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"I'm gonna have a chance to finish this fight in the first round," dos Anjos said. "But I want to punish him all the way until the third, until the fourth. I'm gonna make him bleed. He's gonna pay for everything he's talking about everybody. For all the disrespect this guy has. I'm gonna punish him for long minutes." -RDA
Conor is excellent at getting his opponents to take on the weight of everything he has said or done. Not only to them, but to everyone along the way. This adds a lot more pressure to the fight. The Porier fight is definitely a good example of this. These guys take on the weight of the fight, having to represent their family and friends, their team, and their countries. "I'm gonna shut this guy up." You can tell they feel the pressure when they step in the cage with him. Aldo did as well. This creates stiff, mechanical movement. Reaching and overextending like Jose. They aren't relaxed, aren't focused, aren't doing the things they've trained to do. We've seen it time and time again and this time will be no different. There is even more added pressure being that it's a super-fight.
I expect RDA to enter the contest anxious. I expect Conor to enter the contest calm. Relaxed. Flowing.
The pressure on RDA will be too much. No long minutes.
This will be another first round finish for El Chapo Jr.