Benjamin Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 His body is his weak spot. He had some form of stomach surgery, more than once if I recall correctly, and RDA did the smart thing and went right for it. That and his loss to Pettis clearly showed that he's susceptible to body shots, which isn't great news if he does go up against Conor. RDA pulling out is one day more than the amount of days Aldo pulled out last summer. Honestly, if Conor stays on this card (which looks like a certainty), and beats whoever he faces, he is just fucking phenomenal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymbols Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 Anthony Pettis, Norman Parke and Evan Dunham have all called for the fight. Nate Diaz apparently too. I think Dunham would beat him. The others not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 McGregor vs. Diaz confirmed. It just pisses me off that a Diaz brother gets big money despite not deserving it, again. It'll also be at 170 instead of 155 so I actually think Diaz is going to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draevyn Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 And to that I say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnar hendershow Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Yeah I think the jump up to 170 is bad for Conor. Overall this is a bad scenario, Conor's supposed to be the new star and it's a huge risk to put him against Diaz and possibly lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 It's not really a bad scenario, he's fighting a natural lightweight, and Conor was a lightweight himself when he was in Cage Warriors. It's a risk, but then again any fight is. His fight against RDA was an even bigger risk. It's calculated but it could pay off huge dividends. I'm only worried about Conor on the ground, he was susceptible to submissions against lankier guys before and Nate is a wizard on the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalaCloudy Black Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 On 2/23/2016 at 08:24, Benkid Nada said: His body is his weak spot. That's a pretty big weak spot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 28 minutes ago, Benkid Nada said: It's not really a bad scenario, he's fighting a natural lightweight, and Conor was a lightweight himself when he was in Cage Warriors. It's a risk, but then again any fight is. His fight against RDA was an even bigger risk. It's calculated but it could pay off huge dividends. I'm only worried about Conor on the ground, he was susceptible to submissions against lankier guys before and Nate is a wizard on the ground. But RDA beating Conor would have given the Lightweight champion instant credibility and turned him into a much bigger name than he currently is. If Diaz beats Conor then its ended Conor's momentum to a guy that has tried to be a champion and failed every time. Then moaned about it. And whilst we hardcore fans realise that Conor is moving up two weight classes that's not something that the casual fan, aka the significant majority, are going to understand or care about. A win is a win, a loss is a loss. Apparently Dana called both Aldo and Edgar to see if they wanted a Featherweight Title shot at short notice, they both declined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymbols Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Frankie is pissed off, and rightly so. He's coming off a surgery, and hasn't trained for four weeks. Obviously he's in no fit state to compete, but Dana being a cunt just acted like he refused to step up. The whole Conor/Dana/UFC lovefest is sad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 34 minutes ago, Chris2K said: But RDA beating Conor would have given the Lightweight champion instant credibility and turned him into a much bigger name than he currently is. If Diaz beats Conor then its ended Conor's momentum to a guy that has tried to be a champion and failed every time. Then moaned about it. And whilst we hardcore fans realise that Conor is moving up two weight classes that's not something that the casual fan, aka the significant majority, are going to understand or care about. A win is a win, a loss is a loss. Apparently Dana called both Aldo and Edgar to see if they wanted a Featherweight Title shot at short notice, they both declined. Really? Would Conor's fans realistically stop following him if he lost to Nate Diaz? If Diaz wins then a big name in Nate Diaz becomes an instant contender, which is a win for the UFC, while Conor's name doesn't really get diminished all that much, it's not like people are going to care, his antics and his name value plus the following from Ireland is stable enough that a loss like this won't change much. Either way it's a win, no matter who comes out the winner the UFC wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Y'all acting like Conor doesn't walk around at 175lbs. We've seen him fight after a 30lbs weight cut where he looks like the Crypt Keeper at weigh in, we were going to see him fight after a 15lbs weight cut and now we are going to see him eat steak and lift weights for two weeks, take a big piss and a dump and come in on weight. Diaz is going to get schooled. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Appaz, Aldo turned down a rematch too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draevyn Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 I think Nate definitely can win. I don't think it's going to be completely against Connor as some people are suggesting but I've always been a Diaz Brothers fan so I'll definitely be cheering for Nate in this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrilla Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 I hope Nate wins, I'm bored of Conor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 I kind of like how I don't have a dog in this fight, though I guess I'm leaning slightly towards Conor because I want to see RDA / Conor. I think Nate might just half-ass whatever preparation he can put up in the meantime, though, I wouldn't be surprised if he still came in overweight and super lethargic. I'm a lot more interested in Holly / Miesha, though, that's a fun match. Also, I'm not the biggest Conor fan, some things he says absolutely disgusts me, but I love how he was addressing Nick instead of Nate a couple of times, was hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draevyn Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 I should be a Conor fan. I love the trash talking. I was a huge Sonnen fan but something about Conor just rubs me the wrong way. I'll cheer for him if he's fighting someone else I don't like but there are just too many people in those divisions that I like much more than him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieG Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 I don't understand someone being sick of Conor's shit but rooting for a Diaz. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draevyn Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 9 hours ago, EddieG said: I don't understand someone being sick of Conor's shit but rooting for a Diaz. That's the beauty of it...you don't have to understand. As I said, I should like Conor. I just don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Russo Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 If the fight goes like the press conference, Nate Diaz is going to be left looking very foolish. And it's a fight that Conor should win, not only because Nate is coming into this at such short notice, but because Conor already has several advantages over him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 2 hours ago, Vince Russo said: If the fight goes like the press conference, Nate Diaz is going to be left looking very foolish. And it's a fight that Conor should win, not only because Nate is coming into this at such short notice, but because Conor already has several advantages over him. Which are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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