messi2140
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Seems his mother didn't want him to fight without his father. So he promised her that Gaethje would be his last fight. Great way to retire imo , just a shame we never had that cursed Tony vs Khabib fight.
K1, ufc, mma
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Seems his mother didn't want him to fight without his father. So he promised her that Gaethje would be his last fight. Great way to retire imo , just a shame we never had that cursed Tony vs Khabib fight.
Ahmedd
New member
Dana won't try to convice him either apparently, Khabib vs Fergusson for the 30-0 would have been amazing. His father wanted him to get that 30th victory though so...
messi2140
6racies Xavi
Apparently Conor and Dustin will have a rematch.
Richard.H
Senior Member
Dustin Poirier? Really? So he’s fighting cans just go statpad? That’s ridiculous. He’ll eat him alive
messi2140
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I wouldn't be so sure since Dustin is obviously a much better fighter than he was back then.
Sailor Mars
Well-known member
Khabib will surely be in the GOAT conversation. Just absolutely dominated and only lost like 2 rounds in his entire UFC career. Only minor criticism of him would be not enough title defences compared to other greats.
Respekt_III
Anti-everything
I was expecting Poirier to win but that came quicker than i thought it would, Very Happy with the result.
Xaviniesta
Senior Member
didnt age well. your boy got knocked out
Richard.H
Senior Member
Man MMA has to be the most unpredictable sport. Poirier was a scrub to Connor a few years ago. Connor comes back and looks nowhere near as sharp as he was even in the Cerrone fight. Crazy, but I'll take my L. Not sure if he can come back from this. Made too much money so motivation isn't fully there and he is getting older and slower. Knockout power and stamina aren't as good
messi2140
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Don't think it has anything to do with the unpredictability of the sport or Connor not being sharp. Poirier fought very strong opponennts ( Max , Gaethje etc) and won them. No disprespect to Ceronne but the guy is known for not winning the big fights the past several years (go check his record). So Connor winning against him didn't mean anything.
Richard.H
Senior Member
Completely disagree. Connor ate alive a prime Aldo and a prime Chad Mendes who to me were much better fighters than Poirier. I just don't think Connor is as sharp anymore as he was before. His entire fighting style is based on counterpunching and being sharp with them. I think perhaps age is catching up to him.
I also don't like the current "respectful" Connor. The shittalking one seemed more motivated and hungry to win anyway possible. I know Poirier is a very good fighter, but if this fight happened last year I think it would be a different story.
messi2140
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Think you completely missed my point. Those fights were Connor was knocking out his opponents were 5+ years ago. While Poirier was putting in work the past couple years , Connor was enjoying that paycheck he got from the Mayweather fight. A combination of age , lack of motivation , him focused more on boxing than MMA ( check Thwix post about him not checking the leg kics) etc.
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