The problem is that he has to survive Conor's initial buzz saw to use any of those skills, and to do that he'll need to either withstand an insane amount of damage first (Diaz), or use damn near Matrix-like head movement (early A. Silva). I've watched Cowboy fight for years, and I have yet to see him do either.
I feel ya...but in THIS case & fight BOTH these guys where exactly the same size..Connor had the 4" reach advantage but def NOT the short wrestler type in this fight.
I think he can. I'd like to see it. In order to touch him Conor would have to reach out like he did Diaz. I dunno, I'd just rather see him go against taller guys who have a strong striking base. I think it's a good matchup
Conor is taller than Eddie too. But the 4 inch reach is enough shit.
So was all that talk that EVERYONE was talking about EDDIE never gets rattled and he's been here and that Connor could NEVER deal with a fighter like Alvarez blah blah blah..are you saying that ALL that talk was Frivolous?aka BULLSHIT?
Size does not make fights, reach does when you have a fighter or coach that can't get past it. Frankie Edgar was the LW champ and they say he could even fight at 135. Woodley is a bad fight for him..but my point to you is that what Nate did should not be a sign for people the way they say it is. Nate has beat the shit out of many a LW
Conor is going to take the Chuck Liddell route. Don't even participate with the ground shit. Strong take down defense and the ability to get back to your feet is all youHe'd be practically unbeatable
I feel like people cheer their own for the most part. I know, I love when fighters talk that shit..I loved Mayweather for it..the Irish support their boy..whites loved Sonnen.
Of course, size alone does not make fights, but size does in fact make a difference in a fight. Again, even Conor McGregor himself said size makes a difference in a fight against him. HE said that. Are you disagreeing with his statement about himself?
You damn SKIPPY he does
looking at it over and over, Conor knew exactly how Eddie comes in every time and knew exactly where to punch. And Eddie didn't even attempt to do anything different. It's one thing to be able to catch someone coming in, another to be able to HURT them coming in, and he does it damn near every time. That left hand is a WEAPON.
