Looks terrible, but then again so did McGregor at 45.
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Looks terrible, but then again so did McGregor at 45.
Khabib will probably weigh at 160 come tomorrow.
Mendes was targeted by Conor's kicks which made him gas quicker.
McGregor in at 154.5
Boom, Khabib makes weight. It's on!
I'd have thought a bit heavier
Probably.
A punchers chance is when a guy has a chance to win via 1 punch.
I'm not sure you know what you're talking about in the slightest if you don't understand how Conor has a punchers chance.
He likely already weighs 160 now. He should be closer to 170 by tomorrow night.
Most people would use 'punchers chance' to describe someone who has a very small chance of winning but could nick it with one punch despite being outclassed.
Yeah there's unfortunately not many of them anymore who are active and get me really excited for a fight
That's not what a punchers chance means. So your incorrect definition led me to the statement I made.
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Precisely.
Do you think Conor will weigh in around 170 tomorrow?
Yep
Glad both made weight. Now for the production team to make sure every fecking loose cable is firmly taped to the floor 
Is there another weigh in tonight or what?
The proper weigh in was earlier this morning. The fake weigh ins for the fans will happen in a bit.
Think the ceremonial weigh in is around 1am in the UK and Ireland.
He looks in good shape to me.
Facially he looked exhausted.
They also didn't have the striking to keep him at bay though. What will Khabib do when he can't spam takedowns or react to not being able to use the cage to aide his takedowns?
Its not as if the later rounds mean that much as its made out. If Conor wins the first 3 then Khabib needs a finish. A prime Conor could be out of sight before Khabib starts the grind.
I don't see Conor winning the first three. Khabib has never lost a single round and if Conor manages to come out strong and win the first (assuming he doesn't KO Khabib then), its not likely Conor will have the endurance to maintain the pace he needs to be dominant over multiple rounds. Once Khabib takes him down, it will be very difficult to get back up for that round. So to win Conor will have to go for an early KO - otherwise he will have a long night.
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I would have thought higher than that, they're normally very dehydrated at weigh in
Fair enough but I think people are going to be shocked with the ease of how Conor wins tomorrow.
Yeah, probably.
Definitely. Weight goes up by 5 pounds the instant they rehydrate following the weigh in. By the time they do that several times along with a few full meals they should gain about 15 pounds or so.
McGregor also tore his ACL before that Mendes fight, worth remembering.
Diaz 1, he was fighting at 24 pounds heavier than before, at short notice too weight wise.
That said, I do think he gets fatigued-that's the pay off to the fast twitch explosive power. Just I'm not sure those two fights are the purest test cases. Diaz 2 is a better example (he's stopped too many people for us to have many don't forget!) and while he got tired at stages in that, Diaz is a zombie, much bigger, and has exceptional cardio. And McGregor rallied at later points in that fight.
All that said, Khabib is absolutely no joke. I think Eddie Bravo made a very interesting point that no one really tries to fight Khabib from the ground/they try and get back up which isn't gonna happen. Now I don't expect Conor to have the jiu jitsu for that, but Bravo has praised it. Granted Eddie Bravo is mental.
Diaz 1, he was fighting at 24 pounds heavier than before, at short notice too weight wise.
That said, I do think he gets fatigued-that's the pay off to the fast twitch explosive power. Just I'm not sure those two fights are the purest test cases. Diaz 2 is a better example (he's stopped too many people for us to have many don't forget!) and while he got tired at stages in that, Diaz is a zombie, much bigger, and has exceptional cardio. And McGregor rallied at later points in that fight.
All that said, Khabib is absolutely no joke. I think Eddie Bravo made a very interesting point that no one really tries to fight Khabib from the ground/they try and get back up which isn't gonna happen. Now I don't expect Conor to have the jiu jitsu for that, but Bravo has praised it. Granted Eddie Bravo is mental.
That's what I was thinking yeah.
Any streams for the weigh ins?
they have been putting a lot of stuff on YouTube so try that
Got it. BT sport on YouTube streaming it.
LMAO Drake with an Irish flag
The hell was Drake doing on stage?