EPTOn July 12 2015 13:36 FiWiFaKi wrote:
Well if he was or less able to keep him on the ground the whole time.
Well if he was or less able to keep him on the ground the whole time.
All he could've done.
McGregor is a beast.
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I didn't really like the stoppage though. There was like two seconds left in the round. | ||
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CorsairHero
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On July 12 2015 13:41 JimmiC wrote: I'm somewhat happy losing 500 mcgregor real deal. Tough as shit, great fighter. Awesome! robbie took me by surprise as well as nelson  | ||
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FiWiFaKi
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On July 12 2015 13:44 slyboogie wrote: I don't watch much UFC, is it normal to stop the fight like that? Looked like the guy got winded and took it in the face twice. But was he defenseless with just 2 seconds left in the round? I thought he was winning before that. It's a really stupid stoppage, but since he was not trying to fight back at all, it technically warrants stopping the fight. Nobody cares right now, since everyone wanted McGregor to win. edit: But yes, you're right. McGregor was very close to losing imo. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
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On July 12 2015 13:45 FiWiFaKi wrote: It's a really stupid stoppage, but since he was not trying to fight back at all, it technically warrants stopping the fight. Nobody cares right now, since everyone wanted McGregor to win. edit: But yes, you're right. McGregor was very close to losing imo. u must intelligently defend yourself. curling up in a ball is not intelligent defense. same thing happened in Carano v. Cyborg at the end of their 1st round, and everyone wanted Carano to win. | ||
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On July 12 2015 13:48 JimmyJRaynor wrote: i wonder if Mcgregor's sweatie beard and sweaty hair allowed him to snake out of a couple of those Mendes choke holds. u must intelligently defend yourself. curling up in a ball is not intelligent defense. same thing happened in Carano v. Cyborg at the end of their 1st round, and everyone wanted Carano to win. If he knew that he has 5 seconds left, throwing yourself to the ground and covering your head will not leave anywhere near enough time to get a KO. If I knew I needed to survive for 5 more seconds, then it'd be a legit strategy I'd consider. Opposed to standing and taking huge punches to the face and nose... Sadly the UFC doesn't think so. Barao vs Faber was another really stupid stoppage like that. But of course, things have to be light when you have a government organization regulating you. | ||
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Generic Ninja
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I'm glad McGregor was respectful after the fight and he and Chad shook hands. | ||
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1. Easily one of the most entertaining cards top to bottom I've ever seen 2. Blood. 3. Uniforms are shit! | ||
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FiWiFaKi
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On July 12 2015 13:54 Generic Ninja wrote: Did we learn anything about McGregor's ground game? That was a big question going into this fight...it felt like it went by so fast that I'm not sure he displayed any sort of takedown defense. I'm not sure about how he fared fighting off his back either. It looked like the elbows didn't hurt him, though. It would have been interesting to see what would happen if Chad attempted to pass guard more. I'm glad McGregor was respectful after the fight and he and Chad shook hands. The elbows seemed quite powerful imo. And he didn't have any way of getting off the ground. The fight could have easily turned into 5 rounds of being on the ground, and eventually McGregor taking too much damage. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
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On July 12 2015 13:55 Joedaddy wrote: A few things from a 10 year follower of UFC: 1. Easily one of the most entertaining cards top to bottom I've ever seen 2. Blood. 3. Uniforms are shit! best UFC PPV i've ever seen... ya the uniforms look bad... they look like my grade 8 floor hockey team uniforms. | ||
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CorsairHero
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On July 12 2015 13:55 Joedaddy wrote: A few things from a 10 year follower of UFC: 1. Easily one of the most entertaining cards top to bottom I've ever seen 2. Blood. 3. Uniforms are shit! fights leading to matt brown were a snooze at least thats what i heard | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
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On July 12 2015 13:53 FiWiFaKi wrote: If he knew that he has 5 seconds left, throwing yourself to the ground and covering your head will not leave anywhere near enough time to get a KO. If I knew I needed to survive for 5 more seconds, then it'd be a legit strategy I'd consider. Opposed to standing and taking huge punches to the face and nose... Sadly the UFC doesn't think so. Barao vs Faber was another really stupid stoppage like that. But of course, things have to be light when you have a government organization regulating you. watching his knees buckle after taking that long clean left i don't think Chad was thinking.. "hey i think i'll just collapse right here" seeing the deep creases on Mcgregor's face at 26 years old .. it is really clear he gaining and losing too much weight.. too often. | ||
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UFC 189 press conference. This is not a shady link, UFC shares these for everyone to see  | ||
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