-wow, that ending was crazy. Unbelievable how conor was able to relentlessy beat the dream while on the floor like that. I don't think that its that he is a poorer fighter nowadays, I suspect just moving up a division where the fighters are a bit more durable and powerful than the 145er's has caused him some problems. This fight showed how much he seems to be reliant on his incendiary persona, needing to believe in his power and dehumanize his opponent. It almost felt like he was playing a parody of his former self the whole time. If not hurt, it seemed like Conor was still going to give it his all, yet Dustin had alot of the momentum and seemed like he could pull through again. I don't know how well a fighter can come back from something like that. Here's a great video of someone's take (first half = injury, 2nd half @3:12 = Conor's career trajectory):
an outstanding mma channel in general.
-Some people say Moutino getting beat down kinda outshines Sean, because of his durability. Sean seems poised to take Mcgregors spot as a popular athlete to an extent.
-Irene aldana was great. Not so so common to see females getting dropped by punches as often as men it seems. It was frustrating seeing her lose against Holly the way she did in her last fight.
-Gilbert did what he had to do vs a dangerous Thompson. Not a entertaining, flashy performance, but still impressive to control him the way he did. Still can't believe Leon, although he fought usman years ago, is getting overlooked for a title shot. It sounds like they want to match him up with either Masvidal or Gilbert.
-Hardy took a stiff punch walking into Tai's hook. He's fun, but the shooey thing feels kinda old after awhile. I seen some of Tai's losses, and it seemed that he had a lot of ground to cover in his ground game still.