Stephen A.: Conor McGregor deserves rematch vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov | First Take
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- čas přidán 8. 10. 2018
- Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman get into a heated debate on whether Conor McGregor deserves a rematch against Khabib Nurmagomedov after his loss at UFC 229.
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The only rematch that makes sense is Khabib Vs. Bear
I don't think the Bear can make weight. Yet I agree w/ you.
i would buy that match
Biomech011 the first fight was too close not to rematch, Khabib got the best of bear the first time but I think bear has put on some size since the last fight
Alie grid one of the funniest truthful comment
The only rematch that makes sense is in Russia !
Why is Stephen A acting like he knows anything about MMA?
What makes you think he doesnt know mma? You act like you know. We all watch read and practice
Agree brother he doesn't know a shit about MMA , He just louds his mouth
Hes a casual fan...probably only knows the stars like Jones..McGregor..Rousey ect
So much to know as an espn analyst. Don't you won't him to succeed and make the sport you're interested in grow? Give him a chance, you fell in love with the sport I'm guessing? So can he can he. He is trying.
Did he say something wrong? Serious question btw because idk about mma besides what my eyes see. What did he say that was wrong?
Max kellerman actually knows his stuff I’m impressed
He’s an expert in boxing first before any other sport so it’s kinda expected
He has been covering combat sports for 20 years.
Joaquin oh I know I just mean it’s like a good change of pace from how hard it is to listen to Stephen A haha, and I’m more so surprised he has the deep ufc knowledge like shamrock v royce
He is clueless about mma.
@@joaquin4497 “expert” his never boxed in his life
WTF?! Deserve? Khabib destroy him
He did not destroy him 😂,
Oh you mean with 2 years away from training and only having a month to train for that fight after two years out yeah you'd get destroyed to. Give him a yesr to train and he'd whip the fucking floor with him common fucking sense dude
@@juanabrego8958 it only business mn.. Its only business... Thats fake champion
@jonathan sotelo the punching bag is 28 0.The irish clown just has big mouth nothing more.
that ninja420 excuseeeeesssss
Stop Asking Stephen A Smith About Mix Martial Arts Please!!!!!!
Stop max from calling khabib's style "ground and pound" 1st, its called grappling ffs
And boxing smh
Hey dumbass, it's called ground and pound and it has been for fucking years, Tito Ortiz made it famous. You need to not talk MMA either. Wtf
😂😂😂😂😂 Real talk bro
TheEfficial E they don’t have a choice come December espn will have broadcast rights to the UFC
They gave McGregors comeback more coverage than the actual fight. Now all they're talking about a rematch when the outcome wasn't even close. Biased media
Y M no they all spoke on the other segments about how he got raped , these two specifically have , now there talking about the next thing
Nate Diaz vs McGregor wasn't close either, look what happened.
I do not agree with stephen a smith, you can not compare the nate diaz and connor fight with khabib.
Khabib completely destroyed connor.
Conor rematch Aldo first...then Diaz....then maybeee Eagle will return when hungry
Thank you. Until Connor" The cheat" Mcgregor gives nate and Jose their rematches, he can eat shit and keep crying.
We know he doesn't wanna rematch jose, because even he knows it was a fluke.
Dana is single handedly guiding Conor, Tony will fuck him up, Nate did twice, Mendes ragdolled him, Khabib dropped him even, its a fucking farce my guys!
All these casuals keep calling him a striker, he's not, he got exposed against Nate www.sportsjoe.ie/mma/stats-a-look-at-how-conor-mcgregor-vs-nate-diaz-went-down-68430 and he got exposed against Khabib who he called flat footed, i'm not even gonna mention floyd because that shit was beyond pathetic to watch and what was even more pathetic was the people hyping it up analyzing it like it was gonna be something, his stand up is overrated, his ground game is non-existent compared to the likes of khabib, nate, lee, ferguson.
This leprechaun needs to get fed to the wolves, let him have the rematch, the sooner the better now that i think about it, what the FOOK is he gonna do differently? This time Khabib actually decapitates him.
why does Aldo deserve a rematch?? he talked and talked and talked and got knocked TF out in 13 seconds!! rematch for what? to get murdered again!! I don't know why Aldo is even still calling for a fight rematch and why he thinks he is even relevant whatsoever after his embarrassing knockout!! he needs to go on somewhere and crawl in a hole!! rematch my ass, dude got embarrassed he's not even relevant anymore!!
Can’t deny tony! Khabib vs Tony is the fight to make.
713Don3rdCoast thank u we need that fight to happen
We knew this years ago
fights been made 4 times already. they denied themselves lmao
So if Conor would've destroyed him, would you say Khabib deserved a rematch? Fans of both btw
Yep. Conor needs to win 1/2 fights convincingly b4 a rematch.
Why do they even let Stephen A talk about a sport he has 0 knowledge about
He was right tho if it goes to the ground conor is screwed. He has to knock him out.
You go up there and do it.
He knows nothing about mma. Stfu stupid reporter. Go back to basketball
Because he strokes the casual Conor fan's ego. They think Stephen is legit in his assessment. They are even repeating the stupidity Al across the web.
Are you afraid Khabib would lose?
Stephen A STOP IT JUST STOP IT MMA/Boxing Is Not your Topic AT ALL😭
Max : "He gonna need to be protected from Khabib"
Khabib made McGregor tap after getting bullied in the ring. I don’t think he deserves a rematch.
Feezy same happened with Diaz
let conor get his rematch so he can taste what true defeat his. People say conor shouldn't get a rematch is because deep down they know Khabib might lose. I thought it was a good fight until that take down happen. imagine if conor can prevent the take down and just stand up war all the way...I don't think kabib can handle it...If kabib ever beat conor in a stand up war...i say it will ruin conor career forever...
Khabib would be incredibly stupid NOT to give Conor an immediate rematch. Conor would NOT be prepared, and Khabib would get a HUGE payday. And for all the Conor "haters", Conor's career would essentially be over.
Terry, Conor MUST work nonstop on his grappling, (he NEEDS to hire the best wrestling coach available, and work like a DOG), and even MORE importantly, he NEEDS to RUN 7+ MILES nonstop everyday. His cardio is CRAP and only distance running can fix it. And he needs to work this program for at least 6 months nonstop. Does he want to pay the price?
its gonna happen anyway everybodys talking about it imagine how much money khabibs gonna make the 2nd time making connor tap out
The bus definitely deserves a rematch.
Live Life omg the “bus”🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
LMAOOOOO DEAD
I was there when Connor touched down in America and tried to feed the bus a chair he thought it was a horse
And the old man.
Looking back at this embarrassment take from Stephen A. At least Max knows what he’s talking about when it comes to Combat sports at least.
max hard carried 😂
He needs to stick to basketball and football
He needs some milk )))
Are you stupid
He doesn’t even talk
Right about football
Well if MMA wants exposure of the big channels they are going to have to be analysed by there pundits “MMA been bitchin for exposure....🤷🏻♂️
Tony/khabib would be 10/10
I love Tony but it would be a repeat of khabib McGregor.
@@notorioushz3361 Tony doesnt get tired and is waaay better on the ground than Conor
@@notorioushz3361 Tony's jiujitsu is on another level he would welcome the takedowns and have a good chance of catching khabib in something
Honestly its no diff then McGregor vs Khabib. Its going to end the same exact way....Tony will get smashed.
@@kosta1605 don't compare Tony's jiujitsu to Conor's Tony is up there with Ortega off his back and would welcome a takedown with a good chance of catching khabib in something also you know Eddie bravo would come up with a good game plan on the ground to counter khabib
Conor wants a rematch but never gives any out..... Aldo is a prime example.
Aldo has been offered multiple fights with McGregor
Kcvtr Well now is a perfect time since Aldo called out Conor.
Kcvtr where is ur source???
No, he was offered one rematch on a 10 days notice.
WTF?! He is going to give Holloway and Diaz a rematch in his new contract
It wasn’t even close so why would he deserve a rematch?
If it had been a close one, no doubt.
But Khabib was dominating from the start, so no need for a rematch
Khabib landed less than 8 sig strikes first rd and just nut hugged. He caught conor 2nd. Lost third no debating. Snd conor made a mistake and let khabin take the back. With a broken foot. Max is so annoying. Always cuts people off
Do you not know anything about fighting ? I bet you got beat up everyday growing up didnt you ? Lol khabib BARELY WON. he trained for a month for that fight after TWO FUCKING YEARS of not training dude your a fucking idiot. Give him a year to train and he'd whipe the fucking floor with khabib
that ninja420 idiot
that ninja420 ahahahahhahahahahahah he MAULED conor every single round and you're saying he BARELY won? you're an idiot my dude
Freud Valentin by nut hugged do you mean mauled him in wrestling? if that's the case you're absolutely right
McGregor lost the 3rd round for cheating holding Khabibs gloves so he wouldnt get hurt. Herb Dean to scared to say anything right there watching him do it
He was never going to beat Khabib first fight back and I don’t think he’ll beat him in a rematch.
@jerry cruz By ground game do you mean offensive ground game? Because his defensive ground game was amazing. That's literally the only good takeaway Conor has from that fight. It seems like they only trained him to not get beat rather than win.
Ciara Dean exactly what kavanagh talked about in the joe Rogan podcast.
Yeah his defense has improved a lot. His ground offense needs work.
Sorry guys but I feel khabib is a bad match up for Conor regardless of the situation.
No way. Khabib would win 3 out 3 fights against connor
Why would McGregor deserve a rematch?????
He was totally outclassed.
Some would say the same in the first Diaz fight Look what happened. MMA isn't your basketball. Anyone can win on any night especially in trilogies.
@@joebenson528 fax
@@joebenson528 Just because someone has a 25% chance of winning doesnt mean they should get a rematch. There were much deserving candidates at that time who deserved a titleshot like Tony and Dustin
I think Steven and Max should fight
why do I feel like max would knock him out I feel like max has so much pent up anger to that guy and comparing the both max looks way more healthier and in shape
Only casuals would want a rematch. This second fight would go just like the DC vs rumble 2. It’s pointless
If they both win their next fight I would like to see this fight again. Tony deserves a shot though.
JD 1 lol wtf dc vs rumble is a completely different the Connor vs khabib
Rumble try’d to wrestle dc in the first Connor wouldn’t even try not going to argue the out come but honestly I think Connor probably has the best shot to beat khabib because no one in the division can out wrestle khabib so you have to try and ko him Connor is the best in the division at boxing
The only other person who I think could beat khabib is tony but I honestly don’t know if the hype is real for tony he almost got koed by a dude making his debut Edson put up a great effort against tony so did Kevin lee and Pettis almost koed him also( I also had pettis winning both rounds of the fight) as far as I concerned khabib won’t be beat for a long time but saying only casuals want a rematch is plain lying Connor is the best matchup to make to beat khabib because it’s a two way nightmare match up
@@TheGuyCalledX I think Tony should get the next shot. When Khabib beats him I wanna see him fight GSP or WW champ and retire. No need for a rematch cause Conor looked dog shite. Conor should fight Kevin or Edson.
+JD 1
Or people who wants Conor killed. Khabib will destroy Conor worse in the rematch
More like DC and jones 2
Stephen A Smith is a joke.
His way to try to win an argument is by yelling and talking over people. Even when he has no idea what he's talking about.
Lol after you fight the beast and got obliterated by the beast. Do you go against the beast again? No. You don't
Uh why not?
TheLucianDragon he will get obliterated again, so what is the point going against the beast again.
Get better, improve. Fight again
@@theluciandragon To get beat again that's pathetic fam
He didnt get obliterated now though did he.... he did everything your meant to do its just the fact khabib is excellent so is able to mostly muscle out of any defence connor gives
I love when two historians talks about mathematics whole day
I rather see Tony fight Khabib next.
Thank you!!!
But it won’t sell as many Ppv as connor vs khabib 2
True mma fans wants tony vs khabib,bandwagon fans wants connor vs khabin 2,.
Robert S. Fuck the money, pussy. This is for true mma fans. Actual competition with Tony and Khabib
Ferguson vs. Nurmagomedov would be a good fight. Tony's a hell of a fighter. He's also a really weird dude and his sticky-out ears bother me but there's no doubting his skill.
Stephen a smith is clueless
Rematch in Russia!!!!!!
and the threepeat (after McGregor beats him) in Dooblin on St. Patty's Day weekend!
Tf is this creed?
Ray Mendoza rematch in coner's house
It should’ve been Tony in that cage with Khabib not Conor.
Rematch is gonna be the same result Khabib’s wrastling too good
Yea he's a good wrastler
I agree. Even though I hate that his wrestling is so damn good lol
@MSi GS70 6QE did you not see that fuckin hook khabib landed on mcgregor that knocked him off balance Lmfao think it was round 2
@MSi GS70 6QE you should watch MUAY THAI,...this is MMA (mixed martial arts)
@MSi GS70 6QE I bet if conor did those things you said to khabib you wouldn't say that.
The man lost fair and square he does not deserve anything
Sadoon69 M why not
Exactly. Conor has a good resume he’s beat a lot of top fighters but he got outclassed and dominated by Khabib. The rematch will be the same thing. Conor is not on khabib’s level
@@eldio2124 You never know
Sadoon69 M my thoughts exactly
Did Cody garbrandt deserve a rematch?
Why the double standards?
Anyone with half a brain knows things are the exact opposite of what Stephen A Smith says...if he says white bet on black,if he says left go right.this is true for sports he actually understands.espn should be ashamed for giving this guy a platform.
I know. I can't believe #ESPN has this guy covering MMA. He's just a loud mouth with very little knowledge of the topic. He's an emotional mess.
I'm sure they have him on air just to piss people off it wouldnt make any sense to have him analyse anything when he just talks out of his ass
Espn always does it. There football show has got too many idiots too.
Conor should start by asking "the old man from the Pub" for a rematch, after that embarrassing loss 🤭🤭
They refer to him as Conor instead of McGregor. Yet, they'd rather say Nurmagomenov instead of Khabib? Isn't Khabib easier to say, too? lol
LMAO
@DJ MeechyMeech you the goat
Khabib is too scary for Americans like Dana to pronounce
@DJ MeechyMeech but isn't McGregor harder to pronounce than conor ;
They show more respect to khabib
Not even khabib could jump over that hair line.
Holy shit😂
Lmao
"There's no such thing as ring rust. Stay in shape and come prepared"
- Dominic Cruise
Everyone thinks they know what to do in a fight until you get punched
I’m with max 100% on this one, I would much rather see Ferguson vs khabib
Dana is gonna go for the money unfortunately.
No, Aldo deserves a rematch.
LOL, "oh you were serious"?
Connor would have to go find them dudes that trained Bat Man up in them mountains to have a chance to beat the Eagle
I would love to see Max on the JRE and get smoked out
Conor McGregor deserves a rematch? Stephen A Smith needs to get fired from his job.
Sickk3nt95 ya why is he so triggered? He’s screaming
stop hating dumb lames
He deserves it, and he will get it. The war ain't over.
Elliott Freitas lol fuck outta here. Conor got dominated standing up and on the ground. No way he deserves a rematch. Where’s Aldo’s rematch? Where’s mendes rematch? Where’s Alvarez rematch? Where’s Poiriers rematch? If Conor won he would have never have given Khabib a rematch.
It’s all for the $$$
Isn't it easier to just call him Khabib.
People say that wrong too
Stephen A is the kind of guy to say he trains UFC
After his last comments and tweets, Conor deserves to be forgotten
awww did he hurt your feelings?
Khabib, just leave UFC. Dana White only cares for his pet McGiveup. You don't deserve a shit treatment from UFC. They question why you jumped over the cage but all the stupid acts and words from McGetup is okay with them. Move to Bellator and all those fighters who get the same shit treatment from Dana White should move also. Dana only cares for his business, not for the fighters.
So which khabib or mcnuggets
Lol mcgiveup...😂
TRASH HE CANT DO THIS THO TALK THE TALK WALK THE WALK BUT MCNUGGETS IS A TAP MACHINE
Yeah If I was Khabib I'd get the heck out of there & disappear with my money. Dana & Conor might in bed together right now pillow talking about how they can get Khabib back for ruining their plans.
You know hes under contract to the ufc right?
That means he cant fight for another organization other than the organization that is ran by Kadyrov, which honestly is a possibility
Edit: only that promotion because Kadyrov would give two shits about going behind the ufc's back
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Step by step . Slowly but surely
Conor crosses the line in the build up. He also tapped out unlike the Aldo, Lennox Lewis.
These guys are exaggerating Conor's power. Conor has never KOed anybody who was bigger than him, bigger guys are more durable and have the ability to absorb his shots better. The last guy he finished was Eddie Alvarez... who was able to eat Conor's biggest shots for 7 or 8 minutes straight before finally breaking. This idea that Conor will just KO Khabib with one shot is a huge stretch.
he does NOT DESERVE A REMATCH
y not we give your race a second chance
Of course not!! ... Conor HAS TO STOP GETTING WHAT HE WANTS FROM UFC. He's treated like a God and he's noting but a low-life who took social benefits and failed as a plumber. WTF do people go crazy about?????
Let Tony fight khabib.
Conor fights the winner of nate vs Dustin.
Perfect
We will get Conor vs Nate 3 soon but knowing Conor with the double standard he might get the rematch
Dustin will beat the shit out of diaz. That alone will make a great selling point for a dustin, conor rematch. Khabib gives ferguson the title shot he deserves, and conor shows his fans that he still got it. Then you rematch
Omar A. Dustin will beat the shit out of Nate? I think it’s gonna be a dog fight decision and could go either way this is a matchup of two guys who have really good striking and both have chins especially Nate
Real Nigga its a whole lot more lopsided than you are making it out to be.
McTapper would tap tap tap again AND again
Monheima like you wouldnt
It wasn't even close!😂
This gave me a migraine 😂
Lol
Stephen A Smith just thinks if you talk louder than someone you win the argument that's terrible
Good that you pointed that out
I feel you he dumb asf trying act like he know mma
And it works in this format. People finally seeing the cracks.
Exactly. That's probably why he thinks Conner deserve a rematch because he has a big mouth like hin
I can't stand him most of the time....
Stephen A. is confused. Nurmagomedov wrecked McGregor in their fight. The chance of him winning a rematch is so remote it's not really worth booking.
MMA is different. The statistics behind a champion finishing a contender and then losing a rematch via finish are slim to none. And Conor isn’t winning a decision let’s be real. These guys are great but why can’t espn get at least one qualified guy up there with them and let the personalities draw ratings .
Nurmagomenov is the champion. You can't ask for a rematch if you're a challenger. Go back to basketball Steven.
@@PalacEvphoria lool
@@PalacEvphoria I'm prerty sure he meant that if hypothetically khabib lost (he's the champ) then he gets to have a rematch. Conor is challenger therefore he can't ask for a rematch. Not before fighting someone else first anyway...
Joanna demanded and got a rematch, Cody demanded and got a rematch, Hell even Yoel got a rematch with Whittaker. I don't agree with Stephen but what he's saying is not crazy
@M Mullz, totally agree with the whole thing you've said.. if you're the champ and you lost the fight, then you're entitled for the rematch however if you're the challenger who lost the fight, technically you can't ask for a rematch. but we're talking of a much much bigger purse here.. so i guess there's gonna be a Khabib & Connor II..
lanceresultay014 So if this was the case, then Brock Lesnar should have did the same in WWE.
Conor doesn't deserve shit, he had his chance. Let other fighters contend for the belt now
If im khabib im postin all over insta sayin i want the rematch. Easy money and it probs guarantees the suspension is lower. Otherwise i can actually see conor makin sure khabibs suspension is long so he can fight tony for vacant belt lool
@@SirJorge. He was off making a boatload of money with that Mayweather fiasco, that's his choice. He could've stayed in MMA and defended his belt against the multitude of monsters at lightweight (Khabib, Ferguson, Lee, Gaethje, Poirier). But no, he impose that hiatus from MMA on himself. Look, he got that title shot and he lost, so get a win before you come clamouring back for a rematch. And don't get started on deserving immediate rematches, because Conor sure as hell didn't give rematches to Aldo or Alvarez when he took their titles. It's Ferguson's time, Khabib and Tony are the two guys left that have the legitimate claim on the lightweight title, and it's time to settle who's the best one. Conor can go and settle his score with Nate Diaz, finally at their natural weight of 155lbs, that'll be interesting, and if he wins, then wouldn't a rematch be juicier, and at least he would be coming off a win, making him a much more viable contender right?
@@SirJorge. the dude has been exposed his ground game shit water if he gets a rematch he will again get controlled alllll fight
Champ Champ deserves a rematch
Khabib is the one who deserves the rematch.
Sometimes when I feel stupid, I look at this video.
These 2 stir up so much commotion it’s great
*Rematch? There was no match to begin with. Conor is NOT on Khabib's level. Period.*
@@yaboihev And Conor has none. Hell khabib even dropped him.
UNDERGROUND BOUND um actually what happend is Conor has ring rust . His stand up was average because he hasn’t fought in so long. You know nothing if you think Conor has no stand up. Lmao Conor has arguably the best stand up in The Ufc. Khabib was lucky Conor wasn’t hungry for the win. Next fight if there’s a rematch Conor will fuck him up mark my words.
@@yaboihev I meant he has no wrestling, good takedown defense we saw in the first round. But he's no wrestler. He has great striking but no where near the best. People said mark my words before the fight and now they're in hiding. And the whole fight rust excuse is bs, GSP was inactive for 4 years and still destroyed Michael Bisping.
@@yaboihev so being gone for 2 years gives McGregor a grace period to get his ass whooped? Khabib fucked him up standing too. Conor knew khabibs strategy of wrestling and STILL wasn't able to do shit to him
fris B. What do u mean he took a break for 2 years from fighting against 26-0
Ferguson is a better match after beating pettis…...Mcgregor has no business fighting khabib again
Adrian Gonzales he didn’t beat Pettis he clearly punched his ass so hard his hand broke
Big Gucci if you actually saw the fight Ferguson was whooping his ass the whole fight
He'll fight for money again
@@richardaguilar2664 not true pettis was feeding ferguson before the bell rang then Ferguson started banging up pettis
@@butterman3017 At least Ferguson kept fighting for 3 more Rounds back when he broke his arm and didn't quit unlike Pettis. Ferguson always gets hit a shit ton every single fight just like Diaz. The longer the fight the better he gets it has always been like that.
No one gets beaten like that and deserves a rematch. The guys was beat, have mercy on him.
Stephen A dont know anything about mma .he's one of those mainstream reporters who only knows about big name fighters and big fights.
Connor deserves a rematch with Khabibs trainers, that’s about it.
Giovanni H the red shirt guy
Connor cheated the whole fight and still lost lol
Yes yes yes! Thank u
Mike G Khabib has cheated on some of his previous fights. Stop being stupid. Everyone does it. People get poked in the eyes and lose but no one says anything.
crypto
Yeah? Not like he *blatantly* knees khabib in the head, holds his gloves, grabs his shorts, curls his toes into the fencing all whilst infront of the ref.
RAIN Just like DC poked the eyes of Stipe in front of the judge and everyone but it’s ok because it’s not Conor. I am not defending Conor but ppl need to stop picking and choosing.
Even IF he did "cheat" in other fights, we're talking about this fight. In this fight Connor cheated and was still dominated, yet somehow he wants/"deserves" a rematch lol.
Stephen a calling khabib his last name got me
I agree with Stephen!! great points comparing some historic rematches
Aldo deserves a rematch first
Stephen A Smith is a joke when it comes to covering boxing and mma. The guy doesn’t know shit. The reason Connor lasted so long in the fight is because Khabib wanted to show him what he could do standing up.
Benjamin Junior that’s not in is character toying with people
Stephen a Smith is a joke in everything. He was only hired because he was a loud obnoxious black men always yelling from Philadelphia which fit ESPN’s monotonous staff. They were looking for a Gary Coleman child and Stephen A howed up.
Matthew Hulligan um, yes it is. How is it Khabib could dominate others for 3-5 full rounds, but he finishes what many of you people argue is the greatest fighter of all time? Does it mean that Conor sucks THAT BADLY, or that Khabib toyed with him as much as he could then decided to finish it when he proved his point?
drfeelgud88 he could’ve taken him to that ground after that huge hit he gave Connor in the 2nd and finished it.
I disagree because Khabib legitimately tried to end things in the second round and couldn’t. It went two more rounds after that. Including Khabib losing the third round.
No one DESERVES anything, he needs to EARN a rematch. The only reason he'll probably get a rematch is because it'll make the UFC the most money, but if they want to sell MMA is a sport with integrity and hope that it makes the olympics than TONY FERGUSON 'DESERVES' the next title shot. Let Connor win a fight first before he gets rushed back into a rematch.
PS: Connor is NOT the VICTIM, he started this mess
No its not, artem lobov is the master of this mess. Mcgregor is his puppet.
Well it's simple. Khabib declines and gets Tony or winner of Dustin/Diaz. The ball is in his court nowadays
I think you're overestimating how much power champions other than Conor get in deciding their next fight, Khabib will fight whoever the UFC put infront of him imo
Jason Menso
The only thing hes earned is banning. He shouldve been booted out, for the shit he pulled with Aldo. I guess Dana White isnt going to be satisfied, until he gets the news that his boy got beat to death with a barstool.
I agree Conor isn't the victim but let's remember that his home boy Artem was jacked up by Khabib and his crew that earlier that day in New York. so naturally any real friend will roll up and check those fools and let it jump off. So, they rushed the bus as it was leaving to get him off the bus and take this to the streets. So Khaib was in the wrong to roll up with his crew and then brag and say Artem should've taken the beat down like a man and did something. So Khabib asked for the street stuff not Conor. This thing jumped off because Khabib kicked it off with a street thug act instead of a professional fighter. No real home would let thier boy get punked by a group of dudes without coming to check them at first sight. Real recognize real on those facts. However I concede to the point about the other stuff Conor has said that was over the line.
I understand him. This guy wants Conor to get smashed brutally once again.
Let Conor fight Anthony Pettis and Khabib with GSP or Fergy
this is quite painful to listen to....2 guys who clearly know nothing and dont care to know much about mma
The answer is no. Connor needs to earn the fight and there are sharks in the water. It's easy really, Tony vs Khabib, and Connor vs winner of Diaz/Piorre. Then match the winners of those fights, much more lucrative.
Max does. Thats why he's saying McGregor shouldn't get one now
BOXING TALK WITH ADE Nor do you if your a boxer ?
WOW. I don't whats more painful, listening to Stephen A or seeing this comment thread. You, Jeff s and the OP are fucking stupid. It's "2 guys who clearly KNOW nothing and don't care to KNOW much about MMA." "No nothing" or "no much" makes no sense. It's so hilariously stupid to see how people try to correct another person with incorrect information. What makes it even worse is someone liked your comments. Probably both of you dummies. Jesus Christ. Take an English class you stupid fucks. HAHAHA
and you post a couple of old boxing videos and now you think you kno what you’re talking bout shut your mouth kid
A whining Dana does not want to give the title
to Khabib....
He did not want the ring and ringside pelted witb beer cans I don’t blame him, dana didn’t care who won the first match the big money will be in the rematch
So...Dana did never consider that Khabib would...
WIN ????? McAsshole is not even American...why should an American stick his dick so deep into Conors Ass if he is not even American ????
If Tony Ferguson isn't the opponent the next time the 155lb belt is on the line the UFC looses credibility.If they push back a title fight for Khabib to have a catch weight fight for no belt with GSP I'd be cool with that though.IMO that'd be the biggest fight in MMA history.
He had TWO years to prepare for khabib. How much time do you need? That wasn't a break, that was time to prepare for a fight that he wasn't ready for
Stephen A talking trash. Why does he deserve a rematch ? Got dominated in the 1st round. Got dropped & mauled in the 2nd round. Got toyed with in the 3rd round and got finished in the 4th round. The challenger got bodied from start to finish. No rematch meeded. Khabib vs Tony is the fight EVERYBODY wants to see now
Stephen is a fool. He is a casual bitch
Khabib did nothing round 1 and lost round 3 conor wins rematch
@@staywithit9642 lol Conor taps too much to win against the Eagle
Nothing round 1? 😂 I wouldn’t want that type of ‘nothing’ done to me in a fight.
Got dominated in the 1st round? Literally nothing happened. Conor also won the third round. Wtf are you smoking?
Conor deserve a match with Ronda. They even did a preparatory faceoff before. CZcams the video.
Your comment doesn't make any sense. I suggest you learn the sport before you comment on anything. Conor has already brutalized his whole division. He lost to Khabib. Barboza, Michael Johnson and RDA all lost to him.
Kumar Ramamurthy I remember they were the cover of a game, idk what it i may be Play Station, haha
“He fight for money, I fight for smesh”
This aged well
the man actually said he only watched highlights of Khabib prior to 229, and still here he is talking about the fight with thousands of people listening smfh
Thinking the same thing..its like the twilight zone,his opinion means shit
LMAO! No. Conor doesn't "deserve" a re-match. He wasn't cheated. He didn't have some medical emergency that cut the fight short. He knew who he was fighting when he agreed to fight. If he needed time to train, then the time to say that was before the fight when he was busy running his mouth about peoples' religions and families. Then he loses, and poor butt-hurt Conor and his fans in the press suddenly want to offer up endless excuses to give Conor another chance to do what Khabib did when it counted, which was WIN.
Khabib is a fighter. He agreed to a fight, trained for the fight, got in the ring and took care of business. If he wants to fight Conor again that's his choice, but HELL NO is McGregor entitled to a re-match just because he's desperate to save face.
THANK YOU conors stupid ass fans who for some reason want this trash talking Irish prick to win can't face the fact that khabib made him his bitch and dominated him
McGregor cheated on him
dalinkwent202 lime how ur complaining about how he cut in line when Khabib was out of action for 2 years and was not moving at all also he was champ that’s why he was 1
Best Khabib's video : czcams.com/video/RLBRn30_Zas/video.html
Steven A Smith, stop talking about ufc. This is #1 BS.
Lol, the lady was sitting down there wondering, what am I doing here 😏🤔
Lol
Conor McGregor does not deserve an immediate rematch because:
1) He was the contender against Khabib.
2) He lost and was finished without controversy.
Traditionally immediate rematches are given to champions who get caught, have been very successful or to contenders who lose controversially (ex. Shogun vs. Machida). Conor isn't in that situation. He lost. Fighting Floyd Mayweather in Boxing took him away from MMA for awhile and that was his choice. He lost and he was dominated in defeat. Can he win? Sure. Can the UFC make tons of money from a rematch? Absolutely. But give another contender a chance especially someone more deserving like Tony Ferguson. There are plenty of Lightweight contenders Conor McGregor can face in a comeback such as Edson Barboza, Kevin Lee, Anthony Pettis, Nate Diaz or even Jose Aldo if he moves up. Conor doesn't deserve an immediate rematch just because he talks smack and became the UFC Poster Boy.
Fighting any of the named contenders would actually be good for him if he can get a win. A rubber match with a trash-talking Diaz ("Haha! You got your ass-whooped again motherfucker!") or a rematch with Jose Aldo would be great marketable fights that could be PPV headliners and set up a rematch with Khabib down the line. I think Khabib would smash him again but if he's going to get another chance make him earn it.
But it will happend
They wont give him an immediate rematch. You're 100% right, they will use the next 5 fights on his contract to milk the ppvs
Exactly make Conor earn it !
I think it is not unreasonable to give Conor another title shot after fighting one contender. Dana obviously wants the biggest draw. You can see the look on his face when the guys he wants to win end up losing. But he should not make a mockery of the sport by given the most popular fighter undeserved chances to be champion. McGregor got stripped of the belt, took a big money fight in Boxing, came back to try to reclaim the title and lost. Let someone else fight and maybe build another superstar. There are a lot of options for Conor at Lightweight other than an undeserved rematch.
Conor needs to rematch Aldo before he thinks of fighting anyone above featherweight!
Dont deserve, he talk so much shit and cheated in cage... lets go Khabib vs Ferguson!!!
Tur Verslas Connor will get his ass beat again Max is correct Connor needs to face either Anthony Pettis or Tony Ferguson while khabib awaits the winner
Couldn't agree more!
blackstar15 No. Khabib will lose his next fight and all of this hype train will sink deep. Why? Coz all of fighter waiting for him are monsters too. Tony, lee, alvarez, diaz/poirier. The only fight he knows will be better for him is a rematch with conor. Not just he will win but he may retired conor and be the next big draw in the UFC, and make a ton of money. Coz for sure his payday will be close to 4m next fight.
Tur Verslas cheated? Oh lord casual spotted
The Beard 13 your dumb aren't you? Look at nov. card. casual fan.
Hate how they always bring back up boxing it’s not mma Connor can’t beat khabib he’s just gonna get fucked up agian
I used to not like Steven A for his argumentativeness. Back when ESPN switched showing sports to arguing about them. But, lately I find him being the voice of reason. I now respect his opinion.
Clearly deserves a rematch because of his two fake belts, not fighting in two years, and getting his ass beat for four rounds 😂😂 just lost some respect for first take
Clueless
123 how were his belts fake? He won them off true champions . Khabib is now a true champion but to say Conor wasn’t is just stupid
@Tony Teresi did you not see McNugget in one of the pressers with those two fake belts? Do you even watch the sport?
@@filthymcnasty3788 he's not the current title holder for the "belts" he had in the presser. Current champs get the belts.... is he a current champ? Of anything? Besides getting fucking smashed for 4 rounds?
123 to be the champ you have to beat the champ .... not an 11th ranked real estate agent .
These guys are so uneducated about the sport. This is Conors SECOND ufc fight at 155.. Won 1 lost 1.. He needs to put in way more work to get another title shot and he doesn't want it with the other contenders.
He didn't deserve the title shot in the first place.
Ash Bash Sneakers Okay but Cody got a rematch with TJ
Well it’s about the money. That’s what Dana cares for lol whatever has a bigger draw is what he cares for. But let’s be honest about something. If Pettis didn’t break his hand, that fight between him and Ferguson would’ve been the fight of the night! Still is actually in my opinion lol
Exactly!
You're 100% on point
@@dznArro cody was the champ.... you want challengers to get rematches now? Or its only for conor.. 🤔
Stephen talk so loud just to prove (as if his the expert in MMA) his always right!😂
Stephen a is such a good boy. Reminds me of samuel l's character in django
Khabib vs Tony and comain event conor vs Aldo
Conor vs also is a great rematch imo. Throw it in Brazil
these are 2 main events. Dana would not sell both fights for the price of one.
agree conor aldo rematch. we really didnt get to see a true fight with the two.
I'd rather see Conor take a trilogy with Nate before or after Tony vs Khabib finally happens. Maybe Aldo after.
MysticMac has died. All of his predictions are absolutely wrong. He promised a finish against Khabib but ended up taping. He predicted round 4 finish of Mayweather, instead lost due to KO in 10th round. Predicted 1st round KO of Alvarez, fight ended in the 2nd round. Predicted finish in Diaz fight but taped in one and one went to judges hands. I think his legacy and career is over especially after the vicious beating he took from Nurmagomedov.
RAIN well said. The media has tricked society into thinking a terrorist is an Arab in a long garment and not a school shooter or colonizer
@Sima Sima huh ????!
Shut the fook up.
This is the MMA. Conor lost. I want to see these two in a octagon and get it. Who would win?
Conor needs to rematch Aldo Connor deserves nothing
Max Kellerman is right, no surprise. He knows way more about the fight game than Stephen A Smith. Having a rematch with Khabib would be career suicide. Conor needs to get back on his feet, get back to his winning ways, get better, get more fights in then the next rematch with Khabin will give the public more hope that Conor actually has a chance against Khabib.
He should fight aldo, Ortega, diaz, and Ferguson. If he beats them then he deserves another title shot. He needs more practice
I agree. but if thats what would happen to Conor if he fought him again, let him get wrecked hahaha
I want to see Khabib vs Ferguson and Conor vs Diaz III
@@rctsan808 then conor wont fight him again, khabib will just be the better fighter
if conor ends up losing any match next up, its career suicide, so no choice - might even be worse to lose to someone else