papagaio - Am I the only one getting tired of hearing White or McGregor brag about going up two weight classes?
Yes, on paper they fought at 170lbs. But this was a 155lb fight. I don't think it's fair to use that example. Conor weighed in at 168lbs and likely walked into the fight at the same weight.
If they were actually fighting at 170 with the cut at that weight, his opponent would have walked into the fight, re-hydrated to at least 185lbs. THAT would have been Conor fighting a man two classes up.
Nate just didn't have the time and prep to cut to 155.
So yes...on paper, they fought at 170. (insert Irish accent) "but make no mistake about it...this was a 155lb fight."
Your concept isn't hard to grasp,your points are just basically pointless, you could say anything is different from anything. if that's how you see it.on paper and what everyone else thinks he moved up two weight classes, so can't you just agree with everyone else?
papagaio - Am I the only one getting tired of hearing White or McGregor brag about going up two weight classes?
Yes, on paper they fought at 170lbs. But this was a 155lb fight. I don't think it's fair to use that example. Conor weighed in at 168lbs and likely walked into the fight at the same weight.
If they were actually fighting at 170 with the cut at that weight, his opponent would have walked into the fight, re-hydrated to at least 185lbs. THAT would have been Conor fighting a man two classes up.
Nate just didn't have the time and prep to cut to 155.
So yes...on paper, they fought at 170. (insert Irish accent) "but make no mistake about it...this was a 155lb fight."
Your concept isn't hard to grasp,your points are just basically pointless, you could say anything is different from anything. if that's how you see it.on paper and what everyone else thinks he moved up two weight classes, so can't you just agree with everyone else?
It's not pointless at all. They're talking as though Conor moved up to fight a Welterweight fighter. Nate Diaz is a 155lb fighter. (They just didn't cut weight)
Have him move up to fight actual 170lb fighters like Rory Macdonald, Hendricks or Carlos Condit...then Dana can brag all he wants. (I hate that Dana takes digs at GSP enough...but to use this for comparison is just not comparing apples to apples).
Just because the nut huggers all agree...it doesn't make it right.
I agree with OP. The way Dana and the ufc are spinning it is like he fought a welterweight. He fought someone a weight class above him.
They could have easily said anderson silva moved up two weight classes and fought Forrest griffin at heavyweight, since I'm sure both guys weighed way more than 205 at the time.
