He did get tried though, and he did quit....

@@Oscarji888 yeah

@@Shorts-rb5og I think you type them up

I think he meant tried as in challenged but who knows

@@ryanodonnell455 what the fuck do you mean "who knows" 🤣 he says tired in the first ten seconds of the video

👨‍💻🦸‍♂️best comment ever.

God damn

😂😂😂

Dude. That is soooo funny bro ☠️

“Hold on brother I’m pouring”

That’s what I saw as well. His leg got smashed, he was unable to move well, then got tagged with a couple of nice shots. Didn’t look tired to me at all.

Facts, either he got cocky and tried dodging against the fence, which led to the knock out, or his leg was so crippled he was forced to defend.

We gotta take into account no crowd and 8 am too like the whole week they put out so many videos, but it felt like a snooze fest idk had to feel totally different. Plus hyping up his delayed “season” that said I hope he comes back

Yeah not sure how that narrative came to be a thing, he clearly just got hit by really hard leg kicks which he didn't know how to check.

@Fuk Face Yeah I think that's because they are fighting at 8 in the morning, Justin was just talking about how shit the conditions were there and how hard it is to fight at their best. Abu Dhabi is such a dumb idea for non international fights.

I think he looked pretty fresh in the second even though he started to look worn towards the end of the first

Those where on the inside of his calf which easier to block because they are in opposite stances

They were inside calf kicks from southpaw which are totally different and hurt a lot less, like the leg kick Gathje landed on Khabib when its opposite stances your leg moves with the kick, on the outside your leg takes the full blow and closes your stance. Closing stance takes away movement, you don't have the same challenge with outside leg kicks.

That was over the whole 5 round fight, and he was able to check them correctly. Poirier landed 18 solid unchecked calf kicks in 7 mins. Not the same 😂

Not making excuses a loss is a loss, but two very different parts of the leg... Outside calf has all the nerves

CHAEL DOES NOT MISSPELL ANYTHING. YOUR DICTIONARY IS WRONG.

Try typing on a phone and not have spellcheck ruin it

@@SAM-ru4vx are you talking about ‘fried’

Hahaha...I like what you did there😂🤣

Who else is taking a poop rt now

Because normally Conor should smoke Dustin

@Alex Ramirez Mendoza i don't think it was the cardio i think he just didn't know he would get his leg ruined the next round and didn't wanna risk wasting energy just so he could recover by the next round

Exactly what I've been saying. It has been all about the fact that Conor lost. Hardly anyone is giving Dustin the credit he deserves. He has fought pretty much every single top fighter around. I think it is his personality. He isn't much of a shit talker or entertainer, which makes me respect him even more. He just fights.

Exactly

Because two fights ago, Dustin got Mauled in the first Rd. Vs Conner lasting 4 against Kabob.

Boxing has ruined his mma boxing he's stuck to the floor instead of bouncing poping

He quit doing that after he got tired in the Diaz fight and never went back to it

Yes that’s what I saw he wasn’t hand fighting like he usually does

Conor got worse over the last 4 years. Dustin didn't just get better. Conor got worse. He's a rich bum.

@@DialogDontArgue well conner never was that good he was cherry picking he did it this time but it backfired guess he should have fought at 170 lol

@@DialogDontArgue Dustin definitely got better wtf

Agree he cherrypicked, it was to build his image, he and Dana contructed it. Like WWE. Dustin did improve, Connor not fighting doesn't make Dustin worse

@@DialogDontArgue He can’t be rich and a bum 😂 you’re a bum and he’s rich 😂😂😂

And none of the videos are about Dustin 😂

Hahahhahha 🤣🤣🤣 good one man. Hahahhah....

If i was a ufc fighter id probably be afraid to do my job

I see nothing wrong there because the reason why fighters are afraid of exhaustion is that they fear that the level that they dropped down to after getting tired will either not be enough to get them the win, or not enough to lose the fight respectably

@@darrenvillaroman7736 I don't think he's wrong about the fear of exhaustion part, he's said it so many times, and basically said that you want to be able to go 15 or 25 without exhaustion. Now he's says if you take his advice and aren't exhausted, you didn't do your job. Just kinda surprised he said that

The sea is a complex woman you see.

Exhaustion could lead to getting knocked out or choked out but you have to put it on the line to some degree. There's levels to exhaustion.

You are aware leg kicks drain you and make you more tired correct? 😂

conor looked great aswell

@@stephjl401 no, if your leg is dead, you're not going to be able to defend. hence why he got pressed against the cage and Dustin unloaded. Conor tried to fight back but he couldn't get out of the way.. because his leg was shot.

@@stephjl401 I do thai boxing and leg kicks do not make you tired they make you hesitant and immobile

@@TheAmbassadorOfQuan alright homie everyone has they own opinions

Why I don’t understand all the excuses for him. Dustin made adjustments in the 2nd round and beat him. As simple as that

Yeah and I thought Conor looked good in the first round. Just needed to adjust for those calf kicks

He looked smallish. I immediately took note of it when the fight started. Compared to his 170 weight you could see the difference for sure. At 170 he was considerably bigger in the musculature department. Understandably since that's an extra 15 pounds, but still....he looked noticeably smaller and less imposing.

@@bigsmall2842 the fact that Conor put up a better fight against khabib says it all conor ain't the same as he was whether he would of still lost or not

@@crazyworld54321 Well, that's why the weight class was 155lbs. It was not like Dustin weighed in at 170.

Tomorrow: Conor won that match until he lost

@@natanon1239 haha you bum

Lmao !!!

Ppl can change their minds but Chael is a bum

Exactly, scrawny was the word! Uncle channel is spot off again....

Chael: You're fired...but I offer you this! *Chael proceeds to pull out a severance package.

Freudian slip anyone?

Awwwwe Ohhhhhhhhh

He did get tried tbh though

I tried

Hello Duku 👋

@@smithy875 you mean you tired?

@@smithy875 fuck, you beat me to it! Well at least I tired

Here. But if he says im wrong then I never saw it.

bro, dont get all rational-how r we gonna conduct our meaningless analysis then?

@@gazicj i dunno, ask max kellerman. He can string fuck all into a sentence 10 clauses deep

"i just couldn't get him off me" -Dustin Poierier after submitting to Kabib

Conor got worse over the last 4 years. Dustin didn't just get better. Conor got worse. He's a rich bum.

@@DialogDontArgue his main coach said he was in the best shape of his life mate

Dustin is just better, they can’t admit it.

i think saying connor was tired isn't really accurate, that being said looking for why the outcome was such or what was it that made dustin better is not bizare. We were all trashing Ngannou's grappling are we making excuses for his loss?

I don't mean to take anything away from Porier, I love him and despise Conor, but I don't think that was the same Conor that faced Cowboy. Honestly though, I think Porier still could've beaten that Conor, but I think it's a fair assessment at the same time

But Poirier is not really that good so something must have been wrong

@@xinsanedefeatx you’re entitled to your opinion no matter how much bullshit it may consist of. Have you considered that it’s the same Conor, he’s just not fighting Cowboy Cerrone? Then go through the LONG list of differences between Dustin and Cerrone. We’ve been saying for years that Conor can-*not* hang with the current killers in the LW division. Hence why he’s chasing Diego Sanchez and blowing his own trumpet for beating Cerrone. Hence why his current record at LW (for a former champ) is 1-2. Conor is a great striker. That’s it.

With something Conor McGregor has never seen. Come on bro.

He did say it they all do every new fight

@@tidefanman1 That doesn't change what he said.

@@applejuice5635 , that's correct. He lost, but don't forget what happened the last time he got beat THEN the rematch. Everyone counted him out then too, and he came back got the win and goes on to become the first double Champ! Don't allow pure hate to erase all the wins he has racked

@A M , although I kinda agree that in a PERFECT world he should absolutely have to get a win or 2 b4 sniffing the title, you and I BOTH know we don't live in a perfect world. The fact is that everything is kinda lining up for him to fight for the belt in his NEXT fight. Like it or not Conor McGregor is the biggest star ever know in the mma world and at the end of the day it's a business. Conor makes CASH and people wanna see him. He's gonna bug the shit outta Dana for the rematch and after what happened the last time he got the rematch helps his cause. Dustin has already said he's down for the trilogy and his next fight will absolutely be for the title and damnit he's definitely earned it. That said if the rematch it will be for the strap! We'll see what happens. Nice talking with ya

Yeah it makes sense too his new style is far more stamina efficient

I think it's also Conor giving up because guys like Thiago Santos tore his ACL, MCL, PCL and meniscus with Jon Jones, but still fought back. Conor lost some power from early wrestling combined with calf kicks and looked like he just accepted his fate.

@@xDumbStruckedyeah that's just mental toughness

What will 2022 bring?

CHAEL DOES NOT MISSPELL ANYTHING. YOUR DICTIONARY IS WRONG.

THE UNDEFEATED UNDISPUTED CHAMP MISSPELLS WTF HE WANTS

He'll*

You are an idiot

im pretty sure he's not only talking about physical exhaustion, its the mental side as well...leading up to a fight there's a lot going through the fighters mind

@@Itachiofthehiddenkweef you are an idiot

Trust me mate, fighters are conditioned to fuck, but you still start feeling tired a few minutes into the fight, a huge part of staying sharp and defensively/offensively sound when tired is mental, not to do with conditioning.

@@harrisonpinder8886 like gaethe vs tony compared to gaethje vs khabib. Justin was exhausted by the end of the first. On the back foot and pretty much afraid to let loose with khabib. Against tony he could beat him up and decided the pace

I actually find the way he talks extremely annoying. I wish he would just talk normal, cause I like his analysis.

@@aregulardude6131 He talks like someone that read a public speaking book would talk. He inflects his voice way too much and its really annoying. Contrast that with Joe Rogan who just talks normal and is probably the #1 speaker in the country for years.

He did get tried too. 😂

He wont change it Chael dont gaf

Same

id rather see conor fight a contender like hooker or tony personally. a win over those guys matters more and tells us more about where he is in the division

I would watch all of these.

Gathje VS Olivera winner fights Poirier for title Connor VS Chandler Ferguson VS Diaz Hooker VS Felder2 RDA VS Makhachev

Yeah Conor vs Tony, he’s still well respected & is unorthodox enough for Conor to grow and be challenged, yet come out on top

@@kingsmokes733 Oliveira has a crazy winning streak its a shame not to put him in a title fight... i dont want him to be the new tony ferg of the division

not really a connor fan but some things are just facts like his boxing stance playing a big role in him losing.

@@ShootingPlatinum but would it have lost him the fight if Dustin didnt specifically punish him for it?

@@ShootingPlatinum Dustin is just a better fighter he beats him quicker in the third fight if it happens

Why does explaining Conor’s poor shape mean Dustin did a “meh” job? I’m a Conor fan. I believe Conor was not his normal self. But I also believe Dustin executed a brilliant strategy.

@@Airyed No, I highly doubt he beats him quicker. I think Conor goes back to his Karate stance and keeps his distance like Cejudo adjustments with Moraes and Cruz. I don't believe a ko or tko win or loss. But there will probably be a decision win for conor.

So true!

You should listen better; not what he said or inferred.

@@mtnvalley9298 you’re right, I think he’s a casual

Agreed. I hate how much Chael kisses conors ass.

Well fighting to the point of shitting your pants is the literal definition of "grit".

When someone like Dustin punches you you move, instead he just stayed there for the match to finish early because of his leg.

He quit man. Those kicks really hurt him. Two or three more kicks and he would have called it off himself. We already know Dustin has a KO power but that few seconds of the fight were simply thrown to a barely moving targets. If you really watched the fight you'd give more credit to those calf kicks. They are not even that many compared to other fights and Conor's legs gave out. Dustin beat Conor simply because his arsenal turn out to be more dangerous and Cono4 had to quit. Without those kicks Conor would probably knock him out since it was clear that Conor has a bit more advantage in striking to the head. Watch it again.

@@telisogamatos So then... Are you suggesting that: 1. Conor wasn't able to move [effectively enough to avoid being stopped by punches] because his leg was hurt, or, 2. Conor CHOSE not to move [ ... ] because his leg was hurt?

When the going got tough Conor got going

@@MMAFightMagazine he chose not to move because his legs didn't work 😂

Direct injection of a million dollars into his lungs?

@@BEATmyguest31 🤣🤣

Soms high quality epo

@@williamcardenas177 He needs to hit up some EPO plugs Dillashaw and Usman

He got beat by Dustin because he had an excellent game plan. Had Conor known how to defend those kicks better, and he will next time, it would’ve been a lot different. Anyways, Dustin was the better man that night. Doesn’t mean he beats him every time. Dustin got beat by Michael Johnson via KO after he lost to Conor years ago. Was Michael Johnson better then? No. But he was the better fighter that night. Anything can happen.

@@MPaluba Johnson beat tony too🐒 so yes he was a good fighter at that time, just like Conor isn't 🤷🏻‍♂️the sport evolves very fast🐒 Conor sparred enough( Chael is bluffing enough and making excuses for Conor as always) *THE BEST SHAPE IN HIS LIFE, THE VERSION* *WHICH WOULD DESTROY EVERY OTHER CONOR lol* The calf kicks are staple of Dustin's gameplan He used it against Khabib/hooker too 🤷🏻‍♂️ He was just overlooking dustin, *i will knock him in 60 seconds lol* Dustin is *THE BETTER FIGHTER NOW* the *Dagestani mystic Mac Khabib* said dustin is the second best after him long before he even fought justin

I was up for conor Nd ur damm right

As strong as. Ridge Edge Wallet

Not at all if you listen to anything that comes out of this clowns mouth.

he is nt wery smart and even worse as a athlete. this fucking short hands, stif as a bord. sholders no, mowment at all. uper body, hard. this is no fighter. he can be samo weight liftter, maybe bare nuckle boxing. he is slow, not strong enaught, bad genetics, short legs, i do not even understand how did he came so far in this sport. and the only thing a came up with is. it is all stage. it is all fake. mma is real sport yes. but ufc figts are stage, it is a script. liek wwe. ufc is wwe for 21 century.

Simp

Lol I’m literally crying reading this right now 😭😂

He didn't check one single leg kick, to aggressive and underestimating Dustin, the damaged from it contributed to the loss. Avoid the comment section , u dont give a good impression .

@@creator7583 I'm not saying the leg kicks and stuff didnt play a part, im just saying trying to put all these excuses to why he lost when the simple reason was Dustin was the better fighter on the night, everything you just mentioned plays into exactly what I just said.. Dustin's game plan worked and then he ended up rocking Conor and finishing him... maybe it's you who isn't leaving the best impression..

@@creator7583 I'm saying its bullshit that he just gave up..

...nope

@@lartranslation6929 elaborate please

They don’t wanna admit it😂😂😂

@@asdf1991asdf if you think he didn't tick him then you don't believe Dustin, listen to the post fight interview

asdf asdf Dustin said himself in the post match presser that Conor hurt him bad and could of finished him there and then if he continued and went for the kill but for some reason Conor let up. Stop letting your hatred for Conor make you tell lies and make bs up just to suit your narrative

Definitely agree, coming from a huge conor fan. I feel conor underestimated Dustin, after losing a title fight then going to war with hooker i think conor felt dustin was worn down. and yeah the calf kicks just stapled it. It was a good fight nothing less until the leg died. Kind of like the omalley/chito fight once that keg dies theres no moving it u either stay in quick sand or pull guard lol

Agreed. I’m a big Conor fan, but afterwards he said he’d never experienced a calf kick before. How is that even possible? I am merely a fan and I knew he needed to be careful of the calf kicks. If I know that, how had his team of professionals not recognized that? Moreover, how had he never been kicked there before? I would have had someone do it in training so I at least knew what to expect. It just baffles me.

I don’t think Conor underestimated him at all. I think he underestimated the leg kicks and how much they could really hurt him. I don’t think he’s ever been that hurt from a leg kick in his life.

@@Wanker527 I think that has to do with his boxing heavy style now. His movement was way better a few years ago. He fell in love with boxing in the fight and exposed his leg more.

@@youngOG87 the calf kick thing is kind of mind boggling like someone whos known for a huge arsenal and just a huge knowledge for the game. Its weird that i even knew Dustin would implement more kicks in the 2nd fight. and conor and his team just neglected it. and he didnt throw his front toe kick not ONCE! just everything was off. Even tho the fight looked good for the amount it went. just feek his head was in boxing a lil to deep also, cuz he even said picking dustin was to prepare for manny.

Just ask the invigilator for one, they keep tubs full of equipment.

Conor has convinced himself he’s a boxer, and decided to fight like a boxer in mma even though: 1. He’s not a boxer, he’s a kickboxer, 2. Pure boxers get annihilated in mma. His fight game no longer makes sense.

Conor improved every where

@@nonyobussiness3440 nah flat footed.

@@pitchrich5893 He was flat footed, he wasn’t bouncing and controlling distance like he usually does

Explain to everyone why those approaches would have changed the outcome of the fight? If you think that would have meant he dealt with the calf kicks better, you have absolutely no idea about mixed martial arts. For years mcgregor has be subject to opponents highlighting that as an area to attack but none of his opponents used it to their advantage. The only person Conor fought before this that would have implemented kicks was aldo and my man never got a chance to. These are all poor excuses to justify his losses, bouncing had nothing to do with his loss. Poirier has improved ffs, And that Conor you think is the all seeing eye, lost to Nate Diaz, almost twice. Wake up deluded

@@1Leggo9my9Eggo2 Why are you so heated? I never said him bouncing would have changed the outcome, I just said that he wasn’t fighting in his usual karate style stance

yeah it was the leg kicks that took a toll

@@alfiejordan4081 exactly. Everyone tried to make everything bigger than it actually is

Sound like he was More focus on his cardio instead of trying to work on his striking and take down defense he look like he never fought out there

@@jordanmyers643 nah he switched to being a flat footed stand in the pocket boxer which is stupid af. Idk why he wants to do that

@@wiserise1393 fax

He was tired after round one

@@nixonesport1998 nope

Facts.

@@nixonesport1998 You’re dumb.

@@nixonesport1998 you ever fought? I had 9 professional fights. Youre tired walking to the cage from the anxiety and adrenaline dump. He wasn't any more tired than Dustin. If Firas is saying his being tired made him lose, then he's saying Dustin was less tired. Both fighters were more tired than when the fight started, yes. However thats not why conor lost. He got beat by a guy who had Thiago Alves (the leg kick machine) in his corner and coaching him in game plan. Conor never fought a southpaw so that lead leg was open for the calf kick bc he doesn't see that normally. Youget kicked without checking that outside calf kick 3 times and your peronial nerve is fried and the muscle balls up. He got beat because he got out gamed.

I think its bs tho that he gave up. He clearly couldnt stand on his leg anymore which means he couldnt move. What was he supposed to to without the ability to move. He was just outclassed on the night. Its like saying Askren gave up by getting ko'd by masvidal

@@goterdordel7385 I was making fun of the misspelled word in the title, but you’re not wrong.

@@MyWORDisntGospel oh my bad

You go fight then you melt

@Jerry Sandusky I wouldn’t call him a bum. Overrated before the Dustin rematch can be argued. But at one time he was destroying dudes. I really think two things affected him more than anything. The money and the humbling he got from Khabib. There’s other variables, but as an outsider watching him talk more and more shit...then getting cranked out by the p4p greatest fighter this generation...I think that did something to him. He’s very different since.

Your some clown🤡🤡

He really looked good, Dustin just looked better

Kavanagh is one of the best coaches in the world imo. Mike Brown and Dustin just executed an excellent game plan. It's Conor that has to understand that his boxing alone, won't get the job done.

💯

Why does a double champ need to go to America?? He only needs tweak a few things and stop taking massive breaks between fights and he is still a serious championship contender .

So the Khabib fight was going his way until round 4?

Doesn't matter he accomplished so much already. I hope he just enjoys life now.

@@zaittsev never said that

In the Nate Diaz rematch he showed a lot of heart and continued even when things weren't going his way

@@diegostorck808 how long ago was that fight?

Yea ,Conor looked sharp and Poirier is just a powerful experienced fighter.

He got his ass kicked by the better fighter. It’s ok to say it.

@@arthurcurry2003 yeah he did. His strategy wasn’t right. Its ok to say it

Conor knew that if he knocked out dustin he would have to face khabib for the belt then he was like never mind bro take your best shot lol

@Alpha Werks u dont rematch someone u dominated man

@@m.a.4949 McGregor dominated Poirier the first time and look how this turned out. Nate Diaz dominated Conor the first time and guess how the rematch turned out... Casuals smh.

@@misterv1479 what about Aldo

It's got a lot to do with the Dustin being a southpaw as well, Nate is the only other somewhat relevant southie Conor's fought in the UFC & we all saw the issues he had fighting him. Plus Dustin also has that awkward looking Philly Shell-esque defence, which even Max Holloway comments on during their interim title fight. People have harped on about the calf kicks enough, but that's also a factor in making Conor hesitant to "go in for the kill", because he did test that a few times & got a calf kick for his troubles, and Conor referred to this in the post fight press conference (he knew he had him in trouble several times, but failed to pull the trigger). Also he was checking the calf kicks, he just wasn't doing it with the correct technique all the time, and there were some that foollishly went unguarded.- that damage limited his mobility & reduced his own kicking options, to the point where he literally had to abandon all but the weakest of "leg jabs".

He didn’t lose that killer instinct, he looked like he was Preserving energy. He usually starts off faster than a bat from hell. He pressure the first couple seconds and I think the grappling exchange slowed both of them down a bit. Conor was still looking to land that left hand clean on the chin tho. Poriers leg kicks was simply too much for Conor in the 2nd.

Conor under Firas would be legendary. But these days it's all about loyalty and not recognising what you actually need.

Conor was stiff and slow fact

@@fahadmalik5794 Yeah he was after he got dropped n stopped 😁

That’s true but once Conor faces adversity he melts like a popsicle. The only fight where he came out of the fight facing some level of adversity was against Diaz and that was a very contentious fight. Diaz isn’t exactly an elite fighter either, the dudes almost got as many losses as he does wins, he’s not exactly the best of a division. Once Conor faces adversity against high level opponents he bottles it, because he only knows plan A and he doesn’t have a plan B. He’s not built for a plan B in fact, I think he knows that deep down. A lot of smart fighters or coaches have noticed conors fighting spirit so don’t just take it from me.

@@1Leggo9my9Eggo2 not watch his.mendez fight? His hollaway fight? Don't talk nonsense, probably could of hung in a bit longer yes but the outcome would be the same so it would be stupid, porier had the better game plan is correct and why he won

Mike Brown

Imagine saying that about Lebron, Ronaldo,Messi, Phelps, Kobe etc.

Floyd Mayweather: Hold my jockstrap and let me handpick my opponents who are nowhere near my level in boxing.

@Conor Mayweather well he is 42 and has already dominated the sport

@Conor Mayweather may weather haters are just as pathetic as Connor fans y’all make the most baseless accusations and excuses but can’t back shit up. One of the greatest boxers alive arguably the best and until you get in a ring and prove me wrong stfu

Floyd did it

@@mpforeverunlimited Floyd’s never been a savage

I agree

I don't know what fight you watched, but Conor might've won that first round against Dustin and if not it was very close. In no way was he looking for a way out lol, did you not see the kicks he was getting hit with?

@@AllProEra what you said proves exactly why majority of MMA don't know what they're talking about because your fanboys. Exactly what you said, " did you see the kicks" he's an elite ahtlete!! he was as he says " double champ" da fook you mean he couldn't nullify those kicks? He should have done something very simple. WORK ON ANSWERING BACK THOSE KICKS. KHABIBS COACH SAID IT BEST, HE CONSTANTLY REMINDED HIM DAILY, ALL DAY. MIND THOSE KICKS, DEFEND THOSE KICKS, WALK THROUGH THOSE KICKS, IMPOSE YOUR WILL! McGregors coach is really just some guy who opened up a dinky gymnasim some bags, and a ring and learned as he went along. buy his own admission. MCgregor needs to take a chapter out of Tyson fury and dumphis camp, training crew, coach and start over. If his coach had any fortitude he'd tell him that he needs to change and find a new coach, training partners, and go back to be spartan and bring in quality training. attend class daily and not act like a diva....Khabib attends all the trianing like any other student.

​@@aky19832001 Damn if I a fanboy what are you? You writing a whole lot for something I ain't gonna read lol

@Samson Completely agree, I was happy to see Dustin get his flowers for once.

I’ve noticed the same thing. Seems like he can’t go the distance

Spot on

I saw GSP's face and body language utterly melt in front of Hendricks. So what of it. Even against bisping gsp was getting pieced up and even butchered from the bottom ffs

@@brentbates5057 the thing is with Conor compared to gsp, gsp and goal was to ultimately win, in any means how, that leaves him to be more open, un predictable, flexible, adaptable, go the distance if he needs to win by the judges, with Conor his end goal is to win by knockout, leaving him very predictable, tunneled vision, non flexible when the stand up is not going his way, when the leg kicks start coming in, or his opponent has a superior ground game, he becomes a deer in headlights in a way not fully. Conor needs to just go for the win and let the game come his way, if the ko comes it comes, or submission or any thing else. When he searches for the “highlight“ , he just forces the game to much, becomes un natural, not in the present. Becomes to stiff in his own words. Conor is a great fighter and one of my favorite’s if not favorite period. He needs to change his game-plan and come back stronger, I have no doubt he will. Also be more active, he did seem rusty out there but it also could have been from what I said before.

@@brentbates5057 the big difference being gsp overcame and won both fights.a given that hendricks fight was a controversial decision, i thought Johnny won.

Ya I'm confused about that as well. His leg was messed up, became more hittable as a result and then got rocked and finished. I don't know why people are saying he quit in this fight lol

He knew if he didn't get Poirer out soon with his leg compromised, he'd be a punching bag for the rest of the night, similar to how Kattar was to Holloway. So instead of looking terrible for 25min, or just getting KO'd later on in the fight, he went for it. Either Poirer gets KO'd, or I'm getting KO'd. He did it against Nate Diaz in the first fight too.

He quit fighting back long before he got KO'ed.

@@titianarasputin His leg was fucked, I wouldn't call that quitting and he was still fighting back regardless.

@@dimension4219 Conor himself said he should have gone to the ground game. Instead of trying literally anything at all, he covered up and waited to get KO'd. Only journeymen quit when their leg is compromised. Conor O'Malley at this point.

Maybe out for 6 months also

When he faced adversity (Dustin turning him around towards the cage and landing shots on him) he didn’t fight back, it looked like he quit.

@@akhi5749 he did fight back, he threw two or three left hands that both landed clean but porier was just pouring it out on him, he couldn’t move right or left because his leg was dead which eventually led to a hard shot that dropped him

@@abdallahsaad5024 can’t believe people are saying he quit... give porier the props he deserves!

People are always trying to discredit Dustin! That shit makes me sick.. Give that man his props! Conor is still a dangerous fighter with his power but you are not as explosive after a fighter kills your lead leg with kicks... Just ask Sean O' Malley... You have to check those kicks...

Wrong.... Inactivity. He already beat that man once.

@@damonlillard3097 Maybe but alot can happen in 7 years, Dustin might just be better at this point of his career

@@damonlillard3097 That was a LONG time ago. It's clear that Porier was not as evolved as a fighter back then than he is now. There was a whole different mentality coming into this fight. When Conor landed it didn't have the same effect as when Dustin landed on him. The power difference was clear. Watch the finishing sequence carefully and be real with yourself and ask yourself if inactivity really had anything to do with that.

astonishingly bad assessment of his team and even Conor himself.... I would agree with conor not moving on during UFC 229 lead up vs Khabib but anything else is either silly or just blatantly wrong. Its Poirier's credit that the fight went like it went. On another day it could've been that left hand.

@@RodolfoGaming zzzzzzzz.

Coner

@@420horrormoviereviewswithm8 conor.

@@RodolfoGaming That's a brilliant assessment of Conor's team ,go listen Kavnagh on Rogan after Khabib. There gameplan was basically if they don't get it done in 2 accept Khabib takes over and try not to take damage . Yeah brilliant team ,quit it already .

Well that was the worst WE have seen

@@monger1558 It wasn't the worst we've seen him. He rocked Dustin and had him hurt (according to Dustin); however, it wasn't the best we've seen him either. All that boxing training seems to have ruined his mma movement.

@@anthonyreed480 lmao.. nobody got rocked 🤣🤣🤣this ain't featherweight 😁

@@anthonyreed480 He just quit dude..deal with it. Tougher fighters will beat him all day😬

@@anthonyreed480 Well i see Yes he did rock Dustin yes he did look good in the 1st round Maybe he had a mental breakdown or something because of the leg kicks that i feel someone of his caliber should have delt with one way or the other But yeah you're right

CASE CLOOOOOOOOOOOOSED! IYO

I agree, but what surprised me was that he wasn't ready for those. I mean I thought his team would have trained him for that.

@@varunrao88 John Kavanagh said he'd been taking those kicks with shin guards on in training he'd never felt em under the bright lights unprotected Dustin has a savage calf kick which Conor would've known all about from the very first one thrown and from there I honestly think he was fucked cause until you've taken one then you don't realise the difference I cannot overstate how horrendous they are I challenge anyone to allow anyone trained or even untrained to kick them there and see what they make of it, and props to Dustin 1000% genius gameplan

They try to cover him and all, Dustin just very hungry and beat him

Conor was getting tee’d up with counter right hooks as well when he would come forward with his left

Spot on analysis

Dana, is that you?

His push back instead of being finished multiple times keeping Max off him was legendary

He wouldn't be bad for 155 either. He has a huge frame, he was just too slow for the top guy in 145. He is a great fighter, but I think he'd be better as a lightweight.

Greatest to Ever Take It

@@Account2129 mark hunt after eating mirkos axe kick says "excuse me?"

GRIT/HEART and his bank account isn't as large as Conor's!

You mean "Conor".... You're welcome

@@iancrofton4857 I agree with him though lol

LOL!!

I saw that. I wish I could see the other camera angle as that kick sounded like a bat hitting a tree. Then it looked like Dustin saw something as watching the fight in real time I was confused why Dustin was looking to finish Conor at that point. Rewatching it I see that was the beginning of the end and wish I could have seen condors face after that kick.

@@MarkWalmsley I tend to miss moments like that too haha but I actually noticed it knocked him off balance and with the look on Conor's face, he knew it was over.

@@georgephillips3794 I only caught it because I watched the fight back a few times. The sound it makes is sickening. Must have been the worst of the lot.

That's literally what happened for both Diaz fights. The only time that didn't happen was against Khabib.

Dude Connor gave up because of what Dustin did

@@guitaristut he got beat down and knocked out how did he quit?? Poirier literally knocked him out ffs

@@mmdo8789 Okay literally knocking out someone is shutting off their lights, this was a TKO and 99% of the times in such a case, the dude quits because he can't handle the punishment anymore. Trust me it does not make Dustin's win any less impressive but don't dispute the facts man

@@guitaristut watch it again and try and tell me Conor didn’t go out from the punch Dustin landed after the right that Conor ducked into

@Levi Kattaron Dude, no use in debating these kinds of people

@Rj Boss nah he used to be good he’s washed now

@Rj Boss yeah he was pretty underrated early in his career. Beat Tony and Dustin and a few other guys. Great War with Justin too. If I remember right he now has almost as many losses as wins? Ended up being a journeyman but he was once a true contender

chael sonnen is the new webster dictionary

Dustin is a WARRIOR! PAID IN FULL!

Conor leg was numb from the nerve damage so there’s a difference

@@FurdgeBJJ fair enough just rarely see a fighter go out so quickly from leg kicks

Bullshit. Connor should've accepted Gaetje and Ferguson callous.

This is what Connor wants you to believe and blind people are eating it up...

Conor did save the sport tho

@@ripleykable save the sport no....boost the sport yes

@@cheddix_that’s what I meant

@Freddie H Aldo? Mendez? Nate fucking Diaz? Stfu

Exact same result next time.

Conor just did not want it enough you need to understand. He’s not hungry anymore, yes Dustin won. But Conor isn’t hungry anymore- he has everything he ever wanted. It doesn’t matter

@@dylanc0327 are you okay

The 23 Enigma predicts that Conor will 100% win the rubber match

@@nateb.8405 .... yes? Tf?