Conor ranked 5th LW by SHERDOG

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Conor ranked 5th LW by SHERDOG
Rankings of Oct. 30th

1- Khabib
2- Tony
3- Dustin
4- Kevin Lee
5- Conor

Do you all agree?

http://m.sherdog.com/news/rankings/6/Sherdogs-Official-Mixed-Martial-Arts-Rankings-144653
UFC fighters who would DESTROY Ben Askren...
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Throwback to Ben Askren singing Hello by Adele - 8th Annual MMA Awards

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Throwback to Ben Askren singing Hello by Adele - 8th Annual MMA Awards


Absolute gold
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Greatest Fights outside the ring/cage between fighters?

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Greatest Fights outside the ring/cage between fighters?
Ill start it off


The legendary Holmes dropkick of trevor berbick after running on the top of a car to execute it




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Riddick Bowe two piecing Larry Donald ( who showed a hell of a chin) at the press conference before their fight.




Side note:it is kinda funny that people acted like the world was gonna end over that bus thing when we have had a plethora of better fights...

Greatest Fights outside the ring/cage between fighters?
Why are MMA fighters endorsing Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate?
https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2018/10...ht-presidential-candidate-karim-zidan-feature


“I really like politics because of my master [Marcelo Brigadeiro],” Till said during his post-fight interview with Dan Hardy. “Lula in jail and Bolsonaro 2018.”

While Till addressed the crowd in Portuguese, his endorsement quickly circulated and made global headlines. A...

Why are MMA fighters endorsing Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate?
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IS MMA reallly this hard physically?

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IS MMA reallly this hard physically?
I mean we have two top LHW fighting hear and by 3rd round both are so gassed. Is this sport so much more taxing than any other sport. Because any other sport you dont see athletes gas for the events they planned for. Or is MMA still very basic when it comes to fitness and endurance?
Deconstructing MMA Myths... [Part 17] - Askren´s Undefeated Record...
Today:

MYTH: Askren´s undefeated record.

Indeed, I have to question one particular fight:

BEN ASKREN vs JAY HIERON.

Happened @ Bellator 56 [29/10/2011], for the Bellator WW Belt [Askren´s 1st defence]

Context:
Hieron has a wrestling background, but progressively became more of a striker.
Solid boxing, decent jab/combos.
Good Sprawls.
Hieron was 35 yrs old, realistically past his physical prime... He would retire 15...

Deconstructing MMA Myths... [Part 17] - Askren´s Undefeated Record...
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STRONGEST LOOKING fighters in the UFC?

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STRONGEST LOOKING fighters in the UFC?
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10 Must-See MMA Documentaries for Every Fan

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10 Must-See MMA Documentaries for Every Fan
Just like the title says, came across it on youtube. Couple I haven't seen.
My personal favourite is Choke. Rickson had a unique way of training/breathing.
Any others anyone recommend??

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Khabib being referenced in other media (non-MMA)

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Khabib being referenced in other media (non-MMA)
Recently he was referenced on The Daily Show on Comedy Central. His name was used as a new slang for choking someone.

A well-known Star Wars youtuber John Talks posted the video of him as a boy wrestling a baby bear.

Almost everyone I know, people who were never into MMA, watched the fight, and after the brawl got curious about Khabib and did some research on him. Now they are in awe of him because he such a unique character.

Have there been any other mainstream media figures talking...

Khabib being referenced in other media (non-MMA)
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Why McGregor will never be an MMA great.

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Why McGregor will never be an MMA great.
This is mixed martial arts people. You can't be a great, goat or a legend without being well rounded in all areas. All of these fighters, who are frequently mentioned as all-time greats are good with their hands and also solid on the ground.

- Jon Jones
- GSP
- Anderson Silva
- Fedor
- Khabib

McGregor is a one-dimensional boxer and as Khabib has proven, Conor's even over-rated in that area.
Is MMA now a mainstream sport? | Are you impressed with the advancement of MMA?
(Ladies) and Gentleman, we have come a long way from the days of No-holds-barred fighting, catch wrestling, Vale Tudo, Pancrase, Shooto and PRIDE.

During the Zuffa era, when Zuffa began to monopolise the small market of MMA and then eventually signed a deal with Fox, when A.Silva, GSP, Jones dominated their divisions, we were all urprised.


When high-profile celebrities started attending events regularly, and UFC started appearing on page 12 of B-level...

Is MMA now a mainstream sport? | Are you impressed with the advancement of MMA?
Fighters that got flash KO'd but still won?
I'm sure everyone has their own definition of what qualifies as a flash KO, but the first ones that come to mind are

Kongo/Barry
Edgar/Maynard 2
Wand/Franklin
Bisping/Silva

I'm sure that there are plenty of others that I'm forgetting.
Which MMA fighters would do well in gladiator battles?
Ancient sport of Pankration:
Only rules are no biting or eye gouging (In Sparta these techniques were allowed). Match ends when your opponent is crippled or killed, or submits. Most famous competitor is Dioxippus - a man so feared in the ring he won the 336 B.C. Olympics by default when nobody wanted to face him. Defeated a fully armed and armored Macedonian general with a club while fighting naked.
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Gladiator...

Which MMA fighters would do well in gladiator battles?
Least padded record in MMA?
By "least padded" I mean "containing the least amount of cans", basically a complete record comprised of solid fighters throughout. Discussing current or former UFC fighters but looking at their ENTIRE CAREER.

My pick: Lyoto Machida (yes, I'm a biased fan)

Let's have a closer look at his record (very subjective):

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Note: I marked Sokoudjou as "decent" but at the time he was super hyped and a...

Least padded record in MMA?
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"It wasn't a choke" Sherdog myth

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"It wasn't a choke" Sherdog myth
This misconception pops up in every thread related to Conor tapping to Khabib.

Yes, it was a choke. The chin down is no defense against a choke. The majority of high level competition RNCs are over the chin. Proof:

Starting with the most relevant one, talking about the fight (timestamped):



Firas Zahabi talking about the choke:



More:

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"It wasn't a choke" Sherdog myth
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Ali Abdelaziz has a special message to sherdog!

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Ali Abdelaziz has a special message to sherdog!



class act
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Gilbert Yvel is a mma ref, can he step into mazzagatis footsteps?

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Gilbert Yvel is a mma ref, can he step into mazzagatis footsteps?
Gilbert Yvel, yes the guy who koed a ref is a ref.


On a serious note he seems to be a pretty good ref and also keeps the fight going.
I mean hes far better than herbal dean, i would put him right in the cage for the mcgregor vs khabib rematch and watch him jump the cage and ko dillan danis for talking shit.
Deconstructing MMA Myths... [Part 16] - The 2 HW GOATs...
Warning: TLDR here...

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Today:

MYTH: Fedor had a 'unique' HW run,
& was the only dominant HW in MMA History.

Note: Im not sayin´ Fedor cant be considered the HW GOAT, this is a hespectable stance, & Im OK with it.
Im tryin´ to assess something else here.

Context:

Always thought that the fights between these 2 HW GOATS were indeed the tie-breaker when it comes to determinin´ the HW GOAT....

Deconstructing MMA Myths... [Part 16] - The 2 HW GOATs...
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Name some of the real MMA champ-champs.

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Name some of the real MMA champ-champs.
Name a fighter that has had two unmatched accomplishments in MMA, accross organisations, can even date back to Pancreas if you will, that makes them a double champ.
Don't include belts. They are all paid by mafia money anyway.
Has to be noteworthy, so no don't invoke CM Punk.

I'll start:

Brendan Schaub.
Accomplishments: KO'd Mirko Cro-Cop and banged Ronda.
Can we stop hating on Fedor for fighting "smaller" fighters?
Dude has been the smaller guy the majority of his career. If anything he's fighting guys his size now. Cut him a break, he has wins over several UFC Champs and is still entertaining us well past his prime. Respect the beast.
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Will MMA continue to see increase in popularity?

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Will MMA continue to see increase in popularity?
It looks like there's this bit of downward trend in MMA overall, whether it's PPV or whatever, outside Conor Mcgregor. Even Khabib, he might have become a star through the whole thing with Conor, perhaps.

I am little surprised to see, for example, Fedor vs Sonnen fight pulling sub 600k viewers, which I believe, is the biggest Bellator will be able to make, for me anyways, next 10 years. I could be wrong about this, but for me, Fedor is the greatest of all time, Sonnen the loud mouth.

There...

Will MMA continue to see increase in popularity?
Is McGregor the biggest hype job in MMA history?
Last month, if you said BJ Penn was too well rounded for McGregor, you would be insulted by his crazy fans. Now, we can all agree he isn't even a top 3 LW.
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Has the Connor hate reached new levels on sherdog?
Connor nuthuggers used to flow sherdog with GOAT threads and childish arguments

After the Khabib reality check, it seems they are dissapearing!!!!! Every connor thread turns into a hate thread...

Can we all agree that the connor GOAT BS has ended forever?

Khabib bless
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Has the Connor hate reached new levels on sherdog?
Are Sherdog political views representative?
Are sherdog posters political views representative of the whole country?

Since Trump took office I have been astounded at the division we see in our country between political parties. Sherdog is where I get a lot of information on the topics covered by the various news outlets.

There seems to be quite a few racists on this site, covert racists, conspiracy theorists, some religious fundamentalists, and general nutbags here and I am wondering if the percentage of people for or against...

Are Sherdog political views representative?
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50cent is proving to be great with his bellator job - his talking to fighters left and right

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50cent is proving to be great with his bellator job - his talking to fighters left and right
I think that 50 would do much better job then Dana when it comes to fighter managing and dealing with them on personal level

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Relatively unknown fighters with a surprising wins in their resume

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Relatively unknown fighters with a surprising wins in their resume
Hi guys,

This thread is dedicated to those, who have multiple wins over big names, but whose name never got big.

Let's start:

Joe Doerksen:
Wins over:
- Lee Murray
- Chris Leben
- Ed Herman
- Patrick Cote
- Tom Lawlor

Luiz Azeredo:
- ANDERSON SILVA
- Cristiano Marcello
- Luiz Firmino
- Paul Daley

Jutaro Nakao:
- Pat Miletich
- Shinya Aoki

Carlo Prater:
- Young Melvin Guillard
- Spencer fisher
- Carlos Condit
- Pat Healy
- Erick Silva by getting killed by illegal hit

Added...

Relatively unknown fighters with a surprising wins in their resume
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Creepy Porn Lawyer vs Don Trump jr (MMA Fight Chlallenge)

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Creepy Porn Lawyer vs Don Trump jr (MMA Fight Chlallenge)
@StevenCrowder

Creepy porn lawyer wants to fight don jr, I say Steven steps in and kicks his ass

https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/09/avenatti-trump-jr-mma-fight/
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From Strikeforce: Nashville to UFC 229 - "evolution" of brawls in MMA and how we react to it:

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From Strikeforce: Nashville to UFC 229 - "evolution" of brawls in MMA and how we react to it:
8 years ago : Strikeforce Nashville

Jake Shields outlayed Hendo to stay MW champ.
Jason Mayhem came to demand his rematch and had a brawl vs all the 209:


Dana White is mega happy (still haven't bought SF), tweets:
":)"

CBS has NEVER broadcasted Strikeforce again.

Bleacher Report writes and article about how bad it is:...

From Strikeforce: Nashville to UFC 229 - "evolution" of brawls in MMA and how we react to it:
Sherdog's Own Pick for UFC 229: Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
Sherdog's Own Posters Pick the McGregor vs. Nurmagomedov fight.

See What the "Hardcore Fans" Think.

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Please read below for predictions, and scroll down to the very bottom for the results!

Sherdog's Own Picks ...

Sherdog's Own Pick for UFC 229: Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
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Would you be excited to see more Russian fighters in the UFC after this?

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Would you be excited to see more Russian fighters in the UFC after this?
Given the fight and its aftermath, would you be more or less excited to see more Russian grappler types, including Dagestanis, Ossetians, Chechens and others from that region, in the UFC and following the precedent set? by Khabib? If you are excited in light of UFC 229 and its aftermath, what are you excited about? If you don't like this prospect, what about it don't you like?
Hypocrisy is strong in Sherdog
So, it's ok for Conor to shit talk about Khabib, randomly intimidate him and disrespect his culture, his country and his religion. Not to mention, openly assaulting his crew outside UFC jurisdiction. Khabib stayed patient and calmed all this time. Don't expect to get away after insulting Russians like that.

If Conor did this, everyone would be calling him alpha. The hypocrisy here is sickening.
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How do Fighters Sleep at Night?

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How do Fighters Sleep at Night?
The weight cut, all the interviews, the press conferences, the weigh-ins and of course the fight itself. A lot of stuff happens on fight week.

Do they take sleeping pills or something?

I'd be stressed the fk out. Having to go to a press conference, cutting weight and going to sleep famished and dehydrated just to weigh-in the next morning.

Not to mention the day before the fight when you know you're going to be out there and have to perform in front of millions..

Kind of crazy when you...

How do Fighters Sleep at Night?
The 165 debate: "fighters that can't win a title at 155 & 170 are going to switch" How is this bad?
Loosely quoting Dana "All the fighters that can't win a title at 155 and 170 are going to try and win a title as 165".

Giving fighters an opportunity to become champs, make more money, create more PPV's, generate more money for the UFC. Where is the down side?

So there's less fighters at 170 and 155? Who cares, there will always be fighters to fill in slots. It's up to the UFC to build up interest.
Boxing vs Kickboxing for MMA
Which do you think better prepares fighters for MMA? Provided that ground game is covered, what style do you think better suits MMA striking?
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Worst cases of revisionist history in MMA?

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Worst cases of revisionist history in MMA?
What cases of revisionist history have you heard that didn't match up with reality?

Mine would be:

- That homegrown Strikeforce (Cormier, Rockhold, Rousey) fighters were popular before coming to the UFC. Sure they were popular, but amongst hardcores. You would almost never hear any talk about them with casuals, even during the peak days of SF. The UFC hype machine made them known to people who would never would have otherwise. They became well known because of rivalries with UFC...

Worst cases of revisionist history in MMA?
Whats a well explained wrestling for mma instructional?
I'd like to learn more about wrestling where it applies to mma. What's a good instructional?
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who has the cutest butt in mma

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who has the cutest butt in mma
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Who earned the most in their MMA career ?

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Who earned the most in their MMA career ?
Is the order of this list correct ?

1. Mcgregor
2. Mclesnar(Lesnar)
3. Jones Jon ?
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How come a good jab is so rare amongst mma fighters ?
I was wondering this after the Mousasi/Rory fight. Mousasi basically won on the feet thanks to his jab alone. It's such a basic yet great skill to have in one's arsenal. But you don't see really good jab users in mma, nor you don't event see many people using the jab to begin with. Conor mc gregor is considered the best boxer in mma and he almost never jabs. Jon Jones has the longest reach and he didn't jab.

But then the few fighters who have a great jab are very accomplished with...

How come a good jab is so rare amongst mma fighters ?
(video) MMA Pros Predict Khabib vs. McGregor
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Tonight I feel Bellator became ufc's equal, tied for top mma org

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Tonight I feel Bellator became ufc's equal, tied for top mma org
Wow what a great event! I honestly don't expect everyone to feel the same way but I feel Bellator with this event tonight really hit a milestone. It consecrated itself as top player and no longer a distant number two behind ufc. I suspect Bellator is now equal to the ufc in the minds of true mma fans who know what's up and don't just blindly buy into what the ufc propaganda machine feeds them.

The production was top notch, the walkouts were way better than the ufcs boring walkouts. They...

Tonight I feel Bellator became ufc's equal, tied for top mma org
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