He stopped a long Jeisson Vargas shot in the 11th minute and followed up with his best play of the night, a 17th - minute free kick parry
that showed excellent footwork and amazingly strong hands to push the Montreal shot wide for a corner.
from where i'm sitting, conor's strengths: - long and athletic - great power in his hands and feet - throws with speed & accuracy - uses all 8 points of contact (and uses them all in multiple ways)- uses good
footwork to circle away from power shots and to control pace / location of fight - has
shown good to great TD defense (until tired)- has good chin (tested several times and the proof appears to be in the pudding, as they say)- displays good head movement which allows him to absorb fewer strikes while within range -
excellent counter puncher (able to get in and out fast using his karate style stance)- has
shown better conditioning at lw than fw or ww - has incredible fight iq (lone exception in the ufc was against nate in first fight when he was clearly fatigued)
In the clip — which
shows Memphis showboating with United wonderkid Josh Harrop — the former PSV Eindhoven star is seen demonstrating some of his remarkable
footwork, his agility on the ball and his
excellent quality of invention.