The other day Kavanagh was talking about the fight happening at WW.
The charity fight, the fight in Nov/Dec, Cowboys Stadium and now WW have all been shut down by Dana.
How times have changed.
It was less than a year ago that Cowboy vs Conor at WW was enough in Dana's mind to earn Conor a crack at Khabib for the LW title. Dana even got on fans for being critical of the opponent selection.
Then all of a sudden after his next fight Dana thought Cowboy was about done and they needed to have a talk.
Now here we are, fights up a weight now mean nothing down at LW.
Things sure have changed a lot over the past ten months.
Here Dana is in January after the Cowboy fight saying Cowboy is not shot and after the WW win over Cowboy that Conor would get a LW title fight rematch with Khabib because that is what Conor wanted.
All of a sudden Conor Poirier at WW makes no sense and thats the type of fight another promotion would do but its not what the UFC does.
I'm glad the UFC won't be giving Conor special treatment on the weight cutting here but its funny they just pulled that bullshit in Jan.
Dana knows the only way he can make money on Conor vs Khabib 2 is if Conor takes fight at LW to make Khabib happy and Dana cares about that $$$$$ so he can come out and put pressure on fight being at LW so he can try to set up the rematch in 2021.
Conor does this at 170 because if he loses it doesn't affect his standing at 155. It's always been the case
same reason he never went back down to rematch Aldo at 145
See I disagree. I think Conor wants to fight at 170lbs when he can so he doesn’t have to cut weight, and it’s easier on his body. Maybe call it lazy.
However, I don’t think it makes a big difference. If both guys agree to fight at 170lbs, then what’s the hurt? Dana never cared before. All of a sudden he’s playing into what Khabib wants.
Conor does this at 170 because if he loses it doesn't affect his standing at 155. It's always been the case
same reason he never went back down to rematch Aldo at 145
See I disagree. I think Conor wants to fight at 170lbs when he can so he doesn’t have to cut weight, and it’s easier on his body. Maybe call it lazy.
However, I don’t think it makes a big difference. If both guys agree to fight at 170lbs, then what’s the hurt? Dana never cared before. All of a sudden he’s playing into what Khabib wants.
Exactly. Glad one poster isn’t falling for Dana’s “logic” (throw a tantrum and claim its obvious). Definitely ulterior motives either to please Khabib/abu dhabi, or spite Conor.
Conor does this at 170 because if he loses it doesn't affect his standing at 155. It's always been the case
same reason he never went back down to rematch Aldo at 145
See I disagree. I think Conor wants to fight at 170lbs when he can so he doesn’t have to cut weight, and it’s easier on his body. Maybe call it lazy.
However, I don’t think it makes a big difference. If both guys agree to fight at 170lbs, then what’s the hurt? Dana never cared before. All of a sudden he’s playing into what Khabib wants.
Its not about pandering to khabib. You havent been paying attention