McGregor's actual mentality going into this fight.

Even if Mcgregor hasn't thought about this stuff, I'm sure the UFC have thought about what happens if he loses... Whatever the outcome I'm sure they'll be pretty happy, otherwise they would't have let the fight happen in the first place.

If my uncle had a p#ssy he'd be my aunt. In which case you would be farking him instead of him farking you right?

I'd argue most top fighters are at least a lil delusional . I'd argue most people who are tops in their chosen field in competitive worlds are at least a lil delusional. You gotta be a lil crazy to think you can be #1, or among the top guys, in anything competitive on a planet with 8 billion or however many people. True. But I think he's a little more delusional than most if in his heart he truly favors himself to win. If he does, it's nothing more than wishful thinking.

connor knows he can't win, when he was talking about fighting floyd before it actually got announced(or just as it was cant remember) he never once said he could beat floyd. When asked how he thought it would go he said it would be a 180 million dollar dance. A slip of honesty, he wasn't in his talking mode and he never said he could beat him in the ring.

If Conor actually thinks he will beat Floyd at boxing, Conor is delusional.

Yes sure he can! Thats how all high level guys get into mma - with a solid base in one discipline. But the topic of the discussion is if right now floyd could hang in a mma bout with solid preparation and I think it's simple too late to learn tdd, defensive bjj, fighting at the cage, clinch positions and grappling, tdd from clinches, elbows knees, kicking distance, kicking defense, a stance which don t kill his lead leg, a shoulder roll which don t result in an auto takedown, slipping into tds kicks knees, defense with 4oz, and, and,and after all the preparation his footwork would not look anymore like it is. That's why from the boxing pov mma-striking looks like ****e. It's simply not possible to behave like in the boxing ring with all the things going on. And sure you can argue that's why we discuss! Regards A guy as athletic, and smart fight wise as Floyd, there's no way it's too late. The reason why he's great is because of how quickly he picks things up, and almost masters them. Remember when people were saying he has no jab at 147, and then he started to use the body jab, and jabbed a lot more? Just like Jon Jones, he could definitely get good enough to not get taken down at will, and then just box their faces off. Dude, don't make me talk good about Floyd, because I really don't want to.

I'm not gonna argue that with you, since you have some experience in Sambo, but I'm telling you, a boxer can train a few years in anti grappling, distance in MMA, and all that jazz, and do major damage. Yes sure he can! Thats how all high level guys get into mma - with a solid base in one discipline. But the topic of the discussion is if right now floyd could hang in a mma bout with solid preparation and I think it's simple too late to learn tdd, defensive bjj, fighting at the cage, clinch positions and grappling, tdd from clinches, elbows knees, kicking distance, kicking defense, a stance which don t kill his lead leg, a shoulder roll which don t result in an auto takedown, slipping into tds kicks knees, defense with 4oz, and, and,and after all the preparation his footwork would not look anymore like it is. That's why from the boxing pov mma-striking looks like ****e. It's simply not possible to behave like in the boxing ring with all the things going on. And sure you can argue that's why we discuss! Regards

I don't even know wtf you are talking about at this point cuz you are saying nothing except sh^t that makes no sense to anyone who knows about combat sports or Conor specifically as to the title topic. You bashed boxers, and said how they it would be an anomaly for them to succeed in MMA, even with a few years of anti grappling, and anti kicking defense. I addressed all that, and you're still saying random BS.

Not sure what you are even taking issue with with what I said. But you definitely need more than "elite" hands in MMA & all the guys you mention got more than "elite" hands. Miocic needs less cuz not unlike in boxing the big guys in MMA are more basic & rely on power above all else. Thats why I've said I could see a guy like Anthony Joshua actaully fighting in the cage one day in some super fight. There are more fights at HW that have few to no takedown attempts & its all striking & often its mostly just boxing with some more intense grappling going on then you see in the ring. Dude, just stop. You're just digging yourself a deeper hole.

I don't think he thinks he can win, but I'm sure he will do everything in his power and try to do it anyway. He's not interested in just surviving. Oh no doubt. He's not gonna just lay down for him.

I don't think he thinks he can win, but I'm sure he will do everything in his power and try to do it anyway. He's not interested in just surviving.

There's almost literally no way he actually believes he can beat Floyd in BOXING. He's too smart to actually believe this. To say he actually believes that is saying you think he's dumb. Not uber confident, but plain, dumb. Yep, agreed - of course in Boxing.

He doesn't care about losing. He's thinking to himself that as long as he does well in spurts he will get the biggest payday of almost any other boxer and he will be fine with that. He doesn't think he's going to win - no way does he actually think that. There's almost literally no way he actually believes he can beat Floyd in BOXING. He's too smart to actually believe this. To say he actually believes that is saying you think he's dumb. Not uber confident, but plain, dumb.

He doesn't care about losing. He's thinking to himself that as long as he does well in spurts he will get the biggest payday of almost any other boxer and he will be fine with that. He doesn't think he's going to win - no way does he actually think that.

I mean I'd bet 98% of boxers HAVEN'T wrestled before so its not far off from all boxers lol. And you need better then "good TDD" cuz if a guy who doesn't have a ground game gets taken down its curtains. Look at Conor himself for that. His ground game is garbage & 3 times he's been down with BJJ guys & 3 times he submitted QUICK. If Chad Mendes had any BJJ high level game he'd probably had subbed Conor too, but he's a lil guy wrestlef#ck meathead so once he takes you down he just humps you til you make it to your feet again more or less. Idk why boxing fans are so committed to thinking boxers could potentially kill it in these other combat sports if only...blah blah blah. If my uncle had a p#ssy he'd be my aunt. Boxers are ill prepared to contend with combat sports competitors in non-boxing combat sports. The reality is most boxers have been boxing & only boxing since they were 8 to 16 til their present age & most combat sports guys have engaged in multiple disciplines since they were 8 to 16 til their present age. Thats putting a boxer behind the 8 ball vs the more versatile guy in any combat sport except boxing. Sure there are outliers & there are boxers who've done more combat sports who wouldn't be dead in the water or struggling like most boxers, but mostly what I said above is going to be the story for most boxers engaging in a non-boxing combat sport. Because they can kill it in other combat sports. Notice how all the top tier champs, and contenders have one thing in common. "Elite" hands/boxing for their division. Mighty Mouse Cody Garbrandt (You saw the ass whooping he put on Dominick with his superior footwork, and boxing) Max Holloway (used his superior boxing to whoop Aldo's ass) Conor Whitaker (straight up boxer that can kick, and has good TDD, but most importantly, elite boxer for his division). Stipe Miocic (best boxer in the division, and mainly only uses boxing to KO his opponents. Of course good wrestling, but boxing is his main thing to destroy his opponents).

Conor uses his lead leg like a jab. It's quick and it's not hard to land because all fights start at a distance. Conor is linger than Floyd. Floyd would have to figure out how to stop that. Look there's no doubt in my mind who the better athlete is. If Floyd decided to train MMA at the age of 22 for 5-7 years I have no doubt he would have been an MMA champ. But it takes a while to get that timing down for kicks too. But Conor is the perfect example of a guy who doesn't need ability on the ground. He just needs good TDD and great striking. So when I hear MMA fans say boxers would get beaten up by amateurs I laugh. As if all boxers never wrestled before. Exactly. And boxers don't even need elite TDD. Just good enough to lay one on an MMA fighters chin.

Bro, no **** there's a difference in MMA and boxing striking, but to say that a guy as quick and pinpoint accurate as Floyd doesn't have a chance to land a clean chin shot on him is asinine. And no one's saying he can last more than a round. That's kind of the point of my post. I'm clearly saying he can land that kill shot before anything really happens in the match. At the end of the day, they start off standing, and Floyd still has incredible movement and agility. He's not some lumbering guy like Maidana that can't move in and out to save his life. And boxing is always >>>> kickboxing, because of the speed at which you can throw your blows. Kicks need to be setup, and thrown at distance, and feet fully planted. A punch is thrown at any distance, and with no setup, and with fleet feet. You can step into a kick, and land your punch faster than your opponent can get full extension on his kick, if you train a few months in kick defense, and some anti grappling training. That's why I always say at the end of the day the master boxer is better than the MMA fighter, because the master boxer can train a year or 2 in TDD, and some kick defense training, while the MMA fighter could never just enter the ring and beat a master boxer. Conor uses his lead leg like a jab. It's quick and it's not hard to land because all fights start at a distance. Conor is linger than Floyd. Floyd would have to figure out how to stop that. Look there's no doubt in my mind who the better athlete is. If Floyd decided to train MMA at the age of 22 for 5-7 years I have no doubt he would have been an MMA champ. But it takes a while to get that timing down for kicks too. But Conor is the perfect example of a guy who doesn't need ability on the ground. He just needs good TDD and great striking. So when I hear MMA fans say boxers would get beaten up by amateurs I laugh. As if all boxers never wrestled before.

Bro - no offense - I completly agree with you. I m not one of the conor *****girls here. I just do sambo my whole life, which is comparible with a mma and saw hundreds of boxing base guys come and go in my gym. Its not simple as that. Floyd is the master of boxing. The problem with that is that parts of his fully automated footwork and movement is nullified in a mma match and can cost him for example a knee. If we argue that he lands in the first exchanges - why not. He need to change his 20+Years trained stance and forget about the shoulder roll and .. and .. I'm not gonna argue that with you, since you have some experience in Sambo, but I'm telling you, a boxer can train a few years in anti grappling, distance in MMA, and all that jazz, and do major damage.

I don't think you appreciate the level of delusion one can have when they've touched the level of success Conor has. This mfer was on welfare 4 years ago. He was 12-2, 13-2 or some such sh^t. He had to L's where he was subbed stupid quick (70 seconds or less), one time to a MMA journeyman. Now he's the biggest active draw in combat sports. He's shot called several fights ala young Ali. He's become the first fighter in UFC history to win titles in two divisions at the same time. Conor is delusional as f#ck like many great fighters often are. You gotta be a lil f#cking delusional to be #1 in virtually anything. I think being delusional is a net positive in this sorta environment despite many trying to make it out to be a bad thing. Regardless doe this cat FOR SURE believes he can win. I have zero doubt he thinks that. Reality is a mfer doe & how soon into the Aug. 26 fight doubt & fear creep into his being we will have to wait & see, but its always easier to be confident before the fight starts. And hell yea this is a money grab. Most of the biggest boxing fights that happen in recent years are money grabs. Money grabs run boxing. Doesn't have anything to do with a guy not trying to win or believing he can win. I bet you anything that he doesn't truly think he can win. And a lot of boxing money grabs are still between 2 elite boxers that are BOXERS. This is a money grab in the truest sense.

Bro, no **** there's a difference in MMA and boxing striking, but to say that a guy as quick and pinpoint accurate as Floyd doesn't have a chance to land a clean chin shot on him is asinine. And no one's saying he can last more than a round. That's kind of the point of my post. I'm clearly saying he can land that kill shot before anything really happens in the match. At the end of the day, they start off standing, and Floyd still has incredible movement and agility. He's not some lumbering guy like Maidana that can't move in and out to save his life. And boxing is always >>>> kickboxing, because of the speed at which you can throw your blows. Kicks need to be setup, and thrown at distance, and feet fully planted. A punch is thrown at any distance, and with no setup, and with fleet feet. You can step into a kick, and land your punch faster than your opponent can get full extension on his kick, if you train a few months in kick defense, and some anti grappling training. That's why I always say at the end of the day the master boxer is better than the MMA fighter, because the master boxer can train a year or 2 in TDD, and some kick defense training, while the MMA fighter could never just enter the ring and beat a master boxer. Bro - no offense - I completly agree with you. I m not one of the conor *****girls here. I just do sambo my whole life, which is comparible with a mma and saw hundreds of boxing base guys come and go in my gym. Its not simple as that. Floyd is the master of boxing. The problem with that is that parts of his fully automated footwork and movement is nullified in a mma match and can cost him for example a knee. If we argue that he lands in the first exchanges - why not. He need to change his 20+Years trained stance and forget about the shoulder roll and .. and ..