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Aldo vs McGregor

  • Aldo

    Votes: 31 81.6%
  • McGregor

    Votes: 7 18.4%

  • Total voters
    38

MMA.X

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I see the footwork, feints and distancing that McGregor uses and it seems to me to be more strategic and thought out than Aldo's savage, power combo style. Conor is setting you up to knock you out; Aldo is simply trying to knock you out.
I think Aldo mixes different types of striking better though. Blends his hands and his kicks very well and he throws devastating knees.
There's only 7 votes for McG I'm surprised his fans haven't taken over this forum like they have on many other sites lol
 

Hired Gun

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I never thought about the clinch. I wonder how that will go with these two?
 

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I love my Irish brother Connor, but if Aldo fights a smart fight it should be an easy win. I can't wait to see it go down.
 

Sweets

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Conor has to really come out and be super super aggressive with Aldo who is a slow starter.
Well that's a nailed on certainty, so can Conor have....

Agressive starter: Conor

Or is there some way you'd like to imagine Aldo with that advantage to?
 

Sweets

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30 to 7? Please guys's all of you bet lot's and lot's on Aldo, I mean the house, will you do that for me? If it's 4 to 1 on fight night I may just take up betting on fights...
 

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Again, you need to watch his fights before you run those dickskinners on the keyboard.

Oh man he lost a round or two to hominck. Wow, so shitty he must be lol. Your inferrence is that he's inferior because he has been in wars and its plain not truth. He hasnt lost in 10 years, been champ since 2007 and its longer than you've known about the sport more than likely. Its a reign of dominance that both jones and johnson havent seen. I'd rather watch aldo before i'm actually forced to watch any mm fight. Give me fighters like aldo over shit you're trying to push as the greatest ever. But continue to tell us just how aldo is not good because he has been in wars, because you're so well spoken and intelligent.
Edit: let's reign in the personal attacks, guys - L
Leigh stepped in and said we were getting too heated. Consider yourself lucky, you got let off the hook, I'm gonna drop it. :D
 

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I see the footwork, feints and distancing that McGregor uses and it seems to me to be more strategic and thought out than Aldo's savage, power combo style. Conor is setting you up to knock you out; Aldo is simply trying to knock you out.

I think Aldo mixes different types of striking better though. Blends his hands and his kicks very well and he throws devastating knees.
Agreed. It'll be interesting to see how Aldo, a guy known for past stamina issues, deals with McGregor's pace.

People who feel that it's going to be a walk in the park for Aldo are in for a big surprise, regardless of who wins.
 

Hired Gun

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Agreed. It'll be interesting to see how Aldo, a guy known for past stamina issues, deals with McGregor's pace.

People who feel that it's going to be a walk in the park for Aldo are in for a big surprise, regardless of who wins.
Who's to say Conor can go 5 rds? For all we know he might gas if it even makes it that long which I don't think it will. Aldo has been in those deep waters in titles fights. Conor has never been there let alone in a fight with this much pressure. All the Conor kool aide drinkers keep saying Aldo is mentally weak but I think it just might be the other way around. Can Conor handle the pressure if it goes 5 rds with the GOAT FW?
 

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Well that's a nailed on certainty, so can Conor have....

Agressive starter: Conor

Or is there some way you'd like to imagine Aldo with that advantage to?
I said Conor will most likely be more aggressive from the jump. The question I have is what happens if he can't hurt Aldo in that time period as Aldo gets stronger more aggressive as the fight goes along?
 

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Who's to say Conor can go 5 rds? For all we know he might gas if it even makes it that long which I don't think it will. Aldo has been in those deep waters in titles fights. Conor has never been there let alone in a fight with this much pressure. All the Conor kool aide drinkers keep saying Aldo is mentally weak but I think it just might be the other way around. Can Conor handle the pressure if it goes 5 rds with the GOAT FW?
Yup, there are a lot of unanswered questions going into this one.

Personally I don't know who takes it, and I'm not going to be surprised with nearly any outcome (other than maybe a McGregor submission win).

The only thing I do know is that both guys are in deep. It's not going to be a walk in the park for either guy.
 

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The question I would like to know is all the people that are hyping Conor and discrediting Aldo, will they admit they are wrong if Aldo beats him or will there be excuses?

Aldo is in a no win situation and gains nothing from this fight other than a payday. If he beats Conor then it will be "well Conor is over rated and this proves nothing" and if he loses then everything he has done for the last ten yrs will be written off. It's sad that a champion as great as Aldo has been, who carries himself without all the controversy that has sadly surrounded far to many elite mma fighters as well as champions has never been given the credit he has earned and deserved.
 

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The question I would like to know is all the people that are hyping Conor and discrediting Aldo, will they admit they are wrong if Aldo beats him or will there be excuses?

Aldo is in a no win situation and gains nothing from this fight other than a payday. If he beats Conor then it will be "well Conor is over rated and this proves nothing" and if he loses then everything he has done for the last ten yrs will be written off. It's sad that a champion as great as Aldo has been, who carries himself without all the controversy that has sadly surrounded far to many elite mma fighters as well as champions has never been given the credit he has earned and deserved.
You've created your own narrative on how this whole situation is going down.
 

Zeph

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How so? What does Aldo gain by this fight other than a payday?
He would have beat the best striker he has ever faced, quite possibly cementing himself as the best fighter ever to compete, or at least within reach in a few fights. Regardless of that, what do champions gain from defending their belts, but money and added legacy? Of course they have the most to lose, simply by being champion. However, that wasn't the main point, you've created your own narrative on how bad all Conor fans are and how they are discrediting Aldo, yet I haven't seen one post here about that.

I haven't seen anyone ever say that if Aldo loses to Conor then everything Aldo has ever done is for nothing, which is a ludicrous statement to make. In fact, even if Aldo loses to Conor, I rate Aldo's achievements at featherweight above what Mcgregor will have achieved up to that point. Just like Anderson Silva's is above Weidman's, despite Weidman likely being the better fighter.
 

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Just so I'm clear on this, you feel Conor is a better striker than Hominick
He would have beat the best striker he has ever faced, quite possibly cementing himself as the best fighter ever to compete, or at least within reach in a few fights. Regardless of that, what do champions gain from defending their belts, but money and added legacy? Of course they have the most to lose, simply by being champion. However, that wasn't the main point, you've created your own narrative on how bad all Conor fans are and how they are discrediting Aldo, yet I haven't seen one post here about that.

I haven't seen anyone ever say that if Aldo loses to Conor then everything Aldo has ever done is for nothing, which is a ludicrous statement to make. In fact, even if Aldo loses to Conor, I rate Aldo's achievements at featherweight above what Mcgregor will have achieved up to that point. Just like Anderson Silva's is above Weidman's, despite Weidman likely being the better fighter.
Have you read the stuff Conor's fans have said? If anything my statement is toned down.

As far as the best striker he's ever faced I disagree. IMO Hominick and Florian are better strikers than Conor.
 

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Just so I'm clear on this, you feel Conor is a better striker than Hominick

Have you read the stuff Conor's fans have said? If anything my statement is toned down.

As far as the best striker he's ever faced I disagree. IMO Hominick and Florian are better strikers than Conor.
Conor is categorically a better striker than Hominick and Florian. As far as what Conor fans say or have said, I only contribute here and occasionally at r/MMA, and have never seen anyone make any statement close to what you claim, regardless, even if they have been said by someone somewhere, I'm not sure how that is relevant to what people are saying here and bringing outlandish opinions here from people elsewhere and painting all Conor fans with the same brush is disingenuous at best.
 

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Conor is categorically a better striker than Hominick and Florian. As far as Conor fans say or have said, I only contribute here and occassionally at r/MMA, and have never seen anyone make any statement close to what you claim, regardless, even if they have been said by someone somewhere, I'm not sure how that is relevant to what people are saying here and bringing outlandish opinions here from people elsewhere and painting all Conor fans with the same brush is disingenuous at best.
We'll have to agree to disagree on both

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Conor is categorically a better striker than Hominick
Conor is a really good striker but hominick went 21-0 as a kick boxer and is often regarded as one of the most technical strikers to compete in the UFC. Based on that I'd say he's a better striker than McG. But who knows if McGregor competed in kickboxing instead if mma he'd probably have an unbeaten streak as well .
 

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Conor is a really good striker but hominick went 21-0 as a kick boxer and is often regarded as one of the most technical strikers to compete in the UFC. Based on that I'd say he's a better striker than McG. But who knows if McGregor competed in kickboxing instead if mma he'd probably have an unbeaten streak as well .
Kickboxing records can be very padded, but I have no real knowledge of who Mark fought in Kickboxing, so that would be unfair to lay at his feet. However, Mark competed in MMA at the same weight as Conor, so I'll adjust my statement. Conor is without a doubt a better MMA striker than Mark Hominick.
 

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I said Conor will most likely be more aggressive from the jump. The question I have is what happens if he can't hurt Aldo in that time period as Aldo gets stronger more aggressive as the fight goes along?
Oh really?? Thanks I missed that. Nothing Aldo has ever done suggests he could, or would, get on his bike to avoid that damage.
 

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The question I would like to know is all the people that are hyping Conor and discrediting Aldo, will they admit they are wrong if Aldo beats him or will there be excuses?

Aldo is in a no win situation and gains nothing from this fight other than a payday. If he beats Conor then it will be "well Conor is over rated and this proves nothing" and if he loses then everything he has done for the last ten yrs will be written off. It's sad that a champion as great as Aldo has been, who carries himself without all the controversy that has sadly surrounded far to many elite mma fighters as well as champions has never been given the credit he has earned and deserved.
I disagree in regards to what Aldo has to win. Hardcore fans will surely pick apart McGregor if he gets his ass kicked, but he's a big name and the general public seems to be either sold on him or invested in him. This is a HUGE fight for Aldo, because McGregor is the one to finally give him that career defining MEGA fight that only a strong challenger and legit drama and give a fighter. This is the kind of fight that people look back and remember a fighter by, a fight that can boost a great fighter into a legit superstar. The stakes have never been higher for Aldo. This is his biggest fight by a long shot, and a victory over McGregor is going to bring him to another level.