UFC 257 Poirier vs McGregor 2

ChrisM

McGregor by Sub

Jose is doing his nut now

Hellotonever

eagle eye wrote: »

You seem to care a lot about it. I'm willing to bet you don't have and never had 30k in your life.

Im literally a millionaire but yeah stay mad.

Mcgregor is pathetic this fight.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA thanks for the free money McNugget you washedo ut cokehead

Whelo79

McGregor by Sub

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

McGregor looked very poor in the second, camps full of just boxing have cost him

Agree on this, his stance was completely different to every other fight we've seen. Slightly more squared, heavier on his lead leg, didn't have that zippy in and out motion that we've always seen. Keep the boxing for boxing, get back to the MMA.

eagle eye

mfceiling wrote:

No point. The greatest boxer ever in the UFC? He had nothing. Retire.

It's 1-1, the fans will pay for a rubber match.

Utopia Parkway

Well doesn’t seem like he’s retiring. But he doesn’t look as quick or elusive as he once did. Maybe inactivity partly to blame but not fully.

Morrison J

el Fenomeno wrote: »

He has to get past Jake Paul first before we start talking about Pacquiao...

:pac:

Probably his level when it comes to boxing to be fair

MrStuffins

McGregor by Sub

Hellotonever wrote: »

Im literally a millionaire but yeah stay mad.

Gone are the days when the forum would be full of these lads on a McGregor fight night. One or two is pretty good!

LollipopJimmy

McGregor by Sub

Hellotonever wrote: »

Did you put money on mcgregor? I put 30k on Poirier HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

No you didn't. I would wager you don't even have 30euro to your name never mind 30grand

Axwell

McGregor by Sub

Banned for a day till you calm down...

Hellotonever wrote: »

Im literally a millionaire but yeah stay mad.

Mcgregor is pathetic this fight.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA thanks for the free money McNugget you washedo ut cokehead

JoeExotic81

eagle eye wrote: »

There'll be a third one between them now I'd suspect. Poirier would be foolish to turn down the money.

From a money point of view perhaps. From a performance point of view McGregor needs to prove himself worthy. He needs to beat people like chandler or even hooker. I think he's probably done performance wise. Just money fights from here on out.

Bullocks

Poirier by Sub

eagle eye wrote: »

It's 1-1, the fans will pay for a rubber match.

I think that's the one thing MacGregor has going for him left, most of us will still pay for another fight either way with him

Arghus

Wouldn't be surprised if that's the end of it for McGregor.

Definite air of the music being turned off and the lights being on at the end of the night. He looked like a man whose race was run.

eurokev

Poirier on Pts

All_in_Flynn wrote: »

You could see early on he wasn’t the same. The fast twitch is gone. He should hang them up.

This

Really was not like watching him at all

bunnyboxer

He's starting to remind me of Ronda Rousey.

He's a top 6 fighter at that weight, nothing more.

calabi yau

Delighted for Poirier, what a fighter / person

DrumSteve

Is that his first knock out loss?

RoryMac

eagle eye wrote: »

It's 1-1, the fans will pay for a rubber match.

That won't be the next fight for Poirier who'll fight the title next so who next for McGregor?

peejay1986

Whelo79 wrote: »

Agree on this, his stance was completely different to every other fight we've seen. Slightly more squared, heavier on his lead leg, didn't have that zippy in and out motion that we've always seen. Keep the boxing for boxing, get back to the MMA.

I think his leg was ****ed very early on. He completely ignored the kicks and paid the price quickly.

He wouldn't make the same mistake again, but shouldn't have ignored them this time.

Donegal Overlanding

Hellotonever wrote: »

Im literally a millionaire but yeah stay mad.

Mcgregor is pathetic this fight.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA thanks for the free money McNugget you washedo ut cokehead

Another desperate jealous individual. Boards would be so much better without these types.

Mellor

McGregor on Pts

EagererBeaver wrote: »

I hope that's not the beginning of a hint that it was an early stoppage...

Absolutely not.
He was caught with a few flush and knocked down. Would be silly to let him eat more undefended shots.

All_in_Flynn

walshb wrote: »

Conor’s speed not what it was.

Not near as springy or explosive..

This is it. The reactions just aren’t there anymore. I’d say he looked and felt great in camp but it’s a fight that shows it.

I’ll also say this, I thought he looked in excellent shape prior to the weight cut but I think he was frail looking today. His face drawn. Just didn’t look great on the eye test.

He’s still capable of competing at this level obv but I just can’t see him getting back to the top. He has made his fortune. Go and enjoy it. Was great to see an Irish man make it to the very top and I had some amazing times travelling to his fights. But I would personally prefer if he hung them up.

Bunny Colvin

Conor didn't look too bad in there but his stance has changed and he's not mixing it up enough. Compare that Conor to the one that fought Alvarez, night and day. I wouldn't say he's finished but he has plenty to work on if he wants to make a proper go of it.

eagle eye

Hellotonever wrote:

Im literally a millionaire but yeah stay mad.
Mcgregor is pathetic this fight.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA thanks for the free money McNugget you washedo ut cokehead

I don't care at all about it much.
You in the other hand are coming across as crazy, as spiteful and likely a liar.

ctrl-alt-delete

Jesus he can attract some idiots to here.

He sounds devastated, he reckoned he was at his best pre-fight. Inactivity will be some of it but he is as much to blame for that.

Earlier in their careers and that would have ended much like the first. Mcgregor caught him with his best but this time Porier took it.

calabi yau

RoryMac wrote: »

That won't be the next fight for Poirier who'll fight the title next so who next for McGregor?

Gaethje or the new guy

McGregor by Sub

He's not going anywhere.

kona

Bullocks wrote: »

I think that's the one thing MacGregor has going for him left, most of us will still pay for another fight either way with him

"Pay"

LurkerNo1

Thought Dustins movement in defence was really stand out. Made McGregor miss so many strikes and countered him well. Some beautiful jabs too. Fantastic game plan overall, the takedown and leg kicks just weathered Conor.

peejay1986

Genuinely pleased for Poirier though. The lad is so damn likeable - in and out of the octagon - and he took his chance tonight.

505_

McGregor by Sub

Wow unbelievable! Thought he was gonna get the knockout in the second but the leg kicks stopped McGregor in his tracks

Donegal Overlanding

Normally my resting heart rate is about 65-70 and my stress level is literally on the absolute green part, the lowest it can get on my Samsung phone. Even 5 minutes after this fight Im sitting at 96bpm and the stress level is right at the top of the scale!!!

Zero-Cool

McGregor by Sub

Great performance out of Dustin, i think Conor thought it would be as easy as he thought and took him for granted. Hopefully he does stick around and get a few fights in but wouldn't be surprised if he gave it up. Can't imagine a card he doesn't main event but would love to see him get into the LW mix a bit.

Mehaffey1

McGregor by Sub

Wasn't the same McGregor in there at all, time goes by for everyone even Conor. Great performance by Poirier who hated every minute of the fight camp build up and even first round being in the spotlight with a psycho. He's a true champion and would love to see him against Chandler next.

walshb

Poirier by Sub

Bunny Colvin wrote: »

Conor didn't look too bad in there but his stance has changed and he's not mixing it up enough. Compare that Conor to the one that fought Alvarez, night and day. I wouldn't say he's finished but he has plenty to work on if he wants to make a proper go of it.

It’s down to speed and explosiveness..

He is heavier and more laboured now.

His success and game rely heavily on springy speed and snap..

mdwexford

Some of the comments are obviously so dumb.

You need to be active and sharp in this game. Dustin has been taking out killers for the last three years while Conor has been basically on the shelf.

Conor will be back and is still a top class fighter.

eagle eye

RoryMac wrote:

That won't be the next fight for Poirier who'll fight the title next so who next for McGregor?

Probably something handy like Tony who looks shot and is still ranked. They'll do whatever it takes to keep.him relevant for another fight with Poirier.

Blanco100

The hunger is gone. Too much money to ever be hungry for it again. One dimensional camp as someone said, full of boxing cutting corners. Poirier looks basic enough too.

You can't live that lifestyle and be at your optimum. I think he will still be fighting in 3 or 4 years when the €€€ has dried up to be honest.

mirwillbeback

Jon Anik ; “ Conor, all class always”

Irony at its finest.

weldoninhio

Hellotonever wrote: »

Im literally a millionaire but yeah stay mad.

Mcgregor is pathetic this fight.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA thanks for the free money McNugget you washedo ut cokehead

You got 33/1 for Poirier to win?? Or is maths not your forte??

ctrl-alt-delete

peejay1986 wrote: »

Genuinely pleased for Poirier though. The lad is so damn likeable - in and out of the octagon - and he took his chance tonight.

Same here.

I wanted McGregor to win but its not how I felt about his other defeats. I admire Dustin from what I have seen, hope he gets the belt at some stage. He believes he is the champ now.

eagle eye

All_in_Flynn wrote:

I’ll also say this, I thought he looked in excellent shape prior to the weight cut but I think he was frail looking today. His face drawn. Just didn’t look great on the eye test.

I thought he looked great tonight.
He is blaming the calf kick for what happened.

Bunny Colvin

walshb wrote: »

It’s down to speed and explosiveness..

He is heavier and more laboured now.

His success and game rely heavily on springy speed and snap..

Yeah he looks more laboured for sure. The in and out he had doesn't really seem to be there.

EagererBeaver

Whelo79 wrote: »

Agree on this, his stance was completely different to every other fight we've seen. Slightly more squared, heavier on his lead leg, didn't have that zippy in and out motion that we've always seen. Keep the boxing for boxing, get back to the MMA.

Think it was DC that compared it to Nate Diaz's approach, and that was exactly for McGregor went after him in the second fight. I remember McGregor either in the interview or the press conference talking about his leg being in bits because he'd been kicking the ****e out of Nate's all night.

You can only get away with having no respect for someone's shots if you can blast anyone out of it at any given time. Poirier is infinitely better and tougher (possibly/probably as a result of not draining himself to 145) and ate quite a few solid ones, including several left hands. You could see he felt them but was never stung. Once it was apparent that he wasn't going anywhere early, McGregor needed to protect the leg far more. Just didn't do it, and paid for it.

RoryMac

calabi yau wrote: »

Gaethje or the new guy

Don't see him winning either tbh

qwabercd

Surprised with how disappointed I am, still fairly invested even though I don't like him outside of the octagon (and I'm actually quite fond of DP). Feels like the end of an era really, even assuming he does fight on.

As others said he didn't look bad per se, but he's clearly past his peak. Regardless of when the knockout came, he really hasn't a hope of winning with the way his leg was unless he had gotten the KO himself before the end of round 2.

theballz

Inactivity is not an excuse. He’s supposed to be a professional.

If he spent less time thinking about a boxing match with pacauiao or bloody Jake Paul than maybe he wouldn’t overlook people like Dustin.

Let’s face it, the man is a clown. Good riddance.

John_D80

McGregor by Sub

Hellotonever wrote: »

Did you put money on mcgregor? I put 30k on Poirier HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

Screenshot/photo of the bet will satisfy your doubters. Good man.

eagle eye

mirwillbeback wrote:

Jon Anik ; “ Conor, all class alwaysâ€

Irony at its finest.

You don't think he was respectful in his post fight interview?

bunnyboxer

Ronda Rousey the 2nd, times up Conor.

Mellor

McGregor on Pts

There will be a lot of results based analysis come out of this.

He was winning the first. He was caught by another top fighter. There doesn’t need to be any more reason than that.
Talking of being washed up or not having it any more is premature