There was a small window in time where Conor would have been a 4 weight champion

[superpunch]

Pretend the Diaz fights never happened. Then, right after he beat RDA or Alvarez at 155 several months earlier than happened in the Diaz timeline, the champ at 170 was Lawler. What no one knew at that time was that Lawler was on a HEAVY decline. Conor COULD have beaten the Lawler at that time, and it would have looked like he beat Lawler in his prime.

After that fight, the champ at 185 would have been Michael Bisping. This is just a terrible style matchup against someone lucky to be champ in the first place. You have one of the best strikers of all time in his prime against a guy that doesn't take people down. Conor could have boxed him up and won the 185 belt here.

Conor could not have done any of this at any other point in recent history. This was just a small window in time where the stars aligned for him if he decided to stick with MMA. Which he didn't; he went to fight Floyd, started a whisky company, and the rest is history.

But.. what if?

 

[Deleted member 133849]

I love Conor, but Woodley would have fucked him up. Him fighting at 185 is just delusional.

Having 145/155 titles at the same time is impressive enough. He's a legend and anyone who says otherwise is a hater.

 

[no homo]

Lol

 

[Human Bass]

Lol Conor would have little chance against Woodley. Tyron is very durable and Conor would gas hard against such a larger wrestler.

 

[Shaddows]

a little bit of a wishful thinking.

Woodley would have "Khabibed" Conor (as in wrestlefucked him)... or KO'd him.
And Bisping is just too big with endless gas tank.

Heck, Bisping took a good couple of Hendo's H-Bomb and survived 5 rounds (and won).... Conor would gas in 1 or 2 rounds...
Bisping would beat Conor like Nate did in their first fight.

 

[Aranha21]

Financially any road that didn't lead him to the Floyd fight was the wrong one in hindsight.

 

[OpusImpetus]

TS is smoking some good shit.

 

[Bull Terrier]

I think Woodley and Bisping would both stop him.

Too big for him and he doesn't have the durability for it. He was hurt by Nate Diaz remember?

 

[GIBLERTBAPTISTA]

Woodley would have flattened Conor BADLY.

 

[TheMessiah]

Woodley has a good chin, knockout power and wrestling. He would have beaten Conor. I could see Conor finishing Bisping though

 

[Fossor]

I always thought he had better chances agains T-Wood, than against Khabib. Woodley just doesn't use his wrestling.

 

[superpunch]

I love Conor, but Woodley would have fucked him up. Him fighting at 185 is just delusional.

145/155 title at the same time is impressive enough. He's a legend and anyone who says otherwise is just a hater.

I meant Lawler, it was a mistake. And Lawler was really declined during his last defense. And I agree he can't beat anyone at 185.. except for Bisping.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Both Woodley, and Bisping would have beat him easily. He doesn’t have the power or cardio to beat either guy. Woodley is a much bigger wrestler, with KO power. And Bisping is just too big (ex-LHW) and powerful. He gave GSP all he could handle.

No way in hell he beats either guy.

 

[superpunch]

Woodley would have flattened Conor BADLY.

Yeah he would have. I meant the Lawler of mid 2016.

 

[The Chosen]

Conor would have been in a favorable matchup against Woodley too, he even tweeted about it last year saying he should have went for that belt when Woodley was champion. If Conor had problems with Nate’s size though Bisping would have KO’d him

 

[KID Yamamoto]

Suggesting Conor could outbox former LHW Michael Bisping is one of the most retarded things I think I have ever read on this site.

 

[The Chosen]

Woodley would have flattened Conor BADLY.

I don’t think so at all, Conor would have pieced him up on the fence

 

[Reaper_mma_MKII]

Pretend the Diaz fights never happened. Then, right after he beat RDA or Alvarez at 155 several months earlier than happened in the Diaz timeline, the champ at 170 was Lawler. What no one knew at that time was that Lawler was on a HEAVY decline. Conor COULD have beaten the Lawler at that time, and it would have looked like he beat Lawler in his prime.

After that fight, the champ at 185 would have been Michael Bisping. This is just a terrible style matchup against someone lucky to be champ in the first place. You have one of the best strikers of all time in his prime against a guy that doesn't take people down. Conor could have boxed him up and won the 185 belt here.

Conor could not have done any of this at any other point in recent history. This was just a small window in time where the stars aligned for him if he decided to stick with MMA. Which he didn't; he went to fight Floyd, started a whisky company, and the rest is history.

But.. what if?

I want whatever good shit you're smoking, on a serious note....

Conor's power does not translate well to 155, it was fun to talk about at the time (I was never convinced or really cared about any talk for him beyond 155) but its also unrealistic and he would have got mauled at 170, and stopped dead at 185

 

[chance mccoy]

I want to study the mass hysteria known as McGregor Derangement Syndrome

 

[knock_you_out]

And never defended any of them, LOL!