His defensive is so effortless. I wonder who he'll get next?
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His defensive is so effortless. I wonder who he'll get next?
Hard to say, he really hasn't been tested much at all and was ranked no.13 in the division before this. It's a stacked division though so perhaps Demian Maia
Gunnar is terrific, so calm, incredible.
It's time!!!
It's time!!!
Main Event should be awesome.
Brandao could shock Ireland here. It's going to be a great fight. Enjoy it everyone.
EASY
Yes!!!!!!!!
YES
First round TKO. Called it, but not that hard a call to make.
Boom.
Class act. So easy in the end.
Amazing. I so regret not buying tickets now
Clean sweep. 5-0 for kavanaghs gym. 4-0 for Irish, if we count parke it's total domination
What can this all mean?
What can this all mean?
That guy didn't even answer the question just then.
Great show. Mcgregor is a star.
Great show. Mcgregor is a star.
Would like to watch it again. The end of the fight was suspiciously easy.
It's just how Brandao is sometimes, he just folds. He got hit with hard shots, and then a hard body shot I think though and bent over but tried to hide it a little. Then McGregor smashed him.
Yeah, thought there was a right to the body that hurt him. The left that dropped him seemed to be more of a glancing blow but the replays all started at that point, so it looked very soft. You can see why the conspiracy theorists are out in force though. McGregor winning was great news for the UFC.
UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown (also known as UFC on Fox 12) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on July 26, 2014 at SAP Center in San Jose, California.[1]
Main Card (Fox)
Welterweight Robbie Lawler [-305] vs. Matt Brown [a] [+299]
Light Heavyweight Anthony Johnson [-404] vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira [+373]
Featherweight Clay Guida [+116] vs. Dennis Bermudez [-128]
Lightweight Josh Thomson [-207] vs. Bobby Green [+186]
Preliminary card (Fox)
Lightweight Jorge Masvidal vs. Daron Cruickshank
Light Heavyweight Kyle Kingsbury vs. Patrick Cummins
Welterweight Hernani Perpetuo vs. Tim Means
Featherweight Michael De La Torre vs. Brian Ortega
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight Akbarh Arreola vs. Tiago dos Santos
Featherweight Steven Siler vs. Noad Lahat
Welterweight Andreas Stahl vs. Gilbert Burns
Women's Strawweight Juliana Lima vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk
Main Card (Fox)
Welterweight Robbie Lawler [-305] vs. Matt Brown [a] [+299]
Light Heavyweight Anthony Johnson [-404] vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira [+373]
Featherweight Clay Guida [+116] vs. Dennis Bermudez [-128]
Lightweight Josh Thomson [-207] vs. Bobby Green [+186]
Preliminary card (Fox)
Lightweight Jorge Masvidal vs. Daron Cruickshank
Light Heavyweight Kyle Kingsbury vs. Patrick Cummins
Welterweight Hernani Perpetuo vs. Tim Means
Featherweight Michael De La Torre vs. Brian Ortega
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight Akbarh Arreola vs. Tiago dos Santos
Featherweight Steven Siler vs. Noad Lahat
Welterweight Andreas Stahl vs. Gilbert Burns
Women's Strawweight Juliana Lima vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk
I'd recommend a Josh Thomson & Anthony Johnson multiplier bet.
It's pure luck. Turned out my bet would have been completely wrong. Luckily I decided against it.
Skip to 1.20, on the replay it shows a good angle from above of how hard he got it. And McGregor hits really hard, heard a few people mention it.
not sure it was someone here that previously gave me website that is streamable and shows the full ufc including the prelims in one clip. Used it lots of times in the past but cant for the live of me remember it....? cheers
Pass that on to me if you get it, please!
Cerrone KOs Miller
Cerrone is my favourite fighter to watch. He is class.
Poirier v McGregor confirmed for ufc 178. We will see how good Conor is then.
Cannot wait for this. I was at the Dublin card which was unbelievable. If I was rich I'd be off to Vegas at the end of September!
Poirier will obviously be his best opponent to date, but I think Conor will KO him. Poirier's stand up is a little sloppy and he can be hurt, as has been shown a few times. Conor can be got to but he has a granite chin, and his stand up is better than Poirier's. Dustin might have some success if he can take it to the ground but Conor hasn't looked bad there against two solid wrestlers/BJJ'ers in Holloway and Brandao. I just think Conor will finish him in the first or second, he has the killer instinct and his self-belief is unshakeable.
I'd be really interested to hear an opinion from a non-Irish MMA fan on McGregor. What's his profile like outside Ireland? Obviously, us Irish fans are following his career like hawks but is he perceived as just another UFC fighter in the rest of the world? Or has his showmanship elevated him to a higher level than his record deserves? The hype around him seems to be insane at the moment (considering how few UFC fights he's had) but I'm conscious that I'm seeing it all from an Irish perspective.
This is my go to MMA site http://www.mmafighting.com/
Their reporters seem to rate him, and then the comments under each story is usually more than 50% in rating McGregor.
Looking forward to seeing Cruickshank again, his last fight was lightning.
Cool, thanks.
Although it wasn't so much whether he'a rated as a fighter. Was mainly interested in the amount of coverage/press he's getting. For a fighter with so few fights under his belt he seems to have a crazy high profile. Everyone seems to be talking/writing about him. But maybe that's just Ireland?
That's a pretty good card! Excited to see Rumble Johnson again. He should smash lil Nog.
On the UG (mixedmartialarts.com) at the moment every other thread is about him and I'd say it was 50/50 on people who see him as the next big thing and those who think he'll be found out soon enough.
Personally I don't think he will against Poirier. That's a good fight for him and certainly a better one to assess what level he's at (Brandao came in under prepped). That said I don't think anyone can rattle him and it's clear that he's got no fear once the door shuts in that cage.
I love the way he fights and for all the shit talk he backs it up and it's quite obvious that he's incredibly dedicated to his training and improving himself as a fighter.
MacGregor finishing off Brandao after he had already hurt him
All the main American MMA forums are swamped with threads about him. As Cassius says though, he polarises opinion like few other fighters I've seen. Alot reckon he's a hype job, and in fairness his popularity is out of kilter with the level of opposition he's fought so far.
Ok, thanks lads. I'm a big fan. I think he's great for the sport and great for Ireland. Delighted to hear he's also a big deal overseas.
I do worry about him getting found out though. Makes me cringe the way he doesn't tuck his chin. Asking for trouble. His style does look kind of cool but I've a horrible feeling someone will ring his bell soon enough.
I do worry about him getting found out though. Makes me cringe the way he doesn't tuck his chin. Asking for trouble. His style does look kind of cool but I've a horrible feeling someone will ring his bell soon enough.
So far his path has been kind of like Rousey, impressive wins, plenty saying they're overrated and only their because of hype/their mouth. Hopefully McGregor keeps pushing with a similar momentum, to a title.
He is being hyped by the UFC because they know they'll make huge money out of him. They have protected him to a certain extent so far in my opinion, but he probably had to be. He hadn't fought anyone half of the standard of some of the UFC top 20s. The fight with Poirier will be huge. We will see how good he is. Personally I think his standup will do it for him against Poirier. McGregor's problem will be the top level wrestlers (well that's what everyone presumes). John Kavanagh is adamant that his wrestling and wrestling defence is pretty damn good though. The fact is that we don't know how good McGregor is until he faces someone like that. Poirier should suit McGregor more-so than the likes of Guida. Although I'd back him against Guida also. Guida will leave himself open for shots whenever they are standing. Conor could really hurt him.