i can see edgar's wrestling posing a problem, even if it's hard to take conor down or keep him down he'll be able to still work him up against the cage (this is where conor's true cardio will be show cased and won't hold up in later rounds)

also he has good footwork / head movement so it won't be as easy for conor to hit him

chad mendes won't stand a chance in hell vs conor though

This post was edited by Starcrater on Jun 21 2015 07:25pm

why u say conor's cardio won't hold up in later rounds? he's a small guy and his technique is flawless he doesn't waste much energy.

This post was edited by Majithor on Jun 21 2015 07:31pm

frankie would take conor down at will and beat the hell out of him for 25 minutes


and tbh here I think that if chad can get his footwork on the level of TJ's, he would KO conor. no doubt in my mind.

because it's a whole different thing when somebody is pushing you up against the cage and making you work so i could see him starting to get pretty tired in round 4 / 5 since he's never been there or had to deal with that type of pressure

that is the key to beating him regardless though even if he's still full of energy in 4th / 5th



nah chads tiny arms wouldn't even get into reaching distance to actually get a successful takedown

i don't think edgar will be able to take him down at will either, he will take him down that's a fact, but it won't be a walk in the park

This post was edited by Starcrater on Jun 21 2015 07:34pm

if chad can learn to cut corners and take angles the way TJ does, he will KO him. idk why you (and others) act like conor is a foot taller than him.

he has reach on him, yes. he fights long, yes. but it's not like he towers over him so much that chad won't be able to touch him. that's just dumb...


I do believe that it will take chad a round and a half to figure out how to get on the inside and walk him down, but once he does it will be bad news for conor. the only reason why chad was not more successful vs aldo in their last fight was the fact that he wasn't moving the way he should have been. I am telling you if he works on his footwork enough, nobody in that division can fuck with him not even frankie.

that can be said about any fighter

if nick diaz worked on his tdd and got it to the skill of jon jones nobody would beat him.. so that's a big "what if" factor, we have to go off of what the current state is

mendes missed out on a LOT of opportunities vs aldo due to his smaller reach and missed a SHIT TON of uppercuts because aldo kept him on the outside, and conor does an even better job at keeping people on the outside with an even longer reach than aldo

not to mention mendes chin has already been checked

This post was edited by Starcrater on Jun 21 2015 07:44pm

Because he cuts alot of weight

that too, fucker was like 175 pounds a week after his fight with siver lol

How are you motherfuckers gonna say McGregor even has a CHANCE against a good wrestler like Edgar/Mendes when his wrestling hasn't been tested, and is more than likely shit.

He throws 1 fancy kick against either of those 2 and gets taken to the canvas. He'd have to adjust his striking style significantly to beat Edgar/Mendes.

Quite frankly I feel bad for Conor, he's going to lose to Aldo, and then probably get matched up against a wrestler, and lose again.

By this time next year people wont even remember his name.

He'll find hype in the LW division.. I'm sure Lorenzo will do him a favor and match him up stylistically later in his career if the latter happens.

INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THE NEW DRUG TEST POLICY AFFECTS MCGREGOR. WILL HE MAKE THE CUT?! WILL HE BE AS STRONG?!