Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz Post Fight Analysis - UFC 196 - Firas Zahabi
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- We are in the aftermath of this epic battle. In this video we breakdown what happened as I answer and comment on you most popular questions and comments.
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It seems that Jon Jones is a big fan of Bruce Lee ;)
lol
He's a dirty fighter
hahahahaha
+BrainsVsNuts Ric Flair, eye poke specialist.
yep and he loves the oblique kick too
Firas's face looks like he was fighting on the undercard Saturday.
instantly thought someone got hit a few times
+LocChokingVMorningG Wait til you get a look at the other guy
The mentioned video on how to fight a bigger and taller man:
czcams.com/video/ZcXdg2kBZAs/video.html
Great video Firas... You're analysis is supreme!
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+Jeff. oral
+Cody Miller
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+Cody Miller A.T.M.
Can you please make your pre and post analysis into podcasts as well?
love your videos.
Yes sir. Just trying to figure out how. Just got someone to help so should be done soon
+Tristar Gym I watch a lot of Joe Rogan's podcast and he always talks very good about you. I'm sure if you ask him he will point you in the right direction
+Tristar Gym amazing idea! Thank you so much for spreading the knowledge
+Tristar Gym Do you think if Mcgregor took the same approach that he took with max halloway against diaz it wouldve been a better result for him?
+Tristar Gym Ever consider doing JRE?
Anthony Johnson went up two weight class. Currently ranked #2 LHW in the world.
+Praseut Yang True but he grew. He was Never the smaller guy.
+Tim Croes Look at the HW fight he had. He was 225 pounds. I dont think he would be 240 off season as a 170er when he fought at 225 as a HW
+Praseut Yang Antony johnson looked completely different back then. Now he's naturally a very big LHW or smaller HW.
Rumble performs better at light heavy. Koschech beat him at 170. He's the opposite of most fighters cutting weight.
+Praseut Yang Did you ever see him at 170? He looked like he was one inch from death.
He's a big man, walking at 260lb and 6ft 3in.
This is the most unbiased, intelligent, and informative analysis of ufc196 McGregor vs Diaz there is out there. This is the kind of analysis all of the other so called analysts should be doing instead of celebrating the loss and victory of fighters who put everything on the line to entertain the fans. Some of the analyst out there who analysed this fight while laughing at and criticing the fighters haves no fuckin place anywhere near a TV camera.
Those Diaz boys are just tough as nails.
Firas, how much would Conor benefit from training at a top camp like Tristar with top level wrestlers and top level sparring partners? Or should he continue to do what got him to the dance?
+The Afterman diaz already dtrains with top 10 wrestler boxer kickboxers jiu jitusu ect.
he needs to start training with best
josephpa05 lol nate and nick have 1 of the most legit gyms and training partners people liek conor and ronda need to get a legit gym they literally train with no body is amazing how good they are too for having shit ass training partners
Love your philosophy firas, god bless your soul
Great vid! I'm a new mma fan and you've saved me years of trying to see this stuff on my own. Please keep it coming!
Great stuff here Firas. Thanks for doing these. A real common sense approach with no bias. Really enjoyed it. Some great points and knowledge here.
Thanks Firas, objective and entertaining analysis! Top stuff
Can't wait for that Rory vs Thompson fight.
+Paul Nesa yeah ww is a sick weightclass right now. So many great fighters around.
So glad Firas posts these videos...he's a genius at breaking this stuff down👍
This channel has become my favourite. Love your breakdowns.
I wanna see how Conor's power measures up against other 55ers, someone less durable than a Nate Diaz. Nates taken big shots from everyone and has never been put to sleep so him not goin down doesn't tell us too much
It's something about the Diaz brother's..they can take a shot..If Nate trains with fking Andre Ward he can take a shot from anyone..chin is rock solid
+Urt mcDirt yeah pro boxers are on a whole different level when it comes to punching than mma guys, esp Andre world who's a big guy and arguably the p4p best in the world
Nate is a light weight, and Conor should have been too. Nate was heavier because he took it on super short notice, but Conor was heavier because he put on muscle mass. Nate is the one that took a risk here, with the short notice.
Also Conor is huge for featherweights, much more than the gap between Nate and him, so stop sugarcoat it.
Conor is the champion of Weight-Cutting, and cockiness. Except this he is great striker, but not that good like he thinks he is.
pakon1234 I agree. Conor is overrated, and ufc gave him good matches for him.. there is a reason why they didnt put khabib on the main card, they know khabib would rape conor. Rda would also kill mcgregor, and cerrone would also Beat him. He is a good counter puncher with dynamic kicks, but his grappling,wrestling,cardio,strenght is not as good as many other
these videos are so educational, love your technical aspect point of view, unbiased approach. Big fan Firas
Love the analysis! For a huge MMA fan that doesn't train MMA I really enjoy these. Much respect
Firas, with all due respect the rant you went into at around 50 minutes about Conor going up 2 weight classes is a bit ridiculous, no disrespect meant. Conor is as big as many lightweights and he fights at FW to have a size advantage and he faced another lightweight (not even one of the bigger ones) at 170. Technically he went 2 weight classes up, but in reality this was a last minute catch weight against a fellow lightweight. Conor said he walks around at 172 - what does Nate walk around at? 175? The way you talked about 20 pounds is incorrect. Had he fought Rory, for example, that would have really been going up 2 weight classes.
+Nika Zardiashvili Not one of the bigger lightweights? Nate is 6ft. RDA is 5ft 8". Diaz is one of the bigger lightweights.
Ryan Garrick I meant weight, should have written heaviest, I guess. He is indeed one of taller lightweights, but not the heaviest ones. He probably walks around at 175, give or take a little. Guys like RDA or Benson walk around at 190, which is insane!
+Nika Zardiashvili Conor was walking around 177 for this fight, Nate was most likely around the same.
Salvate 177? How the hell is he going to cut to FW again?! That's some Anthony Johnson at WW shit. Could you provide any source on this?
Nika Zardiashvili www.sportsjoe.ie/mma/this-is-the-weight-conor-mcgregor-is-walking-around-at-right-now/66615
Firas, Conor was breathing heavy during the break in round one. Notice his coach saying "full recovery, full recovery" and also notice Conor's hands on his hips right before the ref said to resume fighting.
Thought he was out of shape alright. .
+Danny B. gained too much weight, cardio might have been off too
+Danny B. Did you also notice those punches that dazzed him? And that he got choked out?
Oh no! Conors fighting at his natural 168 weight, what a disadvantage!
Amazing analysis throughout Firas, but i especially love how you put what the fighters do to make sure that we are entertained into perspective right at the end to remind fans to keep it respectful. Cheers.
Really cool seeing the humble beginnings of this channel and seeing what it is now Mr. Zahabi!
That cycling analogy instantly got my sub.
"I am not surprised motherfuckers"
-Kenny Florian
Thumbs up 👍 Tristar ... Awesome, balanced views and a maturity of thought towards your analysis.
Thanks Firas, enjoying the videos! Keep them coming!
Jon Jones definitely read Bruce Lees book on eye pokes.
another super analysis !!
Wow, that was a ton of information and analysis. Thanks, it is very much appreciated! Thanks for sharing your expertise on these matters.
Love this stuff. Thanks for taking the time to give us an informed perspective. It makes it all more interesting for those of us who continue to learn about MMA and combat sport.
Firas wants Conor in his gym. thank you in advance for your work
+John Sun what? he gave nate plenty of praise and respect
Nate wasn't lying. Watch a replay of the fight. If you listen close enough, you can actually hear Connor grunt when Nate hit him with that first big knee towards the end of the fight.
As opposed to what? Are you suppose to be silent when you get hit?
Callum Docherty
As opposed to NOT doing it. Grunting isn't a requirement, but it's not an automatic reaction, either. Also....gazelle usually don't makes lions grunt.
Ditch Bank Bandits link me to this video please
Callum Docherty
Wow, Callum...seriously. Think you're taking this loss harder than Conor is.
Not at all. I'm not the one who apparently believes grunts MUST come from a person when they're hit.
But....watch a good recording of the fight. You probably won't hear it online, or with crappy speakers. When Nate pushes Conor up to the cage, then gives him that first knee, you can hear Conor grunt. If you're not listening for it, you'll miss it.
Big fan of you Firas, excellent analysis. I have so much respect to you and to the all humble fighters, it was one of the best fights I have ever seen.
I started watching MMA with ufc 117 with that crazy first fight Silva and Sonnen had, and i'd consider myself a big fan since then, but your video's and analysis have made me think about stuff i never would have before, really appreciate it keep it up.
Conor's arrogance and ego believed he would finish the fight early . He was mentally prepared and presumptuous enough to think he would get nate out of there and gassed out when it became more difficult.
+John Sun yup
Firas, what do you think about weigh-ins on fight day?
I like that idea
+Tristar Gym wouldnt that just lead to fighters cutting a ton of weight the day of the fight? Which would give them no time to rehydrate before the fight.
+a.gon The idea is that fighters would start fighting closer to what their natural weight is to avoid doing what you said.
+cryomerk90 doesnt sound like a bad idea on paper but fighters will still try to get any advantage they can even if it means cutting weight on the day of the weigh ins. This would lead to dehydrated fighters stepping into the cage who are more susceptible to getting seriously injured
+cryomerk90 my solution would be to have a doctor examine the fighters and to determine which weight class they should fight in. Much like they do in NCAA wrestling
GREAT STUFF, Firas! I learned from this thank you.
Great, honest and knowledgeable video Firas! I agree with almost everything you said, but who cares what i think, so its good you put it all out there instead of me or someone else with no name or credentials! Continue to break down stuff and analyse, its nice and interesting to listen to, here i dont have anyone with strong passion to communicate with on that level. Good luck my man.
Conor was breathing heavy and gased on the stool after round 1. John Kavanagh says so on mma hour.
+Danny1 pa I have cut weight quite a few times and I always feel great at the end of feel less stiff and loose as well as faster and even endurance depending on how well I rehydrated
+xXxcastenada can i have alink please bro?
Lets not forget GSP greased during the Penn fight.
+eddybear He didn't grease! It was his damn cut man that put the Vaseline on his back!!! How was he supposed to know that his cut man was doing that
Hella Edward BJ was outclassed tbh. GSP is better no matter what.
This has got to be the best breakdown on this by far. Really pleasantly surprised by Firas, its my first time hearing him talk for more than a few minutes at a time.
Sorry. Not even close.
That bit about riding the bike after being cracked on the chin cracked me up. Great analysis Firas love the channel!
I think touch of death is a bit much. He touched Nate enough and he didn't die.
+Thomas Francis ha ha ha
So your argument is that if Conor had fought better and had more ability he would have won? Sounds like you are desperately grasping at straws. There are lots of posts from respected fight fans analysing how Nate won, I suggest you read one and it might open your eyes a little to what you are seeing. The Jack Slack analysis I found particularly enlightening.
m.fightland.vice.com/blog/death-of-a-southpaw-how-conor-mcgregor-lost-to-nate-diaz
***** what nonsense.. outcome is already seen. In aldo's case, the impact was triple because Aldo was already running with great speed to charge him. Dont live in wonderland.. Now even conor is out of it.
***** fuck this shit.. aldo was running so the punch became more powerful, as simple as that... and on the chin there nerves connected to the brain, unfortunately it got connected to that exact place. else every punch on aldo chin by conor wont KO him.. Did i say it was a blind shot or something???? .. stop that same rant again.
He owed down because he was getting jabbed in the mouth kicked in the stomach and countered everything he threw a big shot.. "Efficient and inefficient movement"
Slowed
+Andre F.
Agreed. He never faced a guy who will punch back when he thrown those haymakers, and Conor waste a lot of energy shaking his head even when Diaz didn't punched him.
After this fight, he is absolutely not at Anderson Sliva's striking level, and his clinch game is a piece of trash.The fighters who face him in the future just have to stay close to him, takedown may be good but not really necessary to beat him.
+Corey OC watch the fight again, instead of just highlights. When you finish, reassess your statement.
Thank you for posting. Your analyses are unusually well-informed and rational.
Firas, this is just straight up good content. Keep it coming!
I want to see Connor vs Aldo (he will only be a TRUE champ once he defends it IMO).
Diaz vs RDA (sets up a great lightweight title with Connor vs the winner, should Connor defend against Aldo)
+mexicanwave Why should Conor get a free shot to LW belt and jump over an entire division now that he's lost to a guy who was beat by the champ? In my humble opinion, Conor lost his shot at RDA with this defeat.
Nika Zardiashvili Perhaps. But these are the fights we want to see.
So IF Conor beats Aldo, then Conor RDA superfight is back on. Who wouldn't want to see that?
IF Diaz beats RDA then we have a Conor / Diaz rematch that would be the potentially be the biggest fight in UFC history.
As for the LW division...
Cerrone is out of the picture now.
Khabib is always injured (and a bore to watch imo)
Alvarez can grind and is tough but has almost no following (he got booed in his last fight).
There is a case for Ferguson v Pettis to see who is contender, but without RDA/Diaz/Conor it is just not going to make the numbers.
At the end of the day it is a business and it is about the biggest fights possible.
My (hypothetical) options take that into consideration.
Now we also need to think about Lawler vs Diaz / RDA at 170!!
But Conor should stay the fuck away from 170 in my opinion.
Also apart from Jose and Chad who has McGregor actually beat? Siver who should retire, Poirer who froze in the headlights of the ocassion, an injured young Holoway who is a hugely different fighter now, Brandao who is very average and Brimmage who is well Brimmage. Even the Mendes fight Chad went in on 13 days notice, The Al;do fight NEEDS to happen again because it was one punch after all those years as champion, all those wars he fought yet lightning strikes and he gets caught
Lol
+British ranger The comments in response to this tell you exactly how intelligent McGregor's fans are. I could not agree with you more. These are the exact same thoughts I hold about McGregor. The guy's a great fighter but how can people call him a legend or the GOAT when there's this comment that exists?
+British ranger The comments in response to this tell you exactly how intelligent McGregor's fans are. I could not agree with you more. These are the exact same thoughts I hold about McGregor. The guy's a great fighter but how can people call him a legend or the GOAT when there's this comment that exists?
+chriser555 How about you actually try to debunk his points then, smartass?
+Hic Fad Is that in English or is that your way of saying you have no fucking idea about what he's talking about?
Love these videos. I hope you can do a breakdown before UFC 197 Jones - Cormier 2 and talk about the first match and what they should focus on in the rematch to win.
Some of these fan questions really reveal how little the avg mma fan knows about fighting and martial arts. Firas u r a very patient man to sit here calmly and answer some of these crazy questions.
Conor made a great mistake accepting this manipulated chosen fight packing muscles but not having enough time to adapt and build resistance. he got tired.
+Said Beqqi Like his coach said "You've seen him on the salads, now watch him on the steaks." Packing on muscle just slowed him down and sapped his energy. He should have realised he was going against his own philosophy by changing his body and the game plan of swinging as hard as he could at a guy that's never been KO fully. (timing beats speed/precision beats power).
+Anthony Burt yep. Conor got a bit shaky but it's necessary going from 145 to 170. that is insane. I kind of feel a bit that these fight got manipulated, knowing conor won't back up, because money in the stake. I that's showing balls. and at the end if the day it's about money and he always got it.
Getting choked out for a few million $$ hell, sign me up.
+Said Beqqi He was tired. Tired of getting hit.
Chungas Revenge Haha.
please accept conor into your school firas and give him gsp level grappling. don't worry he's rich he'll change your bum life ;P
+Chungas Revenge Braulio Estima said GSP is very good. GSP trains under John Danaher, one of the best BJJ coaches out there. You don't know what you're talking about
+Chungas Revenge gsp is a small welterweight he doesn't really outsize anyone plus he's never been submitted! besides apparently McGregor is on steroids too so he cud learn a lot from him lol
***** That was 12 years ago... He has improved
+kriegsmarine5 damn it I forgot about that one lol that was a sweet fucking armbar too tho
Very well said by Mr. Zahabi. As a 20 year old Montrealer I'm looking forward to becoming a member of Tristar Gym. Keep up the great work
Class act commentary filled with intelligent insight. Better than any others. Obviously a pro.
connor said he was going to accept this loss "like a man". but connor is saying that the reason he lost is bcuz diaz was a bigger man. connor wasnt beat by a bigger man, connor was beat by a better man. connor is making excuses which is not manly.. diaz has always been tough and durable. connor has proven that he can only be effective in a first round. size does not mean much to a true martial artist. look at the early days of the ufc and royce gracie's ability to slay much bigger guys.
lol gracie was tapping people who didnt even know what a gi is...and too say conor is only effective i the first round is stupid. he was probably 10-20 pounds lighter when he fought at featherweight and at the top of the game that weight matters when you're heavier you gas easier. but yea nates sub game is one of the best in the world im sure he could submit almost anyone if he has them on the ground. but conor mauled him for a good 7 min of that fight
Lol, the "better man" haha. Conor fought a stupid fight, plain and simple. He underestimated the change in weight, and he came in obviously throwing bombs. He didn't fight the same way he had been fighting on his way up in the featherweight rankings. I've been saying since he first started to talk about moving up to welterweight that it was a bad idea and he shouldn't go any higher than lightweight. There's a difference between walking around at a weight and cutting down that weight. While he may walk around at about 170-175 lbs., the fighters who compete in the welterweight division are naturally bigger than him. Conor had never competed at welterweight in his career. He's inexperienced with fighting at that weight which is why he made the mistakes that he did. When you fight at a high weight like that you need to conserve your energy more. The bigger you are, the more energy you burn up to move. You can't just go up to a higher weight division (especially whenever it's almost exactly the same weight as your everyday walk-around weight) and expect to be able to fight at the same pace that you would at a lighter weight division. Especially not whenever you're moving up on short notice like Conor did. But of course it comes as no surprise that a hater like you would dismiss this fact along with anything else that would discredit Nate's win over Conor, just to make it out as if he beat Conor flawlessly so that it makes McGregor look worse, even though he did win the first round decisively. That's just a typical thing all of you hating ass casuals love to do. When you a fighter that you dislike wins, you do whatever you can to discredit their victory despite how good it may have been. When a fighter you dislike loses, you'll say anything to make it out to be more than it actually was. With that being said, the sudden change in weight along with McGregor's different fight approach compared to his previous ones is obviously what lead to him losing more than anything else. If they were to fight at lightweight and Conor comes in like he has in all of his other fights, he almost certainly wins the fight. And that's not to say Nate didn't beat him fair and square or that he isn't a great fighter, it's just pretty obvious that Conor is the better fighter. Me saying that also has nothing to do with me liking Conor or disliking Nate, I'm simply telling it like it is as I always do, regardless of how I feel about said fighter. Also what's this Conor is only effective in the first round nonsense? If that were the case then how do you explain his second round KO's? Or his decision over Max Holloway? That's obviously another ignorant comment made by you primarily meant to bash a fighter that you clearly don't like. And seriously? Size doesn't matter? You're going to try to use what Gracie did way back before the sport had evolved and most fighters were still ignorant to other martial arts? There are weight classes for a reason. You can't seriously tell me that you think Demetrious would have a solid chance of beating Jon Jones. Get real dude. Even Nate knows size matters, which is exactly why he doesn't regularly compete at welterweight. Of course I'm sure that was yet another ignorant statement solely meant to bash Conor for losing to a bigger fighter. Yet I'm sure you would be one of the first to talk about how he beats "midgets" and then go and praise Nate for beating Conor even though Conor is smaller than Nate and Nate has been fighting "midgets" for almost his whole career. Lmfao
He and his fans said he was a god who would defeat Robbie Lawler, so yes he was in a sense overrated.
I laughed when people actually thought that.
Great video. Concise and calculated critiques. Very insightful the way you explained the technical aspects. Am a McGregor fan as I'm from Ireland but like the Diaz bro's too. People mix up their background and demeanour with intelligence but they are smart and know the game inside out. Would love Firas to do a breakdown of Gunnar Nelson vs Maia fight. Never done BJJ as it was never taught where I'm from, find it very interesting, just like their fight. Saw that sweep that Mc did on Diaz as well and agree with your point on his game (although like I said I know f**k all about it). Like its technical aspect though. Much respect Firas for a insightful and impartial take on the bout (boxing terms!)
Thank you Firas, you really give great insights into the fighting philosophy
Inaccurate Firas. Watch the end of the 1st round. Conor was exhausted in his corner. ~@themindofreyrey #ReyRey
+Rey Rodriguez I don't agree. He looks fine to me.
+Tristar Gym Watch the 1st round again when you get a chance. Easily won the round, but watch his chest when he goes to the corner. When the round begins he talks his usual taunts but he's almost out of breath.
BTW, that was a powerful analysis you did on "The Science of Mental Toughness." ~@themindofreyrey
+Rey Rodriguez right on. Listen to the mmahour with Kavanagh, from monday. Even Kavanagh said he was surprised by how out of breath conor was after round 1
+Rey Rodriguez I don't think he was gassed out quite yet. I do think that he was a bit in shock that his punches were not having the effect on Diaz that he thought they should.
watching it live I said out loud how exhausted McGregor looked in the corner compared to all of his other fights. From that moment I was worried for him.
I usually love Firas, but this feels like a UFC company response. It's not that a fighter ever loses, it's the fashion in which he loses. He punches Diaz's hand in a faceoff, says he's going to murder him, etc. and then doesn't even have the cardio to make it to the second round in a 5 round fight. He's a good striker, but he can only beat up super small guys. He'll lose to 90% of the lightweights and 100% of the welterweights. Guys like Robby Lawler, Rory McDonald, Stephen Thompson are all ready to war it out in a 5 round fight. Conor would get murdered. Conor is an amazing striker, but he hasn't spent enough time on his ground game and freaks out when his left hook doesn't work.
Idk if you've ever had a fight and gotten rocked or had a concussion from something, but when it happens your energy goes out the window. And lack of energy is a symptom for weeks to come after the initial injury.
Miguel Madrigal I've had several serious concussions. I used to play competitive hockey and have been rocked pretty bad before. Conor's gassed out before Diaz rocked him. I truly believe he only trains for 1rd knockouts. His cardio has been suspect in previous fights.
+Justin Meyers he wasn't gassed until he got rocked. Slowing down and being gassed are two different things
On point Justin. Conors style has made him popular but it costs in energy. He has never fought for more than seven minutes before getting sloppy.
Kristoffer Eriksson Absolutely. He only looks good for 2rds. I watched the fight again today. I'm not even sure he won the first rd. I think Conor actually won the first half of the 2nd rd. The 1st rd felt a lot more even than I remembered. As well, his cardio didn't seem quite as bad as I remember. Really think Diaz rocked him. Diaz kept t-ing off on him which is what caused Conor to go for the takedown. Diaz was the superior fighter, for sure. I'd say Conor got about 12 solid shots during the entire fight, everything else either missed, or Diaz rolled with it.
Just got to say it's so so refreshing to listen to a level headed response to all of this.
Thanks Firas! Truly great breakdown.
He didnt really go up 2 weightclasses. Diaz fights in 155.
He went up 2 weight classes, they fought at welterweight
+marc hager You know what he meant. We all know what he meant. Conor is a 155er and Nate is a 155er. They both fought at WW because of short notice. It's technically going up two weight classes but in reality it's not.
+BieberSucksCock100 dude you just said it they technically fought at 170 which means conor fought two weight classes above his previous fights
Conor is a big 145er & Diaz is a big 155er.
+marc hager then Diaz went up one weightclass. AND won.
I'm so incredibly sick of hearing that weight was a factor with Nate. They were the same weight, and Conor had a full camp where as Nate was partying, drinking, on a boat when he got the call. Also he had a stomach bug from Mexican water lol..
Nate is just the superior fighter. He's just a better boxer with more heart, and more confidence in his ground game because his jiu-jitsu is incredibly slick.
Conor had done to him precisely what he claimed he'd do... That Nate "would become a panicked grappler" because of his striking. I think the fact that the very first time Conor faced adversity, he shot for a takedown, shows a lot about his lack of heart.
+Teleology Master Well, Nate was pretty explicit in the fact that he was intentionally taking the first round off to save energy to push the pace the last 4 rounds...
As soon as Nate got Conor's timing and distance down in the 2nd it was over with.... If Conor hadn't shot, which was probably just out of instinct, it would've turned into a very long night for him. He probably would've been TKO'd out of exhaustion later-on, or decisioned... I mean, he was getting dominated in the clinch, and against the cage too.
Conor landed some good punches, but couldn't keep it up and couldn't hit Nate quite hard enough.
And finally, Nate had absolutely 0 time to get ready, considering the media obligations and such. He wasn't "training for a triathlon", as was rumored. He was partying on a yacht in Mexico. He actually got sick from the water... I believe him when he says that if he had any real time to get ready for the fight, he thinks he wouldn't even have gotten hit. His boxing is just far superior.
+Derik Dulka Yes I did hear Firas, and I also watched the fight. it looked like Conor shot for the takedown almost out of instinct. Like he wasn't even aware of what he was doing...
Also, Conor didn't jump in weight, he jumped weight classes....
Big difference...
He had a full camp, and just didn't have to cut weight. The hardest part.... They were both at essentially their natural, walk-around weight....
BJ Penn "jumped up in weight" when he did it.... He's a natural 145er, 155er, and Conor is not.. Conor almost dies when he cuts weight, and he's by far the biggest 145er.
I'm relatively new to MMA (only a few years strictly following the developments; since GSP vs Dan Hardy). I've always heard how brilliant Coach Zahabi is and this is the first time I've seen a Tristar Gym video but I am just blown away by how much this man knows and how well he breaks it down. Good job sir. I'm looking forward to these very intelligent breakdowns and analyses.
I love that at the end Firas, amazing teaching style
of course he's overrated, they called him unbeatable, rogan said he was the best feather weight in history. They said he can win 3 belts. see he's overrated
What featherweight has done what hes done? I disagree strongly with u tbh
+SupriseFromBehind What do you mean - win a belt, then move up and lose?
+CalvinSomething HUH?? "best female fighter"? "if she brushes up on her judo"? What planet are you on brah???? lol
Conor's fight IQ was off against Nate, that spining kick was way off and burn't tons of energy, he was gassed by the second round..that muay thai low rear kick against Nate to set up the right left hook would've been a far better option against the taller fighter in Nate. These were the tools used by RDA that exposed Nates weaknesses. We talk about fighters being known for their particulars style's, and conor isn't really know for his muay thai like a jose Aldo, but to be a great fighter at different weights, your best chance is to adapt your style to your opponent instead of being a "one trick pony".
+jason johnson All connor needed to do was use underhooks . UNDERHOOKS and he would have won the fight. too bad he lost and his careers over
+George Costanza lol who do I believe? this nobody on the Internet or Firas? hmmmm
james h
UNDERHOOKS could have saved him
james h
Why not make your own judgements from your OWN observations? Even the so called "experts" get it wrong from time to time.
+George Costanza umm, you mean uppercut?
Love the videos. Great analysis and conversations.
10,000 hours is a known concept for becoming a master at any craft. Good work Coach. You seem to know your shit (: Thanks Quest for sponsoring this awesome content.
McGregor is still the man.
and Chris Weidman is still my boy!
+conskimask Chris Weidman is one tough sob.respect from Ireland brother 🇮🇪💪
+Gorazd AcidSpit 😂😂😂
If you could take Conor under your wing, he'd never lose again.
Hey Firas, thanks for your most respectful analysis all done in a professional manner. The 130 dislikes are haters. Great stuff dude!
Wish more comments were like this
Good video Firas. Especially the bit on how people bag on fighters when they lose.
This guy is too afraid to committ to a negative opinion since he seems to know the fighters. Better commentary from people who aren't afraid that the fighter will hate them, or ruin their reputation in the sport. Need guys who don't a have a financial interest in the fighters.
+chance2413 Couldn't have put it better myself dude. Its like....stop sitting on the fence and tell us what you really think!
+chance2413 No, you probably just wanted him to say something negative about McG and are butthurt that he didn't reinforce your own opinion.
Go listen to Luke Thomas or Robin Black, they have no "financial interest" in fighters and gave pretty much the same overall opinion.
Either Firas is careful or he is a LOT less skilled in when it comes to strategi and analysing. A LOT of what he said is flat as fuck. Listen to Nate after the fight or guys like Edgar or Cruz. Major difference.
+chance2413 I think it has to do with him being respectful and looking at the fight game as a strategy. Firas is a professional. Its really refreshing for guys like the daiz brothers to not give a shit and say whats on their minds but Firas is a different type of guy.
Conor seems to have expended a lot of energy with those wheel kicks which never lands.
that kick will never hit. Its waste of energy but i dont think that was the reason why he got tired.
+Emre Can Güner He usually uses it sparingly to coral opponents into his power left. He actually did it to Diaz at least once in the fight. Diaz had his back close to the cage. Looked to circle out to his left. Conor threw a wheel kick that connected with Diaz left glove. That sent him circling to his right and Conor caught him with a clean power left. Agree though he threw it far too much in the fight. Just hitting air.
+Emre Can Güner He throws the wheel kick to stop people circling to the right and start circling back towards his left hand.
+Steve Doyle Perhaps that's what Conor meant by non efficient use of energy.
+Rick Deckard he does it to stop people from circling to his right to avoid his left hand.
Thanks for the video Firas. Question: did the philly shell work for diaz because it was south paw vs. south paw? I've been boxing for a year now and although we're tought the philly shell quite emphatically, they said that since I'm a south paw I don't want to use it against an orthodox fighter. Thoughts on that?
Thank you so much for the insight! It has opened my mind abit more.
Cheers Firat
Firat 😂😂😂
How'd you get the shiner?
+yacheritsi I think it's safe to assume that it's from sparring lol.
sparring, most likely
+yacheritsi he told GSP he couldn't go to the fights last weekend and well... we see the result
+yacheritsi In the mean streets of Stockton, while he was doing research for this video.
B J Penn fought at heavyweight!
Against Machida none the less !
That being said he also lost that fight. And had losses at 170 (Hughes & Diaz).
But like Connor I respect that and it only makes them greater in my eyes.
*****
Sorry, meant B J Penn.
+Lee Ames Wasn't that at LHW?
+ Ruskilaxi yes it was ! ... Actually if I recall right I think Machida was like 208 or something in that fight so it may have been a catch weight ... LHW at least.
Huge jump up for BJ
Ruskilaxi
Penn weighed in at 191 lbs and Machida at 225 lbs.
Would love to have this as a podcast Firas! I mean, videos are great, but it's just you staring into a camera. I would love to listen to the breakdown on my way to work!
Mr. Zahabi, thank you very much, great post fight analysis.
Love Conor, but I hope this will put a damper on all the shit talk about money and being the best, etc.
+BJJ Fiend You love Conor. It's cute.
+BJJ Fiend i like the guy hes vary entertaining but i hate his fucking fans
BJJ Fiend He's talking about you lol.
I disagree with your take on Conor's condition when he was in his corner. I had no volume on the coverage because of where I was and watching it on a friends phone, but I could clearly see Conor was gassed in the last minute of the first round. His arms were looser, shoulders back and head tilted back slightly. And then if you look at when he was sat on the stool, his stomach rapidly inflating and deflating. It was very obvious to me he had already gassed himself. Likely from so many wheel kicks that missed and several heavy straight lefts that missed. It looked to me like he didn't have the feel for Nate's height.
+Kenneth Markwith He punched himself out. You are correct. He was eating like crazy to gain the extra pounds and was only 168 on the scale. He looked sluggish and flat footed. Very unlike him and the change with the eating had a lot to do with that imo. When you overeat it slows you and sucks your stamina. Add to that the loading up and the surprise that Nate was absorbing his best shots.
+Kenneth Markwith in connor's mind the fight was going to be over in the 1st round.. he threw full power the whole time.. and yup nate ate the punches and connor gassed.
+Kenneth Markwith Yeah one of the few things Firas missed in a great breakdown. I'm pretty sure John Kavanagh said a much on the MMA. He could see Conor was breathing a lot heavier than usual after one. Again it just puts into perspective how honest Conor was post fight and during the press conference. All the top level analysts like Firas and Luke Thomas have echoed what Conor said.
he still would have lost at the end of the day it came down to who wanted it more. McGregor with all his money doesn't care he's got another huge payday coming up win or lose. he's got to go back and get his hunger back
+mollyoko his definitely threw a lot of power shots. but do u think that explains him gassing out? doesn't he work all day as he says? he didn't want it as much as Diaz we all saw him doing very well when he was landing then all of a sudden Diaz cracks him with a 1-2 then he wants out. the man played us all for fools he's nowhere as tough as a Diaz
just find your channel, good knowledge of mma and respectull analysis, sober...like it one more sub for you from france. appreciate your worck. keep it up !
Beautiful video... great point about the body shutting down and not obeying you once hurt.
I don't agree with this guy on so much about this fight. "We'll have to ask Conor where his energy went in this fight." He got beat up and choked out mate why does there have to be some sort of secret reason he lost he was just not good enough.
maybe you should fight and try it out
Who should fight? What are you on about?
Thomas Francis Conor was winning the fight, another round like that would have KO Nate, but he had no more energy (respect to Nate, he took the shots and absorbed them) but youre not in a position to judge good enpugh or not without being there and trying it...
Interesting the point you made about people thinking fighters are no good after one loss. I think there's a lot of casual MMA fans who think they're hardcore. They THINK they understand this game. These same people who think Conor can't fight at 155 now because he was beaten by the #5 LW. Absolute bullshit. He lost to a LW at 170. The weight in this game plays a huge difference. If you think it doesn't, look at Conor after 2 rounds vs. Mendes and 2 rounds vs. Diaz. Chad was laying on him and landing elbows for around 7/8 minutes. Conor still got up, threw some nice combinations and won the fight. After one round of punching against Diaz he was gassed. Letting Diaz get comfortable at 170 was a mistake. If the fight was at 155 Conor would have been fresher and Nate would've had a weight cut. Conor was just too big for his own good. Every strike he loaded up on took way more energy than normal.. it's physics.. he carrying more weight than he's used to and his body is working harder to carry it. Looking back on it now it's obvious Conor stacked the odds against himself too much. A 5'9" guy carrying 168 is a lot different than a 6'1" guy carrying 169. People saying he bit off more than he could chew, but I think he can chew just fine.. the manner in which he did it was just wrong. Anyone who's not an internet expert knows this is a bump in a long road and Conor will be wiser and more prepared the next time he fights the bigger guy.
+nidge18
The odd thing is that most fighters improve their cardio by not having to dehydrate themselves to make weight.
Always a pleasure to listen to your insights Mr. Zahabi!
I like how the last question was by Mr Philosopher King - who was given a philosophy lesson by Firas. Great video again!
The touch of death is real? 'He landed it 7 times clean?' Not really a touch of death then if Diaz could win. This fight showed that Conor's punching power is good but not enough to take down fighters outside of FW.
+Sangerino Don't generalize from one fight. Nate hasn't been knocked out by anybody.
Nick and Nate have the best chins in the UFC. both are hard to knock out
+Rytis K. Josh Thomson by head kick
I think Conor can rock a few of those LW contradicting though to how he believed that nobody can take his left hand shot
+CxsG90 pretty sure that was a tko though
Come on Firas.
Conor did not fight a WW. He fought a LW who didn't cut weight.
Quit recycling the UFC narrative of damage control. The ONLY reason this fight, and the Conor vs Diaz rematch is @ 170, is so the UFC can use a the built in excuse that Conor was fighting "a much larger man" "moving up two weightclasses" etc. It allows Conor and the UFC to keep their options open for a gifted title shot at 155, along with making sure that Conor doesn't risk his selling power by potentially losing that gold strap over his shoulder in having to actually defend @ 145.
I am so sick and tired of this bullshit that Conor fought a WW, or jumped two weight classes. Conor is a LW who kills himself to beat up on much smaller men @ 145. I'll give him credit for moving up ONE weight class if he faces a true WW like Lawler, Woodley, Hendricks, Rory, or Wonderboy - but we all know that won't happen because Conor would absolutely get his shit pushed in.
Thank you Firas Zahabi for this excellent and clear explanation.
Fantastic analysis and perspective, thank you !
you make it sound like conor lost because he had an off night or something, how about he lost cause diaz was better? push diaz already the dude is way more interesting cause he is real. Conor scripts shit to say is all his interviews and press conferences. How can you not say he was over rated? The ufc and the media played conor as some god, they put him up against lesser competition with short camps. Even diaz had a short camp and the ufc was caught saying diaz was training for some race while diaz said he was on a boat being a fat boy. Call it like it is please...
That's what really happened. Firas is super smart but I think he's being too nice to Conor.
Diaz needed the money and took the fight, he was not in shape at all. Diaz is the man and the real star.
He is calling it like it is u muppet. He's breaking down the fight...we all know the outcome. Conor did have a off night, do factual statements bother you? Then take ur dumbass elsewhere.
Ok ty... So conor will beat diaz next time? whats with the name calling DUMB ASS!!!
Amazing breakdown, thank you for sharing!
Excellent commentary thank you Firas.
Firas, thank you for sharing your highly respected point's of view. I always come away from here feeling i have learned so much...xXx...