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McGregor is 100 times better than Hardy.
Their skill-level and technique = night and day.
hardy fought much tougher competition. dude went 5 rounds with gsp (gsp couldnt finish him) - conor never went 5 rounds with anyone.
hardy went three rounds with anthony johnson (dude just fought for the title)
hardy has 35 fights. 10 in the ufc. conor has 5.
he fought more legit competition, fought more, has more experience.
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hardy fought much tougher competition. dude went 5 rounds with gsp (gsp couldnt finish him) - conor never went 5 rounds with anyone.
hardy went three rounds with anthony johnson (dude just fought for the title)
hardy has 35 fights. 10 in the ufc. conor has 5.
he fought more legit competition, fought more, has more experience.
Gsp was one of the best. ..but who cares if he didn't finish hardy..he didn't finish anyone in years because he played it safe. Hardy did have power..gsp avoided it...and won. It wasn't an accomplishment that hardy went the distance with him because everybody else did too
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to fight gsp for the title is an accomplishment in itself and gsp did finish quite a few guys over the years including bj penn, matt serra and matt hughes.
i think hardy was a lot better than people give him credit for.
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I have to bump this..should be up for the fight you know
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IMO having Hardy fight for the title against GSP was akin to having Patrick Cote fighting Anderson Silva. Decent fighter to a certain level but not in a million years a championship level fighter.
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IMO having Hardy fight for the title against GSP was akin to having Patrick Cote fighting Anderson Silva. Decent fighter to a certain level but not in a million years a championship level fighter.
This gamechanger is one of those in-denial hater type blokes. His argument is that McGregor is more inexperienced than Hardy: therefore Hardy is a better fighter 'cos he's "more experienced". McGregor is obviously the better fighter and you're trolling if you can't admit that. The reason he hasn't gone 5 rounds is because he hasn't had the need to. He's had 17 fights and 15 by KO and he's improving after every fight. The only person he didn't finish in the UFC was Holloway so far (who has since proven to be an extremely good fighter) and that was because he tore his ACL. One could also argue that Holloway broke his foot but that was only because of McGregor checking his leg kick ;)
I'll say one thing and that is I felt he might have needed one more fight before Aldo but it just didn't work out that way and he's hardly going to turn down a title shot. The UFC want to make as much money out of him as possible and obviously there's always the risk he can lose and they certainly don't want that to happen before a title shot.
I'm not going to get into a debate over this, I know my heart and soul McGregor is the real deal, we've been waiting a long time for a real phenom and this could be it. Just sit back and enjoy his annihalation of Aldo (who hasn't finished anybody in years)
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reason mcgregor hasnt gone 5 rounds is that he hasnt fought in a fight that are 5 rounds.
as for aldo not finishing anybody in years he TKOed korean zombie august 2013 (his 3rd lastest fight) and ko'ed chad mendes in his last 5th fight (the only time chad ever been knocked out in 19 fights)
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The reason Mcgregor hasnt gone 5 rounds is because he hasnt faced anyone that could go 5 rounds with him. His only 3 round fight was a landslide, he toyed with Holloway who is infact a very very durable fighter. I dont see his fight with Aldo going 5 rounds, one of them will be going down based on the sheer hatred for each other and i see a slugfest occurring. Id love to see the underdog come out on top (Mcgregor) as i am a huge fan of his but i also love to see Aldo in full flow because he is peerless. Be sad for whomever loses.