Event UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor [Results]

^ Guess who described last night as the night of his life? Yeah, this guy. Who is he, Bill Cutting?

 

What an epic event! I've rewatched the fights twice already!

Lawler is a boss. Rory can take a beating. I'm glad Lawler one, I am not a fan of Rory. I feel like Rory will never be more than a Florian type of fighter..always the bridesmaid, never the bride. As long as there is someone in his division that can outbox, outwrestle, or T/KO him, he will always be second best. To me, he's one of those fighters that is good in every area, but not great. I don't see him beating Lawler or Hendricks. I'd like to see a Condit rematch now. That was an epic title fight. Definitely the fight of the year and my personal favorite since Hendo/Shogun I.

Conor is pure awesome. His humility after the fight was great as well. I firmly believe he will beat Aldo. I can't see Aldo taking him down and I can't see Aldo T/KO'ing him. I think Conor wins via TKO.

 

And one more thing, I do not understand how you could score that first round to one fighter. That was the definition of a 10-10 round. If I had to score it, I would have given it to Lawler. I don't understand how all 3 judges had him down 3-1. I had it 2-2 going into the final round, personally.

 

I think Rory is in the same space as Mendes and Faber right now. He's clearly one of the best in the world but is a notch below the champion. Lawler is peaking at 36 but that won't last much longer. In a year or two I could see Rory getting that belt. He was damn close on Saturday. Easy to forget that King is only 25 years old and not even in his prime yet.

You have to figure the odds for the McGregor/Aldo fight just narrowed a lot. McGregor was taken down and controlled in the fight but retained his composure and made good on the opportunities he had. A fight with Aldo will likely be pure stand-up and pure fireworks. Can't wait.

 

speeds, I believe Robbie is only 33. Not a big difference from 36, but big enough to envision him ruling the WW division for the next 2-3 years.

McGregor got taken down at will, but I believe he stuffed 3-4 takedowns as well? It'll be hard to find a better wrestler in that division outside of Mendes. If McGregor gets by Aldo, I don't see anyone beating him for awhile. I love Frankie, but I can't see him being able to utilize his boxing like he was able to against Penn and Maynard. I also didn't realize how sick Conor's body work was in the 1st round until rewatching the fight while sober. He absolutely wrecked Chad's body in the first round.

 

That is what I forgot to talk about! Gunnar Nelson is awesome. I love his stoic-ness!

I don't see a full camp Mendes outcome being any different. Each round starts on the feet and Conor's striking power and accuracy is just too much. His body work would kill Mendes' cardio, again.