@@RevKali yes 24 and 21 not mucb difference in terms of body development.. but expierence of 3 years more fighting in ufc, on average 6-9 fights more plays a role.
@@uzairiqbal738 not really men reach physical peak at around 32 years old. Thats why most of the guys at that age are called being in their “prime”. Youre only there for a short time then your body starts falling off big time.
One of Conor's best performances imo. The variety of offence was nothing short of brilliant. This was the fight that made me a fan of the UFC and MMA in general.
@@Akaya7777 I'd always had a passing interest in combat sports, mainly boxing. I saw someone in the comments section of a video gushing about McGregor, so I looked him up and since the Holloway fight was his most recent at the time, that's what I watched.
Wow look at baby max 😂 one of the only fights max truely lost Edit: also crazy to see this was a prelim fight not even on main card and these guys are literal legends now 😂
1) who could know at the time what a legendary matchup this fight was. 2) it was so fun seeing Conor hit takedown after takedown in the 3rd (due to a knee injury) and be such a beast at grappling and getting to mount on the ground. The guy is just talented everywhere and probably would have been a wrestling/gnp legend if that’s the route he’d focused on
What happened to the Switch Knee, Front kick, Front leg Hook kick, angle change uppercut-cross? Conor used to be so special and unique with the striking
Conor swept and defended against a much larger Diaz, gave khabib a RESPECTABLE amount of trouble early on and in the third round and kept up with Chad Mendes with a shredded knee. His ground game is underrated
@@joe4991 From Conors mouth, the follow up Doctors report. And MRI imaging. Would you like the President to email you a confirmation? Maybe Dana can stop by tonight after dinner and discuss it. Jesus, why do you think he suddenly decided, after battering Max for 10.mins on the feet, to shoot for 3-4 takedown and control him on the ground....
@@ianpcon3630 It's funny because Max became an output fighter after this fight and worked a lot on ground game after this fight. Conor honestly schooled him.
Man I miss this McGregor so much, such a humble, likeable and relatable human being. So grateful for the fans, absolutely broke… He’s a completely different person now.
@@drunkenmmamaster419 Conor was and always will be a better fighter (in the pure sense) - it is what is - would max beat him now? yeah maybe , rather most likely (I would def put my money on max if I had to choose), depending on the weight class obviously though but what we see now is just a joke, Conor can be beat by half the roster now - the man is a materialist to the fullest, and got everything he ever wanted - after beating Alvarez in still the cleanest and most dominant championship fight I have ever seen (still holds record for most knockdowns in a title bout) ….btw this was when Alvarez was a dog, the same guy who had a war with Dustin years later but was no where the same fighter….. but i digress, after that - winning the two belts (which he said he wanted to do in the UFC in 2012 before he was even in the UFC yet when he did it with Cage Warriors) then being out of the cage for a tad over 2 years to make 80 million in 30 minutes….start a multi million dollar company, glt everything he ever wanted and lets not forget, what he predicted he was going to do, which was unheard of and not seen as possible back when he joined the roster -- to only come back and fight the best LW of all time and arguably the best ever? then not fight for another 2+ years etc….. what I am getting at is, Conor got what he wanted - I do BELIEVE that Conor BELIEVES he can still be great - but no because subconsciously, that flame that kept the spark lit for all those years has gone out, it did a while ago…and many of his dumb fans dont realize that, and sadly Conor does not either BUT in its pure form, there was NO stopping that man during that Cinderella-like movie type run, a run that transcended him and the UFC as a company // hence why now its not impressive to say u cant beat Conor
The footwork and balance of Conor was amazing. Max though showed some great heart and technique. You could see these were both going to be very special champions.
This fight really shows how complete of a fighter Conor WAS before all the fame took over. Just imagine if he had continued on this path. Building on his wrestling and that standup game/ power he had.
Holloway's resume is insane, all just former or future champs _conor, volk, oliveira, poirier, pettis, edgar, aldo and soon will be gaethje as well So underappreciated
I didn't remember that Conor got hit with some decent shots too, he just rolled a bit with them. Come to think about it, although he dominated this fight, there were some holes in his armor that Poirier exploited years later.
Watching this and seeing conor doing his things so comfortably, shows how fearful he was when facing khabib. He was literally frozen in time with only using his hands so carefully .
He had been out of the cage for 2 years, killing himself off of whiskey and cocaine. What lost that fight and ruined his career was Conor's own mindset. With that said Khabib might still have beaten even the best version of Conor, but it would've been his toughest fight.
1. they are about the same age 2. max is naturally bigger than conor, it was no different here 3. it was max’s 6th ufc fight. conor’s 2nd so the experience goes to max as well. ever thought that maybe mcgregor was always simply i donno…the better fighter?
@@knuckle-sandwichmma681 Nobody ever brings this up about how many fights Max already had in the UFC by this time. All they see is 21 years of age v 25. Max was McGregor's fifteenth fight or something, while this was Max's tenth. But Max had already faced people like Poirier in the UFC up this.
@@knuckle-sandwichmma681nah you're coping, mcgregor is older and was fighting for longer. Max was the underdog and was the only one not to get knocked out by prime mcgregor.
@@knuckle-sandwichmma681 late but not sorry. 1- COnor is 4 years older wich is a lot. 2-Max is taller but much skinnier than Conor(Conor is bigger) 3-This was Max 10th pro fight vs Conor 16th pro fight so I kinda stand correct that Conor was more experienced than him. Now,we need a rematch of these 2 at lightweight.
Who’s here after max knocked Justin’s the fuck out … this proves Connor is much better then Justin gaethjr and Dustin and many others because Connor best max and max beat others
This fight shows Mcgregor didn’t have any conditioning issues at 145. We talking Max Holloway. Not till he moved up significantly in weight did that become an issue. 145 Conor was the most spectacular fighter I’ve ever seen.
This is why Conor fans says he is the FW GOAT yeah Conor defeated undefeated Aldo in seconds and also defeated Chad mendes huge respect for that but this is really the worst version of Max holloway be honest the rematch would have gone either way Max was just 21 years old he became better in later years and again respect for Conor though 👏✨️and not to mention that Conor didn't defend his title.
max was scared and tentative. conors also regressed alot in his fighting style, if conor fought like this it'd be the same thing of max trying to defend and land inbetween like everyone does against him.
Imagine being 21 years old and fighting Mcgregor... Max has an epic story going so far
Conor was quite young as well
Not really men are strongest at age 25 and max is 21 still developing his muslce and bones bit he still a man but conor had more physical advantages
Conor was 24 years old at the time I believe, not much of a difference.
@@RevKali yes 24 and 21 not mucb difference in terms of body development.. but expierence of 3 years more fighting in ufc, on average 6-9 fights more plays a role.
@@uzairiqbal738 not really men reach physical peak at around 32 years old. Thats why most of the guys at that age are called being in their “prime”. Youre only there for a short time then your body starts falling off big time.
One of my favorite Conor fights ever. He was so sharp and fluid, just mesmerizing 👏🏼
Do you like my name
Kinell why don’t you ask him out?
This is Prime Conor but this isn't Prime Max holloway though
@@like2jo4796 this want his prime lol
@@like2jo4796 prime Conor was Alvarez fight
One of Conor's best performances imo. The variety of offence was nothing short of brilliant. This was the fight that made me a fan of the UFC and MMA in general.
this Conor beats current Conor
@@dik2bik plot twist that Connor is current connor
You weren’t an MMA fan and were watching the prelims?
@@Akaya7777 I'd always had a passing interest in combat sports, mainly boxing. I saw someone in the comments section of a video gushing about McGregor, so I looked him up and since the Holloway fight was his most recent at the time, that's what I watched.
@@wurble dope, really wish they had gotten a rematch when Max reached his prime and Connor was still taking the UFC seriously
Him fighting Floyd and training boxing completely changed his fighting style
for the worse not the same fighter
Nope, its the weightclass. Featherweight fits him more
are you braindead? go watch him fight nate at 170 he has the same style@@sidobx
They probably adapted after the Diaz fight as he might lacked in clinching and they switched to more Thai like he needed to level up his BJJ@@sidobx
yeah getting pieced up and choked out by a heavier Diaz was what changed his fighting style
Conor “The Notorious Eagle” Nurmagomedov
That would be the terrifying fighter in UFC
@@bo0-621 Just a downgrade version of Khabib
😅 stop lmao
@@ivanovic4187so if a fighter had the grappling of Khabib and the striking of Conor? That would be a down grade from khabib? You serious?
@@green344 Conor unfortunately lost even in striking from Khabib, so I don't agree with the fusion idea
Wow look at baby max 😂 one of the only fights max truely lost
Edit: also crazy to see this was a prelim fight not even on main card and these guys are literal legends now 😂
@@carter3369 Legend at shitting the bed and washing himself up.
Dustin finished Max. Nasty, like your logic.
@@troymusil909 casual
@@troymusil909 yeah Nate finished Conor now wts your point?
Volk owns max
I really miss this Conor.
We all do🥲
not a Conor fan but this is some majestic style of striking
@@Ar1AnX1x i know, hes so fluid its like water
1) who could know at the time what a legendary matchup this fight was.
2) it was so fun seeing Conor hit takedown after takedown in the 3rd (due to a knee injury) and be such a beast at grappling and getting to mount on the ground. The guy is just talented everywhere and probably would have been a wrestling/gnp legend if that’s the route he’d focused on
well he's a brown belt I think so uh but yeah he seems pretty talented could also be just hard work tho you never know
@@BIGFREAKYMAN ok bro?
@@BIGFREAKYMAN why would you write that, I never discredited Conor in any way. I just said that he's a brown belt and a good one at that
Well conor isn't talented at all because of khabib the eagle🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅
@@drlight-hy9vn cringe
That lead uppercut followed by a straight left is a thing of beauty
What happened to the Switch Knee, Front kick, Front leg Hook kick, angle change uppercut-cross? Conor used to be so special and unique with the striking
The Floyd mayweather fight happened and then he was a head hunting boxer
McGregor beat Holloway, Holloway beat Rodriguez, Rodriguez beat Hooker, Hooker beat Burns, Burns beat Woodley, Woodley beat Gastelum, Gastelum beat Bisping, Bisping beat Silva, Silva beat Griffin, Griffin beat Rampage, Rampage beat Henderson, Henderson beat Fedor
Conclusion: McGregor is the greatest heavyweight of all time 🤪
I hate and love you for this 🤣
MMA Math right here, but Khabib fans won't like this MMA math because it doesn't benefits towards Khabib.
@@eetfuk3571 just add “Khabib beat McGregor” to the beginning 🤷♂️
@@ronied125 but, Khabib lost to Tibau. that's the exact reason why Khabib fans don't like MMA Math sometimes.
@@eetfuk3571 preachin'
Mcgregor take downs weren’t that bad here
*Enter high school wrestlers*
Conor swept and defended against a much larger Diaz, gave khabib a RESPECTABLE amount of trouble early on and in the third round and kept up with Chad Mendes with a shredded knee. His ground game is underrated
he was gassed out, thats why he took him down
@@kingkaywicked6698 conor was doing nothing but cheating against khabib. Conor is a noobie on the ground
@@gamebred6995 you username is game bred, never talk about anyone wrestling or ground game
Sometimes we forget how good he was....
Conor tore his ACL in the middle of this fight for those who didn't know.
Where did you get that Info from
@@joe4991 From Conors mouth, the follow up Doctors report. And MRI imaging. Would you like the President to email you a confirmation? Maybe Dana can stop by tonight after dinner and discuss it.
Jesus, why do you think he suddenly decided, after battering Max for 10.mins on the feet, to shoot for 3-4 takedown and control him on the ground....
@@floatinggoose9197 get his meat out ya mouth I was just asking where that info was from u a meat eater damm😂😂
@@joe4991 Conor was out for like 9 months after this
@@joe4991 mama
The Conor we knew and loved.
Seeing Conor take Max down with a messed up leg is impressive. Max was always good at staying off the mat.
Not as much here... Max was a white belt in this fight. I think this is the one that made him realize he needed to improve his takedown defense.
@@ianpcon3630 It's funny because Max became an output fighter after this fight and worked a lot on ground game after this fight. Conor honestly schooled him.
@@captaindeadpool2655 Well the Max of today would tool the fuck out of Canner
Prime Conor was mesmerizing to watch.
Thank you for all that you do Larone it’s appreciated by all of us!
Man I miss this McGregor so much, such a humble, likeable and relatable human being. So grateful for the fans, absolutely broke… He’s a completely different person now.
Khabib style his soul
If Connor didnt get sidetracked he would still be champion 👀
🤣🤣🤣 good shit
Larone we all appreciate you and the content you put out
A rematch would be very interesting. Both young here, Max seemed much less experienced however.
Max would work Conor in a rematch
max would get his ass beat to a pulp 😂😂
@@drunkenmmamaster419 Conor was and always will be a better fighter (in the pure sense) - it is what is - would max beat him now? yeah maybe , rather most likely (I would def put my money on max if I had to choose), depending on the weight class obviously though
but what we see now is just a joke, Conor can be beat by half the roster now - the man is a materialist to the fullest, and got everything he ever wanted - after beating Alvarez in still the cleanest and most dominant championship fight I have ever seen (still holds record for most knockdowns in a title bout) ….btw this was when Alvarez was a dog, the same guy who had a war with Dustin years later but was no where the same fighter….. but i digress, after that - winning the two belts (which he said he wanted to do in the UFC in 2012 before he was even in the UFC yet when he did it with Cage Warriors) then being out of the cage for a tad over 2 years to make 80 million in 30 minutes….start a multi million dollar company, glt everything he ever wanted and lets not forget, what he predicted he was going to do, which was unheard of and not seen as possible back when he joined the roster -- to only come back and fight the best LW of all time and arguably the best ever? then not fight for another 2+ years etc…..
what I am getting at is, Conor got what he wanted - I do BELIEVE that Conor BELIEVES he can still be great - but no
because subconsciously, that flame that kept the spark lit for all those years has gone out, it did a while ago…and many of his dumb fans dont realize that, and sadly Conor does not either
BUT in its pure form, there was NO stopping that man during that Cinderella-like movie type run, a run that transcended him and the UFC as a company // hence why now its not impressive to say u cant beat Conor
maxs 6th ufc fight, conors second. max wasnt inexperienced at all. he just got destroyed and shut down by the better fighter
@@drunkenmmamaster419 infinite number of parallel universes and max maybe has a chance in one.
Conor's speed back then was incredible, not many people could match a young max holloway with speed
Max was never really known for his speed. His talents are pressure and volume.
Infinity energy, what a fight this means performance ! applause 👏
Great channel you deserve more followers
Imagine a rematch now 😂. An even better ultra instinct highlight.
Oh you're a wrestler now - Nate Diaz - Max Holloway
The footwork and balance of Conor was amazing. Max though showed some great heart and technique. You could see these were both going to be very special champions.
This is the mcgregor I miss. THrowing legs and flying kicks.
Ah the good old hungry Conor days.
3:36 okay wtf.
It’s weird rewatching this fight with how Conor is avidly going for takedowns and doing ground game when you compare it to how he fights now lol
Conors art of fighting. Absolute beauty.
Crazy this was a prelim fight.. and look at them now!
This proves Connor would best khabib if he wasn’t drunk
Casual
Mctapper got owned forever
1:11 would probably have ended my life .... I will WILL comprehend how these guys can get like that and act like nothing happened lol
The way McGregor moves...it's like watching ballet.
One of cleanest fights Weill see from the man, here’s to 2022 tho maybe he will bring some of that snap back👀👌
His style benefits a lot from his added speed then again the knockout power also did go up, I'm just not sure it's better overall
Some of these combos would have finished other fighters. Shows just how strong of a chin Holloway has.
Takedowns from McGregor tho 🔥🤙
how is this still up??
Crazy , .. feels like a lifetime ago now .
Larone is the 🐐
Best channel ever
02:33 fun fact
according to max
Conner hurt his knee and max was asking if he was okay and conner said keep fighting
what a humble man.. :D back in the days anyway.
This fight (if Conor beats Chandler) for the BMF belt would be massive today.
F*ck yeah.. however, I want to see Chandler win..
Conor in his prime was something else ❤️❤️
BLESSED.
Conor chest without tattoo look awesome, fighting style with switch kick n takedowns, clinching, man conor was almost a complete mma fighter 😆
Joe O’Rogan at the end
This fight really shows how complete of a fighter Conor WAS before all the fame took over. Just imagine if he had continued on this path. Building on his wrestling and that standup game/ power he had.
Is it possible Conors tattoos affected his cardio because here he looks lightning fast without the ink
The takedowns, i must admit i forgot about those
Max needs a rematch
Holloway's resume is insane, all just former or future champs
_conor, volk, oliveira, poirier, pettis, edgar, aldo and soon will be gaethje as well
So underappreciated
I miss karate stance McGregor.
I've never seen Connor wrestle so much
Max would beat him now
Prime Conor was amazing. His rise to double champ is something special.
Love to see this run back
Even tho Max was young, crazy to see him dominated like this
Light Conor a beast
This was hungry Conor! His rise from this fight to the Alvarez fight was fun to watch.
I didn't remember that Conor got hit with some decent shots too, he just rolled a bit with them. Come to think about it, although he dominated this fight, there were some holes in his armor that Poirier exploited years later.
Two legends.
Conor actually showcased wrestling here
Watching this and seeing conor doing his things so comfortably, shows how fearful he was when facing khabib.
He was literally frozen in time with only using his hands so carefully .
I don’t think he was fearful just over confident I feel he thought he was just gonna go in and knock him out quick .
Lmao here u r dck Scking Khabib again 😂😂
He had been out of the cage for 2 years, killing himself off of whiskey and cocaine. What lost that fight and ruined his career was Conor's own mindset. With that said Khabib might still have beaten even the best version of Conor, but it would've been his toughest fight.
@@danielx713 no he didnt. Conor barely hurt Khabib in that fight.
Humble and genuine McGregor here. Love to see that old Conor mentallity
This one and Alvarez are my favorites of his.
Really a legendary fight young max and connor on the rise...and connor tore his acl but finished the fight
This goes to show how tough Max is.He was younger,inexperienced and way smaller still went the distance with prime Conor.
1. they are about the same age
2. max is naturally bigger than conor, it was no different here
3. it was max’s 6th ufc fight. conor’s 2nd so the experience goes to max as well.
ever thought that maybe mcgregor was always simply i donno…the better fighter?
@@knuckle-sandwichmma681 Nobody ever brings this up about how many fights Max already had in the UFC by this time. All they see is 21 years of age v 25. Max was McGregor's fifteenth fight or something, while this was Max's tenth. But Max had already faced people like Poirier in the UFC up this.
@@knuckle-sandwichmma681nah you're coping, mcgregor is older and was fighting for longer. Max was the underdog and was the only one not to get knocked out by prime mcgregor.
@@knuckle-sandwichmma681 late but not sorry.
1- COnor is 4 years older wich is a lot.
2-Max is taller but much skinnier than Conor(Conor is bigger)
3-This was Max 10th pro fight vs Conor 16th pro fight so I kinda stand correct that Conor was more experienced than him.
Now,we need a rematch of these 2 at lightweight.
oh the fight that made me watch MMA...
Oh my god that armbar opportunity at 3:17
also at 03:40, was looking for that in comment section actually lol
@@NicoGee1that was a gift also
After watching short and
Max talking about McGregor knee injury?
👇🏼
Joe knew McGregor was going to be a star before anyone.
Conor is absolutely huge at that weight. Tough to beat for anyone.
The palm-strike-Sandwich at 3:37 is evil lmao ouch
Old school
Conor is very accurate. He made it look so easy..
Who’s here after max knocked Justin’s the fuck out … this proves Connor is much better then Justin gaethjr and Dustin and many others because Connor best max and max beat others
It’s so cool that when you go down this period from Connors debut -> double champ it’s just KO, KO, KO, KO, but even he couldn’t KO Max.
Hard to argue with all of the money McGregor has made, but he should have stayed at 145. Killer with that length at that weight class.
We need to see a rematch
Damn Im kinda shocked how easy Connor got Max mounted
When max came in and caught that teep to the body I felt that shit
Now if Connor could just watch himself to see what it used to be like when he was hungry and not caught up in his mouth and money.
Conor's striking is priceless 👌👌👌
Where has this conor been one that can grapple wrestle and is well rounded
His karate style was when he was at his best
Max would destroy him now
Can you upload poirier vs holloway 1?
OMG! I never knew this fight had happened! 😦
Conor was smart for not allowing the last 10 seconds exchange
Holloway would absolutely tear his ass up now...Conor gonna avoid that fight again at all costs. 👊🤜🤛👇👋
This how volkanovskie prepared
This fight shows Mcgregor didn’t have any conditioning issues at 145. We talking Max Holloway. Not till he moved up significantly in weight did that become an issue. 145 Conor was the most spectacular fighter I’ve ever seen.
This is why Conor fans says he is the FW GOAT yeah Conor defeated undefeated Aldo in seconds and also defeated Chad mendes huge respect for that but this is really the worst version of Max holloway be honest the rematch would have gone either way Max was just 21 years old he became better in later years and again respect for Conor though 👏✨️and not to mention that Conor didn't defend his title.
max was scared and tentative. conors also regressed alot in his fighting style, if conor fought like this it'd be the same thing of max trying to defend and land inbetween like everyone does against him.
This is pre tattoo for both Holloway and Conor, theyre sso young
he literally tried to squeeze holloway head at 3:39
Wish they could fight today they are both different fighters now