Conor McGregor's Shoulder Strikes...

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Chael Sonnen talks Conor McGregor's performance against cowboy Cerrone at UFC 246 on this episode of Beyond the Fight.
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[@Sean-uu9rg]

Tony Ferguson the kinda guy to read the whole Terms & Conditions just to click no.

[@bvsteel990]

nice one lol

[@jasonpadgett9662]

Lol

[@Joseabh24]

Lol

[@R4HeR]

Hahaha wtf

[@nerdtalkvanwilliams6227]

That's a good one!!!!

[@zimmiy2122]

That's why Jon Jone does the eye poke. Intentionally throwing his opponent off guard.

[@IIcultivatorII]

TAKAM OFFICIAL99 🤔 I never seen it like that. Top notch strategy

[@Mr47CRO]

And dc learned from his master jones and brought eye pokes to a whole different level.

[@BillyTheKidder]

Brandon Harrison You are not paying attention. Watch his last one, he uses shoulder strikes up against the cage.

[@IIcultivatorII]

Billy TheKidder I was referring to the eye pokes tho

[@rickjames9477]

Jones is a dirty fighter there’s a difference, lol.

[@wardaddy9910]

His bones thickened up from carrying that pot of gold for 100+ years.

[@razieluchiha7580]

rofl

[@theiirishhound-6350]

Not funny

[@AncientChi]

Lol best comment ever

[@maytronix7201]

That and the fact that he's always after me lucky charms...

[@Ismayil-777]

Wardaddy 😂😂😂🔥

[@koalawithchaingun53]

I’ve never heard of you and not even that into combat sports, but the way you talk about this stuff is so engaging, instantly subscribed 👍

[@WillyOrca]

New uncle Chael fan? Okay great. Never lost a single round in his entire career and oh, BY THE WAY, as good as his takedown abilities are, his analysis is even better than that. So the question remains, just how great is Uncle Chael?

[@briscoesjug1026]

And Tito tapped

[@JokersAndVenom]

@@WillyOrca the fact that Uncle Chael didn't respond to this is ridiculous.

[@morpher728]

So basically this is the son of god who the heir to the throne above jesus and is also badder then lucifer.

[@briscoesjug1026]

@@morpher728 pretty well sums it up....and Tito tapped

[@batmanfan2005]

cowboy: there is nothing you can do that i haven't seen Conor: hold my shoulder

[@aaronjackson2780]

😂 poor cowboy

[@BigGreezyJake]

Underrated comment! 10/10!!

[@IfGodWereEvilHedBeMe]

Hold my balloon*

[@aaronjackson2780]

@@IfGodWereEvilHedBeMe no...

[@1leech]

Me; Hold my Ballsack.

[@AS-bv6qc]

"Years of theoretic dialectic forms, the distillation of pure reason and, yet, the only question that mystifies me still is, just how good is Conor McGregor?" - Plato, 355 B.C.

[@VoodooTrance]

basically

[@howdarethee]

Gold

[@thedickens6490]

Fucking hack! That was Socrates... "There exists a great warrior with a heart of stone, and he shall be toppled by a great speaker..."

[@MOON-yn8ec]

Plato was during rhetoric stuffs...dialectic was afterwards I guess

[@Jdizzlethenizzlestube]

Would you say you could call him....Mystic Mac? Both mystifying and also because he predicts these things?

[@ClickToPreview]

You break a man's nose, the body's autonomic reaction is for the eyes to flood with tears. There's just nothing you can do about it. Cerrone couldn't do a damn thing about it. If you can't SEE, you are screwed.

[@knuckle-sandwichmma681]

getting dazed in the first second when a guy hits you with his thigh full speed and then get your face broken by a strike you have never seen before that you have never seen coming. there isnt a human alive who wouldnt get shocked and backed up by that, other than uncle chael p sonnen ofc. p stands for excellence

[@EconomyChicken]

Bisping

[@weewoo2242]

​@@EconomyChicken 😂 tbf he still had 1 eye so he could half see

[@tommypierson6807]

I've gotta say chael is right on about this one. I was so impressed the way Conor handled that fight.

[@lookitthisguy8574]

Pffttttt lmmfao

[@ciaranwalsh2131]

@@lookitthisguy8574 you're gay

[@truck9867]

@David vazquez khabib fans are the real casuals

[@truck9867]

@David vazquez it’s a joke you donkey to you not understand? No wonder you are a khabib fan only word u think of are smesh

[@DOXO881]

Chael: "If you ever get hit with something you didn't suspect that you would be hit with, it can throw you off..." Man that entered bathroom after Masvidal: Ok great

[@mixedmartialmarxist]

Ben Carson's Blackness 😂😂😂

[@markroyds23]

@Venom The Maine-iac Brockly Wesker I've heard nothing if this injury. What was it

[@stevus23]

Mate I laughed at this for so long Hahaha legend

[@MegaAbozoz]

@Venom The Maine-iac Brockly Wesker he didn't even land a hit

[@MartianMoon]

Bruh 😂😂😂

[@painandpyro]

Chael: " You've never seen anyone use a shoulder as a strike before" Jon Jones: *drops rolled up dollar bill and lifts head*

[@neverbrokeagain8123]

painandpyro LMFAOOOO

[@mieshatatesfartbox7155]

painandpyro Love it!!! 😂😂😂

[@acevalentine791]

Lmao $100 bill

[@kingcola7879]

HahahaheheheLmfao

[@boostedram9543]

🤣🤣💀

[@davidodea2832]

Shit gets serious when chael crosses his legs

[@BRAgamer]

I like the new Conor: Respectful during face off, gives the cold shoulder during the fight.

[@evoztv9123]

Heeeeyy xD

[@truck9867]

@David vazquez Khabib fanboys act like they wouldn’t tap

[@sonialopez3309]

Didn't know was live

[@TheBasketballInvestigator]

"Just how good is Conor McGregor" is the greatest question Chael has ever asked lmaoooo

[@ItzzTesta]

Not good enough to knock khabib

[@johnggg7770]

Testa calm down Khasual

[@heyfucko]

It's such a great question, that he has to ask in every single video for the past 3 years

[@rokanza2293]

John ggg he's right tho, so you're stupid

[@MegaMsc123]

No. It's "where does Kevin Lee fit into this?"

[@johnthedon7883]

“ I didn’t come here to take part, I came to take shoulder! “ Donald”Old Man”Cerrone

[@thekingisback9191]

😂😂😂

[@keither1982]

Can tell you are a casual no respect for a good fighter who has been in the game forever.

[@thekingisback9191]

@@keither1982 Donald Cerrone is the best there ever will be at sucking and he sucks so much

[@FlurryMainchin]

@@keither1982 oh man yeah no respect jokes are serious business. Keep fighting the good fight there mr Keith "I'm no casual" Gordon

[@nytusovahlava3327]

@@keither1982 just take it as a joke omg, dont need to be serious about everything

[@alexandermilentis2130]

Holyfield's headbutt's were definitely intentional. He had been doing it in many of his fights and did it in both of his fights with Tyson.

[@Jack_80]

exactly, it pissed me off so bad when he said it was nothing intentional. i can't even watch boxing because of all the dirty shit and the ref never says shit. holding is not even legal in boxing yet i've seen numerous fights where someone does it the entire fight and their opponent can't even throw a punch cuz their being held constantly. they should be warned, have points deducted, and get disqualified if they refuse to stop, but for whatever reason the refs in boxing rarely enforce that rule. lewis did the exact same thing against tyson, wish he woulda bit his fkn ear off too. they both knew they'd get knocked out if they didn't cheat and they knew the ref wouldn't say shit cuz they never do.

[@Ar1AnX1x]

yea it was disgusting that he got away with it so easily, and I've seen so many boxing fans even defend it.

[@ryanbor1341]

@@Ar1AnX1x you mean he got away with it till he didn't. Haha I bet he wishs the ref woulda took the point earlier instead mike took his ear haha

[@Zachhudson000]

There was another fight where he did like a dirty combo he did a low blow into a headbutt. That's one of the reasons I don't like holyfield. Without the headbutts and before Mike went to prison mike would have ate holyfield for breakfast

[@mega00760]

they were but so was Tyson bitting his fucking ear off

[@thespyinthecab7538]

Chael, I've said it before and have to say it again, I love listening to you talk about MMA. Your analyzation of each fighter, particular matches, etc. . .always gives me so much more understanding of the game. Not only that but it's done in a way that is in depth yet still understandable for most and every video gives me something new that i didn't think of before or that i didn't know. I can't think of one video yet that I wasn't in agreement with you....which NEVER happens when it comes to MMA/UFC talk. Even when the subject is about a fighter I dislike, I always have to concede to what you say about them because your points back up each argument with facts and common sense, some things I wouldn't have known as clear as you explained it. And you seem completely unbiased, which (especially when it comes to people like Conor McGregor for example) is truly a rarity in this sport, even with a decent amount of sportscasters. . . Thanks for doing these and I hope you continue and have great success with it.

[@ndshreddermn]

We didn't come here to take part, we came to take shoulder - Donald Cerrone 2020

[@LondonConfidential]

Copy and paste tactics. Lame.

[@NicaGeneGaming]

Stopppp lmfaooo

[@xlifewritex]

@@LondonConfidential From someone else who probably copied and pasted. Your point?

[@xlifewritex]

@Uncle D MMA maybe because the other people stole them too. Unless you know the original source STFU

[@LondonConfidential]

@@xlifewritex You are ultra low IQ.

[@mickeymouse9823]

Chael needs to bring out a line of uncle Chael dolls that say “ok great” “let me offer you this” “just how good is Conor McGregor!?” Every time you squeeze his biceps

[@jamesshaw1877]

You missed where does Kevin Lee fit into this and guys there are a lot of moving parts here.

[@oliverlowery7134]

Including some of his others, I’d deffo buy that

[@TheKoog97]

INTANGIBLES

[@fartinginreverse]

Don’t forget: “I can’t let you get close!”

[@carterwongg6975]

" I Leave You With This"

[@joshchampionmusic2285]

It’s interesting that we’re literally talking about the anatomical structure of conor’s shoulder and how that contributes to wins, but no one ever mentions the freakishly crazy reach advantage he has. He is more than 4 inches shorter than Cerrone, yet he still has a 1” plus reach advantage.

[@walterwhite3538]

Chael Sonnen and his legendary “I cant let you get close” x jeans and sandals combo

[@caseyc4516]

I was more struck by his blouse...

[@Krogrosen]

Lol

[@drothberg3]

"He's got nothing but a left shoulder."

[@TJ-fg9lc]

And a shit tone of $

[@shanebruce5601]

David Rothberg yea Ok , he has titles in 3 different weight classes and the first to do it . He hasn’t fought in almost 500 days and beat a guy that is the 5th ranked fighter in the weight class and considered one of the toughest fighter out.. Connor broke his nose with his shoulder then systematically destroyed the guy in 40 seconds ..

[@cryptofox5313]

Shane Bruce You obviously don’t get the joke ...

[@kennethimpelmance9107]

Funny. Forgot about the left hand and shoulder ONLY. Lol

[@adamkesselmayer1143]

What’s the 3rd title?

[@Ps3keks15]

Nobody: Conor to second round : I cant let you get close

[@stephanspooner9306]

Sven this is the one

[@astros441]

This comment is extremely underrated. Good job on it

[@leefitler4597]

That “G” on your sign in the backround drives me crazy being too low.

[@marcwharb333]

I thought I was the only one...Cheers to our OCD!!

[@aSinisterKiid]

The G is actually fine, it's in line the with Y. It's the U that's too high

[@thekillermike22]

No it isnt

[@peterpoop]

The word "guy" is too far to the right

[@pixxlexia5060]

Thanks for pointing that out to me.. now i wont sleep

[@elizabethross4971]

John Jones... Does it nearly every fight on the fence... If he has you in the fence he shoulders you in the face, difference was out in open, only one underhook, and he dropped down and jumped into it...

[@GregorBautista]

Elizabeth Ross jon*

[@sean-e-boy]

he said hes seen shoulders used before but they are used for separation not strikes. Jons shoulders dont do damage they push the guy away. Conor has used the shoulder tech before against Brandao and against Holloway just not like that

[@magnafire1]

@@sean-e-boy wrong. Jones uses them as strikes as well. Go back and watch his fight with Rashad Evans.

[@mrpk646]

@@sean-e-boy go watch the glover texiera vs jones fight, I thought of that as soon as I saw conor doing it.

[@johnmassy1572]

Man I've thought of Jones every time someone has made that statement. Funny how quick people forget things. Jones definitely uses shoulder strikes to damage the opponent.

[@willliv7990]

Conors shoulder : "I can't let you get close"

[@thxman1968]

Ha

[@hunterthehound21]

Amazing

[@lookalive5110]

🤣🤣

[@MyersTrax]

Lol

[@bigblood6090]

Goat comment bro😂😂

[@coreysanko]

Like him or not, You can't deny that Chael is a great MMA analyst who brings the knowledge on the regular

[@topchoicerollzroyce1181]

Agreed this man is excellent I hope that espn gets more people that have competed like him. There trying to merge there other guys in like Stephen a and it's just awkward.

[@evgenh9493]

Mac said: he's like a children book for me. Fast start - killed cowboy. Mac knew what to do in the first round.

[@kageyoshi37]

I'm guessing your a little fan boy bitch

[@UndulatingDiadem]

This is similar to what musashi miyamoto did, musashi wrote about shoulder striking your opponent to death when in a stalemate situation, for musashi it was a stalemate of swords. For connor it was a clinch.

[@Jonathan-mk1ju]

When Cowboy was talking to Joe at the end, he was so confused he thought they were elbows not shoulders. Also I think that move was developed for Khabib’s jock strap sniffing style but let out of the bag early.

[@xskookumx]

Jonathan Waller I was thinking the same thing.. He should’ve saved that move for the rematch🤔

[@biggoose1313]

Jonathan Waller he misspoke, he didn’t think they were elbows

[@ricoco7891]

@@xskookumx oh damn you're right. But I don't think Khabib would fall for those shoulder strikes, he tucks his head in really good if I recall correctly.

[@supremeleaderarmy9164]

I remember when khabib wiped the floor with connor and made him tap. Conor came up with a bunch of excuses and then went on a drunken binge and a downward spiral. Khabib got into Conor and his fans head BIGTIME!!!

[@ricoco7891]

Ryan Mykytyshyn I think the only one in someone's head here is Conor in your head... we were talking nothing too bad about Khabib, we were just discussing how a second fight might go...

[@rydershane4473]

"I see holes in Conor's shoulder" -Kevin Lee

[@matthewcharlton7391]

Chael gives so much insight I never would understand like only a fighter would know this I love Chael.

[@robertharvey3702]

Incredible insights Chael. You have a lot to offer in combat sport commentary.

[@am3ient]

When Conor missed that first punch, he basically kneed cowboy in the head before they clinched. If you watch it again it was kind of a big impact, cowboy looked dazed after that too which didn’t help

[@lambynighttrain]

Agreed. Actually, the way the camera angle was, I didn't realize he threw a punch, I actually thought it was a knee. The slowmo replay really shows he took a pretty big shot.

[@mikedownend6861]

tell that to all the people saying cowboy took a dive. Some people will never give Conor the respect he deserves inside the cage purely because of his persona.

[@jwballer6]

Commented this somewhere else. Watchin it live I remember him in slo mo clocking him in the face w his knee

[@mgnal9175]

@@mikedownend6861 you spot on point my man right on point.

[@christophermathis8270]

I agree as well but what the hell is everyone talking about, saying they've never seen a shoulder strike before? Jon Jones throws those all day. Just saying.

[@PrycelessIrving]

Chael “the first time a guy sticks his finger in your mouth” Sonnen

[@ryugo7713]

Trenton Pryceless Irving num num

[@mattscare5328]

Chael "you can put GSP into NBA right now" Sonnen

[@porkypops1982]

you cant do this to women, they have mastered this technique

[@John-ro1iv]

There are worse places you could shove it to really throw your opponent

[@zentatonic]

rusty hook

[@davidnelson1090]

Jone Jones uses the should strike often. Give Coach K some credit he watched alot of video and knew Cowboy has a tendency to rest his head on the shoulder of shorter opponents. It was planned just like the opening to the Aldo fight.

[@charlesbarboza8591]

Excellent commentary. I just subscribed. Awesome content.

[@ashp6677]

"Conor's got a bone" -Chael Sonnen

[@santidbe400]

Boner

[@garybierman1621]

"On Conor, it's hard"

[@TheKoog97]

I fuckin died reading this because chael said it the second i read it.

[@makajossos9431]

Koge pet same lol

[@cadencressman]

I was in pure shock when he started doing those shoulder strikes. I've seen Jones do it many times before, but the way Conor ducked down and threw his whole body into Cowboys nose was unlike any other shoulder bump I've ever seen

[@generaldisarray1201]

Chael was born to do this, great vid, the open hand elbow tip was cool aswell i didn't know that

[@muttenmong5509]

Just another legendary meme of McGregor, who is more and more a mme fighter than a mma fighter, but kudos to Conor for switching style and art the way he does. The man has so many hidden talents most people can only dream of.

[@RagnarLothbrok2222]

McGregor shouldered a man to death in 40 sec and earned 50 mil

[@deanfagan7768]

Kyle correction €80mil hahah

[@Chaggy1978]

@@deanfagan7768 Way too much money basically!

[@xlifewritex]

actually shouldered, kicked and punched in 40 seconds and earned over 80

[@otallono]

His purse was $3 mil.. anything else is from ppv and sponsorship

[@dboblues8778]

🤣😂😅

[@phnxen3rg666]

"His shoulder was a balewn" - Cowboy

[@xlifewritex]

LOL classic.

[@seanc41556]

.... Good waaan

[@TheKoog97]

Thats a good skeen pyton

[@fulca4389]

I’ve seen the shoulder before ... this sounds like that time Steven Seagal told the world he Taught Machida to throw the “front Kick” 🤣🤣🤣

[@yourlocalcoolguy]

which fight did you see it? the shoulder strike?

[@mateosmind751]

We've all seen it. I've been an MMA fan over 20 years and never seen a guy get his nose broken.

[@justincruickshank8456]

Was Anderson, but yeah

[@donniebrasco1220]

@@yourlocalcoolguy Nick Diaz vs Robbie Lawler

[@vintage5126]

" your only as good as your last job. " that's something that made sure I didn't remain complacent .i work in a normal 6am to 5pm job but I always take that quote serious . Mcgregor is great now. Nobody can disagree. If they do they will know it's a highly possibility they'll proved wrong. He said "I will fight any of you fools " love hate or on the fence with conor ,you've gotta admire that cause he means it with all his heart. I can't knock a guy like this.

[@ravshanormsby]

The first thigh to Cowboy's head stun him. It was close to Ben Askren's KO. That is why he couldn't avoid 3 more shoulder strikes after 1st shoulder strike. Sounds like a lot of people missed that part. Who else saw it this wa

[@interwoven222]

I only noticed it on replay, I didn't notice it live but yeah that hit him with more weight then it appeared to in real time. He was trying to clinch for a moment to regain composure and then he was squarely hit with the shoulder strikes... That initial hit set it all up.

[@MrBottlecapBill]

@@interwoven222 Which is why cowboy thought he was being hit by elbows, he was already half out at that point. If he wasn't I think he would have caught onto the shoulder thing pretty quick. I'm positive I've seen Connor do that before. It just never worked.

[@electromancer2645]

I noticed it.

[@jordanrock3494]

Yup, he was already out of it then took a knee to the head. By then he was pretty much done.

[@jayedwards469]

ravshanormsby 💯

[@jamesmacoisdealbhaigh9904]

There hasn't been a Cowboy pounded this hard since the movie "Brokeback Mountain" 😂😂

[@boatymcboatface666]

Seen that meme too huh?😂

[@jamesmacoisdealbhaigh9904]

@@boatymcboatface666 Yup 😂😂

[@brendywatson]

I don't understand

[@kingrockthepoet8286]

😂😂😂😂

[@Lonetoker1983]

LMAO 😂😝 u have won the internet

[@hatersaywhat8986]

Exactly right! Im a little league football coach and my first year as HC all preseason I taught my line head on contact, but our first game, the other team would either block left or right of the player in front, both offensive and Defensive. It broke us the first series and end of the game 50+ to 0, not one pass got thrown, not one hole opened for the backs. The next game we practice the same technique and won 50+ to 0 with a ton of sacks and our RB set a league record of 170 yards

[@robertddd5441]

I subscribed as soon as he started talking with so mush detail obviously knows what his talking about thumbs up 👍🏼

[@professionalic]

Everyone: If you get hit unexpectedly, you get confused Chael P. Sonnen: If you ever get hit with something you didn’t suspect that you would be hit with, it can throw you of in ways that would be difficult for me to articulate

[@GOLDENPOWER1993]

It doesn't mean the same, but it's close though

[@mikeestevez5047]

Best comment and only 31 likes😅😅😅

[@jareesgriffin9686]

I get what u tryna say but it doesn’t apply because the point he is articulating is not just getting hit unexpected, but getting hit by something u never seen before, and actual TECHNIQUE that i have never had to deal with in real competition. Thats the point.....so stop being a douche

[@professionalic]

Jarees Griffin Omg...”if you get hit in an unexpected way”...is that better Melinda?

[@Syndrum]

🤔🤟🤟 fact.

[@ShepardOfficial]

Can't wait to see his shouldn't strikes Edit: the title used to say "should strikes". It was a joke

[@psyche9580]

Shoulder is the correct spelling tho

[@ryugo7713]

Edward troll

[@ShepardOfficial]

The title used to read "should strikes". It was a joke, but they fixed it so now it's just confusing

[@ryugo7713]

Shepard Official very lol

[@clinterbox808]

@Julien Lefebvre you win. Confusion over 9000.

[@skryptto6289]

This is like listening to someone talk about every way they lost and still appreciate all the bad ass losing they did.

[@SHIZZLE71]

*That shoulder looked so weird and was so unorthodox. That was next level creativity there.* 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@mustseenow991]

Tony Ferguson: My shoulder blades are knives.

[@FBooker]

just has a seriously fucked up mental pic of that

[@Mr-E.]

When Chael says we haven't seen it, I forget who did it in 2019 but during one of the UFC fights, someone kept using the shoulder in the same way Conor did (but did it against the cage). I don't think it was the main fight but an undercard. I remember thinking how great of a move that was... this is going to bother me now.

[@matc2382]

Nothin but wisdom and truth coming from Chael. Loved to watch you fight, now love to listen to your anaylisis. Got a new subscriber!

[@joebrooks9720]

Donald “my eye was a balloon” cerrone

[@MsTriggaTre]

"You can put George St. Pierre in the NBA right now..." - Cheal p. Sonnen.

[@rellbandoo6572]

LMFAOOOOO that statement bothered me a bit. Real bold

[@towdoctor670]

Gsp would get smacked around in the NBA. I get what's he was saying. Just like his ground n pound sometimes what he says isnt calculated. If you listen to him long enough you realize hes like that one buddy that sounds good because nobody has dirt on him, but you know.

[@bobsagetsbastarddaughter4591]

Football would be a sport GSP could excel in. Basketball is an entirely different skill set.

[@bobsagetsbastarddaughter4591]

Tow Doctor Wait, you think GSP’s nice, humble guy presence is a fascade & he has skeletons in his closet? 😂

[@MsTriggaTre]

Football and Boxing I understand.... but Basketball????? lmaoooo

[@pop1000000000]

keep up the quality videos Chael.

[@ThanksStJoseph]

Probably the most important piece of information for those who never did a combat sport to hear in order to understand what they’re seeing. As much as one trains the mental aspect is always paramount. I’m convinced that even the large amounts of training are more beneficial for ones mental preparation than for their physical. They look across the ring, mat, etc. and say to themselves I’ve trained for this or I’ve outrained my opponent. But when you get stunned with something you didn’t expect, the demons of doubt creep in and can topple the whole castle. I think Chael is spot on on this one. McGregor is the better fighter, but not as much better as it seemed from that fight. If they fought again, McGregor would win again but it would be a battle.

[@justaguy3956]

He just has a big left shoulder.. thats it.

[@noouhh1420]

Just a Guy he has big wide shoulders in general

[@awesomelife7061]

Hs ha ha that's all Conor had lol

[@sharpenedhands]

His left hand is just a shoulder that’s all he has.

[@charleseggebrecht6754]

I hope that is sarcasm. He is a complete fighter now. Maybe the only hole in his game is his cardio maybe

[@sharpenedhands]

Charles Eggebrecht irony* & mockery*

[@tokr72]

Well, he's pretty fuckin good. I was worried for Conor. I thought if his heart and soul wasn't in it, Cowboy would expose that, take him to war and end the McGregor run... Looks like he's still got heart for the game to me. Spot on about Conor and St. Pierre being exceptionally gifted athletes, regardless of sport. You can tell by the fluidity of their hips. Like NFL DBs.

[@ronniehdable]

Alot of hip watching going on! Lol

[@Jack_80]

yeah i was skeptical about conor as well and thought a khabib rematch or masvidal fight would be definite losses for conor but after seeing him in action for those 40 seconds i think conor would beat both of them. like you i just didn't think he actually had the heart for it to reach that level again.

[@soknheith3259]

Conor showed hunger. I'm surprised only Joe Rogan did call it out. Conor fought like he was starving.

[@richarddawson5836]

@@Jack_80 You are delusional. Everyone knows this was a hand picked match for Conor to look good. Cowboy is old, slow, has no chin and has lost 7 of his last 11 fights. Give your head a shake.

[@stefanra1237]

@@richarddawson5836 so you this guy shared his opinion and you want him to change that opinion because you, the almighty chair analyst, told him so? Fuck off

[@decaygrim8943]

Thanks for the video I really enjoyed listening to your thoughts on connors shoulder strikes

[@JayTdub13]

Jon Jones has been doing it on the cage forever... everyone seems to have forgotten about that. It’s the same but a little different.

[@mickyblue9658]

It's very different, he does it when they're cuddling up against the fence and with nowhere near the power and accuracy of Conor.

[@daltonpatterson3819]

MickyBlues Tarantulas, Inverts, Reptiles & more ABSOLUTELY AGREE

[@floridaboi904]

Jon Jones has been shooting up juice& cocaine in the cage for years too

[@donquixotedoflamingo5510]

@@mickyblue9658 No, he did it the exact same way Conor did in the last minute and a half against Rashad Evans. MMA community just has a small memory. Conor might've done more damage but he sure as hell wasn't the first to use it, Silva, Jones and many people did way before him

[@mickyblue9658]

@@donquixotedoflamingo5510 And where has anyone said only Conor has done it? Don't let that Conor hate make you deluded and see things that aren't there. Get help before it's too late.

[@teddydavid2816]

Conor created the FLYING CLAVICLE you can't take that away from him.

[@teddydavid2816]

@erikcarrillo33 show me some footage of another flying clavicle. I know he's not the first to do it but I'm giving it to him because I've been watching since UFC 1 and have never seen that..

[@_--INFiNiTE_C0NSCi0US--_]

@@teddydavid2816 --- I agree. This was beyond a shoulder bump. He was jumping up and putting a lot of force into it. I think those shots broke Cowboy's cheek bone too. Absolutely brutal.

[@christopherclark5415]

Yes the flying Acromion is the technique perfected by the ancient Celtic warriors. This is the very sharp bone on the outer shoulder, attached to the fragile clavicle. It's a distant relative of the "bend and snap" technique developed by early humans school girls. McGregor couldn't have done this at 1:45 without fear of breaking something of a humerus bone. Very clever how he put every ounce of power from the hip pivot and lower core twist, driving it upward into the orbital bone and nose area with laser-like precision. Impressive.

[@christopherclark5415]

@erikcarrillo33 most notably the only one that's been caught on video in a professional MMA fight using it to break the nose and orbital bone rather than just a bump somebody and create a little distance to set up another move such as an elbow or uppercut. But if you can find video evidence to prove otherwise please share with us casuals lol

[@chrispierno2425]

@@teddydavid2816 play UFC 3 all fighters do it

[@mohammedusman4616]

Conor in his own way is greatness man people will eventually realise when its all said and done. Forgot the title defences forgot the loses and calling him mctapper just appreciate him the rise he gave the ufc the true magnitude the sport has become with him

[@johnh2076]

Great Chael Good insight & always entertaining

[@pranavgaikwad4589]

I just came for the " but just how good is Conor McGregor ? " 😂😂😂😂

[@bizzobrigante1588]

Chael Sonnen on point like always and better in analyzing than any other dude out there!!!

[@ericb46]

It's almost creepy lol..

[@intencity1076]

The first time i have ever seen the shoulder used as a strike was from Pride FC and a fighter named Allan Go'es. Now he only used it in the guard on top but his shoulder strikes were just crazy good.

[@donny5429]

I can admit that you made me respect Conor 3x more than I did before this video.

[@bradleymetivier2268]

I remember three years back maybe four, Brian Ebersole fought Chris Lytle in the ufc. Brian stunned Chris with the same shoulder strikes which surprised and stunned Lytle visibly. Ebersole eventually beat him as Chris was not the same after that initial exchange in the clinch against the cage. Commentary was over these shoulder strikes, it was new, effective, abstract.

[@jmpsthrufyre]

I've seen the shoulders used on guys with their backs to a cage but never from a clinch in the center

[@Airik1111bibles]

Yeah the still frame pics his feet left the ground he was literally springing off his toes...In one of his interviews he said he has some new moves and is a new fighter now. I think he is a lot like GSP they are always a step ahead leading their competition into planned traps. GSP would use that superman punch the same way , draw them in with bait then leaps out of pattern crazy moves. Khabib wants to fight GSP I'd rather see Conor and GSP but still Khabib and George would be cool. I ain't counting Tony out but until they touch gloves that fight isn't happening its cursed.

[@Kay0Bot]

Yea cause Basic wrestling Training tells you to avoid strikes like those. Cowboys fight IQ has turned to garbage.

[@bigbrooklyn]

Must have been legit fights

[@bigbrooklyn]

@@Kay0Bot BINGO...but your talking with novices...low IQ one's at that

[@crimsonraiza3633]

Yeah Jon Jones did them to Rashad Evans. Shoulder strikes are not new at all.

[@bluecocacola]

cheers on 1 million views, Uncle Chael!

[@milktop1]

Well done. I love your style and your complex, complete thoughts.

[@RAGE-OF-SPARTA-X]

Looks like it wasn’t just a left hand.

[@Jason_g_kennedy]

Left shoulder to left foot to left hand.

[@timmy1tap678]

lol yeah some media and fans are goofy..ofc Connor wants to keep the fight standing cuz that's where his advantage is..that doesn't mean he's not competent in other aspects..I'm looking forward to seeing him with a worthy opponent..gonna be exciting to watch

[@evanodum563]

@@timmy1tap678 He drops anyone at 155 except Khabib. He beats all at 170 except if Usman and Covington take him to the ground. He KOs Masvidal. If he fights Diaz again he wins easily in the 3rd go. Hes back. Hes gonna be better than ever. He will lose some, but he will destroy those that he defeats.

[@furhadnasserjah123]

Evan Odum god damn, get off your knees mate

[@furhadnasserjah123]

Let’s not forget cerrone is now 4/11. 4/11.... nothing spectacular here

[@sambodutch5433]

Chael is the most sensible, most articulate and coherent man in sport.

[@rileygarcia1]

I mean he did get Conor vv cowboy wrong

[@genoadams4554]

@@rileygarcia1 all his predictions are wrong, lol.

[@michaelstallone4197]

LMAO, chal is the most scripted to feed you know nothing the narrative to make$

[@calebsuterone.teotheevilon2092]

Hope this was a joke......

[@b0zay]

Chael did the right thing to jump on youtube, i mean he was born with a perfect mouth to talk shit about anything!

[@Nevann99]

Chael “Dillon Danis is as good as Gordon Ryan” P. Sonnen

[@TheBestMovieAlive]

Who is Gordon Ryan?

[@seanpearce5809]

Hey, that must mean Chael has nothing of value to say !

[@daniellelemond7426]

When Nick Diaz fought Robbie Lawler Nick used a shoulder strike,and the commentators saw it. That's the first time I witnessed one being used. That was when Nick was just 20yrs old.

[@nikoluslira7753]

Danielle Le'mond I was just thinking about that

[@nikoluslira7753]

I assumed it was more common but realized now it’s really not.

[@jamalmodica5628]

Nate diaz hit McGregor with some shoulder strike

[@leewernching989]

u just need to watch more kungfu movies

[@olliefoxx7165]

Good call. Forgot about that.

[@davidcooper5618]

Jackson: "wish I had a shoulder to cry on" Conor: "I have one you can bleed on."

[@Muddyowns]

DUUUUUUUMB

[@floodwaters8887]

Chael has become a excellent analyst, keep up the good work.

[@quietne061083]

Did Anderson shoulder check during the weigh-in of your second fight affect you at all?

[@Hellboymg]

Jon jones watching at home like... “this looks familiar”

[@jackgreenway4646]

He was there watching and said Conor looked phenomenal.

[@Rlistener]

It actually bothers me, nobody else has noticed this

[@TehSainty]

Rlistener - he used it against Anthony smith

[@WalterEKurtz-kp2jf]

Did he use the shoulder from a standing position in the middle of the ring, no ? Just stop.

[@jcoopdo]

100%

[@VoidVerses]

Conor’s last performance reminded me of GSP’s comeback fight after getting KO’ed by Serra... that was the scariest GSP.

[@Thehor35]

Don’t compare a legend to trash.

[@richarddawson5836]

GSP's comeback fight was against a legitimate fighter not an over the hill, concussed punching bag.

[@liggerstuxin1]

Jesus Eduardo I remember that fight. GSP held him down Serra like he was a child and kneed him almost to death. 💀

[@Makarislethal]

Lmfao what the fuck

[@zach1339]

George jasi Lozano yeah mcgregor the goat. Fuck gsp

[@BigFox86]

Anderson Silva used shoulder strikes to great effect in a few fights. Before Connor did it, that was the guy I considered to be really good at shoulder strikes in the clinch.

[@d.w.935]

Chael is the only one I can listen to, He knows His Shit, and He's an amazing Fighter as well!!! 😎

[@darknessfadestolight4312]

Best breakdown on KZbin folks Chael included I a guy that goes by " TheWeasle " spelt as you see. His breakdown is in slow motion. Each shot. Foot movement. Everything. Very credited guy. Extremely good breakdowns.

[@chriskiefer7493]

“Spelt.” Like the bread.

[@KStack-bj9ps]

Funny.how alpaca thesaurus disappeared after his BS videos after Khabib and conors fight were thrashed

[@andresvelasco2767]

@Rob hill Pure 24K gold!!!

[@buktomsin]

That's cool but why is the weasle 1-77 for his fight picks? - Spelter

[@MWMTEE]

chael just said he and we never seen it buy jon jones was doing this 10 years ago ?

[@TomTom-rh5gk]

When Tyson bit Holyfield's ear Holyfield went crazy. I didn't know Holyfield could feel pain. When fighters do not react to being hit it is because they train themselves to block out the pain with their mind. They have the mental power of advanced yoga masters but when they are hit in a new way or in a new place they are just like everyone else.

[@TraumaER]

Tom Tom stop using drugs.

[@JoshAllenberg]

Getting hit by a boxing glove actually doesn't hurt very much.

[@LilMelvinD239]

@@JoshAllenberg lmao you're joking

[@carwrapsupplier354]

The best breakdown of what happened! Thank you Mr. Sonnen!

[@ronin_11b94]

As soon as the fight ended I knew Chael was gonna make a video and name it “the shoulder strike” 😂

[@ELMSTREETBULLIES]

Jon Jones been doin shoulder strikes look it up & wrenching peoples arm's & pushing knees in

[@ericrodrigues167]

Menace Elmstreet bullies I thought that too, but Jon Jones is doing it different. Usually he’s taller then most opponents so he really doesn’t put power into it in order for his shoulder to reach someone’s chin. Connor on the other hand is shorter then Cerrone so what he was doing was bending down and literally jumping into this guy so Cerrone’s nose was pretty much getting hit with a bone backed up by the force of Conor’s full body jumping.

[@Queensraces]

4real!!!!!

[@matchress3832]

Don't forget his feet stomping as well. When he's got a guy in the clinch against the cage, he does anything he can to fuck the guy up

[@clashwithpesh1455]

Dude nick diaz was throwing shoulder strikes since he was 20 in the ufc it's kinda pissing me off how these shoulder strikes from connor are as if he invented the move

[@kyleelpel9402]

@@clashwithpesh1455 it's not that hes the first just like Anderson wasnt the first to use a front kick to the face, but Conors the first guy to really fuck someone up with shoulder strikes

[@foberdud7576]

Chael gonna go down to the grave with the words on his tomb stone “Just how good is Conor Mcgregor?” Lmao love it

[@xlifewritex]

Yeah the guy is obsessed with him.

[@williamwest9204]

Everyones got a favorite

[@woodywong76]

Tombstone will read, "Great casket but it might be too small. Just how does Kevin Lee fit in to this?"

[@originalmethod8079]

Conor isnt that good. There I said it. That fight was fake as shit. You could tell

[@GIJoe-fvv]

Keep up the tremendous work BAD GUY 👍👍

[@putuhstsuj]

Great points Chael. I wonder if the same can be said about Chavez. I remember watching him and he’d never waist a punch and I’d see him punch the opponents arms at first I thought maybe he’s going for body shots but after a few rds the opponents arms are dropping there’s less power in the punches.

[@bigpapi6688]

Rocky Marciano was the king of killing guys arms with punches

[@putuhstsuj]

@@bigpapi6688 he was pretty damn good too man! I’d hate to have my arms punched by him

[@timmy1tap678]

it's like the media was talking to Cowboy saying "just walk over to Connor, throw him on the ground and submit him"..as if Connor has no defense or ground game whatsoever..so dumb..Connor made Khabib work for many of those takedowns which in itself was surprising to me..Connor absolutely has more skills than just a left hand..

[@weskalsek9394]

Well said yeah in the khabib fight I was surprised in two ways conors movement was off and his ranges were off he had a lazy boxing stance instead of an in and out karate rythym. Secondly he made khabib really work for those takedowns I've seen khabib lay one hand on dudes and they go down. So with you on that.

[@timmy1tap678]

@@weskalsek9394 I mean Khabib absolutely dominated the fight but Connor wasn't a pushover to take down..and I still think Khabib would've %100 won that fight but apparently Connor had broken his foot before the fight so he wasn't moving like he usually does..he was definitely flat footed and if u watch he couldnt even plant on that foot to kick..wouldn't have mattered really just making the point that Connor did alot better defending Khabib than I expected..maybe if Connor is really committed, he looks stronger and in shape, a 2nd fight between those 2 would be fun to watch..

[@Th1sUsernameIsNotTaken]

@@timmy1tap678, honestly if Conor trained like he did for this camp I could see it mattering. But his train camp for that fight was pure defensive, As Conor said himself training was sporadic rather than consistent, plus the foot injury. I definitely don't think he would have won with the good foot either tbh solely for those reasons.

[@user-zq2ic8gn3y]

Yes I agree Conor looks good right now 15 month lay off

[@dawidoskwarek3960]

Chael: no one ever used a shoulder as a punch. Jon Jones: Ok great

[@teamgitusome]

7:30 yes conor drops the hips postures up beautifully and just selects as he lets them fall

[@at2130]

Boxers do it when in the clinch to create seperation on the inside. Bump them with the left shoulder to pop there head up then throw a straight right followed by a left hook.

[@jaybillz2176]

“Should” strikes yeah that’s the Proper 12 speaking p

[@sumsolution5113]

Should strike with shoulder strikes yeah that's speaking p -Proper 12

[@ryugo7713]

Jay Billz .......?

[@jaybillz2176]

Ryugo7 7 lol the caption said Should strikes he changed it

[@ryugo7713]

Jay Billz aaaaaaaahhh.

[@ratkins1999]

You’re right. He SHOULD strikes!