Media Throwback: McGregor dismantling Max Holloway

FlyingDeathKick said:
Max was a baby and I believe the 3rd Volk fight was just like really good night for Volk. Volk proved to have Max's number but the 3rd fight is not a good representation of how they match up.
Click to expand...

This cope narrative would make a lot more sense if Volk didn't clown Max in the first fight too. Unanimous judges score cards, unanimous media score cards.

The 2nd fight was the anomaly and Volk still won 3 rounds.
 
Conor looked so confident here, like he can see everything Holloway does.
 
Theres this thing...

Its called Context..

2015 Holloway is not the same as Fw champion Holloway and sure as shit isnt the same BMF Holloway ...

Conor caught Max at the right time in his career... Simple as that...just look at the trajectory of both guys careers after this...


Also LOL at anyone saying , look what Conor did for the sport lmfao ...

Conor is to blame for alot of the issues we have to deal with now ...so what exactly did this guy do? For the sport... He made himself money and Dana money..and ushered in a era where making fights are harder and harder to make and guys would rather shit talk then defend titles ...sound familiar?


Conor two belts (1 earned. , 1 gifted) ZERO TITLE DEFENSES
 
b00tysweat said:
People hate that Conor handled Max so easily, wasn't he on a torn ACL or something like that too?
Click to expand...

The fact that that Conor of all people was able to hold down Max with a bad knee shows how far removed Max was from his current form.

He didn't even have a real striking coach at the time and was two fights removed from getting a gift decision over Leonard Garcia.
 
ultra321 said:
excuse for what.... that was then... this is now.. the game has passed your boy by... judging by the fact that he is sparing with someone from BumFights these days and Max just had one of the most memorable triumphs in years over a top tier opponent tells the world all it needs to know...
connor = washed up has been who got lucky twice, never defended cause shook, has been getting destroyed ever since...
Max = Hall Of Fame shoe in and living legend who isn't done yet... Fought a who's who of MMA greats and has only lost to Volk and Dustin in 23 fights since his loss to connor...

connor needs to stick to cheap booze and pumping cucks girlfriends in pub shitters
Click to expand...
And losing to prime Volk and Dustin ain’t nothing to be ashamed of.
 
BrockLesnarsTurtleBack said:
Prime Conor was the best striker in featherweight history. 2015 version of Conor would still beat any FW to ever do it.

Click to expand...


You don't think the 13-fight win streak Max went on kinda makes amends for Conor's win over a 22 year old Holloway?

Holloway went from losing to guys like Dennis Bermudez and Conor to beating do Bronx, Pettis, Aldo (x2) and Ortega showing exponential improvement, but 2015 Connor was still better?

Not so sure myself.
 
Siver! said:
You don't think the 13-fight win streak Max went on kinda makes amends for Conor's win over a 22 year old Holloway?

Holloway went from losing to guys like Dennis Bermudez and Conor to beating do Bronx, Pettis, Aldo (x2) and Ortega showing exponential improvement, but 2015 Connor was still better?

Not so sure myself.
Click to expand...
<mma4> <BC1>
 
laleggenda27 said:
TS conveniently leaves out the fact that Max was 21.

Out of curiosity, what do you think 25-year-old Max would do to 21-year-old Conor. For frame of reference, Max was already UFC champion and had beaten Aldo and Pettis when he was 25. Meanwhile, Conor got subbed by Joe Duffy when he was 22.
Click to expand...
Conor was 24 yrs old who gives a fuck about that shit. That conor loss made him a better fighter.
 
Siver! said:
You don't think the 13-fight win streak Max went on kinda makes amends for Conor's win over a 22 year old Holloway?

Holloway went from losing to guys like Dennis Bermudez and Conor to beating do Bronx, Pettis, Aldo (x2) and Ortega showing exponential improvement, but 2015 Connor was still better?

Not so sure myself.
Click to expand...
He very well could have been, styles make fights. Conor could have always been a bad matchip
 
b00tysweat said:
I like how Max's losses at 22 don't count, but Conors do.
Click to expand...
Exactly, a bunch of hypocrites.

Styles make fights and Conor could just be a bad match up for max. A long rangey south paw with kicks.

With enough power to keep max honest and from swarming to often with punches n bunches
 
Crash-override said:
Exactly, a bunch of hypocrites.

Styles make fights and Conor could just be a bad match up for max. A long rangey south paw with kicks.

With enough power to keep max honest and from swarming to often with punches n bunches
Click to expand...

Are Joe Duffy and Artemij Sitenkov just bad matchups for Conor or was he less experienced back then? Conor stans being hypocrites.

This is stupid. Max was obviously green at 21, just like Conor himself was when he was younger and getting easily taken down and subbed. They both elevated their game at about 24 a few years after their early losses.
 
Conor had twice as much MMA experience when he fought Max who just hit drinking age. (21 in USA)

Max was only a young kid in the game when he fought prime Conor. Hell Prime Conor had to resort to panic grappling a young kid in Max who broke his foot in the 1st round to get the win.

Certainly that loss to Conor made a man out of Max and his whole MMA game improved exponentially

Now that Max is in his actual prime as a grown man he would beat Conor in a rematch.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest posts

Forum statistics

Threads
1,238,317
Messages
55,550,235
Members
174,825
Latest member
doubleEYEpoke

Share this page

Back
Top