Thrashen
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Tomorrow night at UFC 194, Interim UFC Featherweight Champion, Conor McGregor, faces the oft-injured current Champion, Jose Aldo, for the undisputed title.
The Brazilian, Aldo, has undeniable talent, but he hasn’t fought in a year and 2 months. Couple this with the fact that Aldo pulled out of their previously-scheduled bout in July due to a minor rib injury and that McGregor has been mocking, deriding, and humiliating Aldo in the public eye for an entire year and you’d imagine that Aldo would be somewhat distracted and feel much pressure to perform…
[video=youtube;LY7r-DwtjD8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY7r-DwtjD8[/video]
There’s something about McGregor that’s different from all other UFC fighters. His punching power is clearly the best in the division, he fights extremely loose, has fantastic stamina/conditioning, moves effortlessly around the cage, and his chin is such that I don’t think it’s actually possible to knock the Irishman out. If Aldo stands and trades blows with McGregor, the title should change hands. Aldo, a BJJ blackbelt, would be wise to attempt a submission and generally keep the fight on the ground.
Should McGregor prevail in this much-anticipated bout, it would not only give the UFC another white champion, but would surely boost the popularity of MMA among European youth…thus helping to increase white masculinity, physically aggression, self-confidence, etc. I truly hope the brash-talking Irishman can get the job done!
In addition to McGregor-Aldo, the man who single-handedly destroyed Anderson Silva’s career, Chris Weidman, is also in action as he faces another talented white fighter (Luke Rockhold) for the Middleweight Championship. Weidman is undefeated and probably the most intelligent, dedicated, and consistent fighter in the UFC. Rockhold is good, but I can’t see Weidman losing, given the amount of time he’s had to prepare. Plus, how could ever bet against a guy that did this to Anderson Silva, haha…
The Brazilian, Aldo, has undeniable talent, but he hasn’t fought in a year and 2 months. Couple this with the fact that Aldo pulled out of their previously-scheduled bout in July due to a minor rib injury and that McGregor has been mocking, deriding, and humiliating Aldo in the public eye for an entire year and you’d imagine that Aldo would be somewhat distracted and feel much pressure to perform…
[video=youtube;LY7r-DwtjD8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY7r-DwtjD8[/video]
There’s something about McGregor that’s different from all other UFC fighters. His punching power is clearly the best in the division, he fights extremely loose, has fantastic stamina/conditioning, moves effortlessly around the cage, and his chin is such that I don’t think it’s actually possible to knock the Irishman out. If Aldo stands and trades blows with McGregor, the title should change hands. Aldo, a BJJ blackbelt, would be wise to attempt a submission and generally keep the fight on the ground.
Should McGregor prevail in this much-anticipated bout, it would not only give the UFC another white champion, but would surely boost the popularity of MMA among European youth…thus helping to increase white masculinity, physically aggression, self-confidence, etc. I truly hope the brash-talking Irishman can get the job done!
In addition to McGregor-Aldo, the man who single-handedly destroyed Anderson Silva’s career, Chris Weidman, is also in action as he faces another talented white fighter (Luke Rockhold) for the Middleweight Championship. Weidman is undefeated and probably the most intelligent, dedicated, and consistent fighter in the UFC. Rockhold is good, but I can’t see Weidman losing, given the amount of time he’s had to prepare. Plus, how could ever bet against a guy that did this to Anderson Silva, haha…
