UFC 229 McGregor vs. Khabib...vlog included

[Big Bolo]

Man I hope McGregor loses but damn I have a feeling he will win, excited about that pettis fight too. Been routing for him for years.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbPlIS87fMU


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K5yuyufgdk


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGTzB8XMmcc

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THE EAGLE

[cac lover]

I pray that *** Connor gets knocked out. My fav mma fight ever was diaz beating that loud mouth ***

[The Dead Poet]

It's kind of a toss up. I can see it going down as Conor landing an early shot and finishing him. And then I can see Khabib finishing him when Conor gets broken on the ground and quits. But last fight Khabib had he tired out pretty fast. Conor doesn't exactly have any cardio either though. I really don't know. I'm actually rooting for Khabib to pull out before fight night and the UFC plugs in Tony Ferguson.

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i think connor can tag him but i think people are looking into the iaquinta fight a little too much.

if connor has trained anything other than wrestling he's going to get embarrassed. they should be embarrassed just having dillon danis talk like he is remotely similar to khabib

but word as lopsided as i see this fight, im not discounting connor completely icing him

i just think the likelihood is much lower than khabib grinding him out and talking shit while mercilessly controlling him at will

[Blue Bayou]

I dunno how anyone thinks connor has a hope in this fight

Styles make fights and this fight is horribleee for connor... he has no gas tank, has proven he quits and is all talk

Khabib has never lost a round... hes gunna smash him on the ground and hes HUNGRY

[Big Bolo]

You dont think confidence and timing will play a huge factor tho? Blue Bayou

[bleak]

I dunno how anyone thinks connor has a hope in this fight

Styles make fights and this fight is horribleee for connor... he has no gas tank, has proven he quits and is all talk

Khabib has never lost a round... hes gunna smash him on the ground and hes HUNGRY

He played with his food against that Italian kid, Conor has little to no chance barring a bonehead move my Khabib. I don't see it tho he will be way more focused coming into this fight

[Twodrop]

i think connor can tag him but i think people are looking into the iaquinta fight a little too much.

if connor has trained anything other than wrestling he's going to get embarrassed. they should be embarrassed just having dillon danis talk like he is remotely similar to khabib

but word as lopsided as i see this fight, im not discounting connor completely icing him

i just think the likelihood is much lower than khabib grinding him out and talking shit while mercilessly controlling him at will

dillon dannis could beat Khabib one handed in a grappling match.

B Shaub has it right, this will be a dogfight.

[Geno]

Lol. Connor all day. Love that guy. Swaggaholic

[Amen]

It's funny because everyone always says this shit about Connor. When they should have been saying it when he fought Mayweather - they didn't and he got man handled.

Connor versus Jose Aldo (Won by KO in 13 seconds in 1st round), Chad Mendez (Won by KO in 2nd round) and Eddie Alverez (Won by KO in 2nd round). Also said he would lose a second time to Nate Diaz.

Have we not learned anything? Connor's a beast man. And I don't even like the guy but he's a monster. Khabib's only hope is too shoot and take him down but doing so he's risking the left hand air him the fuck out. So the only way Khabib wins this is IF he's successfully takes Connor down and wrestle fucks him. Even then, Connor's ground game isn't that bad - you are sleeping on him heavy if you think otherwise. Check out some of his CFC fights. A lot of ground game that people seem to forget about because he's more or so a stand up toe to toe artist.

[Aero]

It's funny because everyone always says this shit about Connor. When they should have been saying it when he fought Mayweather - they didn't and he got man handled.

Connor versus Jose Aldo (Won by KO in 13 seconds in 1st round), Chad Mendez (Won by KO in 2nd round) and Eddie Alverez (Won by KO in 2nd round). Also said he would lose a second time to Nate Diaz.

Have we not learned anything? Connor's a beast man. And I don't even like the guy but he's a monster. Khabib's only hope is too shoot and take him down but doing so he's risking the left hand air him the fuck out. So the only way Khabib wins this is IF he's successfully takes Connor down and wrestle fucks him. Even then, Connor's ground game isn't that bad - you are sleeping on him heavy if you think otherwise. Check out some of his CFC fights. A lot of ground game that people seem to forget about because he's more or so a stand up toe to toe artist.



Facts.

[Orc]

It's funny because everyone always says this shit about Connor. When they should have been saying it when he fought Mayweather - they didn't and he got man handled.

Connor versus Jose Aldo (Won by KO in 13 seconds in 1st round), Chad Mendez (Won by KO in 2nd round) and Eddie Alverez (Won by KO in 2nd round). Also said he would lose a second time to Nate Diaz.

Have we not learned anything? Connor's a beast man. And I don't even like the guy but he's a monster. Khabib's only hope is too shoot and take him down but doing so he's risking the left hand air him the fuck out. So the only way Khabib wins this is IF he's successfully takes Connor down and wrestle fucks him. Even then, Connor's ground game isn't that bad - you are sleeping on him heavy if you think otherwise. Check out some of his CFC fights. A lot of ground game that people seem to forget about because he's more or so a stand up toe to toe artist.

Big facts. Sick of all these idiots at this stage.

McGregor wins in the second round. At me when it happens.

[Orc]

I dunno how anyone thinks connor has a hope in this fight

Styles make fights and this fight is horribleee for connor... he has no gas tank, has proven he quits and is all talk

Khabib has never lost a round... hes gunna smash him on the ground and hes HUNGRY

This is a fucking idiotic opinion man I’m sorry. You’re my guy but Jesus Christ

[Amen]

Word. Blue Bayou that is asinine for sure, bro.

Dude has like 3 losses or some shit on his record and all to submissions.

All of his wins are by way of KO/TKO with the exception of like 2 decisions which he won OUT OF 24 PROFESSIONAL FIGHTS.

So how does that statement even make any sense?

Please elaborate.

The only fight he talked a hell of a shit about winning was against Mayweather and that was all a PLOY for money. Majority of you morons also said he would win that fight against arguably the greatest boxer of all time but going to lose to a wrestler? Where he isn't limited in the weapons he can utilize?

Come on man...

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im with blue on this

connor gets taken down. khabib will take him down. the difference is connor ain't getting up. khabib is going to smash him for 5 rounds, unless connor takes the easy way out like he did after nate murked him.

connors only hope is catching khabib coming in. which is entirely possible. once khabib gets ahold of him though its over for connor. he'll be gassed after the first.

[Amen]

I was referring to the "All Talk" statement.

Not the ground and pounding. I initially typed that in my original post in this thread. Should Khabib get a hold of him which is possible, that is Khabib's only shot at winning.

[cac lover]

Connor seems to always fight the worst possible match ups for him style wise but more time than not he finds that opening and that left is a game changer

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I was referring to the "All Talk" statement.

Not the ground and pounding. I initially typed that in my original post in this thread. Should Khabib get a hold of him which is possible, that is Khabib's only shot at winning.

see the only hangup this debate would have is you and others thinking that khabib getting ahold of connor is more difficult than connor catching him with a perfect precise KO.

connor is capable of it, but THAT is much less probable than khabib clinching and subsequently manhandling and murking him.

i think if connor wins its gonna be multiple strikes that do it, i just don't see him one shotting that giant headed russian.

but again he is capable of it, so blues stance of connor having no hope is a little extreme but we all tend to talk in extremes about these things. khabib is the favorite for a reason though. he's mauled talented strikers before, he's undefeated and never lost a single round. we've all seen connor lose. we've seen him straight murk people, and we've seen someone eat his shots and keep coming as well.

but word its gonna be a dope fight, i'd just bet the house on khabib and sleep very comfortably.

[Amen]

Peep the stats, his left hand has never failed him.

Khabib will be shook to shoot immediately in fear of that left hand.

Quote me on that.

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Peep the stats, his left hand has never failed him.

Khabib will be shook to shoot immediately in fear of that left hand.

Quote me on that.

https://cdn-s3.si.com/s3fs-public/styles/marquee_large_2x/public/videos/2157889318001_4823988149001_4823925519001-vs.jpg?itok=JGHS7ZFH

clean left hand.

https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2wIlKz8jg-ZBikqAp_pUc8DTL1Y=/0x0:4358x2905/1200x800/filters:focal(0x0:4358x2905)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/49013227/GettyImages-513970776.0.jpg

then he got hit with the good old 1-2 repeatedly. until he eventually went down.

https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/aa73c134e0f834168937bb63482336a8

where the beating continued, until he gave up, gave him his back and was choked.

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so... show me again where its never failed him?

granted nates boxing is top tier in the MMA world. but that doesn't matter. plenty of people got through conors left to clinch and grapple with him. all khabib really has to do is do it once. that lefts speed/strength/precision is going to drop off DRASTICALLY after 1 round of khabib smothering him. he will blow all his energy trying to get that animal off him. and its over.

it will be a 5 round embarrassment, unless conor looks for a way out early.

[Amen]

That's 1 fight, dummy. Please show me in the other 23 where it didn't fail him.

Thanks.

[Diode]

dillon dannis could beat Khabib one handed in a grappling match.

dillon would hopefully be smart enough to respect sambo

then again, dillion is an assclown, so probably not.

[uh-oh]

That's 1 fight, dummy. Please show me in the other 23 where it didn't fail him.

Thanks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaxiHo9sB2Y

opened with a big left. got clinched. got grappled. got tapped. second fight. throws some combinations. left straight gets through. goes in for more combinations. gets taken down while grabbing the fence for dear life. instantly his opponent is in side control, passes his guard, and chokes the life from him. the nate loss of course i already mentioned.

his left failed him against mayweather but again anyone with a brain saw that coming. most of us didn't think he would land it flush either, which he did.

but yea, the ufc and conor hype machine is tremendous. he's a great fighter. but he's ducked this fight for a reason. conor fans can only hope he's spent the past couple years secretly training wrestling in the hopes it will be enough to combat khabibs lifetime of it.

but again, i don't COMPLETELY discount mcgregor. but he's the one fighting the uphill battle in this match.

[Amen]

He has 3 losses out of 24 matches man.

Ok, I see your point however - once again I will say it - Connor's left hand will keep Khabib from shooting. He's going to have to strategically bait him before shooting to prevent the quick counter left from coming at him. Khabib has ZERO STAND up game. So that's not even a debate here.

Everyone who's fought Connor in the last 5 years or so has been a tough match for Connor statistically and he's WON ALL OF THEM by KO via LEFT HAND. I'm not even a fucking McGregor fan and hope he takes another L but don't see it happening man UNLESS IT GOES THE THE GROUND which IMO is Khabib's ONLY SHOT. And I don't think Connor is going to allow the match to go the the ground.

[Diode]

also khabib wrestled bears for fun as a kid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqFfL8blOFM

also fuck them both though

[Blue Bayou]

I was referring to the "All Talk" statement.

Not the ground and pounding. I initially typed that in my original post in this thread. Should Khabib get a hold of him which is possible, that is Khabib's only shot at winning.


I felt embarrassed for Connor during the press conference tbh..

Looked like a fucking douche, and it was apparent to me he was more concerned about slinging his whiskey then the outcome of the fight

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE, a stone cold fucking killer who looked so so so focused for the task at hand ... his head is in the fucking game, he's hungrier, he wants it so bad... never lost a round, style is a nightmare for anyone let alone CM

Also is a legend but he's 30lbs lighter then Khabib.... Alvarez had the worst fucking strategy I've ever seen

I truly believe Khabib is a whole other level of animal & it's been a while since I've seen a guy that laser focused

Amen I got $50 USD on Khabib if ur down for the action

[Amen]

Jose Aldo was also focused. Chad Mendez was focused. Eddie was a cocky faggot just like Connor just got smashed in a better fashion.

But he did come off ass a fucking douche in the press conference but that's him. It's marketing. It's building up hype in hopes it gets more PPV sales which in the end makes them more money as well.

Who want's to see silence and politeness at a damn press conference. It's sports entertainment, man.

And I don't gamble, sorry. Never have and never will, lol.

[Blue Bayou]

I understand marketing Amen lol...

but I like a quite killer...

Could see it in Khabib's eyes, he's all business... and he's going to make a statement

[Eŋg]

conor has notched some truly impressive wins and is obviously a phenomenal talent with a sniper rifle for a left hand. aldo, alvarez, mendes and in retrospect the poirier and holloway batterings are ALL elite wins.

i give him credit for demanding the nate rematch at the same weight, even if he only eeked out a majority decision - he looked absolutely electric for two rounds. unequivocally. his second wind in the fourth round (the swing round which probably won him the fight) quells some of the doubts about his heart/cardio, too.

khabib's best wins are over a pre-champ RDA (who was beginning his career resurgence) and edson barboza. MJ and iaquinta are decent but not terrific wins: MJ has a horrid ground game, and al (a good fighter) is still developing tbf. the rhetoric around him 'never losing a round' is a bit inflated because he did little of note when he fought tibau - he arguably lost - and i doubt anyone citing his immaculate record has seen his pre-ufc career. i haven't, either, so i'm not saying he has but it kinda doesn't mean a thing. pretty sure he has at least lost in sambo.

everyone loses at some point.

as an aside, kevin lee manhandled barboza much more impressively and aggressively than khabib, which takes some of the lustre off one of his better wins.

if you're counting conor out you're kind of a blind idiot. obviously odds are conor sleeps him or doesn't and gets grapplefucked. but guys have gotten up from under khabib before, and his huge cut may affect his cardio if he doesn't have his way.

the mac is at times ethereal with his distancing, and khabib's entries on his takedown attempts have looked downright desperate at times. there is a gulf to cover in that open space before a tie-up, and you know conor has worked the way of intercepting fist for just a scenario. he also looked very proficient, at times, in the clinch against diaz in the rematch, while khabib doesn't really do anything in the clinch except look for a bodylock takedown. if conor can at all stall a takedown don't be surprised if he can work khabib in the clinch enough to sidestep and create distance once more. though this is kind of difficult when a man digs a grave picking at your legs and ankles.

khabib's standup has looked somewhat improved and he throws decent linear strikes albeit he also has the habit of an overcommited leaping left (usually an uppercut) shown in older fights. that shit would get him knocked out. he pressures fairly well on the feet though, in large part because he has a good chin and the takedown is feared. mac is not run by fear, though.

nothing is a foregone conclusion. to think otherwise is, frankly, stupid. i haven't really got a dog in this fight, i'd just like for the better man, or fighter, to win. tbf i'm leaning toward conor, his is the more aesthetic style. but i used to kickbox, if i was a jitz nerd i might love khabib instead.

enjoy the spectacle for once instead of arguing bitterly for one side or the other.

the vlogs haven't finished so idk why you posted them. tony/pettis and lewis/volkov are pretty intriguing bouts, too.

[cac lover]

A Connor win is a ufc,win....

Like him or hate him..he is the biggest star they got

[Vulgar]

Khabib's stand up is pretty good. I think he's going to suplex Conor for four rounds but Conor will time a spinning elbow or something and threaten to finish the Dagestani Eagle but in the end, I think Khabib wins a dominant decision. Fook

[Fart]

EAGLE will drag him around for 5 rounds and win a close decision. Connor WASHED AS FUUUCKKK

[Fart]

Jose Aldo was also focused.

Um, no, not even close

[Twodrop]

stfu, i hate when people who've never been hit talk about combat sports like they know....

Connor is explosive. U don't need to wrestle bears to hip bump. He will get back to his feet. ANNNNND every round they start standing. I get it. Chad Mendez cardio on 2 weeks notice is not Khabib. BUUUUUT if you think he's going to cruicifix connnor like he did to MJ, I just can't appreciate ur opinion. THESE ARE ELITE FIGHTERS. THIS WILL BE A HISTORIC FIGHT. Connor wins via tko 3rd round. Quote me.

[cac lover]

stfu, i hate when people who've never been hit talk about combat sports like they know....

Connor is explosive. U don't need to wrestle bears to hip bump. He will get back to his feet. ANNNNND every round they start standing. I get it. Chad Mendez cardio on 2 weeks notice is not Khabib. BUUUUUT if you think he's going to cruicifix connnor like he did to MJ, I just can't appreciate ur opinion. THESE ARE ELITE FIGHTERS. THIS WILL BE A HISTORIC FIGHT. Connor wins via tko 3rd round. Quote me.

Shut up ***. Connor is a bum,fuck that ***

[The Dead Poet]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqG3Kpthdrk

[The Dead Poet]

Khabib doesn't really finish people. He very may get him down and maul him for a round or two....but he has to do it at the very least 5 times because obviously every round starts on the feet. Then in order to take him down he has to get in without getting hit. He also doesn't change it up from fight to fight. He shoots from far away everytime. That's a lot of film to study on how to time a knee or uppercut. I literally can see it going either way....but like I said the closer we get I can more and more see McTappy timing something off a take down attempt.

[uh-oh]

Khabib doesn't really finish people. He very may get him down and maul him for a round or two....but he has to do it at the very least 5 times because obviously every round starts on the feet. Then in order to take him down he has to get in without getting hit. He also doesn't change it up from fight to fight. He shoots from far away everytime. That's a lot of film to study on how to time a knee or uppercut. I literally can see it going either way....but like I said the closer we get I can more and more see McTappy timing something off a take down attempt.

i don't think connor has the gas tank to be effective in a third round with khabib. maybe even the second, if khabib gets ahold of him and controls him from the top the majority of the first i mean.

connor is going to be most dangerous directly out the gate. i honestly see it going like the barbosa fight, just connor being more dangerous in the closer distances. khabib was able to keep the pressure on barbosa to stay inside the danger zone of his kicks, but conor can crack him inside that danger zone with his hands like barbosa couldn't.

its gonna come down to how much conor respects the takedown, because he might not let em fly like he normally would if khabib is pressuring him, but on the same side if khabib is pressuring him he could get aldo'd

but word i still see this fight in khabib's favor big time. decidedly so as the fight goes on. even if mcgregor catches him coming in, if it doesn't flash ko him and he gets them filthy russian hands on conor it could be very very bad.

[The Dead Poet]

Only time Conor has been taken down really (in the ufc) was against Mendes and that was off a sloppy kick. He has better take down defense than people think. Granted Khbib is nasty with it, but if Conor stays circling and plays that run away from the fence game he did with Nate in the second fight he can stay away from him for I'd say a round and a half LOL. That could piss the eagle off and make him take a sloppy chance and shoot from way too far. It's a really hard fight to call because of how shitty Khabib's hands are. Also I don't like the Barbosa comparison because he's notoriously (no pun) known for not being able to fight going backwards (see the Ferguson fight and the michael johnson fight). That's not the case with Conor.

[uh-oh]

word we'll see tomorrow night how it goes

just watched the fake weigh ins. hype as fuck.

khabib is a G

it kind of sucks because i feel like the past few fights for connor i've been against him. diaz/mayweather and now khabib. unless there was another fight in there im forgetting about

cuz i fuck with conor, its just this last string of his opponents i've all liked better lol. but really i only like mayweather because everyone hates him lol. but word not even from a i think these guys would/will win, but just as who i like more standpoint.

i really don't like tony ferguson though lol. i can't get behind that weirdo

[The Dead Poet]

I root for him to get laid out flat every time. But I get it. He's calm and composed in there and has some clean hands. I'd really rather be watching the Nate trilogy tomorrow night but whatever. Have you watched Tony's fights though? I figured you'd love him. He puts on blood bath after blood bath.

[uh-oh]

yea i've seen a couple, he's as legit as it gets, but he's just a faggot lmao. his whole style and presentation as a human grates my soul. but yea when you mentioned i'd like him before i took a deeper dive into his fights and he's a savage but yea i dunno. can't fuck with him.

also while i want to cosign the nate trilogy for sure, im glad khabib gets his shot at connor. i slept on him like i did the rest of the ufc for awhile until when he smashed michael johnson and was telling dana he was gonna smash his boy mcgregor from the cage, and shit talking while mauling him. then watched the rest of his ufc fights and he made me a fan

i never really fuck with grapplers but its mainly because the majority are either only good enough to maintain control, or they are too shook to lose control to murk people on the ground. but khabib is relentless in improving his position and or throwing heat so just the overall helplessness he puts on people makes his style appealing

but 9 times out of 10 i prefer guys to just bang it out. which is why i like conor. he's just been fighting the few in his weight class(s) i like more

but that said if he went to 170 i'd root for tyron or gsp respectively so who knows maybe i don't like conor all that much lol

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my only regret for the nate trilogy not happening first is if this fight goes how i think it goes, nate/conor 3 isn't gonna mean as much. because it would just be a fight for the #1 contender maybe? also if conor loses he might just fight diaz in a meaningless fight for big money, and then move up and fight other meaningless "superfights"

or just tuck tail and go box delahoyas old ass lmao and make 100 mill

so basically all the other big conor fights lose some luster as far as the mma world goes with a loss.

[The Dead Poet]

^ well to be fair. I don't think Nate beats Dusin Poier.

[PancakeBrah]

Eng had the best post in this topic.

I dont watch UFC. But based on my opinion of the people posting their opinion's in this topic it seems like Connor McGregor is going to win. So bet the house.