UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor

[PuristBrah]

well, he did take the fight only on 2 weeks notice

Pretty much this.

Chad with a full training camp would have rag dolled Conor all night. But to be fair Conor took on a fighter with a totally different fighting style than the one he was training for so props to him for stepping up. He still can't wrestle for chit though.

Edgar would grind him out for a decision. He better figure out some way to keep fighting at 145 without an IV because the guys at 155 would maul Conor.

[peterloveslubey]

That punch that Connor rocked him with was very real. I don't know why everyone is saying he gassed, he got rocked then finished,

have you ever even watched mendes fight before? Mendes was gassed as ****. He looked exhausted.

[A-DzO]

Reckon the ending looked a bit odd only because rory/lawler was a busted nose blood fest, and chad doesn't have a scratch. but obvio that combo landed clean.

maybe he suffered a bit of shane carwin style adrenaline dump.

[acid-tone]

HUGE Conor fan, but man I do not like how that fight ended

IDk if Mendes was in on it too, but it is clear as day that they told Herb to do everything he can to make sure McGregor won

Threating mendes for doing things Herb Dean let's John Jon's get away with all day everyday. ( Open Hand / touching face with open hand dragging fingers across face ) letting McGregor throw 10+ illegal elbows to back of the head yet keep on mendes everytime he's fingers happened to touch Mcgregor.

typical Herb Dean and he's blatant 1 sided reffing when the outcame needs to match Uncle Dana and the mafia connected fertitta brothers motives...

[Gainzzz]

lmaoooo at the excuses. i pretty much called it exactly. Chad ALWAYS gasses, he's just not always in there with Conor McGregor.

people just have no idea. he was getting hit with constant body shots when they were on the feet. they don't feel good.

[1800_Cool_Guy]

The hype for the Aldo/McGregor fight is gonna be insane, and very ****ing annoying.

Rogan and Dana gonna go full potato with these hype trailers

I'm cool with that as long they don't do it with like 8 months worth of marketing like they did with this fight.

[EaglesBrah10]

There were 2 seconds left in the fight, and before Conor even followed up, Herb called it off. An athlete on Chad's level who's accomplished so much does not thank a guy in those circumstances, he blasts the ref for an early stoppage

Chad put two hands on the back of his head and curled up against the cage.

Sorry but that is automatic stoppage.

[AirJordanB]

If somehow Aldo doesn't beat Conor, then Frankie has to be the next to fight him.


Who am I kidding, the UFC will probably let Conor dodge him.

Frankie is everything Chad isn't. Patient, smart and implements great movement. That's why it wasn't Frankie. Chad had that fight and literally gave it away. Almost embarrassing, given the amount of training pro fighters do.

[Krispy1]

guys don't be stupid.. This **** was not thrown.

the guy i wanted to win didnt win this fight is fixed!!!

[ComesticSurgery]

Looking at the replay its not fake. Chad got pieced up then ROCKED and folded. Conor is known for that style knocking guys down and whaling on them Chad would have just gotten pummeled more.

Some retard said because he thanked Conor after the fight, that means the fight is fixed and he was actually being serious LOOOOOOOOOOOL. You can't make it up. You genuinely can't.

Chad tried to get McGOAT DQ'd for illegal elbows, explain that?

[Vayne]

Mendes went for 4 takes downs and got kicked in the stomach numerous times.

[PepperedAngus]

I'd say it's due to his lack of intense objective preparation for a title fight. Trained with no intention of fighting up until Aldo was injured.

That combined with McGregor's kicks that probably took a lot out of Mendes early

Huge adrenaline dump at the start of the fight and he took some big kicks to the mid section in Rd1 so he got beaten by a combo of nerves, adrenaline dumping, short camp, and connors precise powerful strikes. Regardless of the way it happened, Im giving Connor his due for beating Chad, although I truly dont think he would have done the same thing to frankie I think who would have angled off him and been smarter. I saw some good things, and some big holes from the new inerim champ, but now want to see him fight Aldo or Edgar even more.

Going into this fight I personally thought Aldo was 1, Edgar 2 and Chad #3 in the division, but now I say Connor is right in that mix for sure. Very little separates the 3-4 guys at the top of this division, but Connor has the most holes of any of them, but probably the best striking too. Aldo is Aldo though - hes good everywhere. The Aldo/Mcgregor fight will be even bigger now so this card was a win for us all in that regard, we still have some great matches to look forward to.

[yusuf_ali]

I was rooting for Mendes but picked Conor to win.

Although it's fair to say Mendes would have been better conditioned with a full camp and the fight would have been different, if Conor had a full camp to train for Mendes we may have seen a different fight completely. Would have been so much better if both fighters had a full camp for each other.

I'll be rooting for Aldo in the next fight but I think Conor takes it.

[ashketchup963]

I'd say it's due to his lack of intense objective preparation for a title fight. Trained with no intention of fighting up until Aldo was injured.

That combined with McGregor's kicks that probably took a lot out of Mendes early

during one of the vlogs urijah faber claimed that unlike the rest of the other guys at team alpha male, chad and one other guy(forgot his name) arent constantly training; mendes and the other guy only do fight training during the camp.


I just cant stand that mcgregor fans will swear by god that mcgregor took out the same version of mendes that went 5 rounds with aldo. for a guy that only had 2 weeks to prepare for the fight he certainly battered the sh*t out of mcgregor for those first 2 rounds.

[Yotone]

cant believe both these fights lived up to the hype.
i would of committed suicide if i missed this.

[benedetto27]

I like how the Conor haters are saying Chad only had two weeks so his cardio sucked. Conor only had two weeks to prepare for a wrestler, and not just a run of the mill one but maybe the division's best. Door swings both ways.

Edit: I'm done ragging on the haters. This was a great night, gotta remember that and let the good times roll.

[Vayne]

Aldo will be too busy throwing leg kicks to do anything else.

[RoccoTanno123]

This, and if McGregor starts opening up Aldo can take it to the mat. Aldo has great takedowns and top control himself.

If he bothers to use it, I definitely saw that this fight as well. But I did pick mendes over conor for this fight, although I quickly grasped the complexion ofthis fight once it started. That fight will be a war though. We saw how Aldo went beast mode vs. Mendes when Chad pushed him in round 1. McGregor vs. Aldo is going to be a lot of that is what this fight told me, regardless of the takedown threat.

I'll be interested to see Mendes-McGregor II eventually once both get ample time to prepare for the other, and if as I suspected conor's early body kicks totally wrecked Mendes' tank. One thing that definitely stood out is that Mendes was very uncomfortable with McGregor's agressive but calculated standup pressure.

[yummy22]

lmaoooo at the excuses. i pretty much called it exactly. Chad ALWAYS gasses, he's just not always in there with Conor McGregor.

people just have no idea. he was getting hit with constant body shots when they were on the feet. they don't feel good.

Yeah is everyone just choosing to forget all those really hard body shots he took

[Hercegovac8]

Chad put two hands on the back of his head and curled up against the cage.

Sorry but that is automatic stoppage.

Since when?

Herb Dean let Lorenz Larkin damn near murder that Argentinian guy on the Machido-Romero undercard, to the point that everyone in my house was screaming at the tv to stop it, yet here he stops the fight with a few seconds to go? And Mendes wasn't even out? Come on bro

[freuddcoco]

post fight press conf:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeJgKTY7mfQ

[PuristBrah]

I like how the Conor haters are saying Chad only had two weeks so his cardio sucked. Conor only had two weeks to prepare for a wrestler, and not just a run of the mill one but maybe the division's best. Door swings both ways.

Edit: I'm done ragging on the haters. This was a great night, gotta remember that and let the good times roll.

Ok...

And how was Chad performing before he gassed?

That's what I thought.

[TheArcadian]

I think McGregor and his team need to focus on his wrestling and ground game. Honestly looked lost and helpless off his back. I assume that's why he keeps his hands down in the "fighting Irish", to goad people into standing and trading with him.

Other than that, he looks great and he can fight Aldo without anyone saying he hasn't fought a good opponent yet.

[PepperedAngus]

Frankie is everything Chad isn't. Patient, smart and implements great movement. That's why it wasn't Frankie. Chad had that fight and literally gave it away. Almost embarrassing, given the amount of training pro fighters do.

Hard to disagree.

Edgar is kryponite to Connor. Edgar is hoping Connor beats Aldo at this point, I think thats the matchup he wants for his title shot.

[CorytheKiD]

during one of the vlogs urijah faber claimed that unlike the rest of the other guys at team alpha male, chad and one other guy(forgot his name) arent constantly training; mendes and the other guy only do fight training during the camp.


I just cant stand that mcgregor fans will swear by god that mcgregor took out the same version of mendes that went 5 rounds with aldo. for a guy that only had 2 weeks to prepare for the fight he certainly battered the sh*t out of mcgregor for those first 2 rounds.

mcgregor's retarded fans would believe some stupid chit like that. but from what we learned about mcgregor tonight, he loses to mendes with a full camp and he gets dominated by frankie edgar. he only stopped 1 takedown against a stunned and gassed chad mendes and got the **** beat out of him while he was on the bottom.

[ftwrestler]

Since when?

Herb Dean let Lorenz Larkin damn near murder that Argentinian guy on the Machido-Romero undercard, to the point that everyone in my house was screaming at the tv to stop it, yet here he stops the fight with a few seconds to go? And Mendes wasn't even out? Come on bro

mendes was out

[ComesticSurgery]

well, he did take the fight only on 2 weeks notice

2 Weeks ago you said this

mcgregor fans gonna be like "well, they switched opponents on him at the last minute, so its not fair. he totally wouldve won if he trained for mendes"

[peterloveslubey]

I like how the Conor haters are saying Chad only had two weeks so his cardio sucked. Conor only had two weeks to prepare for a wrestler, and not just a run of the mill one but maybe the division's best. Door swings both ways.
Edit: I'm done ragging on the haters. This was a great night, gotta remember that and let the good times roll.

Objectively speaking..I think the difference is that conor would have still had his cardio, he just would have been preparing different fight plan / practicing more takedown defenses and drills. Having 2 weeks to 'hone your style' vs having 2 weeks to get into fighting condition is a very different story.

[seanb1979]

I like how the Conor haters are saying Chad only had two weeks so his cardio sucked. Conor only had two weeks to prepare for a wrestler, and not just a run of the mill one but maybe the division's best. Door swings both ways.

Edit: I'm done ragging on the haters. This was a great night, gotta remember that and let the good times roll.

conditioning training is the most important.. most of training camps arent dedicated to specific techniques.. that has nothing to do with being a 'conor hater' but instead just having a basic understanding of how they prepare for fights.. hell, 2 weeks out is when you start your weight cut, so he didnt get to even train before he had to go on a caloric deficit

[Gainzzz]

Since when?

Herb Dean let Lorenz Larkin damn near murder that Argentinian guy on the Machido-Romero undercard, to the point that everyone in my house was screaming at the tv to stop it, yet here he stops the fight with a few seconds to go? And Mendes wasn't even out? Come on bro

So you think Zuffa, Chad, Conor and Herb Dean were in on it? Please just fuk off back to watching basketball.

pro tip on how to know if you're a clueless moron: you think the UFC would risk fixing fights.