UFC 257: McGregor vs Poirier II
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BabymilkBarrista said:
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What a fkin incredible fight by Poirier.
In all my time watching both mma and boxing, I've never been so wrong about a fight, or more to the point, about a fighter.
How Poirier approached that fight, both tactically and mentally, was worthy of the upmost respect. I didn't see him having that in him. I thought he'd freeze under the pressure and fight the entirely wrong fight.
What he did was the exact opposite. He did what so many of Conor's previous victims have failed to do; beat up the always vulnerable lead leg, engage him early to drain some of his sharpness, and maintain good distance control and not over commit in his boxing and footwork.
Truly a great performance by Dustin and one which, even more so than Khabib's, put into perspective what a vulnerable and ultimately overrated fighter McGregor is if you don't play directly into his strategy.
With Khabib the mitigating factor was, it's Khabib... he mauls everyone.
But what Dustin did was expose weaknesses which most top lightweights will be able to exploit if they play their cards the way he did. If there was ever a blueprint on how to beat a fighter, Dustin Poirier just uploaded it to the world in spectacular fashion.
Congratulations brother
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I picked James Toney over Randy.
John8204 said:
If it's for an "interim" title Holloway vs Oliveira is the fight they should make...if it's for a "vacated" title Gaethje vs Poirier, or Chandler vs Oliveira
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I agree with Dustin. Chandler shouldn't get a title shot with one win against a guy coming off a loss.
BabymilkBarrista said:
Never been a believer in this. His game hasn't evolved at all IMO. He's pretty much the same fighter from what I see, albeit without the constraints of a weight cut which will have been pretty rough after a few times doing it.
That won't matter because he'll be dispatched easily in the early rounds.
This won't be a war, it'll be a boxing match. And a boxing match between Mcgregor and Poirier is a technical mismatch of the same proportions as the first one.
Not to me. He seems confused by Conor's false niceness and doesn't know how to see though it. Just like Cerrone. He's been lined up to be knocked down by Conor. It's as simple as that. Mcgregor has no more respect for him than he did the first time and Poirier would be wise to see it.
Poirier needs to understand that he needs to make the early rounds as messy as possible and spend as much time as he can engaging Conor in any sort of grappling exchange.
But in my opinion he doesn't have the IQ to do this and it's that which makes him a sitting duck for McGregor. He'll trade with conor, like he's got any chance of out striking him, and he'll pay the price with an early tko defeat.
If it's a competitive fight which goes further than one and a half rounds, then this will be relevant. It won't be.
Yes. It's a terrible one. Conor is an intelligent fight analyst with the leverage to choose his opponents. Don't expect him to be trading blows with someone like (insert the name of anyone who can take a solid shot and throw back heavy fire) any time soon.
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I did say lol
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In the fight game I think it is perhaps a bit naive to have such blind faith that a fight is a foregone conclusion.
Just my opinion.
Connor's hands looked very crisp and solid. He landed a lot of solid strikes in the first round and was looking good in the second. You could see the moment his leg got jacked up and it immediately changed the fight. Connor got hurt with the calf kick, tried to shake it off but Dustin landed another heavy kick and followed it up with a punch which spelled the end for Connor. If you watch the replay closely, you'll see Connor's leg buckle as he goes to put weight on it which causes his head to dip straight into Dustin's punch.
Very nice work by Dustin, a good fight overall.
Thir13en said:
Connor's hands looked very crisp and solid. He landed a lot of solid strikes in the first round and was looking good in the second. You could see the moment his leg got jacked up and it immediately changed the fight. Connor got hurt with the calf kick, tried to shake it off but Dustin landed another heavy kick and followed it up with a punch which spelled the end for Connor. If you watch the replay closely, you'll see Connor's leg buckle as he goes to put weight on it which causes his head to dip straight into Dustin's punch.
Very nice work by Dustin, a good fight overall.
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He said that calf kicks were part of his gameplan and he utilized them perfectly. I think a southpaw fighter with leg kicks like Gaethje for example, would be Connors kryptonite. I don't think Connor's legs are as durable as others like more Muay Thai based fighters. If you noticed in the Diaz 2 fight, his leg kicks didn't have the full hip rotation and commitment and in the end seemed to hurt his leg more.
CJR MMA said:
He said that calf kicks were part of his gameplan and he utilized them perfectly. I think a southpaw fighter with leg kicks like Gaethje for example, would be Connors kryptonite. I don't think Connor's legs are as durable as others like more Muay Thai based fighters. If you noticed in the Diaz 2 fight, his leg kicks didn't have the full hip rotation and commitment and in the end seemed to hurt his leg more.
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Absolutely, I love when a new technique starts being implemented and then becomes a dominant part of the sport. The calf kicks are tremendous and seem to do so much more damage in a quicker time frame than the traditional leg kick above the knee. They also seem to be much harder to counter as you can maintain distance and balance much easier when throwing them. I really enjoy seeing a fighter break his opponent down and utilise a smart game plan which slowly compromises the opponent.