G Buckets wrote:Smh, Conor was lighting up a featherweight division, then beat Alvarez for the title in his first 155lb fight, Lee has fought nobody. His resume is **** compared to CM. (Lee shouldn't have been in the interim bought, too early, better fighters ahead of him)
Lee has a poor stand up defense and isn't much of a striker, McGregor would drop him in round 1, remember how he lit up Eddie? it'd be worse, especially with his weak chin.
Diaz stand up(off & def) >> Ferguson. If Lee and his non striking skills lands shots on Ferguson how will he fair with McGregor? who has elite boxing in terms of MMA fighting. Only hope for Tony is McGregor gassing out, he isn't going to be able to take him down easy, his take down defense has grown ever since the Mendes fight.
As I said, If he avoids Ferguson he will have his belt stripped(Just like the FW belt when Aldo won the interim, albeit CM was done with that class anyway), and McGregor has already said he wants to defend his belt, and with the call outs from Ferg I'm sure he will.
I said for lightweight the record of Lee is better than a single win against Alvarez and 1-1 against Diaz (with McG running away at the end and getting saved at the end of two rounds, and some question of the decision...). I'm really not convinced how he lit up Eddie is enough to predict he can do it to whoever he wants. Eddie appeared foolish, and he's just one guy. We can say McGregor should be damaging and has a good weapon, but it's not enough for much certainty he can finish anyone IMO. Like how Edson Barboza lit up a lot of people and couldn't finish Ferguson.
I love Diaz's boxing. He's great with hands, but not very mobile; flat footed. He always gets legged kicked. For the last point, I don't think stopping Medes' takedowns are comparable to stopping Ferguson's. Hope we get to find out in a real fight, it would be great if it's actually this year.
