Post by The Rocketmen on Nov 13, 2016 1:55:54 GMT -5
Just wanted to re-share one of the best interviews I've ever seen that happened just minutes after one of the most impressive performances I've ever seen. I can't even begin to describe how utterly speechless I am at how easily McGregor just decimated who I believed to be THE guy at LW.
Post by The Sandmen on Nov 13, 2016 3:45:13 GMT -5
I decided over the course of the night that Conor is straight up a gutless douche.
1) He has never defended a single belt he has ever had (neither his UFC nor 2 CWFC belts). We will come back to this. 2) He only takes low-risk fights. We will come back to this. 3) Combine 1 and 2 - By never putting his belt(s) on the line LITERALLY EVER, and hunting for other peoples, he is putting NOTHING at risk, with ONLY something to gain. He is a complete coward.
Nothing special happened here tonight. No magic history was made. The UFC had lots of champions who wanted to fight for a second belt - they just never let them. Or, at one point Anderson was willing to fight for the LWH belt, but his friend Machida had the belt. ALLOWING Conor to be the first to fight for a second belt is not a special historical accomplishment. Good business, sure, but it's idiotic for the sport.
Let us also consider these: 4) Conor McGregor won the Featherweight belt a year ago. He has had 0 title defences, and has had 3 fights since then. This is NOT for lack of competition. Featherweight contenders include Frankie Edgar, Jose Aldo, Anthony Pettis, RIcardo Lamas, Cub Swanson - TONS of talent out there. 0 Title defences. Division held up for a year. And again, no risks at all for Conor in that time.
5) Conor McGregor got a UFC Lightweight title shot on a 1-fight winning streak. Tony Ferguson is on a 9 fight winning streak. No title shot. Khabib Nurmagomedov is on a 23 fight winning streak. No title shot.
I watch MMA for the SPORT of MMA. If I want bullshit that is all promotion, no substance, I would watch WWE. Smackdown looks like great entertainment right now. But it is not a legit sport. MMA is supposed to be. Titles are supposed to mean something. I think it's cute the UFC made a fortune pandering to casual fans who will happily shell out big bucks to watch "history in the making", but de-legitimizing a sport I have a genuine love and passion for in the process sickens me.
--- The fight itself...Conor did fine; he did his thing. He is excellent at his chosen style. But going back to point #2 above - Eddie Alvarez was a safe-as-fuck fight stylistically for Conor. When Eddie strikes, it is with brawlers who are taking and feeding him shots. Eddie fights with his chin way out and vulnerable. He gets knocked down all the damned time. Chandler probably knocked him down about 10 times in their fights. But typically, with a fellow brawler, he can dish out damage too, because his opponent is in close. Conor was never going to brawl with him, so Conor did exactly what Conor does - kept his distance, used is speed and precision, and completely annihilated him. That was what was going to happen, and what was supposed to happen, because #history. And that's my problem. Right now, he is the Ronda Rousey of the male divisions. Gets hand-picked fight after hand-picked fight so "history can be made" and PPVs can be sold.
Gettin' real sick of it, to be honest.
Last Edit: Nov 13, 2016 3:52:23 GMT -5 by The Sandmen
Post by The Rocketmen on Nov 13, 2016 13:02:30 GMT -5
I still really enjoyed that fight card last night. I agree that he's holding up probably two divisions now and that shit has to stop. But I also enjoy being entertained, and last night was incredibly entertaining. Or maybe it's because I paid for the fight card and it's more enjoyable to me to go "yeah that was awesome" instead of "I just paid 50+ dollars to see the UFC rig it's divisions!" Probably that lol
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