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)