John Kavanagh: Conor McGregor wants Dustin Poirier trilogy fight for belt | Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show
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- John Kavanagh returns to Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show to recap Conor McGregor’s loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 and discuss what is next. Kavanagh says that (6:30) they prepared to defend leg kicks during training camp, but were not expecting the damage they caused. (14:45) Kavanagh addresses comments he made to Ariel in their pre-fight interview and the tweaks they’ll look to make moving forward. (20:00) He then says that McGregor would like a trilogy fight with Poirier before summer for the lightweight title.
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McGregor had one eye on boxing and one eye on UFC,he needed this reality check. You can’t halfarse the most ruthless sport in the world
Agreed but i honestly think the booze may have permanently lethargized his explosiveness and overall speed.
Exactly what I've been saying
That’s some excuse
@@GhostJJJ its a fact moron lmfao, he tried to box in an mma fight
@@GhostJJJ that’s literal facts 🤡.
Never thought I'd say it, but I think Conor should go back to training "with that dork in the park"
I'm thinking the same thing. The movement thing is honestly smart it just looks goofy.
He still lost training with him
Put some respect on Ido’s Portal name. A true master of his craft. ✊
@@danieldaniel1583 Hes playing toucbutt rn as we speak
Lmao!
Let me get this straight Connor is 1-2 in 155, tony Ferguson is 13-2, yet tony is now a gatekeeper and Connor deserves a 155 title shot against the exact person he lost to? What the fook?
And conor has only 3 wins in the last 5 years.
But your not looking at it thru eyes of a WWE fan
Its becoming obvious that the UFC has adopted a styles makes fights setup now... There not interested in the whole battling your way up to the rankings as from a business perspective it doesn't draw as much viewers and raw ppv's..
12-3* Tony lost to Michael Johnson
Just got ko,ed but still trying to call the shots go to the back of the queue.
Give him Tony next. I think Tony deserves red panty night before he retires.
Yea makes sense..both conor & tony coming off losses, it's very hard for tony now to get the title shot, he needs to win at least 3 or 4 more to be in title contention. Yes it will be an interesting hyped up fight tony & Conor, & yes definitely more money for tony, he deserves more money & conor is the man
It seems like a good matchup for Conor, the styles, but it would be rough seeing Tony in a third rough outing. Tony should do a gatekeeper fight to get his head back on straight. Conor should fight Gaethje and sink or swim, but without the right gameplanning he would sink.
Fook tony
No I want to see Tony get a win, maybe put him against Felder or al
@@johnb7337 hopefully he will swim
Dustin vs. Charles 🥇
Chandler vs. Gaethje
Conor vs. Diaz
Tony vs. Hooker
Perfect lol
Chandler vs khabib
Justin vs olivera
Diaz vs Dustin
@@jordanmoore7452 bruh what
Dustin gets the title shot. Spot on with the match ups.
That's right 👍
John's a good guy, but McGregor getting a title shot makes zero sense.
Dollars makes sense
It makes sense from a business point of view but competitively your right it makes zero sense
He is done
@3 Ks how do you know? Do you know him personally?
Even kavanaugh knew it doesn’t make sense you can tell by his reaction to the question😂 he had to say yes cause that’s his mans and it means more $ for everyone
Feels like John has no control over Conor's technique, he always says he is at his best. His technique has changed a lot since he won the titles, no comment about that whatsoever?
@Thomas Dauphan Conor didn’t get dominated tho he won round 1 and r2 was close up until the last sequence
@Thomas Dauphan
Mcpunchingbag?
These names are getting even shitter.
Ariel is a Conor boot licker. He'd never ask a legit question like that.
@@FromMagic I don’t think round 2 was close dustin was winning that with the kicks prior to the sequence and he kicked him early it’s not like he started at the end of round 2
John seems like a good guy but he's a yes man.
No one:
Ariel: “Nathan Diaz”
Indeed. 😂
The priest that baptised Nate Diaz called him "Nathan Diaz".
@@1nv1nc3ble debatable. He probably just called him Nate straight away
At least not Nathaniel
He actually says that cause nate has said he doesn't like being called nate he prefers Nathan lol
He needs to stop being obsessed with boxing part of mma...miss his old style it was way more lethal
You’re 100% correct, hopefully we see that old style return in the rematch
Back when he walked around at 168 pounds he could go more rounds without getting fatigued with all that muscle
Now he looks like he is playing too safe. He holds back. I don't know if this is fear for something
Yea. I think him dropping the weight the way he did wasn’t a good idea. They said he took off the weight slowly and only had to cut a little bit of water
Defiantly man he’s sparring little amateur Irish fighters who actually are nowhere near the level of Dustins sparring partners. In fact I think he should drop that boxing coach from Dublin my god the man is a spoofer. Clowning around thinking he can box with that stupid stance just killed me, the way he fought Mendez was the man just pressure, kicks in and out attacks. Alvarez too. Sad time this Conor doesn’t beat anyone in top 5
Can someone try justify why McGregor has changed from his Karate stance to a more boxing stance. He has turned into the very thing he mocked about 155ers, flat footed, stuck in the mud
Maybe he’s nostalgic for the time he got paid $100 million to have a hard sparring match in a boxing stance
Bro it's good that conor loss bcoz next time it will be his arsenal and he will have the solution for leg kick 🙏😎
Exactly he was better with the karate stance. People are saying it’s more cardio demanding.
His boxing coach knows nothing about mma and mcgregor loves boxing now
If Mcgregor had approached that fight in his traditional karate stance the outcome would have been the same,infact he'd have been even more open to calf kicks,he would have ZERO opportunity to block them.
Much respect for John,
But he’s sounding like a fan boy,
It’s unfair for a title shot after a KO loss.
Plus a tap out loss before that.
He doesn’t sound like a fanboy, he sounds like a coach who wants to get his fighter the best fight possible. I agree, Conor doesn’t deserve that fight, but Dustin expressed interest in it, so there’s no surprise Conor and his coach are biting at the opportunity.
@@seanmatthewking He is a yes man
I don’t know how nether of them noticed when Dustin was wobbled. I was shouting and he back up. And the corner never told him he was hurt. And he was in Conors corner
the problem isn't that conor doesn't deserve the shot the problem is that dustin is now the clear #1 guy with khabib retired and you'd essentially be punishing him by fighting a tough guy the casuals wont buy ppvs for like oliveira he makes significantly less money to fight a really tough guy. look at diaz and khabib once you hit that red panty night loterry you fight a couple big money fights and disappear
Unpopular opinion: John Kavanagh is a good coach and gentleman, but he and his team at SBG are massively overrated.
Thats true. SBG is overrated, no prominent fighters except Conor. Conor is good fighter mostly on his own power and abilities.
Don't forget the 🐐
Not really . These guys done what no other gym could do with a fighter and more people don't come out of there because the talent in europe is limited and they concentrate more on Conor than anyone else so people don't really want to go there.
Also ,Going to SBG means Conors name is always tagged along with you.
LA STILLSWERVING yeah and that’s extent of your career being tossed aside when conor is about to fight. Conor could be a success anywhere else. Being at SBG is coddling him and devolving his mma game. If he had a good gym and coach he could be winning a lot more.
Chanel Sonnen is currently doing 90 on the freeway to put up 30 vids just off the back of this interview
Okay, great.
Called it.
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I only submit this to you because......
@6:53 "In the gym, you're not gonna kick your sparring partner that hard"
Tj Dillashaw: ...."Hold my needle"
Underrated comment
Lol
Only true fans know hahaha
This is an exceptional CZcams comment
I needed a laugh like this haha 🤣
The real problem is Conor . He won’t let his coach do the coaching. Watch the fight and between round 1&2 Conor didn’t listen to any coaching and just walked around. All John said was “great work , just be you “ . No advice at all just “yes men”
@Kota Lz He is a good coach and did help get Conor to where he is but anyone who watched that fight who isn’t bias can easily see there was no coaching happening between rounds and no coaching happening from the sidelines.
Conor never sat down and never even made eye contact with John or any member of his team between rounds.
what was he supposed to say? rewatch the first round it was looking like it was just getting started conor did fine in the first you dont wanna make your guy panic
I agree.. Even during the round he was praising his shoulder strikes with oohs and aahs... All yes men
@@01gtbdaily30 Yeah, like Tony?
The same happened with prince naseem Hamed. Meteoric rise, yes men trainers after he sacked ingle and got rich
The best Conor he’s ever seen.. looks like we will continue to see his new flat footed style..
Conor is not good at mixing it up when things aren’t going his way, just like Diaz 1 he thought he could drop both opponents with the left hand and that was the only game plan going in 🤯
@@praywithoutceasing2966 agreed. He needs a plan b. Chandler has his wrestling, but also powerful striking. Same with Gathje. Oliveria has good striking & high level bjj. Poirier has great striking & good bjj.
If Conor doesn't land the left early, he fizzles out & has no plan b.
So he'll struggle to beat the top guys. Even Tony would be a tough fight imo.
@@praywithoutceasing2966 his style was totally different though. He’s wasn’t bouncing on his feet. It was a totally different stance and style.
@@michael43567 tony would beat him in a 5 rounder just from the fact his can absorb so much damage and connor hasn't got the gas tank to keep it up for 5
@@mamamymammasaidthat6764 I think I'd agree. I don't see conor stopping tony in 2 rounds. So it's likely it does to at least 4 rounds.
Then like you said Tony outlasts him
Ariel : Did you train Conor to defend leg kicks?
Kavanagh : Pacquaio dont throw leg kicks
Lol
😂
Conor changed his style to much he used to be light on his feet he's got a heavy boxing stance now just my opinion
I think you're right, but I also think it has to do with age. Not just Conor but so many other fighters start moving a lot less after 30 from what I have seen at least
His lead foot was turned even more inwards in that stance. Sideways karate stance is not great for checking low kicks either.
@@gregg9788 the whole point on why the stance was bad was with boxing he’s static standing there eating them. With karate he can bounce out of the way as he’s light on his feet. The biggest thing in my opinion was the boxing stance was very very heavy on the front leg. Him being in karate wouldn’t be too much of an issue as most of the power in his punched comes from his rear (left) leg
His wide stance is I a natural issue he has. Watch his walk, he walks with a wide gate that a natural stance for him.
I was saying during the fight he was flat footed. Go back and watch any fight before mayweather. He used to bounce in and out. Now he plants n swings...
Just sounds like excuses to me. Title shot out of the question. Conor still looked dangerous but in this division at this point unless he ups his game he gonna struggle.
conor need to know this is mma not wwe. people have lost respect for him
''We gave Dustin the rematch so hopefully he'll do the same.'' Lol. How many years later did you give Dustin that rematch?
True, but dustin wasn't a draw, wasnt a champion and didnt hit his stride until Conor had already moved weight divisions. Also Dustin will earn more money from a rematch than he has his whole career. I think it'll happen 2021. I think Conor should get 1 or 2 fights in and dustin should fight for the belt next vs olivera, probably wont happen tho.
Conor just needs to win 6 🤷🏻♂️
Conor grew the whole sport in those six years and gave Dustin s huge payday and half a million for his foundation
I want a title shot after a lost. who does he think he is Cody Garbrant.
Lol
Holly holm
Jose Baldo
Bleh.. tj dillashaw 😂😂
@@liammahoney1748 waldo 😂
Dustin Poirier vs Charlie Olives for the belt.
Michael Chandler vs Justin Gaethje for #1 contender fight.
Yeee
There working on Justin v Charles . So either chandler going to fight Dustin ( don’t think will happen cause poirer already said he’s not interested until chandler fights again. Or chandler is going to fight winner of Justin and Charles and the winner of the trilogy between Conor and poirer trilogy
Diaz vs McGregor
@@rileybooth1342 Michael Chandler doesn't deserve a title shot. He beat someone coming off a loss lol...
Yup and conor fights winner of chandler and gaethe
Kavanagh: "We gave him the rematch after the first fight" Yeah, 6 years later. Conor needs to fight some of the other guys in front of him, not give him one fight for the title ie the easy way out.
Conor made these big fight purses possible for other fighters. Remember that
In his last three bouts Conor wasn’t that patient and didn’t attempt to wait/bait and counter like he did Eddie, and Aldo
Yeah I agree. Against Eddie he would lure him to attack, then use his movement to be out of the way before countering. Conor at his best is an elusive counter striker. Hopefully he can get back there
Conor is 3-3 in his last 6 mma fights.
He was just a great counter puncher.
That's it,he has no wrestling ,grappling and zero cardio...He's been found out.
Remember, KHABIB said "I will expose his myth.....".
HE WILL NEVER BEAT KHABIB
AND YOU KNOW THIS
So
Can One interviewer at least mention the stance switch
Shut up. The karate stance makes harder to check leg kicks.
@@dangobanjo2800 he’s been kicked in the karate stance before but he checked the kicks then it’s more about him not being active and not adapting and overall Dustin has a perfect game plan
@@dangobanjo2800 can you read? Isn't that what he just implied?
@@dangobanjo2800 I'm not even an amateur but this stance is like a statue standing
Right
I hope Conor start hitting iron pipes with Tony preparing for the trilogy not kidding 😂 .
yes XD
Tony hates Conor
"I feel stiffness in my leg. Almost stuck in the trousers" - Conor
Or he could try actually moving his lead leg 🤔
@@dylanmounsey7515 no
Hope he goes back to his Karate/Taekwando stance.
exactly... karate and that bounce
Yup, wide stance, hands down. "Nice and flow-ey" as he used to say, he's fell in love with boxing it seems and has become "stuck in the mud". He became the exact same thing he tormented about the 155ers 3/4 years ago
Maybe that bounce wide stance use to get him tired..he wasn’t tired in that boxing stance but it’s difficult to check legs kicks from a southpaw fighting another southpaw regardless of which stance he took.
That stance he was doing when he was a featherweight. That style of fighting is very fascinating.
Me too. He needs to be bouncy again. He can’t afford to be stiff like that ever again.
He looks so animated you'd think they're coming off of a great victory.
You win or you learn
He doesn’t have to get punched in the face, also he still gets paid good money
They are the 🎈 popped and still nothing to pay other's hear retire tapper just gets chance after chance Nate broke him Khabib finished him Dustin confirmed him u tell me time's up right
@@pieluvr7362 reading your comment just gave me an aneurysm 🤨
He's got his book money in the bank and is a huge benefactor of Conor's "philanthropy" in trying to inject funds into the Irish MMA scene. His personal victory came 5years ago when Conor peaked, done now!!
Gets knocked out then fights for the title, dont be silly.
But not for a title, olivera or Chandler deserve a title shot more than he does right now
@gus martinez and most important fact for UFC it will sell even more ppv.
@@meyerl9297 chandler fought number 6 dude. He doesn’t deserve the title shot. I believe he needs 1 more win before that
Chandler should beat Gaethje or Oliveira to deserve a title shot..
@gus martinez he was out for a second whether his leg was damaged or not.
I remember back in the day Conor said something along the lines of “you can’t be half in this game.” Well you can’t be half in the mma game and half in the boxing game. Conor needs to fully commit to mma and never box again if he wants to become champion again
Don’t blame boxing for his loss, Dustin was the better man and he smashed him fair and square
Never said, nor implied that Dustin wasn’t the better man or that he didn’t beat him fair and square. Just saying that if you ain’t fully committed the losses are going to accumulate regardless of whether you’re a curtain jerker or a main eventer.
@@djthornly he was fully committed and had the longest and best fight camp he’s ever had and in the best shape he’s ever been in according to his coach and McGregor himself so I don’t know what your talking about, he got smashed hahaha
He'll never be a champion ever again
@@mrqas2000 He's changed his stance and style from his karate/taekwondo stance and light on his feet sliding in and out, outside fighting picking his shots and throwing kicks to boxing orientated, front leg heavy stance and strategy, keeping his hands up instead of in front of him like in his best fights and focusing more on fighting in the pocket and boxing over his flashy, movement orientated style in the old days of Conor. This is because he's more invested in a boxing-type style as he was half training boxing ready for the manny fight and his training camp is also more boxing orientated. So while he's in the best shape and had his "best camp", his strategy was completely different and I'd argue his previous style would of been more effective against someone like Poirier, as if he was fighting on the outside and picking shots like he used to his leg wouldnt be there as much and he wouldnt of been so heavy on it when he did get caught. If you disagree you should watch his fights in 2014-2016 and compare it to how he fights today. Completely different style....
Did he just say that if Conor won Saturday, he would’ve wanted To fight Nate for THE BELT??? Does he think this is the WWE?
They treat it like it is. We all know Conor gets his way.
Conor gets what he wants everytime he wins
What Fighter made an impact in the sport like Conor? No one..... That's why he gets what he wants. Don't be so salty.
@@itoaster2516 he just turned UFC into joke ... He did nothing for sport or fighters ..
@@kamikazeboy299 excuse me? Look at PPV buys top fights and tell me what name comes up on the top 3 of that list. Tell me which UFC fighter has gone on to do the things he's done... None of them
Conor’s style was elusive, speed, countering, precision, light on your feet & toes. Ido portal (the dork in the park) is Conor’s X-factor his most underrated part of his success. Sad that he wasn’t in this camp or the camp for him against Cowboy Cerrone. But, he did state he will be in Conor’s next camp so I hope he fixes Conor’s movement because he is heavy on his feet, flat footed. In summary: Get Conor moving again he needs that fluidity desperately.
Well you would be flat footed when some one takes ur leg out haha conor was the best he’s ever been in this camp but Dustin played his cards right
That’s really good to know
He's old style is tiring so example he exploded in the first round and Dustin survived while mcgregor is tired end of the first round so it would end up like a Diaz vs mcgregor first fight but worst for conor
@@strangeman9362 everyone has a plan until they get calf kicked, if he’s tired after the first round like that he should be fighting lower ranked guys and build himself up in the 155 division, he’s only won against Eddie Alvarez the worst champion ever in 155 when he took the title in an undeserving title shot he got privileged with, he’s has been exposed like Rhonda rousey, the hype train is over
He looked fine in the first round. He got his leg butchered.
Conor just wasn’t the same. Complete abandonment of his unique stance / style / footwork. Not utilising his kicks to circle into power side. I’m hoping he comes back strong but he needs to get back to his roots. But what do I know
Edit:
All I’m saying is that if 2015 Conor watched this fight he would describe himself as “stuck in the mud”.
Exactly he looked so flat and slow
He's also exposed.... even his coach said he was ready... Why are ppl reaching for excuses for him when the man himself plus his coach are saying it was the best Connor they've ever seen.... ARE THEY LIARS???? DO YALL KNOW MORE THAN THEM BOTH?!?
Make it make sense... 🤦🏽♂️😂😂😂
His coach said IT WAS HIS BEST CAMP EVER. He said truthfully that was the best version of Conor. He got exposed.
@@ghostrida4 when does a coach amd fighter ever not say that?? Gotta take what they say with a grain of salt lol. Connor definitely looked like he had been practicing a much more traditional boxing form, maybe he looked good in the boxing ring but wasn't prepared for the cage. But of course he is going to say he is at his best, and of course the coach is going to say that, anything else is admitting weakness
being inactive played a big part i believe.
I feel like Gaethje vs Chandler would be a phenomenal fight. The power, the wrestling, the pressure is a recipe for violence
For sure would be exciting. I think Michael Chandler is ready to go crazy abd show a lot of ppl up.
this should 100% be the title eliminator after charles vs DP for the vacant belt
I think Dustin vs Justin 2 would be great considering Justin has improved since then.
Don't forget the backflips
But gaethje can finish him two kicks.chandler is a good wrestler.But gaethje have dogs in his both hands
I like Conor, but why does he instantly want the rematch when he loses, but when he wins he doesn't give his opponent the same. Like Nate Diaz, give Nate his rematch.
Nate is 20-12 he's irrelevant at this point. I think even flat footed Conor can beat him honestly.
Irrelevent? Or you dont want your boy to tape again?
@@123flask Man, just Stop, Diaz fanboys are even more delusional than Conor fanboys.
Oh Conor, after Saturday you can’t call any shots for a while.
Conor can’t get a title fight after losing to Dustin makes no sense
For sure. His 155 ufc record now is 1-2. No title for him.
He better get a new team
@@asmralon6445 Don't need a new team just needs to work on checking leg kicks and countering it
yeah he needs to fight someone like Gathje or Ferguson
@@thealexkiller4660 A check is the counter, If you check a kick once hard, They most likely won't throw It hard again, Feels like you are kicking a steel pole cemented into the ground.
3-3 in his last six fights, 1-2 in the division, demands title fight. Ok great
And I like Conor but it’s not fair to do that in THE most stacked division in the UFC
But still managed to secure knockouts in 3 different weight divisions and secure two belts at the same time.Deserves the title fight so he can come back this time hungry like before.Ok great
@@earthpisces2009 what he did at 170 is irrelevant when talking about the 155 title. 2 fight losing streak at 155, title shot wouldn’t be legit.
And it might happen somehow
Two wins in five years.
Mc Gregor is making a circus out of the UFC. He needs to fight from his rank nr and stop being allowed to pick his fights . Disrespectful to all the other higher ranked fighters than him.
As truthful as everything you just said is , they also in the entertainment business so they going to go with what brings in the most MONEY 💰
@@quantum5269 Sad but true.
Mcregor also brought the UFC into the mainstream.
He's got two years left in his career..then you'll have your wish as the UFC struggles to retain its relevancy
@@69birdboy this is a very casual fan statement. Is McGregor a household name ... of course ... if you think he is the only one than you have not followed this sport
@@quantum5269 yeah ok....Conor transcended the sport. Not one other UFC fighter has done that.
Conor changed the game for fighter pay. Cross over fights.
You might think also or Jon Jones Jones or Fedor are famous globally.
Only in fight circles.
You might think you're being a purist.
I'm simply pointing out THE FACT that Conor has brought fresh eyes to the sport like no one else. You see sportsman do the Billy strut etc....he's a superstar and the UFC never had one like him.
You can say other fighters have done it. Like him or not, they haven't transcended the sport..that means Conor has a billon pound whisky business, will have the opportunity to star in films after ..not just appear, but star.
No one has come close to his fame in the UFC..just face it
Huh? Conor Vs Dustin for the belt in May? After he just got ko'd against dustin in a fight without the belt lol
To be fair conor also t.k.o dustin ithink trilogy is good but not for the belt charles deserve that title shot more than anyone else
@@itsaprank6101 it's not fair, it was at 145.. if he ko'd him in this division then yeah you would have a valid point.
@@itsaprank6101 not fair at all lol. Not only was the fight 6 years ago, it was in a different weight class. Also, a win puts Conor in contention for the title, Poirier already had that status
The crazier thing would be if he gets the rematch and wins 🤣🤣🤣
@@itsaprank6101 6 years ago you twit.
20:49 "We gave him the rematch after the first win and I hope he returns the sentiment"...Yea sure, just wait 6.5 years
Loooooool
Well considering he lasted longer than poirer
If you know anything about Connor in Dustin's match 6 years ago Connor wood gave dustin the rematch any given time dustin did not want it until now until Conor reached out to him
@@br-dj2ti just like he'd offer rematch to Aldo eh.
That’s what Dustin should say. And that he’s gonna carry on and fight for the belt now like Conor did
If Mcgregors next fight isn’t an MMA fight, he should just retire from the sport. He’s complaining about being inactive from the sport yet on the other hand is saying he may move to boxing ? Come on man
It’s all about the money with that camp. McGregor delusion still thinks he is the best & the yes men keep quiet as it’s money 💰 for them
@@Sheepwillbesheep hahaha
@@Sheepwillbesheep he’s still the best lightweight bar Khabib in theory, Dustin had a good gameplan and showed the one thing he’s better than Conor and that’s heart; especially after being cracked in the first.
@@dieflutkommt and that's why a trilogy is needed.
He needs to forget about boxing completely and fully focus on mma
he definitely does put a 100% effort into defending belts and staying active, FOR SURE.
Everyone is talking about his Technics.... see his entrance it wasn't the same man that everyone knows
He even started to dance on the music with the crowd and then I started to Worry a LOT
On point !
He didn't have that look in his eyes!
💯 I worried as soon as I saw the walk in
IMO that is just because he was so happy to be in there after such a long time. He's always loved the sport, he just let money take over, now he's finally realised he wants to go back to what he loves, all the time off has taken its toll
Conor needs to fight his way back. He can't be handed tittle fights.
Got exposed like Ronda rousey., except way more times than her
He gets what he wants.
@@jjboss7896 causal
@@jjboss7896 aalso except connor is a complete fighter and ronda was not? please dont compare a legend to someone who was lucky she was first.
@@jjboss7896 - Except Rhonda ran with her tail between her legs and gave up. Conor keeps coming back no matter how much the haters wanna put him down.
Too confident for a man who just learned about calf kicks 2 days ago
We both know that’s bs. If nothing else he seen Justin G use them, because he has been a big contender in the division, and weaponized them like no other. There is no way he wasn’t aware of a potential threats ( down the line, and in the past) main weapon. And it’s not like Justin was the only one who uses them.
Diaz was right .. Conor trains with nobody’s lol. A bunch of yes men.
@@LC-jq7vn HE for sure was aware, he just said that he had experienced them for the first time, not that he didn't know about them at all
@@LC-jq7vn Watch Dustin's interview with Brett Okomodo, then Conor's post fight interview. It is absolutely fair to say Conor didn't know how to handle those kicks. He even says "I thought i was checking them" in his post fight; in Dustin's interview with Brett, Dustin says Conor was *trying* to check them, but not doing it properly, it needed to be bone on bone to be a real check for that type of kick. He literally didn't know how to handle that kick.
Conor's a casual he doesn't even watch MMA
If Khabib doesn't return, the fights should be the following:
Dustin vs Oliveira (for the belt)
Chandler vs Gaethje
Conor vs Tony
@Lazar MMA connor vs old man in bar
I love that
Conors lost 3 of his last 4 fights, and wants a title fight right after getting knocked out lmao what a joke.
You r the biggest fool if you r counting loss against Floyd in it.
@@VirajsinhChauhan007 2 of his last 3. Better now?
He’s only had 2 fights in the division in over 4 years and both losses.
Actually he lost 2 of his last 4 in mma I hope you didn’t count that Floyd fight as the third loss lol
Oh ya. 3 fights at lightweight, 1 win with 2 losses. Give the man a title shot!
He had 0 fights in light weight and got a shot and won
Isn’t it 2-2? He beat Alvarez and Cerrone. Lost to Khabib and Porier
@@faizallaxmidhar7172 he fought cowboy at 170
@@arnavvlogsgaming9356 only because his chance to become champ champ was taken away when RDA got injured. They still gave him the chance.
Charlie Olives vs Dustin Porier for the title
Gaethje vs Chandler co main
yes
I dont understand the reasoning for Gaethje fighting under Oliveira when he absolutely destroyed tony before Oliveria.
Co main would be Bellators best vs World Series of fightings best 155er........very interesting and it has potential for fight of the year.
fvgc454ss he had his shot and his arm nearly got broken.
@@fvgc454ss Oliviera beat Tony much worse. Justin got knocked down in the second and Tony had a couple moments. Charles dominated him
Poirer wants it. McGregor wants it. I would watch them again. Let's go.
McGregor hasnt looked the same for years now he used to fight with such fluidity and beauty with the way he moved , in and out so fast, these days he seems flat footed, heavy on his feet and easy to hit don’t know what happened to him but it’s such a Shame
Conor needs to fight his way back up, outside of having a huge name he hasn’t deserved a title shot for a couple of years now
He needs to fight this trilogy
@@Deimian676 nope
@@Deimian676 maybe in 6 years
@@michaelmyerz1301 in 6 years there won’t be a third fight. It didn’t happen for so long because it wasn’t competitive. But Dustin proved he’s more than capable of beating McGregor makes sense to do it a third, maybe Conor has 3rd with Nate first
Conor wins in a rematch with Dustin
Biggest Conor fan, but coach just focus on getting Conor a “WIN” at this point, this loss against Dustin cut deep to the true fans, hated seeing Conor going down like that, felt unreal
Don’t worry they will be more to comme
if that felt 'unreal' to you, then you are as delusional as his coach.
@@zzz7zzz9 shut up fool
Conors gonna fight in the prelims pretty soon
I use to think John was good but listening to him he is delusional. Not knowing about calf kicks and making out Conor was not tired he is just lying to himself and Conor. If he carries on with fake yes men who cant tell him the truth then more fool him
If only conor had one of the MMA geniuses in the comments
Better than all the yes-men around him now.
Great comment
Beating artem in gym doesn’t mean you are ready for the belt
"Dustin bested the best Conor I'VE ever seen."
- John The Honorable
that was not the best conor i've ever seen. he looked so much faster and stronger in the coeboy fight. yes dustin is s tougher opponent, but if cowboy hsd been in dustin's place, i don't think conor would have been nearly as dominant as he was in the previous fight. sure conor likely would have won again, but that crazy speed, power, and explosiveness just wasnt there this time, and it wasn't gonna be there no matter who his opponent was.
not taking anything away from dustin, but anyone who couldn't notice the obvious difference is just blinded by hate. conor still won the first round against dustin, but i could still clearly see that conor was much slower and weaker than he was in his previous fight.
True. Conor never came with excuses. This was a good version of Conor. His stupid fans are the one coming with excuses
The best Conor was against Eddie Alvarez
@@stoinge if Dustin went there like Eddie, he would have suffered the same fate, then you would have said this Conor is the best one and should beat khabib bla bla. Don't come with excuses man, poirier lost only one fight in 4 years
@@Jack_80 you shouldn't make excuses for him. You don't know conor personally or his coach. Both conor and John said last week that this was the best he's ever been. If this was the best he's ever been and he got beat, then it doesn't matter what version of conor you want to see because clearly, he would have lost anyways. Any other version of conor was not as good as Saturday. Why? Because conor himself said he's at his best, better then he's ever been. So stop with all the excuses.
Only reading the title, I hope he means after Conor gets a solid win or two first
..also..I agree😄
He is 1-2 in lightweight. He needs to fight Kevin lee
With that much money and fame and past success I don't see Conor going down and fighting guys out of the top 5. I think he'd rather genuinely walk away this time and I don't blame him but that's the way it goes.
@@jjboss7896 isn't conor 2-2 at lightweight? Alvarez(w) diaz(w) khabib(L) porier(L)
@@superstitiouspre-literatep9730 Diaz was 170
Conor needs to regroup and have a relatively easy comeback fight first. At this moment Poirier beats him again. Those calf kicks were brutal.
I like john and conor, but when hes talking about we gave him a rematch so he should give us one. What about when nate gave him one but conor wouldnt do the third when he got the nod in the 2nd fight?
Not to be a classic Diaz nut hugger or anything, but he knows he can't beat Nate in a third fight. I keep thinking back to how Diaz handled his only other trilogy, with Maynard. First fight, he gets touched up in the first round then taps him in the second. Second fight, he lands more shots and does more damage, but Maynard somehow ekes out a decision. Third fight, he smashes Maynard so hard that the fight gets stopped while Gray was still on his feet. All the aura around McGregor is gone, or at least very faded now. He knows that if Diaz, the perennial gatekeeper, beats him again then the magic is gone. And I think he knows that Diaz WOULD beat him. He knows he was lucky to get out of the second Diaz fight with a win and he is not going to take that risk again if he can avoid it.
@@XKenny77 Diaz would get beat worse than he did the second fight. In like 80% of trilogies the person who wins the second fight wins the third
And dustin just gave a fighter who hadn't fought in years a shot in the top 5.
Already seeing “Conor hasn’t looked himself for a while” but literally months leading up to the fight all we got from the fan boys was “CONOR 3.0! DUSTIN HAS ALREADY LOST” give me a break. Dustin found a hole in his game and learned from the Diaz fight to pin him against the cage once he’s compromised.
they were saying he was looking like he’s back and this conor kills Khabib in a rematch LOL they switch up real quick
Fair point. Please watch "stuck in the mud" by Kenak TV and Conor Mcg sluggist sparring analysis by Weasle mma. Wish mma fans did their research before commenting anything.
Conor got exposed like ronda rousey AGAIN. His coach truthfully said that was the best version of Conor. Mctapper should fight Kevin Lee.
You got him, the trick is take down to gas him out. Leg kicks and pressure against the fence on later rounds ..
Don't forget when they all got excited after seeing that shirtless photo of him looking muscular
Nobody giving Dustin credit AGAIN. He was just better.
The UFC don't because its damage control towards Conor, they want to help keep that 'aura' about him, but we all know that went ages ago.
Conor gave him credit after the fight, but to be fair Conor was landing at will in the first round, I think it's very fair to say it was Conor's fault that he underestimated Dustin's kicks, rather than Dustin putting on a spectacular performance. Dustin did fight great, utilized what he needed to, but I honestly blame Conor's performance for the outcome more.
Dustin is great however all the data pointed to Mcgregor winning. So the narrative is that Mcgregor just isnt the same anymore
Yeah, it’s not Dustin’s fault he beat him. Lol
Kavanaugh literally said “Dustin bested the best Conor I’ve ever seen”
21:00 if we’d have won it would’ve been nice to look at Diaz for possibly the belt in the summer...
...um, What?
Beginning of year, knocked out like chicken. Middle of year, fight for title. CRAAAZYYY.
So he loses at 155, consecutively (after he lost to Khabib at 155), and he wants to fight for the 155 belt against the same opponent, who TKO'd him. What ?!?!?!?
What's wrong with that..?
His fans are delusional and will argue for him😂
@ross Jax.. thanks Daren
I think he will fight Tony Ferguson next
@@user-gu3ie there are other fighters more deserving of a title shot
'you can't replicate everything in sparring'
*Max Holloway entered the chat*
Max is blessed baby; dude has 6 hours in the octagon against high-level fighters he doesn't need to spar. Conor has like an hour and a half.
WHAT ISLAND IS IT??!!!
Dustin McDowell CTE island babe
@@dustinmcdowell7710 Gullah Gullah baby!
@@dustinmcdowell7710 Dana White : fight Island!
Great conversation. Thank you both
As for Ariels commenting on memes he's forgotten what Conor said about Khabibs wife...
Tony Ferguson vs Conor McGregor makes sense for both fighters
This would kill Conor's career completely, so no, just no :D
I agree ... high stakes fight for both guys . Perfect for a neutral
@@NAjKONn Conor picks Tony apart with ease. He’s a punch drunk old fool coming off back to back 1 sided losses. Please never speak again.
to big of a fight at this time for both so no
It's an absolutely amazing fight to make i think. Both PPV wise and stylistically. Everyone would have been exicted for that fight.... The only problem is that the fighter who lose will have their career ended pretty much, and i like them both alot :/ I think both Conor and Tony needs to gain back their confindence again wirh a win, and then possibly fight each other.
It’s not even an argument. It SHOULD go like this:
Dustin Vs. Olivera
Justin G. Vs Chandler
Agreed
100%
I also like Conor vs Tony ☝🏼
I reckon Conor vs Hooker Chandler vs Olivera give Dustin time off and have Gaethje face RDA if RDA is trying to get that shot.
@@MrTickleBean seems it's not enough and both of them need tough fightes because of they lost 2 and 2 in 155s
@@sov839 Hooker needs to rest and rethink. Conor can fight Tony or Justin. I'm leaning more on Tony though, giving him the big payday.
Gotta bring the bounce back, that was the key to his game, light feet, quick movement along with the precision.This version is just to static.👊
Looking at it and looking back, the phenomenon - and the absolute phenom - of Conor McGregor ran up to and ended with that spectacular performance against Eddie Alvarez.
I think he's just gotten so confident with his hands I guess.... needs to get back to bouncing and being light on his feet
lmaoo bouncing is gonna help him win?
i noticed that too , his style was super differnt
Well said... He needs to be lighter on his feet, he is flat footed now, he needs the “karate type bounce” that he used to move in and out so fast and well 💯
@@ComeAndSee101 it got him 2 championships
@@cjpearce1407 his striking n timing n precision got him those belts not bouncing around
I'd love to see mcregor do a camp with ATT, RVCA or another well known high level gym, I think his lack of good sparring partners and him being his own head coach might be becoming an issue for him
I would love to see it but I doubt he would do it
He doesn’t have the cardio.
That ego of his won't change what he thinks is working
Mcgregor has the money to bring in any sparring partners.
There’s a reason he doesn’t spar with good people it’s so he doesn’t take damage and it’s so he can spar punching bags to work on his technique.
I've been thinking this same thing for years, he would benefit so much from working with other masters.
Conor went 3-3 in his last 6, and one of those wins was against Cerrone who is 2-4 and in a 4 fight losing streak. Let that sink in
😂 he just got knocked out and wants a title fight ?!
Only won against alvarez
Lost against Khabib and Conor
And don't count washed up cowboy
That was his career in his last 4 years
@@yosialin2583 And that warrants another title shot? The dude should've sent to position 100 after the Khabib fight lol. He tapped to leg kicks....
How tf you get knocked out and start demanding title shots
The crazy thing is Dana would probably give Conor the trilogy
Lol the UFC is a business first bud. And the best business man on the roster is Conor by a mile
@@Greedy22 doesn’t matter, he’s not getting a tittle shot, especially not over Dustin, and Charles
@Matt Rampley bro Dana loves Conor so much he would probably give him another chance and if I'm not wrong, Dana agreed a trilogy makes sense in the post fight interview
@@akabbossking3414 we’ll see what happens lol. Its definitely possible. They will make justin and charles fight and dustin doesnt want to fight chandler so 🤷🏽♂️ we’ll see
Poirier TKO's McGregor
WWE casuals: Trilogy for the title!!
yup. when it comes to conor, many are just fine with letting him keep trying until he finally wins. and then they'd scream how he's the best ever. sadly, dana supports that thinking as well.
@@zzz7zzz9 one word, money
It's 1-1 you casuals,. he gave him that fight and he didn't have to.
This fight meant everything to Dustin for revenge and money, but to Conor means nothing.
and yes you are right the UFC gives him special treatment because he is special, he made the UFC rich. Cerrone, Khabib, Dustin, Diaz, Eddie all got that big pay check because of that guy you hating on.
@@mahmoudkassim9213 huh? You know they had rankings right and conor wanted the belt and HAD to fight Dustin in order to get there because Dustin has been the closest. It was inevitable. I know gaethje was #1 but it's obvious dustin is more skilled than him
I am good with this.
Hey John have you ever heard of calf kicks they have been huge this year passed and after round one no one told him to address them in your corner that was what lost the fight!
yep.. not only that i've never seen conor be able to adjust his style in a fight that isn't going his way, he's got one gameplan, if it doesn't work it goes downhill very quickly. Champions are able to adjust on the spot!
100%
He should have yelled it to him after the first landed, also throw his OWN it landed and hurt Dustin too....thats also a good way to make someone stop doing it as well heh
“That’s one thing you can’t replicate” so no fighter can learn how to correctly check kicks until their first real fight? Conor needs to get over the ego and tour to different gyms where he won’t be treated so preciously
Kavanagh is a hack. Got very lucky McGregor walked into his gym. Who are his other semi-notable fighters??
@@lukaszs4041 artem lobov the goat himself
🤦🏻♂️
Nobody (with decency) throws calf kicks in sparring for the same reason no one throws oblique kicks or elbows in sparring. There's no way to throw these effectively without the potential to injure and ruin the fight camp. Also to check the calf kick Conor would probably have to square up his stance, or he could prevent them by fighting at a closer range, neither of these seem likely though because he would have to change his fundamental tendencies so it's a bit of a tough nut to crack for him.
@@AmisTheos or just switch to orthodox
I hope Conor brings backs his kicks.
And the Hunger....
That’ll be awesome. Now he’ll gas out in 3 minutes instead of 5!
He did throw kicks.
@@VajrahahaShunyata I bet you thought he was "hungry" after his performance with Cowboy? and BEFORE this fight.
@@furhadnasserjah123 he didn’t throw as many as he should and he was in a boxing stance focused on power punching and slipping punches in the pocket. He needs to fight as he did before bouncing on his feet using more kicks.
If that’s the “best version of Conor” he’s done. I think his whole team is deluded and been living the good life for way to long.
I think his team is wrong. That’s not the best version of Conor. Physically and conditioning wise yeah he probably was, but his style has changed so dramatically for the worse in my opinion. He used to be all about movement and being loose and free. Now he’s a hands high flat footed boxer.
@@peteradou449 and i saw first round of Mendes vs McGregor where Mendes was dominating McGregor
@@peteradou449 Most of those leg kicks were in the first round. Dustin had a strategy and it worked. Conor didn't sit down for a reason in between rounds.
All these guys see Conor fight for like 8 minutes, but still have the audacity to think they know more about Conors style than his own coach.
Away and boil yer heed!
John Leiper john kavanaugh doesn’t even coach. He’s just a yes man to conor who runs his own camps.
Great interview
Of COURSE he wants it "for the belt". But you can't come off a loss like that and just fight for the belt. The only viable reason to allow this if there is nobody else available. But no, not after a loss like that. His *master piece* was him being part of it.. 😨 Get some wins then come back to fight for the belt. 💪
The best would be nate vs mcgregor 3 and winner takes dustin. Since Dustin was interested in fighting nate
When he lose he asks for a rematch but when he wins he never gives others a rematch 🙄
Yeah we know he doesn't deserve a title shot but Dana just care about the money so maybe he will have this fight. Conor disappoint me a lot last fight, Oliveira deserve the title shot tbh but he wont have it
@@209adit diaz vs mcgregor 3 won't be at lightweight so no one should get a title shot
dominick cruz
I’m happy for Dustin, he’s been up and down kind of a Bisping story. Seems laser focused now he’s going for gold.
Dustin defo had a tougher run of it than bisping can argue when bisping ruled it was at is weakest, granted his division was all on roids but still
@@TBODZ he just didnt fight top contenders when he won it he defended the belt against dan henderson and lost to gsp. He was suppose to fight whittaker if they fought The Reaper would’ve killed bisping
Yea hope Dustin gets it though still what too see a worthy competitor take the belt off khabib rather than him vacate it
bisping is an overrated fool who was lucky UFC granted him easy fights. dustin is a skilled fighter who made his way up fighting everyone in the division. even when bisping was champion no one really considered the best.
I am happy for him as well but i think he does not want Olveira or Chandler. he fears another Khabib ground mauling.
That wicked "L" cost Conor and Dana millions. MILLIONS.
Exactly. To get Khabib back, Conor needed to win and do so in spectacular fashion. We were doubtful about Khabib wanting to fight him if he did well, but he didn't even win! Oh, what could have been....
@@taffyroosevelt7809 khabib was never coming back lol
BILLIONS
honestly, who cares
@@TheDriftingsmoke I care. Or cared. I had a delusional fantasy of Conor unseating the king with a straight left.
he’s not the mcgregor that fought alvarez
Wanna fight for a belt after a 2 consecutive loses in the lightweight divison. Cool
😂
Yoel lost like 4 in a row and got it, so why not conor
If you're being honest for yourself, we all know conor is high level. You saying this seems to be implying that he's not high level.
As much as Im a fan of Conor your right you can't give the guy a title fight after losing his last 2fights at 155 Conor has to win a few fights at 155 first
They are nuts,+Connor beat Dustin in a different division.A part of me find Connor vs El Cacui as a fair fight for both or Gathaje
“Those who never stand up, can never fall down”
-Coach Kavanagh
''Why do we fall? To get back up'' -Me
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
What a quote
@@ramborockyhitman47 Batman Begins
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take -Wayne Gretzky" -Michael Scott
Always enjoy John's interviews, a very clever technical mixed martial artist/coach. The rematch will be amazing! I agree I'd happily watch these two high level mixed martial artists compete again and again, what a great match up!👏
ye gota love John, such a nice dude
Worst thing Conor ever did was fight Mayweather (from a fighting POV).
Yea but that was the biggest turning point of mcgregor's carrer money wise
100 Million, yea was really dumb
No one's same after boxing Mayweather. It's called the Mayweather curse
Conor didn’t need the money he’d still be worth 9 digits had he not
@@o_Juffo_o Never said it was dumb, I said from a fighting POV it was a mistake, Dustin was active fighting regular whilst Conor was out chasing Mayweather.
Great interview, good man John! Looking forward to the trilogy!!
They have to get on scale just before getting inside octagon. It's fair weight like that.
Great picture McGregor painted in the octagon...very abstract though
"You know what Conor just told me, He wants Dustin for the belt, isn't he F**king Delusional" - All MMA Fans
Thats fookin illegal
In Russia!
hes only beat cowboy in the last like 5 years star or not no way he fights for the belt next
Hahahaha 😂
You name says it all...
28:53 , Every one needs to hear this. Especially the young ones.
What a classy guy , Bravo !
I would love to hear one of coach Kavanaghs speaches that he gives to schools, what a fantastic role model for school children and adults alike!
John’s an amazing person and coach, but I kinda feel like he failed last weekend...
wdym he failed? very curious
yes conor and his team did fail, that's what losing is, but conor is here to stay so still a good note
Hes a mediocre coach at best. Conor is the only one of his athletes to make it into a ranked spot.
how’s he an amazing coach? genuinely curious as aside from conor, gunnar is his second best fighter
He is far from an amazing coach. Most overrated in the business
Conor “rematch for the title after being finished” Mcgregor
Notorious for sure!
He didnt mean it would be his first fight back xD he will fpr sure fight maybe 2-3 times and if he win he will get the title shot agains poirier if he still is the champ. Anyhow there will be a triology at some point in time
@@samppson13 not really, he want a inmediate rematch.
@@juanpablomelladobelmar7363 nobody said that , he’d take the fight if it was offered though
Because nobody else can do it