McGregor Mengakui Kalah Karena Remehkan Khabib

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Conor McGregor akhirnya membahas lebih lengkap soal pertarungannya dengan Khabib Nurmagomedov di T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, 7 Oktober. McGregor mengakui kalah karena meremehkan Khabib.

Pada tarung perebutan gelar UFC kelas ringan itu, The Notorious dikalahkan petarung asal Rusia di ronde keempat melalui teknik submission atau kuncian pada leher.

Setelah sempat berkomentar singkat meminta tarung ulang, McGregor melalui akun Instagram membahas panjang-lebar soal pertarungannya dengan Khabib.

“Sekadar pemikiran saya pada pertarungan terakhir [lawan Khabib]. Ronde satu. Saya percaya dari aspek olahragam ronde pertama miliknya. Posisi atas melawan [posisi] di pagar.”

“Kemajuan di posisi awal atau kerusakan yang ditimbulkan. Dari sudut pandang pertarungan, ronde pertama milik saya. Sejumlah pukulan mendarat dan tekad untuk menyerang. Pukulan cepat dari kiri. Lutut ke kepala. Pihak lawan hanya berusaha mengunci kaki dan mendesak ke pagar,” tulis The Notorious.

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Thoughts on my last fight. Round 1. I believe from a sport standpoint, round 1 was his. Top position against the fence. Zero position advancement or damage inflicted. But top position. From a fight standpoint the first round is mine. Actual shots landed and a willingness to engage. Straight left early. Knee to the head on the low shot. Elbows in any and all tie up scenarios. Opponent just holding the legs against the fence for almost the entire round. Round 2 he is running away around the cage before being blessed with a right hand that changed the course of the round, and the fight. It was a nice shot. After the shot I bounced back up to engage instantly, but again he dipped under to disengage. That is the sport and it was a smart move that led to a dominant round, so no issue. Well played. If I stay switched on and give his stand up even a little more respect, that right hand never gets close and we are talking completely different now. I gave his upright fighting no respect in preparation. No specific stand up spars whatsoever. Attacking grapplers/wrestlers only. That won’t happen again. I also gave my attacking grappling no respect. To defense minded. Lessons. Listen to nobody but yourself on your skill set. You are the master of your own universe. I am the master of this. I must take my own advice. Round 3. After the worst round of my fighting career, I come back and win this round. Again walking forward, walking him down, and willing to engage. Round 4. My recovery was not where it could have been here. That is my fault. Although winning the early exchanges in 4, he dips under again and I end up in a bad position with over 3 on the clock. I work to regain position and end up upright, with my back to the fence. A stable position. Here however, I made a critical error of abandoning my over hook at this crucial time, exposing the back, and I end up beaten fair and square. What can I say? It was a great fight and it was my pleasure. I will be back with my confidence high. Fully prepared. If it is not the rematch right away, no problem. I will face the next in line. It’s all me always, anyway. See you soon my fighting fans I love you all ❤

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Petarung asal Republik Irlandia itu pun mengaku tak mengira pukulan-pukulan Khabib pada pertarungan atas sempat membuatnya keteteran.

“Itu pukulan yang bagus. Setelah pukulan itu, saya langsung bangkit, namun lagi-lagi ia melakukan gerakan bawah. Itu merupakan gerakan yang bagus.”

“Jika saja saya lebih waspada dan tak meremehkannya, pukulan kanannya tak akan mengenai saya dan ceritanya bakal berbeda dalam pertandingan itu,” ucap McGregor.

McGregor Aku Kalah Karena Remehkan Khabib

Sikapnya yang meremehkan Khabib dan tidak menyiapkan antisipasi setiap serangan-serangan andalan lawannya itu yang membuatnya kalah.

“Ronde keempat. Kebangkitan saya terjadi di sini [melawan Khabib]. Itu salah saya. Meskipun memenangkan pertarungan di awal ronde empat, ia kembali bermain bawah dan saya berakhir di poisisi yang buruk.”

“Saya mencoba kembali ke posisi dan memulai pertarungan atas dengan punggung saya di pagar. Posisi stabil. Namun, saya membuat kesalahan fatal, membiarkan bagian belakang terbuka dan saya kalah secara fair. Apa lagi yang bisa saya katakan?” kata McGregor.

Ia juga tak masalah jika permintaannya untuk tarung ulang dengan Khabib tak dikabulkan UFC.

Sumber : CNN [dot] COM