McGregor mentally broke in his fight -Kenny Florian

Kenny Florian besides being one of the UFC’s commentators also does a podcast with Jon Anik and had some solid insight into Conor McGregor.

Florian thinks it was just a little so soon for McGregor.  Heres what he said on the latest edition of the Anik and Florian podcast.

“Conor, while he’s super slick, and I still think he was the more slick boxer, he was not the more consistent boxer,” said Florian, as transcribed by David St. Martin for MMA Fighting. “When you go up in weight and you’re used to fighting at a certain weight and carrying that extra weight you’re not going to be as efficient as you normally are. You’re going to expend more energy fighting at that weight. I think Conor didn’t take that into account.

“The other thing is I don’t think Conor respected Nate Diaz. He didn’t respect Nate Diaz the way you should. He didn’t think his chin was going to be able to hold up. He thought his punches were going to land and Nate Diaz was just going to crumble. He underestimated him.”

“The other thing is, and Conor kinda of talked about this, is his lack of efficiency. Conor was trying to knock him out with every shot. Before he realized that he was tired, it was too late. I think that was the difference. When he saw that Nate Diaz was still walking forward, still throwing shots and landing them, I think mentally it broke Conor.

“He goes, ‘My god, against other normal human beings, 145-pounders, these guys crumbled with the power.’ I think that really threw him for a loop. He didn’t expect Nate Diaz to stay standing like that.”

“He’s got to go down to 145, first of all. He’s got to defend his belt at 145 pounds. I would like to see him face Frankie Edgar. That’s just what I would like to see. For Conor, as champion, I’m going to go with whatever is going to bring me the most money. What do the fans want to see?

“We saw the Jose Aldo fight, give another guy a shot. I know Aldo was the champion for a very long time. He certainly has an argument to get that rematch, however, I’d like to see a fresh face in this case. I think Frankie deserves it. He’s been waiting in the wings for a very long time. Give the kid a shot.”