Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather | Again?

Oggmonster said:
Hmmm, that's not true really. Cerrone, Dos Anjos, Barboza all have pretty brutal leg kicks and that's without even thinking. There's plenty of UFC fighters who are excellent at it and are that good it could make an opponet struggle hugely.

Mendes is an elite level wrestler, why would Conor try and wrestle him when he's better on his feet than on the ground?

Conor has far better level than "passable skills" in other areas of MMA, he's a much higher level than people are giving him credit for. He's not as good a wrestler as Mendes no but he's way way way better than Mayweather is and ever will be. I find it odd people are assuming he would stand and box with Mayweather in the Octagon cos he has done it in the past, he's never fought a professional unbeaten boxer in the UFC. I'd guess he would have a different gameplan if he did, it defies logic that he wouldn't.
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We'll agree to disagree on the leg kicks, by and large I think they have very little impact on fights but there you go.
Conor will never be as good as Chad at wrestling yet Chad couldn't do much on the ground. Conor has outmatched every fighter bar Nate on the feet yet nobody really sets out to take him down or avoid boxing him.
We can't just pretend Conor has great take-down defence now. That's redacting a lot of his career.

That's my point. It's not something that a lesser fighter can choose to avoid as we've seen with virtually every Conor fight ever.
Boxing is becoming more and more OP in MMA, now with the new downed opponent rule that gets even harder. Cody destroyed Cruz who was supposedly in another level striiking wise but a solid boxer exposed him.
Boxing technique is at the stone age level, it's not something that can be easily overcome with a take-down.
 
lem8sh said:
Max stake £1, winnings paid in free bets, typical new account scams that people continue to fall for.
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Max stake £1 ?! That's ridiculous. Wasn't suggesting anyone should go for it, but still. Just thought it was a sign of a bookie being very sure that McGregor doesn't stand a chance.
 
Got my 2 big bets on real early for this and the odds have crash since so feeling good.

Floyd Mayweather - to win by KO,TKO or Disqualification @ 2.00
u9.5 @ 2.20
 
ArmandTamzarian said:
:lol: What the hell is this madness, Floyd would have 0% chance in the octagon. As it stands McGregor has about 1% chance of winning this boxing match. But Mayweather in the octagon would be like that CM Punk fight, Its over in the first round.
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To be fair, Floyd would have the same 1% chance Conor has of getting a lucky KO.
 
I do hope this utter nonsense does the damage to the reputation of both sports that seems likely.

As one who finds it unacceptable to pay people to set out to hurt each other.

It's bringing light to just how much of a farce a lot of it is. The fact that regularly it isn't even about ability, it's about creating drama. To the extent that someone who's never professionally boxed is going to be competing with someone considered one of the best boxers of all time. Just cause it makes a good story and so it sells.
 
cyberman said:
We'll agree to disagree on the leg kicks, by and large I think they have very little impact on fights but there you go.
Conor will never be as good as Chad at wrestling yet Chad couldn't do much on the ground. Conor has outmatched every fighter bar Nate on the feet yet nobody really sets out to take him down or avoid boxing him.
We can't just pretend Conor has great take-down defence now. That's redacting a lot of his career.

That's my point. It's not something that a lesser fighter can choose to avoid as we've seen with virtually every Conor fight ever.
Boxing is becoming more and more OP in MMA, now with the new downed opponent rule that gets even harder. Cody destroyed Cruz who was supposedly in another level striiking wise but a solid boxer exposed him.
Boxing technique is at the stone age level, it's not something that can be easily overcome with a take-down.
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Weak though he is in that area Mcgregor would literally be years ahead of Mayweather in terms of takedown defence. Mayweather would actually be worse than CM Punk in that area, he lacks the basic skills that allows even a sub-standard UFC fighter to avoid being taken down. There's no way a UFC fighter who knows that he only has to worry about Mayweather's punches and nothing else is going to be stopped from taking down a complete amateur.

Besides all that, Mayweather wouldn't just have to knock McGregor out. He'd actually have to knock him out so cleanly that the ref stops the fight without waiting for him to follow through on the ground.
 
Classical Mechanic said:
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McGregor moves like a robot! Hopefully that is a video to try to lure Floyd into thinking he is totally shite while leaving his real skills hidden.
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That's a reasonably logical explanation for looking that bad. I mean he has had basic training and is very good at MMA at using punches but he literally looks like this is his first time practicing combat sport of any type.
 
Inter Yer Nan said:
That's a reasonably logical explanation for looking that bad. I mean he has had basic training and is very good at MMA at using punches but he literally looks like this is his first time practicing combat sport of any type.
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I think his problem is that he wants to be some slick mover with style in the boxing ring but he just doesn't have it. I would say that he needs to approach this fight in a similar vein to Marcos Maidana when he fought Floyd. Head down, tight guard and use his natural size and strength advantage to rough Floyd up. Put heads and elbows in there and just try to take the fight into the gutter.
 
sullydnl said:
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To be fair they are training two different things. The ceiling to floor ball is to train speed. Mayweather is barely tapping it. McGregor is training on a heavy bag working on power shots. Of course Mayweather is going to look quicker
 
RedRevongge said:
To be fair they are training two different things. The ceiling to floor ball is to train speed. Mayweather is barely tapping it. McGregor is training on a heavy bag working on power shots. Of course Mayweather is going to look quicker
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Conor looks slow, robotic and unnatural by any measure. He looks like someone who thinks he's a lot better than he is, trying loose guard slick lateral movements that are beyond him.
 
RedRevongge said:
To be fair they are training two different things. The ceiling to floor ball is to train speed. Mayweather is barely tapping it. McGregor is training on a heavy bag working on power shots. Of course Mayweather is going to look quicker
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I agree, while I think Floyd will destory him. Theres also maybe something to do with tiredness hear. Floyd might be only 10-20 minutes into training and Conor may be a the end of a 2 hour session etc.. Connor is putting alot more into those punches. I think Connor's game plan is going to be look to hopefully fluke a really big KO shot early.
 
In an ideal world no one watches this shite and these two pricks end up with nothing. Sadly in our spineless society, that's impossible.

The only positive scenario is that at least one gobshite gets humiliated - but even that may not happen because the two crooks might agree to drag it out for the full distance.
 
I think it will be interesting to see how much McGregor's stand up improves in MMA should he return. Especially after spending 9 months training just boxing. He could become even more untouchable on the feet
 
Although I hope McGregor knocks him out, the reality is that it's going to be utter shite, although I'm not quite expecting the same type of humiliation that McGregor would inflict on Mayweather in a cage.

Fair play to McGregor for getting himself into this position. He's setting himself up for life and then some.
 
Press conferences scheduled for this week, should be entertaining.
 
PPV in US is $99.95 for HD and $89.95 for SD.

Will probably be £19.95 on Box Office here.
 
Kazi said:
PPV in US is $99.95 for HD and $89.95 for SD.

Will probably be £19.95 on Box Office here.
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Wow that sounds expensive for US. Can't wait for the press conferences to begin. Should be amazing
 
UFC just got Ariel removed from Showtimes coverage which is fair enough imo. Ariel can't expect to work with UFC in an official capacity with their history but it won't stop the crocodile tears.
Im surprised they've allowed Schaub to remain though, if only because he works for Bellator now
 
cyberman said:
UFC just got Ariel removed from Showtimes coverage which is fair enough imo. Ariel can't expect to work with UFC in an official capacity with their history but it won't stop the crocodile tears.
Im surprised they've allowed Schaub to remain though, if only because he works for Bellator now
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He was working with Showtime, yet that fat goofy fcuk Dana White wanted him removed and Showtime obliged.

Hes so fecking petty.
 
DatIrishFella said:
He was working with Showtime, yet that fat goofy fcuk Dana White wanted him removed and Showtime obliged.

Hes so fecking petty.
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It's a UFC / Mayweather promotion though. There's no way that little instigator should have expected to be working with them in an official capacity. Especially with his behaviour over Cyborg and his shit stirring there.
It's like Pep employing Duncan Castles to present a Guardiola venture.
 
Say what you want about mcgregor, but 4 years ago he was on the dole and now he's gonna earn close to $100 million fighting in a sport for the first time. The mouthpiece of our generation.
 
Arbitrium said:
Say what you want about mcgregor, but 4 years ago he was on the dole and now he's gonna earn close to $100 million fighting in a sport for the first time. The mouthpiece of our generation.
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And he backs it up!
 
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