Back Alley brawl: Zion vs McGregor who wins?

[HollowEarth]

The guy's voting for Zion to win are the same dudes that show up in those "how would you do 1 on 1 vs pros" threads and insist that they could take Tony Allen at the park. No, you can't take Tony Allen at the park. He looks bad at offense because you only see him play against the literal best defenders on the entire planet. Same with McGregor. We've seen him fight professional fighters. You can't compare his performance against other fighters, because Zion is a hooper not a fighter.

[hoosierdaddy34]

32 year old trained fighter of course. What is this nonsense? Dumbest post of the year

[Ryoga Hibiki]

check out the MMA career of Bob Sapp 100lbs don't beat skill!

If the fight with Nogueira happened on concrete Sapp would have killed him.
And Sapp finished Hoost twice on K1.
He was a freakshow but not someone to sleep on in the first few minutes

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Exactly we are talking about younger bob sapp. in a back alley on concrete with no rules , who the hell is betting on mcgregor?

Sapp was a trained fighter, though.
Not extremely skilled, but he had several fights up to that point.
Give Zion some time (and willingness) and he would likely dispatch Conor, out of nowhere I don't think so.

[trueballer7]

If the fight with Nogueira happened on concrete Sapp would have killed him.
And Sapp finished Hoost twice on K1.
He was a freakshow but not someone to sleep on in the first few minutes

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Exactly we are talking about younger bob sapp. in a back alley on concrete with no rules , who the hell is betting on mcgregor?

Sapp was a trained fighter, though.
Not extremely skilled, but he had several fights up to that point.
Give Zion some time (and willingness) and he would likely dispatch Conor, out of nowhere I don't think so.

Sapp was extremely roided up too.

[Ryoga Hibiki]

Exactly we are talking about younger bob sapp. in a back alley on concrete with no rules , who the hell is betting on mcgregor?

Sapp was a trained fighter, though.
Not extremely skilled, but he had several fights up to that point.
Give Zion some time (and willingness) and he would likely dispatch Conor, out of nowhere I don't think so.

Sapp was extremely roided up too.

This is a slander, I can't tolerate such a smear campaign against Mr Sapp when there's totally no evidence about it.

[BBallG]

106 people going with Zion

I bet they think they can beat up Amanda Nunes cause she's a girl

when I did some amateur fighting there was this pro female that would dismantle dudes twice her size within seconds. The shocked look in their faces was priceless man.

[Mr Puddles]

When two of God's children fight, everybody loses.

The only winner is hate.

Instead of a back alley brawl, let's ask ourselves who would win in a hugging contest.

Violence begets violence my brothers and sisters.

[Jstock12]

McGregor-vs-The-Mountain.mp4

[CptCrunch]

McGregor would win.

But if you gave Zion a month to train, he would crush McGregor due to his size advantage. (edit: maybe 3-6 months)

[rtiff68]

McGregor would win.

But if you gave Zion a month to train, he would crush McGregor due to his size advantage. (edit: maybe 3-6 months)

While McGregor is a striker/boxer stylistically, he’s also a brown belt in BJJ, something that takes typically at least 5 years of training to achieve.

If Zion had only “a couple of months“ to train, McGregor would turn him into a pretzel. Professional strikers are also different animals than untrained fighters— there’s a reason why it’s considered “assault with a deadly weapon” if they strike a member of the general public.

This would be like giving a hyper-athletic 6’7 dude— who had never held a basketball in his life— 4-6 months to train and then expecting him to beat someone like a prime Chris Paul one-on-one.

Not happening.

[pcbothwel]

Lol at people saying Zion would stand a chance. If he hesitates/stays outside, one leg kick (Calf maybe) would make his eyes the size of a grapefruit and basically make his legs jello. If he rushed Conor, it would be a tussle for only a matter of moments before conor got hold of his neck and slept him.

[fianchetto]

The guy's voting for Zion to win are the same dudes that show up in those "how would you do 1 on 1 vs pros" threads and insist that they could take Tony Allen at the park. No, you can't take Tony Allen at the park. He looks bad at offense because you only see him play against the literal best defenders on the entire planet. Same with McGregor. We've seen him fight professional fighters. You can't compare his performance against other fighters, because Zion is a hooper not a fighter.

lol reminds me of that show Pros vs. Joes where they usually went against retired athletes.

Anyway, I wouldn't underestimate the size difference. I'm a big MMA fan and you have to remember that Zion is easily over 250lbs AND is a professional athlete.

Even if Mcgregor walks around at 170 that's a 100 lb difference.

I'm not saying Zion would win, but it's not an easy answer.

[HEKTOR]

McGregor would win.

But if you gave Zion a month to train, he would crush McGregor due to his size advantage. (edit: maybe 3-6 months)

No.

[thebigbird]

I think there's about a zero percent chance that McGregor wins a back alley fight with a pro athlete literally twice as heavy as him. They have weight classes in UFC for a reason.

Go ask this former college football player how it worked out going against a MMA guy half his size.

https://www.tmz.com/2010/08/04/ufc-president-dana-white-roger-huerta-street-fight-parking-lot-brawl-video-statement/

McGregor couldn't even knock out an old grandpa in a pub.

[Hroz]

Tbh it's Zion.

Size is so important in a fight.
I am presuming Zion does some fighting for his fitness too. And can handle himself somewhat.

As long as Zion can protect his face and Legs I think Conor's punches just won't do much.

In most fights on UFC / boxing
Its length vs strength.

Zion inheritly wins both here.

[KF10]

Connor is a full time professional fighter. He throws punches and kicks for a living. He is one of the best in the world in his work. Connor BEATS up on other professional, trained fighters. An untrained regular Joe has no chance against Connor or anyone in his world of fighting.

So what if Zion is an athletic freak? Have you seen the type of fights in the NBA? Out of all of the fights in the history of the NBA, I have never seen a good punch thrown...maybe save one or two occasions in the past 50 years. These players are built like tanks but have no clue in throwing a punch or any fighting acumen. And yet, you expect a kid like Zion — can go head to head against Connor? Give me a break.

I really hate to generalize but the vast majority of NBA players have no idea how to throw a punch.

Zion was likely the biggest kid in his school ever since elementary. He probably never got picked on or punched in the face by a bully. I don’t care who big this kid is, being kicked and punched by a trained fighter will be nothing Zion has ever experienced. He might absorbed a punch or two but the moment Connor strikes clean, Zion is done for.

[kobe_vs_jordan]

Depend what you mean by back alley . I could easily see Zion rushing forward guarding his head and legs and just bear hugging it out.

Is Connor even going to be able to Zion in the face? Connor a skilled fighter, but he isn't super man. He isn't going to be able to get a 300 pound man off him. Connor never been known for his punching power much less being able to knock out a 300 pound man.

[playaloc916]

McGregor because the difference in fighting experience is too much. If you replace McGregor with an unknown amateur fighter from a no name gym, then Zion would have a better chance.

[poultryfan]

The guy's voting for Zion to win are the same dudes that show up in those "how would you do 1 on 1 vs pros" threads and insist that they could take Tony Allen at the park. No, you can't take Tony Allen at the park. He looks bad at offense because you only see him play against the literal best defenders on the entire planet. Same with McGregor. We've seen him fight professional fighters. You can't compare his performance against other fighters, because Zion is a hooper not a fighter.

Not surprisingly I recognize at least one poster from the "Zion is too big for Conor!" camp who has also claimed that he could take on Jason Terry 1v1. There's no way of convincing these guy that professionals in their respective sports are just on another level.

[kazyv]

the funniest part of this thread is all the people suggesting zion can charge connor and slam him on concrete. news flash, anything zion would try to do, connor will do better and faster. there are plenty of ways to use your opponents weight against himself and a blind charge by an untrained person is prime material exactly for that.

all of your ideas of zion fighting and using his weight is pure fantasy because it always assumes connor as a training dummy rather than a living person fighting back.