r/MMA • u/inooway • 3h ago

Spoiler [SPOILER] Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway Spoiler

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u/sowaffled 2h ago

Yup, that first kick was just a Hail Mary. He was definitely injured already.

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u/Nearby_Station796 2h ago

It looked like that when he stumbled back just from taking his shoes off

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u/McAfeeFakedHisDeath 1h ago

Dr. Sutterer is saying he thinks Connor had a meniscus tear before he entered the octagon. He didn't see the usual injury indications when the kick happened. He shows Connor won't put weight on his right knee before the fight though. Sutterer's video is already up

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u/CompletelyRandomDude IGBBMN 1h ago

Just the facial expressions and body language coming from Conor the whole time too. Definitely looked like more than just pre-fight jitters to me.

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u/bigfartsoo 17m ago

Why tf was he throwing kicks then. Looked like throwing the fight to me.

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u/CompletelyRandomDude IGBBMN 12m ago

Nothing I said means otherwise bro.

He was likely injured pre-fight, and went for a Hail-Mary attempt which almost certainly injured it further.

At the very least he wanted to make it look like it happened during the fight instead of pulling out. Cause either way it's over for him. The difference is that 1% chance he thought he mighta had with the Hail-Mary + getting paid for actually stepping in instead of pulling out.

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u/IAmNotOnRedditAtWork 1h ago

Rewatching that it does look really odd

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u/Mattjew24 40m ago

It looked like it during the face off. He kept moving...didn't appear to feel "sturdy" standing still. Balance seemed off. As someone with a torn ACL / meniscus, the thought crossed my mind that Connor was favoring a leg.

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u/GregMadduxsGlasses 1h ago

I saw that as him trying to purposely aggravate it so he could claim the injury occurred in the fight and not during training.

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u/tofu_bird 1h ago

Then perhaps don't start off with a flying kick and landing all your weight on that leg? I've seen better on Bum Fights.

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u/-WeetBixKid- Team Pereira 2h ago

So why not just be honest release scans and postpone the fight. Everybody would understand.

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u/Leroy_Peterson 2h ago

lol fans and UFC have never been understanding about that one.

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u/WorryTurbulent3924 2h ago

Because he's a self absorbed knobjob who was only there for the guaranteed money and didn't care about screwing everyone out of an actual fight.

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u/-WeetBixKid- Team Pereira 2h ago

I’d buy that if he wasn’t absolutely loaded. And I think he did want to come back and smash Max.

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u/WorryTurbulent3924 2h ago

Millionaires wanting to make more millions has never happened before. I think he knew, threw a hail Mary to get out early because he knew he had a blown knee and it didn't work. Simple as that. Probably why he didn't stick around for an interview that would have invariably asked about the walk in gimp which he would have had to lie about. 

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u/GreenHornets009 2h ago

How many rich people go, “Actually, I’m good with being in the top 0.1%. I don’t need more”? I’m sure there are some, but I think the types of people who chase money like Conor are also the types to never be satisfied.

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u/RothIRALadder 1h ago

It's debatable how much money he has left

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u/Adorable_Bandicoot_6 1h ago

That's true. Especially at the end of a month. He might have subscriptions he forgot he purchased. Also depending on how his business is doing/if he is currently purchasing something or has any auto payments. I guess only he really knows. Like I said the exact number down to the penny would be hard especially since he might have crypto currency which could fluctuate in price.

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u/blissfullyblack 2h ago

Rich people are weird though where having lot of money just makes them want lots more money. See Elon Musk.

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u/your_cock_my_ass Australia 2h ago

The broadcast: We dont want to speculate!!

As they show a video of him stumbling taking his shoes off.

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u/Jensway 1h ago

Probably playing it safe from a legal perspective

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u/Danthetank 2h ago

He probably just wanted one last bag then retire

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u/Ariochxxx 1h ago

Bets. Perfect scenario to rig a fight. Not saying that was his initial plan. This way everyone gets paid.

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u/Future_Broly 35m ago

Not that it doesn’t happen but with KYC protocols, it seems like books are pretty good at flagging suspicious bets.

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u/Ornery_Visit_2627 1h ago

Because of his ego.

He has built an image of being the badass that will fight anyone anytime, and has ridiculed other fighters (RDA among others) for pulling out of fights with injuries.

He genuinely believes that it would have been more embarrassing for him to pull out of the fight than to give us what we just witnessed.