UFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor Prediction and Info Thread

[bbc.reporter]

McGregor will lose. I believe that his break was way too long. Plus I don't like him anymore. He is more a showman than a real fighter.

But if he wins spectacularly on 6 October, will you like him again? hehehe

@darklus123.  Khabib does not want to be around Conor because his mind is on his weight cut which is always stressful for him in every weigh-in of his fights.

There was also an interview from his father that said Khabib might move up to welterweight after his first title defense. He is too big for lightweight.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Latest update here during wigh in.
Conor again is making new scenes haha. His late and khabib somehow thinks of leaving if conor wouldn't be thwre in a few minutes

https://youtu.be/_dl-8iKzohI

It's all scripted. Their aim is to provoke the fans of Khabib. I have made a bet in favor of Khabib, but was not very happy with the odds being offered by the betting site. The amount is quite big for me and if Conor wins tomorrow, I'll be in a lot of trouble.

[nydiacaskey01]

Op how about adding a poll on this thread so that we can vote who will likely win this fight this Saturday. I'm still having second thoughts on placing my money of Khabib, his record is impressive but Conor have the hands that that finish his winning streak. It's hard to decide. I am siding more Khabib but not 100% convinced that he can pull a win over Conor. I think its 60/40 in favor of Khabib.

[NitrogenSports]

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[tokeweed]

Op how about adding a poll on this thread so that we can vote who will likely win this fight this Saturday. I'm still having second thoughts on placing my money of Khabib, his record is impressive but Conor have the hands that that finish his winning streak. It's hard to decide. I am siding more Khabib but not 100% convinced that he can pull a win over Conor. I think its 60/40 in favor of Khabib.

Kk will do.

60/40 pretty much represents the bookies' lines.  Khabib is a slight favorite.  But don't overlook the intangibles here like McGregor getting into Khabib's head, the rowdy Irish crowd, something...  This bout could be closer to a coinflip imho. 

And McGregor should have went 30 mins earlier at the press conference and started without Khabib.  Lol.  That would've been fun. 

[darkangel11]

In case you missed it, we're giving away 10 BTC* IF Conor McGregor defeats Khabib in Round 4 in the main event of UFC 229.

A good idea, although such fights rarely last 4 rounds, especially when there's a good striker with weak ground involved. So I'd say it's a safe bet for Nitrogen. This is going to last 2 rounds at most and I wouldn't be amazed if it ended in first round.

Latest update here during wigh in.
Conor again is making new scenes haha. His late and khabib somehow thinks of leaving if conor wouldn't be thwre in a few minutes

https://youtu.be/_dl-8iKzohI

It's all scripted. Their aim is to provoke the fans of Khabib. I have made a bet in favor of Khabib, but was not very happy with the odds being offered by the betting site. The amount is quite big for me and if Conor wins tomorrow, I'll be in a lot of trouble.

Scripted for sure. Conor is probably waiting backstage for media people to give him the green light to go in. "wait a little mate, let's give them something to talk about, make them think you're ignoring him"

[tokeweed]

^  That would naturally be the first reaction, yeah...  That it was 'staged'.  Lol.  But after what was said and done by McGregor, I doubt that it was.  His feud vs Khabib runs very deep.

McGregor could get himself killed imo.  Watch this vid.

A Deep Analysis on What Conor Said to Khabib
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzhJ9PdY77c

Edit:  The weigh ins are going on right now.  Khabib made weight.  Nothing on McGregor yet.

[seoincorporation]

I just can't believe McGregor is underdog, we know Khabib haven't lost yet, but c'mon, he doesn't have that KO power like conor.

I'm really exited about this fight, and counting each minute until the day. Just want to see Conor back in the UFC, he was the first double chamb, and UFC theft their belts, is time for him to get them back.

My prediction is Conor  McGregor by KO.

[darkangel11]

I just can't believe McGregor is underdog, we know Khabib haven't lost yet, but c'mon, he doesn't have that KO power like conor.

This is due to a simple thing. Usually if you put a great striker against a great wrestler in a cage the wrestler will win. This has been proven many times. For instance, watch some old fights like Fedor vs Mirko Cro cop. Fedor, one of the best MMA fighters ever, used the same fighting style as Khabib (sambo).
Conor is great but it's going to be his hardest fight that I am sure of. He hasn't fought such a strong wrestler yet.

[agentF]

Never mind all good!

[Flagship11]

My latest thread on this fight:  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5044714.0

Sportbet.io is offering the best odds on both sides for this match by utilizing their "Price Boost" feature:

Khabib @ -172 or 1.58
McGregor @ +161 or 2.61

I'm taking Khabib!

[bbc.reporter]

Conor might lose this fight. Did anyone watch the faceoff during the ceremonial weigh-ins? It appeared Conor was furiously forcing to get inside Khabib's head but it was not working.

I hope Conor will not gas out on the 2nd round or else he will be smeshed on 6 October hehehe.

[notserp]

havent posted my picks in awhile been doing pretty good and didnt wanna ruin my streak lol but fuck it i like

Khabib Nurmagomedov
Felice Herrig

[tokeweed]

^  Welcome back notserp.  Where have you been?  I haven't seen you in these parts of the woods in a while.  Lol.

Here are the weigh in results.  Looks like it's official...  Both McGregor and Khabib (thank god) made weight! Lol.

UFC 229:  Khabib vs McGregor Weigh Ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPVk2gKHKtg

Khabib Nurmagomedov (155) vs. Conor McGregor (154.5)
Tony Ferguson (155) vs. Anthony Pettis (156)
Ovince Saint Preux (205.5) vs. Dominick Reyes (204.5)
Derrick Lewis (265.5) vs. Alexander Volkov (251)
Michelle Waterson (115) vs. Felice Herrig (115.5)
Sergio Pettis (125) vs. Jussier Formiga (125.5)
Vicente Luque (170.5) vs. Jalin Turner (169.5)
Aspen Ladd (134.5) vs. Tonya Evinger (136)
Scott Holtzman (155.5) vs. Alan Patrick (155.5)
Lina Lansberg (135.5) vs. Yana Kunitskaya (134.5)
Gray Maynard (156) vs. Nik Lentz (156)
Ryan LaFlare (171) vs. Tony Martin (171)

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This is going to be good

[LFC_Bitcoin]

The fight will be approx 03:00 UK time, I’m in my early 30’s now so too fucking old to throw an all nighter. Going to bed now with an alarm set for 02:30 so I can get up & watch the main card.

Conor to win!

[Dice-Bet]

McGregor!!!

[Minus7point5]

Give me Conor by KO or TKO early on in this match!

[cellard]

There's no way im betting on this one. I believe the people that think Khabib is going to run over McGregor like a monster struck and ground and pound him all night are underestimating McGregor's striking and forgetting about the fact that Khabib has very short arms and McGregor has one of the longest reach I've seen for his size.

In order for Khabib to take him down he must get really close, which means danger, and McGregor could be able to keep enough distance due superior striking and reach.

At the same time Khabib could draing McGregor's stamina if he is able to take him down.

Im not beting, just watching and enjoying the fight. Also looking forward to see Tony back.

[bbc.reporter]

@cellard. Agreed. This fight will also be a test on Khabib's chin. He was rocked by Michael Johnson before but Khabib continued to dominate that fight. However, Michael Johnson's punches are not as precise and fast as Conor's left.

We already know what Nate Diaz did in Conor versus Nate 1.

It will be exciting, in that Conor and Khabib will play versus each other's weaknesses.