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The giant is back in the ring and just like every time, this is going to be a very hyped match when it comes to bets and gambling. The match is taking place in Las Vegas on January 18 next year. My favorite obviously is the Irishman Conor. Who do you think you'd be placing your bets on?

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McGregor is more a clown than a giant. Especially after the Nurmagomedov rhetoric before the game.

I will skip all of his future events, at least until he proves himself being a normal man, not a clown.

My bet is going to Donald Cerrone. Sportingbet is having it at 3.00!

They've had some verbal arguments during interviews in the past events which could also add hype to this fight.

Conor has been out of the game for a long time and hasn't been really focused just like when he first came to the UFC. Donald, on the other hand, has been very inconsistent but I like the fact that he is always ready to take fights even on short notice.

The fight could go down to who has the better cardio and that might be Donald.

 

Conor will probably win this but the excitement & aura that surrounded him died when Khabib destroyed him, for me at least. I used to really like him, he is too interested in money & fame. 3 years ago he would have beaten Khabib, now he’s just another fighter.

I have to check first the opponent, but definitely with Conor we can surely see an entertaining fight, is this another million fight for him?
Anyway, I would be glad to know if the line is already available in any sportsbook, early lines are good for me.

based on : https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc/conor-mcgregor-vs-donald-cerrone-official-opening-betting-odds-released/

here are the early lines :

Conor McGregor -275
Donald Cerrone +215

Donald Cerrone the cowboy is fading I have seen his last fight with Gaethje and it's not really good, where he was knock out, what a way for Connor to pick an opponent, well maybe because he needs an easy fight to get into the picture again, and he wants to build up a rematch against Nurmagomedov.

He prove himself in the ring many times before. He won belt though having a fucked up attitude. Hated by everyone but I admired the most. Despite the attitude, and the hates he receiving from countless of people, he still accept the fact that he is a damn intelligent fighter inside the ring. It never backfires mate, it is just either the opponent is better than him or he had a not-so-good decision at the time he about to lose. So, I'll still bet on Conor because he is good fighter. I am not trying to be bias but looking upon his fighting style, he is still worthy of wearing the championship belt.

I will go bet to Conor McGregor and I am pretty sure that he will take down his enemy inside the octagon, Conor McGregor is one of the giant when it comes to the MMA he knows mixed martial arts and also boxing. Conor Mcgregor dominates so many of his opponents and also I like the attitude of him inside and out so I rather respect and follow him. Within the fight of Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone it will be a good fight because they are both strong and they are both defeat so many opponents but in this case I will still go to McGregor.

Cerrone may be past his prime but you also have to consider the weight class they are going to fight. Donald is more of a natural welterweight compared to Conor. He struggled with his cardio the two times he fought against Nate in that division so this definitely not an easy fight for him. Cerrone may not have a tough chin like Diaz but I consider him a better striker. If the fight goes past two or three rounds, Donald can win.

Finally Conor McGregor is tired of fighting old people in bar and planned on returning back to the cage, he lost many fans because of the outside antics and when he returns i would like to see whether he can attract crowd like he used to do in the past, so this fight is really important for his career as he needs to be well prepared and a loss again would end his career literally. The reason i like this match up is because the Irishman is smart enough to pick Donald Cerrone because there is a past history of Cerrone handling trash talking and he usually performs badly and that happened in the Nate Diaz fight and Donald Cerrone could not do any major attack and that might happen in this fight too as Conor is a master trash talker.

Good luck defeating Khabib even when he was starting his rise in the UFC, they are completely different fighters and there is no way Conor will have a chance against the bear and he is probably the greatest fighter in the history of the sport and everyone knew that Conor was going to get mauled when ever he returns back to UFC after the Mayweather fight and i bet he focused on boxing because he knew Khabib was waiting for him after he won the belt.

I disagree with this statement, Khabib was not getting enough attention from the UFC as he was supposed to fight for the title a long time back and so does Tony Ferguson as they were winning fights after fight for years and when Khabib defeated Rafael dos Anjos in 2014 he just needed one more fight to earn a title shot and then the injury hit him, if you remember during that time after getting mauled by Khabib, RDA had a title run which lasted for a long time until Eddie Alvarez starched him and then too Khabib had to climb the ladder and was kept on waiting even after a long layoff from injury and he started mauling people again and the rest is history. If Conor was fighting like he used to he would presented a better attack but to defeat Khabib is a different ball game as none of the striking based fighters will ever have a chance not even a lucky punch in my opinion :).

That isn' true. He is overconfident but it doesn't make him a less of a sportsman. Regardless of the fame and money, he has earned, remember he was a beast in the cage and have made legendary fights MMA has ever witnessed. I'm sure his comeback will legendary!

He's not just another fighter. He makes more money from advertising and products than from MMA, to be honest. Having said that, you cannot say he won't come back stronger.

I'm really not interested in McGregor anymore. He talks big game and then gets stomped at every major fight.

He got whooped by Diaz, absolutely mauled by Khabib and Mayweather gave him a schooling.

People should stop paying attention to this loudmouth.

I can sense the hate for Conor on this thread.  ;D Well i cant blame them though yet some wont really like his too over confident but when it comes to fighting i cant really deny that this man is a beast.

Havent seen Cerrone though (I might watch some vid later on). Lets see if his comeback would turn out to be positive for him.

I don't hate it at all. He's just antipathic with his attitude.

IMO McGregor is overrated, especially after so much time off the octagon and I find value in Cerrone bet...

He did not lose me hehehe.

In any case, the skeptical me is thinking that punching the old man was a set up and all the other bad news about him was created by him conciously for everyone to hate him to make himself remain relevant in the game.

It might be the only way Khabib will pay attention to him.

There are a lot of hate towards Conor McGregor in the forum and i wonder whether he will be able to pull the same numbers like he used to do in the past, his troubles outside in real life is well documented and he created many problems majority in night clubs, there was a time when the mafia was after him and we can guess how much money he had to pay to solve that and i am sure he is burning money during all this period and who knows how is whiskey business is going, now he has to come back and the fight against Cerrone is important because a loss here will be end of Conor McGregor as a fighter and hence he will be really prepared this time.

When McGregor came into the UFC the entire crowd was behind him as he was entertaining and was winning fights and he was a mystic mac. he might have fast tracked and got title opportunities because of his huge number of fan followings and if you start behaving like a dick you are portraying the entire country in a bad light as everyone is a dick and that will reflect in his fan following after that.

That would be a million dollar stunt as i am sure he settled the old man after that, if you are famous and rich and if you start getting into trouble everyone will be having the share of the free money.

That's pure marketing. Kind of overdone and messy, though. And it is one thing to market something that has a hundred percent guarantee and quite another to just market it, create too much hype around it, but end up a total dud. Connor has consistently been the latter in his recent fights. His mouth is doing all the perfect talking, but his performance falls short of the walking. But at least the tickets are selling like hot cakes, or are they?

The ticket is indeed selling because of the rivalry and because of his opponent who is both box office attraction, two consecutive fights and the many controversies that haunts him, it's time for Connor to get back in a much easier, and that is picking a lesser opponent in Cerrone, Cerrone was good but I don't think he is at it's best right now, not unlike in the past, but let's see they might be an upset here.

This fight is just a to put the Irish man back in condition and in the spot light in preparation for a bigger fight. It is known that he is eyeing for a fight with Masvidal. Masvidal as been in the news lately with his awesome victory with Askren and Diaz. But this fight with the Cowboy is not going to be a walk in the park for the Notorious as we have seen Donald Cerrone is doing good lately except for his light fight. Before losing to Ferguson and Gaethje, he is on a 3 win streak.

Yeah! That last 2 matches of him were very upsetting. But past is past, Cerrone could reclaim his glory if he able to beat a big fish like McGregor — just a single precise and right-timed Cowboy kick is all he need. Conor will definitely have a hard time to surpass such strong opponent but I'm sure he is happier tho simply because Cerrone is also a Striker like him and not a Submissioner which annoys him for real ;D.

Anyway, why seems the crowd suddenly lose interest on Khabib vs Ferguson fight after this upcoming match announced? Lmao :D.

Well, Conor McGregor is here again with 21-4-0 records.
Conor McGregor is kinda hot now with different issues especially on his previous lost on boxing against Floyd Mayweather.
But I am still rooting for Conor McGregor a win this now.
Conor has the advantage in reach with 74inches while Donald Cerrone has only 73inches, but that 1 inches advantage is not so big deal for Cerrone for sure.

His previous loss wasn’t Floyd Mayweather but Khabib. I’m not sure what you’re talking about with that 73 inches thing but Conor has clearly knocked out boxers way taller than him very easily. Take Nate Diaz for instance. Most of the replies in the thread favour Conner anyway.

He is pertaining about the 1 inch reach advantage of of Conor despite being shorter by 2 inches in height (Cowboy is 6'1"  while Conor is just 5'9")
Ahemm, I just want to make a correction, he didn't knocked out Nate Diaz. His last match with him ended in majority decision.
Of course, that's expected because of the legacy he established in the sport of MMA. For me he is considered as the people's champ — the crowd favorite. HOWEVER all of your support doesn't greatly matter when he is now inside the octagon (to Cowboy as well). His fate is already in his fists and if he really want to beat an opponent as deadly as him then he must outsmart and never ever let Cowboy take him down because we all knew how weak he is in the ground ;D.

I like Conor when he is an underdog in the fight, but at this time, I think I will go against him.
Actually, wrong... I once bet against him when he fought against Khabib, I remember he was an underdog that time, but I did get a 50/50 betting on khabib with my friends, so opted not to bet in sportsbook and bet on Khabib and of course I won, that fight Conor clearly loss and he was dominated by Khabib. I am not sure if he will come back this time, but he is the favorites, so no for me.

I doubt we can ever see some good performance from Conor McGregor,
except maybe outside the octagon with his bs talking.
I will bet on Cerrone this time

Conor's grace inside the Octagon will never be the same again after his bout and beef with Khabib, and loss to a boxing match against Mayweather. If anything, this is just more of a money-making fight to the Irishman than a classic case of an actual fight. I'm still wondering whether McGregor would be back to his old form of a gritty and a respectful fighter? Perhaps not, so in his match against Cerrone, I'll probably skip the event and just watch how Conor would redeem himself.

If you look at it this way, a fight is just a fight and a sport, he lost to Khabib because Khabib came out as strong. That doesn’t mean Conor is weak, it’s a game, someone had to lose. Fight with Floyd was more like a hyped fixed event than anything. Why would they put an MMA fighter against a boxer in a ring? The cards were totally in favour  of Floyd. Conor lost a couple of games and suddenly everybody believes he’s not a strong fighter. It’s a game lads don’t take it personal or make assumptions by looking at his personal life.

When he first burst into the scene majority of the times Conor McGregor was the underdog and no one expected him to defeat Chad Mendes even though it was a short time replacement because of his wrestling pedigree but Mendes gassed out in the later round after taking Conor down and he won by knockout and then he skipped Frankie Edgar and fought for the title and everyone thought Jose Aldo will smash his legs and he will make him quit but it was an unexpected 13 second knockout and then when he went up against Eddie Alvarez everyone thought it will be a close fight but Conor dominated him thoroughly.

According to Conors instagram, he recently had a whiskey promotional tour and didnt train much.
2 months till the fight. Will he get properly prepared for it?

Or Donald will give him a “proper” beating? :)

It might be less than a million dollar stunt because the old man might be part of the stunt hehehe. It might also be a trick to cause a certain Russian fighter mad at him and fight him.

This is only the skeptical me speculating hehehe.

if Cerrone will use this opportunity and be totally prepared as compared to mcgregor, more then likely he will beat conor. good training has significant impact when you are already inside the battle.
if conor will continue what he's doing right now. i dont think he will redeem himself. but who knows, he might be doing his rigid training without so much media hype. lets see what the results of this fight will be...

Only way McGregor can win here is if he gets in Cerrone head, and if Cerrone is not6 100% healthy.
In all other situation I don't see how 2020 McGregor can win here

Oh really? Hmm, it smells like Conor comes nearer and nearer to showbiz huh? I say so because advertising is a great gateway for it ;D.

But going back to your question. Whatever you'll say, a fighter should already focus on his training especially that his fight comes very soon. Whether the whiskey promotion only took a day or even greater than that, it was a big loss ~ his opponent was already considered ahead of him. Time is very important, you can't catch it up. Yeah! Conor might double his time on training but the question is, "Is that even healthy"? I don't think so because our body automatically refuses over fatigue. I just hope it will not affect his training at all for him able to give us a good fight :).

That simply means Conor is treating Cerrone as a weak opponent. That is a clear case of underestimating Cerrone which, for me, is quite understandable given that Cerrone is already in the fading phase of his fighting career. Cerrone may not really be a big deal in Conor's path. Again, that's understandable. But more than a year of inactivity, less training and more blabbing, too lax and laid back, and so forth are enough to teach Conor a lesson the hard way.

I am certain that Conor McGregor will piss Donald Cerrone with his trash talking and that will get into his head and might affect his performance like the rest of the fighters, only Khabib was the exception in that category as the trash talking did not affect him one bit and so does Nate Diaz and if you look at the rest of the fighters, everyone was pissed off and wanted to punish Conor and they usually forget their game plan when they are in the cage. If Cerrone can hold is nerve then it will be a different fight.

This is just going to be a clown show for Conor.  Cerrone isn't fun of trash talk but I'd like to see Cerrone knock the him dead for Conor's career end. Both of them are almost 40 or past prime so they better hurry show all what left of them. This will probably take 3 rounds before there will be a knock out, I can expect Conor who can't last that long.

The fight was a welterweight, I think Conor has a really strong start at all of his matches but pretty much making the match longer surely will result in Conor will lose.
This two have a history in the past, most of the time outcome will result to Connor McGregor will win, but Conor McGregor got injured in the past years and Conor only fight 1 in the past 3 years and i think it is a very big disadvantage to him even I don't think that Conor McGregor cannot condition himself for this fight. Cerrone doesn't punch long Conor just need to land a left hand to him.

In mixed martial arts, you must have a powerful mind and body because this sport is all about the techniques and skills how do you survive the whole game. McGregor is getting back on its ring. He dominates this pentagon ring for a year and this future event there's a challenger wants to steal and wants to be outstanding in the mix martial arts. Base on the data and statistics, I think McGregor is the one who is still the king of the ring.

Which statistics are you talking about  :P. Conor McGregor has not won a fight since 2016 and in the past three years there were many great fighters that emerged in the scene and captured gold and he diverted his direction from the real deal and went to the boxing ring to make money and got defeated easily which was expected and then the come back fight to the UFC was against an impossible opponent and we know the results and what stat are you talking about, he might be a king outside the ring for his brawls in the bar and not in the ring  :P.

maybe "Media" statistics is what he meant lol ,because McGregor is still popular until now because of most media coverage and promotions he is doing this past year.from a PAID fighter to a total LOSER.

McGregor's career is just a pure advertisement and he has nothing in terms of real fight so following him is like a piece of crap.sorry for the Fans lol

This statement is somewhat true as he might be returning to have some easy fights and to promote his whiskey and make money showing up and he is certain he can make a few millions every fight and it will help with the advertisement of his products too, he has a media company and invested in other things and he needs to advertise all these and fighting once in a while will help those business endeavors too.

Kinda like Floyd. When fame gets inside the head of a person he will start to act like he is above all that he'd think people will like him no matter what he'd do. Does companies still advertise with him since he already lost twice?
We've seen him beaten already by Kabib and Diaz but I really wanted to see him knocked unconscious and then wake up asking what happen.

For that to happen he needs to have his confidence to fight Jorge Masvidal thinking he can face him for the BMF belt and if that happens then we can see him sleeping in the octagon and i really hope that fight happens, Donald Cerrone might be an easy fight for Conor because he is forcing him to move up the division to face him and i am interested to know what Conor does after this fight.

yes I agree and it will only change if there is a rematch against Nurmagomedov and he beat him the way Nurmagomedov beat him, he has two successive loses and he needs an easy fight to get into winning again, people always judge you on your last fight, after this, he should take up Nurmagomedov and he should permanently retire if he is beaten.

Personally I do not like the Notorious "Conor McGregor" because of how aggressive he is outside the ring as well. But, liking someone is one thing and comparing facts is something else, I personally feel like it will be a closely fought match with Conor coming on top because of the Cardio and the aggression he possesses in the ring.

I will be happy if Conor is taken to the cleaners and given a good fight for his money but if I was to make a bet, I would have to bet on Conor despite not being his fan.

Donald Cerrone was beaten by Gaetje via knockout, and now he will be fighting McGregor, this is not a good fight for Connor he is fighting a guy coming from a lost, although Connor also suffer from two losses, he should be fighting a guy who comes from a win and not on a losing bracket, this is to establish himself, I don't think this will generate much interest.

McGregor of course would win this match that is if he will stop acting as a clown inside the octagon. Cerrone on the other hand hasn't proved himself worthy of winning a big match.

You just criticized him because of his losses, think about the good thing that he performed in the octagon. He defeated Jose Aldo who is a champion for more that six years in just 13 seconds. Imagine that.

Although he talk trash, he still make more money than any other no matter either win or loss. He is still a great fighter, all of us has ups and downs.

Khabib is really a great fighter because of his grappling skills. Between Mayweather and Mcgregor, there's a big difference between their sports.

Don't criticize his performance this year, maybe sooner or later he regain from losses and dominate all fighters.

Never seen him act as a clown inside the octagon, maybe outside he does some silly stuff, but this is all is done for promotion.

Cerrone has 2 losses in last 2 fights, he will be uber motivates for that fight :)

At this point Connor McGregor isn't choosing who his fighting anymore he just wants to face someone in yhe ring just to earn that UFC money. I'm seeing a routine here that he only comes out of retirement and use his “fame” to still earn that big money he will get. Donald Cerrone isn't even on par with the MMA fighters McGregor has previously fought so I think it is safe to say McGregor here will tale the W back home, Cerrone also had loss two matches straight both of which are TKOs

Are you seriously comparing his cardio, the one thing that he lacks inside the cage, if he was having good stamina then he would be a tough tight for many but if you look at this past fights, his knockout power reduces considerably after the second round and that is because of his stamina issues, his fight style is not aggression, he is a counter puncher and he is really good at that and so is the reason he was winning all his fights.

 

If you are talking a lot of shit then you are bound to listen to these critics too and that is the case with Conor McGregor he talked a lot of trash and yet he got defeated in his fight against Mayweather and then against Khabib and the level of trash talking in both these fights were personal because Conor knew it was the toughest opponents in his career and when you get smashed single handily then expect the trolls having a life on its own :D.
 
If he is able to do that it is great for his career and the fight fans as we will see more fights from him and there is no doubt he changed the fight game.

He just want to get into the win again, because two of his biggest fight ended in stoppage, and were all bad losses, with Cerrone, he can make a big comeback by knocking him out, but what if Cerrone knocks him out and we have an upset, that will the end for Connor, so this is a must win for him the pressure is on Connor.

Conor has been out of the ring for quite a while now, just over a year if memory serves. However, no doubt he will be back talking mad smack once again, threatening to wreck Cerrone.

I really don't get why people pay him so much attention. Sure he smashed Jose Aldo with one punch, but it wasn't like he was absolutely mauling everyone like Khabib.

Pretty sure if he fought Khabib 100 times he would lose 99 times. He's not as good as he thinks, and could even lose against Cerrone.

Nonetheless I won't be watching this fight, people need to stop listing to people with a big ass mouth and nothing interesting to say, like Conor.

If Conor McGregor is not talking smack then it wont be a fight we are looking for as trash talking is a fight strategy that Conor employs throughout his career.

If you consider the fact that Conor is a pure striker who does not have a great ground fighting skills as most of his prior defeats were on the ground and Khabib was a ground specialist and if anyone say that they were surprised that Khabib defeated him, i would say please watch fights before commenting as everyone knew what would happen in a fight between them.

I will watch this match as it will be a great fight between strikers.

Its not easy to knock Cerrone, the cowboy can take a beating while can also box hard. He just isn't in the prime anymore but the promotion wouldn't match them if he doesn't have a chance to stand. This is actually a good match because like they said the two doesn't like the ground fight, they both prefer to throw fist while standing so its going to be pure bare knuckle fight.

Dana White made a statement that if Conor McGregor can beat Donald Cerrone, Conor McGregor will have a crack again to the title held by Khabib Nurmagomedov which I think is unfair to Justin Gaethje. Justin Gaethje has been active inside the octagon but according to Dana White, UFC offered him a lot of matches already but Justin declined, unlike Conor McGregor who has done a lot for UFC. Conor was out of MMA for more than a year. He last appeared inside the octagon last UFC 229 October 2018 and tapped out to Khabib Nurmagomedov.

There is no way Conor McGregor should get a rematch against Khabib right now, he was last defeated and it was no way a close fight by any standards and now Conor is fighting Donald Cerrone at 170 pounds and if he wins he would get a crack at the championship in 155 pounds  ::).
If you take his statistics, Conor only fought twice in 155 pounds, one time he won the belt and then he got defeated against Khabib and they are only looking for money fights and not to give an opportunity for legit contenders which is a shame considering they call it a sport.

You have a point here and after all it is all business at the end of the day, Khabib was supposed to get the title shot when Conor McGregor surpassed him and got the title and it was a planned move by the UFC as Khabib was a title contender for a very long time and the double champ Conor had is because Khabib was not given the opportunity to fight for the title, if Conor is looking for a rematch why is he not fighting at 155 pounds, may be there is another mystic behind that  ;D.

The first fight with Khabib wasn't even competitive, Khabib straight-up smashed him.

The only reason people would want to see that fight again, is just to see Conor get choked out once again. Nobody really considers McGregor to be a serious contender to Khabib anymore.

He's a joke and his loud mouth has made him into a caricature that everybody wants to see get smoked. That's the legacy he's built for himself, the loudmouth clown the everyone wants to see destroyed.

Why are you hating on him lol? Floyd Mayweather has a loudmouth as well and so does a lot of other boxers. People are jealous of him because he's rich and lives a very fancy life. His mouth was loud when he became the champion and created the greatest moments in history. So what has changed now? He's still talented, loud-mouthed and rich! Don't forget the "talented" part.

Not hating on him at all, he's done an excellent job building his brand and getting the fights he wants, however, he's not on the same level as Mayweather.

The dude has been smashed three times now, and once was a complete demolition job. He claimed to be the best, and he has been proven that he's not.

I'd rather he slips away with his riches than listen to his annoying mouth anymore.

Floyd can back up all his trash talk, while Conor looks like a clown talking against his opponent and even goes over like talking about religion, sex and its borderline racism just like what he did against Khabib.

And that's why people hated Conor, just saying.

I agree the religion and racism thing went too far and he did get punished for it correctly. People are trying to defame him, call him names, even before he fought the match. Maybe he's going to come off as a better player? I was supporting him since day-1 and hated him when he started doing silly things but that doesn't mean I will give up on him. I still watch his previous fights and get an see what a beast he is!

It is so funny, no one can even compare any fighter close with the genius of Mayweather because he was such a technical genius and Mayweather will set traps in the cage and if 49 fighters had the opportunity and never fulfilled then there is no way anyone could beat him unless father time take control over your body and i am not expecting any competitive fights from Mayweather at this stage of his career.

That is a common characteristic among casual fans of MMA hehehe. They forget that the loudmouth Conor helped build the UFC to where it is today.

I'm not aware Conor help build the UFC, how?

He wasn't there from the beginning actually, I started watching MMA back 2006 I didn't hear his name. But people will be grateful to his work if what UFC had achieved is because of him. He can't blame people for treating him like a troll though, he can't just get away for all the comments he did all because he helped UFC.

If you really want to know the true meaning of this, you just need to check the pay scale of the fighters, earlier every fighter was satisfied with $20k and $40k every fight and when Conor McGregor started his career in the UFC he started a trend that the pay per views were so high that they were then gave the fighters the leverage to ask for bigger pay scales, in short Conor McGregor changed the sports for the athletes financially as now fighters are getting a million dollars per fight and it all because of Conor McGregor.

UFC has two decisions to make here, either they go for the short term or the long term. If they end up giving Conor another chance against Khabib after this fight (which we don't even know if it will be a win) that means they want money now. Lets be honest with each other here, no reason to lie, if Khabib and Conor fights once more people would watch that, it would make millions of dollars for everyone involved and it would be super profitable for them too.

So, there is actually a decent reason to make Conor and Khabib fight. However if you help conor get that fight that means UFC doesn't care about who wins or who loses or who deserves what, that would mean UFC only cares about money and that would result with many new crazy weird fighters who have an "outside the box" character and all the respectful decent fighters would be boring and not get a shot even if they are at least equally good if not even better.

Now I know. It encourage me to be an MMA fighter already. Too bad he won't regain his reputation for being helpful to UFC though. Not everyone knew this information to look at him the way you do. He might just look as if a clown forever to the ones who see him being a cocky cock who gets beaten for not shutting his mouth.

Most bookies favors Conors at 1.4 odds while Donald is the underdog with 3.0 odds being offered on average but I feel there is a serious chance of an upset because no matter how much the Irish man speaks and look dangerous he has often proven to be a weak opponent when faced with a good one, like Khabib just ruined him and we all know what happened after the fight (the brawl)

I am not expecting any brawls this time around  ;D ;D but I have a gut feeling that Donald might surprise the Irishman.

I wouldn't be surprise if he defeats Conor. Both are good strikers but Donald probably has better cardio and ground game. It's also important to consider the weight class they are fighting which I think favors Donald.

For Conor, there's more at stake for him here. If he's the old Conor that we know, that should help him become more focus and motivated.

I reckon that you did not understand what I said. You took it literally hehehe.

Conor helped build to where the UFC is today because he helped take it to the next level with his talent as showman and a troll. There was no one else before him in this level. He is the cause of why this sport has many casual fans hehehehehe.

Conor McGregor put more eyes into the sport because of his trash talking skills and his cross over to boxing brought yet another fan base and he is a showman but after that his graph went down because of his troubles outside the fight arena and Donald Cerrone is the perfect return fight and i hope he will not take on Khabib once again as he has other great fights for the fans to see and with a new champion in 145 pound division i hope he will once again challenge the champion in that division rather than challenging anyone in higher weight divisions.

I think you are right, there was a time that UFC is all about Connor, that fans and experts are thinking he has shares in UFC he contributed a lot in the popularity of UFC, bad or good publicity is always publicity and there are some people who still want Mcgregor in the main event.

There has been many many fighters before Conor that helped UFC became what it is today, if those fighters didn't existed nobody would know who Conor was. Conor just took the torch from them and now is ready to deliver it to next person who can actually entertain people.

However, right now he himself is not really a player who could be the face of UFC anymore, dudes antics became very very boring, yeah we get it you have a million dollar life style and you are lavishing and you got yourself a suit with dollar signs made and have expensive watches and talk crazy trash talk to your opponents. How many times can we take it, how many times can we find it entertaining, dude already did that to 10+ people already and Khabib destroyed him, it wasn't even a close fight, dude was just straight up miles better, maybe we should stop caring about the Hollywood aspect of UFC and let the real fighters fight?

Its part of the business or to this industry not only exclusive to UFC but in all sorts of sports. When we do talk about reputation and popularity then we can tell that no one do last forever and sooner or later these would really vanish if people already get tired on seeings things on repetition.I wont be surprised for another trashtalking and some dramas to this upcoming fight.

Maybe it is his strategy of selling his fight.
Without controversy or something to talk about, it is hard to sell a match.
Trash talking is proven to be one of the tactics to give fans interest to buy the fight no matter what.
More controversy, the better for them as it will generate more ticket sales.
But loyal followers know who can really win the game.

I understand on how these trashtalking works on selling the fight but not to that certain extent that he's already going overboard and already becomes racist and being disrespectful
Take for example on what happen on that Khabib vs Conor incident where he trashtalk too personally.I cant blame why people do hate him soo much.

On his days when he was training diligently he was also one of MMA's best fighters. Remember the unbeatable Jose Aldo during his time? Conor knocked him out in a few seconds.

Conor was out of his league trying to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov after taking over a year off. Don't think this fight is in the same league. Cerrone is a significantly easier opponent and I'd say Conor can confidentially take it away. This fight is a stepping stone for something bigger, I get it but it seems like a different class.

That's the way I look at it. This old man Cerrone is a food for Conor in this match. If Conor wins, which is highly probable, it is not because the man has amazing fighting skills. It's going to be because he is pitted against someone who belongs to a class much lower than his. Conor will be showing a lot of confidence in this mismatch, which he cannot show off against Khabib.

On a different note, saying that Conor is a loudmouth and a showbiz is not saying he does not have the fighting skills and does not have a contribution to the sport. He has and it is acknowledged. But his loudmouth and showbiz personality far exceed those.

This will be the rise of Connor after the downfall, Sure it's a mismatch, but it's a stepping stone to fight someone bigger. This would be an easy win to Connor. I hope he can go back after the sideways win and lose in the previous year. 


I watch this fight, and surely this is one of the best highlights of his career, I'm Connor fan, so I hope he can come back to this fight. I am hoping for Khabib and Connor rematch, and I hope he can win it, every Connor lose is mostly on the grounds hope he can manage it now.

@Yatsan. I like Conor also, however, his plan on fighting Khabib next year after Cowboy if he wins might be wrong for him, I reckon. He does not have the skill and the cardio to beat Khabib.

Curious to see whether we'll see the same two division champ here. Layoff's been quite long for the notorious and we all know it takes it's toll on an mma fighter if he doesn't get a competitive fight for a long time. I'd probably bet on cowboy this time. Though one thing's for sure, connor's going to make a circus out of this and the fans will be crazy to watch.

McGregor doesn't deserve a shot against Khabib. He's clearly not dedicated to the game with all the breaks he's been taking, and he got utterly trounced last time.

Nonetheless, Dana White will probably give him another shot against Khabib simply because it's a big money fight, but I expect another mauling whatever the case.

As for Cerrone, he's definitely a tough actor and will give Conor some trouble, but I think Conor will pull through... despite being out of the action for a good while. I still hope that Conor does get his ass completely smashed though, because his continuous excuses and comebacks are getting tiresome.

But we all hope he does find this cardio and skill by then  ;D

Do you happened to know who is now next in the queue to fight Khabib ?
Conor haven't fought for a year. Giving him title fight straight after one fight ? Not fair for other title contenders. 

Next Khabib will fight with Ferguson, Dana said Conor will be a substitute between Khabib or Ferguson if one of them canceled playing in the match later. But most likely Conor and Khabib will meet again. It is not fair with other fighters but hopefully he loses against Cerrone later and the opportunity to meet Khabib will not occur because of shame. ;D

My bad. I meant who Khabib is going to fight after Ferguson, as I think he would outwrestle him :)

Conor was talking about fighting Pac-Man. If this fight occurs and if Conor loses (and he will, Pacquiao wont play with him as Floyd did), then this will be a huge share for him :D

If Khabib wins over Tony Ferguson then he has Justin Gaethje waiting for him and it will be a great fight as Justin Gaethje is a good wrestler but does not use wrestling while fighting and he is a wild puncher and it will be interesting how they will go.

Why would Conor fight Manny Pacquiao and get embarrassed again, he lost his debut against the best boxer and now the fans want him to fight another best boxer which is unfair :D.

Dana White already gave Conor a title shot after more than a year when he lost to Mayweather in that boxing match fiasco.

I really don't think he cares about being fair at all. Looks like he only cares about making the biggest money fights while spitting on the face of everybody who worked their butts off to get a title shot.

Like others have been saying, Ferguson looks like the best bet for Khabib next, since he had a strong 2019, though Masdival is also possible.

Of course, Dana is not fair with all his fighters, he has his favorite - Conor who he consider his cash cow that's why others are being step aside. Other fighters became vocal about it, go to twitter and rant, but it doesn't have any effect on Dana.

I like Masdival next, but we all know that there's no more hype fighter after Conor and Khabib right now so we might not see this one, Justin will also be good @SaShiRaJaVu has pointed, but if there are incentives we might see Khabib vs Conor again.

I'm not sure I would call it a "fiasco" necessarily -- McGregor lasted longer than he was supposed to, even if it was just by 1 round. I remember because I bet on the "over" for that one. Its for sure that McGregor never really stood a chance, but it was fun to watch nevertheless.

Only hours to go before this very interesting match, this match actually is life and death situation for Connor's career, he really needs to get back on track his lost to Khabibi is something that is always on every fan's minds, because you are only good in your last fight.

If you would like to watch the fight live stream, search strims.gg on google, the main event is about to start!

Didn't touch hand .

The king is BACK

What the heck that was fast like a premature ejaculation.

Connor is back in a very fascinating way, he did not give Cerrone a chance and he is in full attack great should attack I seldom seen that kind of attack and the kick is in the face is the one that did it, a great show for Connor now every possibility is now open, we can discuss the Khabib rematch now.

Holy shit, that was fast!  :D

You can watch the whole fight here, all 45 seconds of it:

https://twitter.com/GIFSkull/status/1218768515819130883

The first big shot happened so fast that the camera hadn't even zoomed in all the way yet. Wonder how much tickets cost to that fight  :D

Conor McGregor the king is back with a knockout in 40 seconds, shoulder bump and damaging Donald Cerrone and then the head kick and finishing him off, it is a great come back and looks like he is composed and ready to take the battle once again and as Conor McGregor said in the post fight he is the first fighter in history with a knockout in 3 weight divisions :o. I hope he will not fight Khabib anytime soon as he is having other great fights to do.

Won a couple grand against my mate on that fight. Didn't even last for a full minute and my mate was properly pissed. Cowboy bloodied his nose at the second shoulder and the camera can't even keep up. I know Cowboy is tough as nails and hardened with 50 or so fights in the MMA but Conor just proved to be the superior fighter tonight. Awful display of defense from Cowboy and an exemplary aggressive display of skills by Conor.

It's a nice payday today. I never really liked McGregor after his stints pre-Khabib fight but I believed that the man wanted to redeem himself as a prized fighter and tonight he proved us just that.

This is the old Conor McGregor I always admire a man of focus with humble attitude. Hell yeah! The king is back! Also Manny Pacquiao just gave credit to  THE NOTORIOUS!!! on his facebook account.

https://www.facebook.com/MannyPacquiao/posts/2282567652047248

Something is cooking  ::)

Too easy fight for Conor, Lol, Cerrone has no answer, that left is still there. I think Conor redeemed himself here, from his attitude prior to the fight, (not disrespectful) and how he ended this one. Maybe Cowboy didn't expect Conor to be aggressive right after the bat.

Whoaaaaa Conor's back baby.


I didn't expect him to lose this fight but god damn those shoulder strikes were beautiful. Haven't seen anyone pull those off in a while. Cowboy's nose was broke and it was a wrap from there after the leg kick.

He is back with a vengeance, but people would love to see the Khabib fight more than the Pacquiao because it's unfinished business for Mcgregor, Id like to know what Khabib think of this fight, Connor is much better in this fight, there will be a lot of lines up for Mcgregor now, Masvidal, Khabib or even Pacquiao but I want another cage fight again for Connor.

Attitude pays back, that's what he got from his recent defeats a lesson learned. I'm glad the UFC didn't make a gimmick or drama just to sell a pay per view for this fight which makes no sense because Conor McGregor is the PROMO itself! Cowboy got stunned to a wild beast in the cage causing him to forgot to keep his distance that leaves him speechless.

How come it's unfinished business, maybe the post fight was an unfinished business but in the fight, we clearly saw who wins and it was Khabib who dominated Conor in every round. anyway, congratulations to him

Give it to them if they want it considered an unfinished business. For me, it was not. It was a lopsided fight with Khabib clearly ahead of Conor in more aspects than one. This victory of Conor today could be one step closer to another fight with Khabib. But they should not consider this one as an indication of what is probably going to happen in any of Conor's future fight, whether it will be against Khabib or Masvidal or even Pacquiao. Cerrone is one old rusty fighter already.

Everybody deserves a second chance and if you are beaten on the second time it just verified that you really lost to a guy, so many case are like that the recent one was the Joshua - Ruiz and we have that in the past one example was the many losses of Lewis who always got beat those who beat him in a dramatic fashion, so let's give it to Connor to finish this business with Khabib

though i expect Conor will win this fight yet i did not expect he will get it that fast,i was preparing my popcorn when i come back its done?holy cow nice one for Conor and looking for the next fight.

maybe it is Manny Pacquiao?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5218412.0

well since he comes back as king i think there are many offers and changes from the plans.

If Conor deserves a rematch then all the fighters who faced Khabib deserves a rematch, the only reason the UFC is trying to put that match up is because of the huge amount of money they can make if they face each other, the first fight was not even close as Khabib dominated Conor the entire fight and there was not even a time when he could trouble Khabib and other than the money they could earn there is no way Conor deserves the rematch.

I am always pissed when this kind of thing happens. Losing a game that fast is only beneficial for the fighters and I am sure the spectators didn't get their monies worth in this match. But congratulations to McGregor for his return to the octagon with this victory.

Do you really think he can win against Manny? I will put most of my one month salary for this fight if there will be a successful negotiation happening. That's how confident I was that McGregor will be a no match for Manny.

There would be no bookies would offer that line because its clear on whose gonna win when we do talk about boxing rules.

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I was amazed with those shoulder strikes made by Conor i guess its 4-5 strikes then follow up with a left head kick and hitting up the jaw.
That was actually a fast one.

I recently watched the fight in YouTube because i don't want to pay money to see the fight. Anyways, the fight between Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone was really amazing because Donald don't really stand a chance to Conor because Donald Cerrone was already down in the first round and he got a broken a nose, that is why Conor McGregor won the fight. All i can say is Conor McGregor is really an amazing fighter in UFC.

Who do you think Mcgregor will fight next, Dana White wants Mcgregor to face Khabib in this article he clearly stated that he wants the match to happen as soon as possible "This is a massive fight with global appeal," White said on Saturday.
a fight with Khabib will be a mega fight and will be good for the sports and for both fighter's legacy, so expect the deal to happen this year.

https://www.businessinsider.com/nurmagomedov-vs-mcgregor-is-the-next-fight-dana-white-says-2020-1

If Khabib loses to Ferguson and he will be the next title holder, will Conor still be interested to fight Khabib?
Or he will be more interested to get his belt back?

The reason Conor McGregor did not call out anyone is because he is looking for options and he wants to know whether the fight between Tony and Khabib goes like planned and if they fall off i am sure Conor will fill in and fight for the title and if Tony wins he will go for the belt rather than fighting Khabib. If Khabib wins he will most probably fight Nate Diaz for the most anticipated trilogy.

His been calling Khabib for a rematch as far as I can remember so probably he is still open for that fight.

Lots of options for Conor now because of his "impressive" win against Donald Cerrone. I'm sure Dana is very happy to see him winning, because as cash cow, he can still potentially set up Conor to whoever he wants and get tons of money out of it. So let's see how it goes, disappointed on how Cerrone performed though, he didn't offer anything and was simply steam roll by Conor.

its where dana get the big ppv profit. so i wouldn;t be surprise if they will push the pacquiao fight as well all for the money.

can't believe the cowboy just curl down before mcgregor. he haven't stepped on the  center yet. i was expecting him to duck and grab legs to take down since he already have watched kabib match. such a big disappointed. luckily i only bet TRX for this match.

And just imagine if you bought the tickets for this fight because you think that Cerrone has a chance against a deteriorating Conor. But it was over in an instant, how disappointing it is. But Dana White is small smiles because at the back of his mind, him and Conor can make big PPV numbers again. Let the Conor bandwagon continues.

The initial damage to Cerrone nose was the beginning (and ending) for him. He just curl there, no answer whatsoever.


https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/1/19/21072837/donald-cerrone-dazzled-by-conor-mcgregors-shoulder-strikes-id-never-seen-anything-like-that

Personally, I did not expect such a return of McGregor. Knockout in the first round. Apparently Mack really needed this victory, or just hurried on a haha plane.
In any case, it turned out spectacularly, albeit briefly. I look forward to their revenge with the Habib, it will be something.

No matter how many times I watch the replay I can tell that Conor McGregor is back. What a spectacular moves that Conor did show to the audience that ended in a swift clean attacks to the Cowboy Donald Cerrone. That first attempt to take the Cowboy down failed but what's coming next is surprising that broke the nose of Cerrone. Hence, a fast paced fight that lets Conor McGregor won the fight.

Those shoulder hits does really give out impact and what makes Cerrone face swell so fast plus getting kicked
and hit up the jaw so hard.

Yes, hes back and the thing which surprises me off is that he do approach his opponent and shows sportmanship?
thats new to me.

Damn, I missed the match, got some internet connection interruption in the city.
Anyone here got able to saw the betting odds or able to bet the match?
I'd love to know the odds for both Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone hours before the match on any famous crypto sportsbook just like sportsbet.io or stake?

Mc Gregor bump the face 4 times, the damage was so serious specifically in the nose that lead to bleeding of Donal Cerron(cowboy). It only takes seconds to beat him down and it is the 2nd most fastest match of Mc Gregor. It is not surprising because of what he posted in Instagram about his lifestyle. He is now investing in his lifestyle where he did not consider it before. He has the onlye one in MMA that have belts in 3 divisions.

the few loses he suffered gave him a wake-up call. it is always exciting to see an excellent fighter get back on their feet and prove themselves again.


I too forgot to watch the match and see the betting odds. but after searching several sites(not crypto) since I am too curious most of them have a betting odd of McGregor(-335 to -350), Cerrone(+250 to +255)
I am not sure if this is helpful but it can give you a gist of what the betting odds between the two fighters are.

Yeah, that's very intelligent move :o and honestly it's my first time to use one's shoulder for hitting his opponent ;D. So unique! He is wise for using his height disadvantage into useful weapon. Conor prove what he said, he totally read Cerrone like a children's book l.
I also find it unusual hahaha. I guess he finally learned himself in every battle he face, thanks to Khabib ;D.

I am fan of Conor, however, I reckon that it might be safer for Conor's face to fight Floyd than to fight Pacman hehehe. Pacman is more dangerous and can hold the attack for 12 rounds. I think only Juan Manuel Marquez fought toe to toe with him for 12 rounds.

Conor fanboys are back, lol. easy work for him, It look like Cerrone took a dive, hehehe. It was a cherry pick for MMA match maker, they wanted Conor to win in spectacular fashion so that they can bring the bandwagon again.

Dana said that Conor will be facing Khabib next, Masvidal can't do anything but to wait for their turn to the fight the 'King'.

It looks like Cerrone is not up for the fight. He seems to be steps behind McGregor when the ring bells. Though I'm not a McGregor fan but in this fight he clearly displayed a vicious move to KO Cerrone right from the get go. A rematch against Khabib would be another spectacular show and if he wins, this will be his greatest revenge.

the way i see it?from Cerrone's last fights?it seems that he is not that ready the moment he go up the ring ,i dont know but there is something from him that different.and having Good record Fighter?it wasn't the way to be beat by Conor,maybe a rematch will make me satisfied that i am wrong.

anyway there is a coming Khabib rematch coming so lets see if he can do the same of what Donald received .

Hate him or love him, cherry pick or not, Conor has a great talent in octagon, no doubt about it. Conor just simply outclassed him just like Khabib outclassed him. If the fight was just to hype him up in upcoming rematch against Khabib, it's not surprising, it's a business after all. Let's see if he can win now against Khabib, if not, then it's time for him to move on. It will clearly shows that Khabib is not in his league and ahead of him but if he win, a third match is possible.

Its true that Conor has called out Khabib a lot of times before his match with Cerrone, however, Conor now is on a different weight class thats why after Conor won in a convincing way, Khabib lays out a condition if rematch of Khabib and Conor will push through. I think Conor is comfortable at this weight class but he needs beat a lot of good fighters as well.

Yeah its unusual and we know on how Conor reacts or behave on each fight everytime he do won but this one? Man, i do see an another type of personality.

We dont know if its just good for one day/that fight or would continue to the rest of his career time.If people do know Conors behavior then you would see
this as an odd thing.

Okay lets move on and go to the other part.

He should remember the defeat is very decisive it was one of Connor's fight that he was defeated decisively, he has something to get back into and that is to redeem himself, although I don't believe Ferguson can beat Ferguson, but I really love to see Mcgregor - Khabib to push through it is a fight that will generate greater interest.

Maybe Conor would prioritize first to fight Khabib and then later on to recognize on getting his belt back but as said where i dont believe that Ferguson would deafeat Khabib.

I would probably go with Jorge Masvidal. He seems really strong and competitive to Conor. Their fight would have been something out of this world. What's more is that they both have fiery style of fighting. Please guys, entertain us.

I would go with either Masvidal or Khabib. Ferguson looks like an easy opponent for Conor. If Ferguson will defeat Khabib, which is highly unlikely, I think Conor is still better off fighting Khabib first. He has yet to prove something to him. If he thinks everything is already settled between the two of them, then that would be tantamount to an admission that he is not the best.

Somehow my instagram is filled with posts that Cerrone lost this fight on purpose...
Saying that he didnt even wanted to fight that night and never act so passive in the fights.

There is a lot of rumors surround the fight because there was no offensive move from Donald Cerrone and everyone is calling for a fix but i highly doubt that you can get off fixing fights right now because the consequences are really high and the UFC will be prosecuted if they ever did that, so these rumors are social media created and nothing else.

That would piss Dana off if he just knew he just want the millions of USD without a fight.  That's not how it works. Cerrone can fight bigger fighter than Mcgregor but he was just bombard with punches and not giving him the chance to get back up. It happens so fast the attack is rapid and the referee stop it. No controversies there. He lost the fight that's it.

Whatever happened inside the ring there's always additional opinions outside. There are people who will see different sides of the outcome they will bring their own opinions, thinking that what they've noticed have basis. This social media venue don't have anything to do with how the fight ends up. The fight was ended Connor win that's it.

Just quoting my reply LOL, easy win! 40 seconds and it's done. I knew this is will be Connor year! haha. The fight showcase how Connor recover from his lossess and those shoulders are deadly!

BTW, with regards to Khabib and Connor rematch it's happening! I hope this is going to be a great fight, their last fight is easy win for Khabib, I am hoping for Connor to win this!

Source about the Khabib and Connor fight: https://www.businessinsider.com/nurmagomedov-vs-mcgregor-is-the-next-fight-dana-white-says-2020-1?
Not sure if this is legit, but I hope it is.


Win is win LOL, Those brats that are talking that Connor just win because it's scripted shouldn't watch UFC. Those are just nonsense rumor what you see is what you get in UFC, Connor win no script, no fixing of fight or anything.

Conor is a sniper with his precision counter punching and he can defeat anyone who prefers the stand up game in the UFC but taking on Khabib Nurmagomedov is a different story, Dana White wanted that fight because he really thinks that it will be the biggest PPV in sports history because of the drawing power of Khabib and Conor and a rematch could make half a billion business, who knows and that is the only reason Dana White wants to push Conor to fight Khabib yet again.

I hate conor as much as the next guy and think that he is a good fighter but a bad human (yet his character sells a lot of tickets I can understand that), but to tell that this match was fixed would be very disingenuous towards Cerrone. Dudes first fight was in 2011, he is one of the veterans of the ring and has a record of 36-14, I mean that is 36 wins in UFC which is a lot of fights and a lot of wins, maybe he is getting a little bit older at 36 but dude is still a great fighter, nobody can say it will be an easy fight to go against him, Conor just lucked out early, give them 5 more matches and none of them will end this quickly.

Conor should focus on the title and not khabib, if khabib loses which I doubt he will, conor should get the title and defend it against khabib which would be a better fight honestly, yet if khabib wins which I am sure he will, the rematch would be very fun to watch.

It doesn't make any sense though, if Cerrone has deliberately took a dive on this fight. I mean what is he trying to achieved career wise.

If this is true, they maybe that's why we are seeing lot of respect coming from Conor?

Prior to the fight we've seen Conor like we haven't seen him promoting a fight, no trash talking, very respectful and cordial with his opponent, even a handshake.

@Jating this match wasn’t fixed it was simply a case of bad luck and misfortune for Cerrone, who never expected McGregor to attack him so swiftly. @TopTort777 those people may have placed a bet on Cerrone to win and since he the lost the match they may be pissed at him, and now are spreading fud that he fixed the match. Furthermore if anyone saw the match they’ll realise that Cerrone nose was bleeding, and McGregor was attacking way too quickly then he had prepared for hence I don’t feel this was a fixed match.

Source: https://www.foxnews.com/sports/conor-mcgregor-blasts-cerrone-in-40-seconds-in-ufc-return

This is what I've been trying to say, hehehe, did Cerrone took a dive so that Conor could win and make him good at his comeback? Lol, all speculation. Did that shoulder really broke his nose or somewhat make his confused that's why he didn't offer any resistance at all?

Conor vs Khabib is next, definitely huge, I reckon before the end of the year (Dec 2020).

Correct me if im wrong but the fight never lasted a minute, i think cerrone made a huge mistake of taking connor lightly in the fight he's guard not totally up, thats why conor took advantage of the situation at the same time he looks in shape but he's not prepare more like conor , because that shoulder of conor fave the way for the knock out , but still as we expect conor finish the deal in a matter of seconds

This is gonna be huge as Conor can sell any fight, even in boxing he can sell a fight. Even with his win now, I still think that he will be an underdog when rematch will happen, and I would not go with his hype, I'll bet on the better fighter which is Khabib.

I’m interested to see who will be Conor’s next opponent. The Cowboy fight he didn’t break a sweat. I really want Conor to get the Khabib rematch but he probably needs to win another fight or two first.

Here are the possible opponents
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/20/sport/conor-mcgregor-ufc-next-opponent-mayweather-khabib-spt-intl/index.html

Which one would you bet? Khabib will be more interesting among the 3.

Like you, I wanted to see a rematch between McGregor and Khabib. The first fight is so intense with a back and forth advantage against each other. These two fighters really are gonna make some more money if they progress with their rematch.

Khabib Nurmagomedov is clearly not interested for the rematch and if Conor McGregor could win a fight in the Lightweight division then he can claim for a rematch, he won against Donald Cerrone in the Welterweight division and for him to claim for a rematch he needs to fight in the lightweight division and there are many opponents waiting to face Conor but my guess is that he will be looking for the Nate Diaz trilogy which will be another big fight.

I sure also want to see a rematch between McGregor and Khabib as well and after that devastating fight against Cowboy I surely think that Conor McGregor had an upgrade and has a chance against Khabib Nurmagomedov but there are 3 candidates that McGregor can choose for his next fight and that will be

1. Nate Diaz - because they both scored 1-1 on each other and settling the score once and for all and Diaz had twitted a taunt referring to the UFC 246 after dismantling Cowboy.
https://www.ccn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/nate-diaz-tweet.jpg

2. Justin Gaethje - a next in line for McGregor but both parties had been saying that each fighter was ducking the offer for a fight I don't know if who's really evading a match but I really think a Gaethje maybe a good conditioning fight for McGregor.

3. Jorge Masvidal - This is what Conor McGregor wants and the belt that Masvidal is holding surely Jorge Masvidal is now the Baddest Motherf**ker in UFC after that vicious flying kick from hell on Ben Asken, this could surely lead to a great deal of interrogation for Conor to have this fight but fans really want it to happen.

Khabib Nurmagomedov will be a tough fight for anyone in the division and i think unless he retires or move up the division no one is going to beat him but i would like to see a rematch so that there wont be any excuse from Conor McGregor and that is the fight even the UFC president is looking to make because of the huge money they can make with the fight but i am expecting Conor selecting Nate Diaz next because it is another big fight for him. Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman are bound to fight next as per reports.

This is exactly what happened and if you guys still doubt about it, you can look at the replay in youtube. Cerrone is being bombarded with punches and a high kick to the head that almost knock Cerrone off. You know what happens next when a fighter is on the ground after being knocked down. Everything that happened was just so fast that even the cameraman didn't have the time to zoom in what actually is happening.

Exactly my kind of thing to look forward to I am a Fan of Khabib Nurmagomedov for some time now and I want to surely see with my own eyes for Conor McGregor to have a chance and see to it that it is too early for him to challenge Khabib, I guess a Nate Diaz would be a huge comeback fight and to settle the score will be a good motivation for him and for the boss of UFC to see to him a title shot next, but for me as well it is too early to have that Khabib VS Conor fight but many fans are really shouting that to happen.

Im not really that surprised if there were comments or feedbacks about letting lost the fight on purpose and do base up on fight performance you can really see on whose the one cant able to react with those fast combinations and unexpectedly, no matter how good you are if those hits would able to land successfully then it not really that shameful for you to accept that you've lost rather than telling BS things about
letting it lost blah blah blah.

Everybody gets beaten eventually, especially when they are a prizefighter like Khabib.

The amount of money these guys get paid is obscene, and it will eventually come to a time when he is paid mega-money to fight an up & coming lion,

No one is invincible in the fight game but unless someone shows that they can be defeated they are invisible, Jon Jones is undefeated other than his disqualification where he was dominating the fight because of a stupid rule and so does Khabib Nurmagomedov and these two fighters have the most impressive undefeated streak in MMA as they are not having padded wins like boxers and right now the UFC fighters are earning a lot of money than any other prize fighters. If you really have a doubt compare the salary they earn in the under card in UFC and boxing and you will understand whether they are getting less pay as they seem to think.

All i can say to this fight is Conor McGregor is really an amazing fighter in the world of UFC because he just beat Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone in the first round and with in 40 seconds, and Donald is also a great fighter but i am really amaze that the fight is really fast, that is why i didn't pay anything just to watch this fight.

Every fighter gets defeated when their chin are exposed when they start getting a lot of damage but i have not seen any fights where Khabib Nurmagomedov have taken any serious damage let alone had a difficult fight in his entire career and everyone is expecting that the fight against Tony Ferguson would be his difficult test because of his unorthodox style and his sharp elbows. If you think there is a fighter who can challenge Khabib Nurmagomedov i would like to know apart from Tony ;).

It seems that he simply did not expect what happened. In which universe is such a scenario possible? 40 seconds of the first round and the end.
No one expected it. In fact, Mac Gregor found his opponent off guard. Pounced on him and tore him apart, leaving him no chance. I would like to see him fight with Habib.

that is how octagon fighters need a very chance of beating opponent the soonest because they know that the longer the fight runs is the harder the winning can made.

he just did what is necessary to end it early or lose in the end.

Conor is a good fighter and no doubt about it,but only His attitude that made him hated by many,but lets see what his performance against Habib because we also knew that fighter is a killer.

The fight was really fast! Maybe he really did plan to end the match as soon as he gets the chance.
And knew exactly how to knock out Cerrone at the shortest time possible.
He did surprise many fans by the turn of events.
And yes, if he will get some humility under his nerves, people will going to like him.
Or it is already his persona and really difficult to change that.

The king is back! So good performance from Conor in his return.
However, it is very weird that the game ended on 0.40. It was very fast and we didn't savor any good match.

The personality and the trash talking ability made Conor McGregor who he is right now, i am not disputing that he is not having skills but there are many fighters who had skills but stopped before achieving their goals of winning the championship, he was over the top and Dana White liked him personally because he knew he could make them a lot of money and that is exactly what he did, since everyone wants a rematch including Dana and Conor i am also waiting to see that happen because the first short Conor McGregor threw in the fight he missed by a huge margin but he had the composure to counter that and so was the reason he was able to win the fight but if he missed like that against Khabib he is going down.

How much do undercard fighters get paid on the UFC? I was under the impression it was a relatively low amount, certainly tiny in comparison to the title card fighters.

I think even Jon Jones and Khabib are not invincible. Right now it doesn't seem like either is really slowing down or likely to get taken down any time soon, but it's extremely rare to see a fighter walk away at the top of the game and leave with an undefeated record intact. Infact, I don't even thing a multi-weight champion has ever walked away unscathed.

Boxing, however, has several such examples... e.g. Mayweather, Joe Calzaghe and of course Rocky Marciano! Are there any similar examples in UFC or MMA in general?

I guess not much, about 5k maybe. And they sure get paid from sponsors also. Maybe even from sponsors they get the biggest amount.

Some fans can't actually accept what just happened that's why they have to make some stories like this and like that or maybe they betted on Cerrone with almost all of their funds but it just not right that they just lost without seeing some action. If you guys were on the ring and McGregor would bombarded you with punches and kick, I don't think you wanted to stand up after being knocked down.

The people who claim that the fight was fixed is because they have not seen Conor McGreor fight before, when he knocked out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds and that too an undefeated streak for ten years, no one in the wildest dreams expected that and if you make a claim that this fight was fixed then you should claim that the Aldo fight was fixed too.

If you compare it to boxing under card then UFC fighters are earning much more money than the boxers.

For comparison lets take Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury and how much the under card fighters got.
Boxers like Lucas Rafael Baez, Francisco Javier Castro,  Adam Mate and  David Damore got just $2500 and that was the minimum salary they earned in that PPV.

Lets take a look at UFC 246 pay for the under card.
Ode Osbourne got the lowest pay and that was $10000 while Aleksa Camu, Justin Ledet and Askar Askaro comes next and they earned $20000.




 

Dont know on why people do look or do able to say that it was fixed?

If we do base Conors reputation and stats then it wont give you a doubt that he's capable on finishing off opponents on
shortest possible of time.

They can really just accept that they had lost big time and now trying to say or argue that it was a fixed one.Cerrone is good but not good enough.

To be clear to you i am not in the group which calls out fixed on fights, yes there were some shady fights in the past but not in the UFC and Conor is having the reputation to finish the fights in short period and once he is not able to finish the fight in the second round then the chances of Conor loosing his high and that is what we have seen in his career.

Looking at the odds, Cerrone was big underdog and many might have placed a bet on Cerrone to win the fight and so is the reason they are screaming foul play.

I don't think these kinds of match would be fixed. Even if there is a chance they had private convo on who would win, a fighters pride would be put on the line. A loss is a loss no matter the circumstances are. Mcgregor just overpowered his opponent at that fight.

I don't think it is fixed we clearly show the aggressiveness and Cerrone was just caught by surprise, it's a very fast and calculated offense, there is a saying you have a plan until you get punched, I think he lost any of his plans when Connor hit him and Cerrone is not the kind to throw away fights, we have seen him in his past fights.