Official MMA discussion thread: UFC 231 Holloway vs Ortega finally!

Rotten Apple · Post #41 » by **Rotten Apple** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:32 am

Conor landed 6 hits all fight, all knockdowns :lol:

Rotten Apple · Post #42 » by **Rotten Apple** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:33 am

ibraheim718 wrote:
Rotten Apple wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:
His mouth was crooked too.. I thought he won 3 rounds to 2.

Close. I think they scored the 4th 10-8 which led to the draw.

I would've closed that 10-8 gap to 10-9 after Thompson got out of that choke and started pounding woodley in that last 30.. the fact that all that Woodley did ended up with him on his back catching blows has to take a little away from what he did earlier in the round.

Agreed also considering how Thompson looked in the 5th even tho they aren't allowed to score the 4th based off the 5th.

Wonder Boy will win the rematch unless Woodley wrestles

matchman · Post #43 » by **matchman** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:34 am

So Mcgregor has two belts now, will he go for middleweight?

13ringsruling · Post #44 » by **13ringsruling** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:34 am

BULLY UP SON

EchelonNYK · Post #45 » by **EchelonNYK** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:37 am

This guy is something else. Lol.

Rotten Apple · Post #46 » by **Rotten Apple** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:38 am

He made Alvarez look like an amateur.

Jellybeans · Post #47 » by **Jellybeans** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:39 am

I just won,and they allready taking one belt from me

ibraheim718 · Post #48 » by **ibraheim718** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:39 am

Rotten Apple wrote:He made Alvarez look like an amateur.

He looked like the bigger fighter.. or was I seeing things?

CJackson · Post #49 » by **CJackson** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:40 am

Wasn't even close

Mac put on the striking clinic tonight not Thompson

Jellybeans · Post #50 » by **Jellybeans** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:40 am

ibraheim718 wrote:
Rotten Apple wrote:He made Alvarez look like an amateur.

He looked like the bigger fighter.. or was I seeing things?

Yeah he had longer arms

NYKHardKnock · Post #51 » by **NYKHardKnock** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:40 am

Conor completely destroyed him. He had absolutely no chance. Wow

CJackson · Post #52 » by **CJackson** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:42 am

ibraheim718 wrote:
Rotten Apple wrote:He made Alvarez look like an amateur.

He looked like the bigger fighter.. or was I seeing things?

Yes, bigger frame. Explains why he can fight in multiple weight classes. He went up too far at 170 though. He will dominate any weight class under that as long as he doesn't have to wrestle which is the only way to beat him

HEZI · Post #53 » by **HEZI** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:42 am

Well that was........quick

jc23 · Post #54 » by **jc23** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:43 am

rare in sports to see a guy talk the talk and walk it. make no mistake, people were in the wait to trash him had he lost, like waiting to jump in a game of double dutch lol.

Rotten Apple · Post #55 » by **Rotten Apple** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:44 am

ibraheim718 wrote:
Rotten Apple wrote:He made Alvarez look like an amateur.

He looked like the bigger fighter.. or was I seeing things?

Yeah he did, I know he had a 5 inch reach advantage

Rotten Apple · Post #56 » by **Rotten Apple** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:45 am

CJackson wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:
Rotten Apple wrote:He made Alvarez look like an amateur.

He looked like the bigger fighter.. or was I seeing things?

Yes, bigger frame. Explains why he can fight in multiple weight classes. He went up too far at 170 though. He will dominate any weight class under that as long as he doesn't have to wrestle which is the only way to beat him

Thing is if you try and take him down especially if you're smaller than him then you're eating a left and you might not get up. Khabib is probably the only one who can beat him right now at 145 or 155.

matchman · Post #57 » by **matchman** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:46 am

So Woodley vs Mcgregor next?

CJackson · Post #58 » by **CJackson** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:47 am

Why did the scarecrow win the Nobel Prize?

HEZI · Post #59 » by **HEZI** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:47 am

CJackson wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:
Rotten Apple wrote:He made Alvarez look like an amateur.

He looked like the bigger fighter.. or was I seeing things?

Yes, bigger frame. Explains why he can fight in multiple weight classes. He went up too far at 170 though. He will dominate any weight class under that as long as he doesn't have to wrestle which is the only way to beat him

The problem most fighters are having is actually getting him on the ground. His defense has really improved over the years, he's gotten stronger and smarter and now it's incredibly tough to get him to the ground.

CJackson · Post #60 » by **CJackson** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:52 am

SMAC-K wrote:
CJackson wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:
He looked like the bigger fighter.. or was I seeing things?

Yes, bigger frame. Explains why he can fight in multiple weight classes. He went up too far at 170 though. He will dominate any weight class under that as long as he doesn't have to wrestle which is the only way to beat him

The problem most fighters are having is actually getting him on the ground. His defense has really improved over the years, he's gotten stronger and smarter and now it's incredibly tough to get him to the ground.

He improved his takedown defense and it showed vs. Nate the second time

but we don't know if he has actually improved if he is taken down and if he can work from the bottom position

His other issue was stamina after 2 or more rounds. He needs to keep working on his cardio