Winner of Aldo and Mendes guaranteed.sportchampps;1658123 wrote:What's next for McGregor now
Probably. If Cub beats Edgar he is about to get royally screwed.robj55;1658126 wrote:Winner of Aldo and Mendes guaranteed.
I would assume that the winner of that fight would wait and get the next shot. No way they don't cash in on Connor right now.Zoltan;1658140 wrote:Probably. If Cub beats Edgar he is about to get royally screwed.
Awesome night of fights.
5 more seconds in the 2nd round and money in the bank. I was most nervous about the Kennedy and Cerrone fight. What i'm wondering is if they switch the outcome if i'll get paid. My guess is if anything they make it a NC not a Kennedy win.Zoltan;1658580 wrote:I can't imagine watching that Kennedy fight if I had money on it. Wow, that's rough.
I thought Zingano was going to get finished in the first round too.
Knabib is hurt and Cerrone has beaten better guys than RDA, imo. He's also finished 4 of his last 5 fights. Guys have gotten shots for less, the only things holding him back are he wants to fight every week and he's lost to Pettis.Zoltan;1658634 wrote:Cerrone will not hold out for a title shot, and probably doesn't deserve on anyways. He's already been dominated by the champ, and Dos Anjos/Khabib are ahead of him in line.
I think when Conor loses he is going to be very humble about it. He is too smart to not take his loses like a man. People will turn on him real quick if he doesn't. When it's time to promote the next fight, he will be right back to yapping though.
He's beat one guy in the top 10, let's slow down.robj55;1658848 wrote:Call me crazy but if the Aldo of the past few fights shows up when/if he fights Connor he will get beat within 2 rounds. Aldo has not been impressive lately, I don't know if he is fighting conservatively because he doesn't want to lose his belt or if he just isn't being pushed by his competition but he isn't the killer he once was. I think Connor made an excellent point about a lot of these guys getting to a certain level and just trying to maintain instead of improve because they are happy with where they are.
Doesn't matter, look at his skill set. He reminds me of a prime Anderson Silva or Lyoto Machida in the way he moves. He has such a calm, smooth, fluidity to his game. He is huge for 145 pounds and hits like a truck, with a tremendous amount of speed and creativity. Wouldn't shock me at all to see him knockout Aldo, who hasn't looked great to me in a few years. There are still questions about his total skill set when you include bjj and wrestling but no doubt in my mind he can knock anyone out in the division on the feet.HelloAgain;1658852 wrote:He's beat one guy in the top 10, let's slow down.
Impossible to tell what his skill set is when he hasn't had it tested against the elite of the division. Mousasi looked technically perfect for a long time too.robj55;1658853 wrote:Doesn't matter, look at his skill set.
Still think Aldo wins because 1) he's that good and 2) he wouldn't want to be embarrassed by Connor. Also, Aldo is a pretty big for 145 so the size would cancel out. Aldo does gas, so if it went late i think Connor wins, but early rounds i like Aldo.robj55;1658853 wrote:Doesn't matter, look at his skill set. He reminds me of a prime Anderson Silva or Lyoto Machida in the way he moves. He has such a calm, smooth, fluidity to his game. He is huge for 145 pounds and hits like a truck, with a tremendous amount of speed and creativity. Wouldn't shock me at all to see him knockout Aldo, who hasn't looked great to me in a few years. There are still questions about his total skill set when you include bjj and wrestling but no doubt in my mind he can knock anyone out in the division on the feet.
He is wide open for a left hook counter, but he is pretty good at sliding in and out of range with his footwork.Zoltan;1658925 wrote:I worry about Conor's hands down defense. Like Anderson it allows him to strike from angles and he see's most punches coming, but vs Brimage, Brandao, and even Poirier he was hit hard. He eats them like pancakes but can he continue to do that vs. Aldo?
I'm sure he could take him down, but Mendes isn't known for a smothering top game.sportchampps;1658963 wrote:I think Mendes could probably just wrestle Connor down for a whole fight
Yes, without a doubt.Raw Dawgin' it;1659067 wrote:So if Cruz beats TJ do we see Faber get another title shot? I think so.
I'd be ok with it. I think Faber or Cruz with the belt gets the division so attention again.robj55;1659068 wrote:Yes, without a doubt.