just proves that every fight Dustin LEARNS and improves his style even if he beat his opponent, unlike other fighter who sticks to their own style till someone beats them I.e. Connor v nate and Tony whose just delusional

@robertlester4569

3 жыл бұрын

The learning came from having it happen to him. He felt the pain and immobility of those calf kicks so he knew how affective they are from experience. High IQ to turn and use it as a weapon.

@JamesGraydon

3 жыл бұрын

He has improved more of the same...he hasnt added anything. Just a better version of himself that according to him still likes to get into brawls. I dont see him beating kahbib or chandler.

@bondjames5874

3 жыл бұрын

Tony has cte I think. Won't be provable till he's dead, though.

@vankai6817

3 жыл бұрын

Conor beats him in the rematch. Only thing Dustin has against him is that leg kick. Conor was out boxing.

@robertlester4569

3 жыл бұрын

@Hashtag EV I thought the same at first, but realized that Connor doesn’t bring the heart, the will to keep fighting out of bad situations, that Dustin does. He kinda melted when Dustin started pouring on the pressure. Felt he did the same with Khabib, lost the mental fight when his plan didn’t work.

I literally don't know how to fight at all and am more like to spam flailing hands in a real encounter but I love watching these breakdowns.

@cosmoreverb3943

3 жыл бұрын

You and me both

@zGJungle

3 жыл бұрын

Same as, It's just nice to be a bit more of an educated fan from watching good breakdowns.

@boblob3509

3 жыл бұрын

I know how to takedown 20 people all at once and disarm a person within 0.1 seconds . If you want lessons I can give you my Paypal.

@danawhiteisagenius8654

3 жыл бұрын

Lol well pay attention, get a bag and take a class! I wrestled when I was young, my mom dated a guy who was a sparring partner for professional heavyweight fighters in the 70s he taught me how to box in 90s. And I’ve never done BJJ formally but I learned a bunch of chokes in the military. And there is still always someone faster bigger stronger or sharper then we are. These pros are on levels above the common man. It’s like me and you are almost in the same boat if you think about it lol because it’s not the same boat those guys are in lol

@logosfaszu

3 жыл бұрын

Terrible content

Conor looked flatfooted to me like he expected a pure Boxing fight with same old Dustin. I mean the way he is talking about the Calf Kicks almost like Dustin invented them or something. I feel like Conor hasent been following the MMA meta for a while.Or he expected he could train for Dustin and Pacquiao at the same time since both fight out of the Southpaw stance.I feel like the Mayweather fight was a blessing and a curse on one hand it made Conor rich af on the other it made him commit less to the sport that made him who he is.

@fabledogify

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, I totally agree

@Benhamin2002

3 жыл бұрын

I agee

@Cryley

3 жыл бұрын

Right on Space Karen. If I were Conor though I'd be happy with my choices. Taking the Floyd fight and making that kind of money is worth more than 10 MMA fights.

@fabledogify

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cryley yeah but he should’ve forgotten about boxing after that, I love Conor but he is a bit delusional sometimes. Fighting Dustin to prepare for Manny is so retarded, nobody on planet earth is talented enough to be the best boxer and best mma fighter, it’s impossible. It’d be like Khabib trying to wrestle in the olympics while continuing fighting. Impossible.

@johnpedouify

3 жыл бұрын

He’s a victim of his own success. He also hadn’t fought in a year. The cowboy fight was January 2019. His money ventures and inactivity have a cost. I also feel like once you have a 100 mil in the bank, your drive to get punched and kicked in the face just isn’t the same

4:40 Beautiful find champ.

That pun was very much intended.

For those who haven’t seen the Rizin fight between Kai and Horiguchi - seriously check it out. It shows you how much damage these ATT calf kicks can do lol

@latinodelfuturorodriguez1841

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, just watched.

Mike brown telling everybody to kick that calf xD Horiguchi vs Kai at Rizin and now at ufc , so crazy

This guy has taken my EA UFC 4 game to another level

4:40 Honestly conor needs a new coach, everyones talking how hes been influenced by his old boxing coach and whatnot, yet jhon is the one that should call the shots, nothing insightful between rounds other than "lovely" round or "beautiful" round, in every fight hes lost, he needs people to push him further, these yes men are really hindering him rn. Amazing content btw, thank you.

@simonsilva250

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't John Kavanagh actually MADE the fighter Connor Mcgregor tho? Great Coaches are also bound to make mistakes

@nn-hx8oe

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe but hes probably too busy making fun of the people that dm him on instagram or making up cool phrases, and it shows.

@JointFive

3 жыл бұрын

Also, Conor is a part time fighter now

@aplus1080

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Any fighter who loses should go to a new coach because their old coach has always been a bum holding them back. 👍

@nn-hx8oe

3 жыл бұрын

@@aplus1080 watch the khabib fight, between round 2 and 3 kavanagh says "lovely stand up" after my man got rocked by the overhand that round, like seriously i cant stand the guy at this point

Another interesting point is that apparently Conor took the Dustin fight as a sort of preparation for a boxing bout with Manny (both southpaws). Because of that, McGregor came in with a boxing focused game plan, heavy on the front leg and was more susceptible for the calf kicks

This became one of my favorite youtube channels

This was really informative and very interesting. Keep up the great work

your studies are so appreciated...keep it up if you can

BJJ Scout sets the standard of fight analysis! Outstanding mix of expertise, production value, insight/perspective from fighters involved. This is one of your best videos. So timely too... these take a lot of prep work and you got this out the next day. Thank you for sharing your knowledge... Im just a hobbyist but these make a difference in my training.

@BG-kj5wb

3 жыл бұрын

mate check out brendan dorman and his break down of this fight. you'll appreciate it as much if not more

@PCBfighting

3 жыл бұрын

@@BG-kj5wb i have!! BD and BJJ Scout are my go to gurus here!!

Sick breakdowns! Legend

Good to have you back with the analysis! Best breakdowns as always by far. I'm curios to your opinion on his apparent change of style? Connor now seems to be fighting in a "more boxing" stance, seemingly losing his trademark mobility, range control and fluidity that made him such a great fighter. Also he didn't seem to use any side of front body kicks to get Dustin out of position in this game as well...

best analysis so far. well done, shared and subscribed

Amaaazing content man, thanks for open my eyes for these factors!

i love BJJ Scout so much that I like the video before I even actually watch it. I never do that for any other video I watch

Good to have you back.

I love your studies man. Thank you.

you make the best vids on mma man thanks again.

What patreon level ist required to gain access to the long version of this study?

Great breakdown and collation of content

Happy to see the Scout being back at what he does best 🤗

That Conner pic at the end was funny asf made my day

Great breakdown 👑💯

Had no idea Stephen Hawking was into MMA

Keep in mind Conors stance is usually wide in a mobile Horse stance, and in the Horse stance the check is already there. Conor switched up his stance into more of a boxing stance. So his newly "checking" style was not adapted

Know it all purp checking in here, JoeyJournal ✌

i love that shifting punches technique dustin uses. He like the only one who uses it so well and also Masvidal

@ddp5406

3 жыл бұрын

Ben Askren too, his strikes just melt from his joints

You’re back!!!

Dustin lives up to his nickname. The pressure that made him he exhibits. Had a feeling he would take it but wasn't expecting this tactic.

Hey man i dont why your channel is called bjj scout because you are a beast also with explaining the striking side of MMA.

Mike Brown is one of the greatest coaches definitely

@nn-hx8oe

3 жыл бұрын

Yes miles better than Jhon "beautiful round" Kavanagh

@robkadimagomaev284

3 жыл бұрын

n n 😂

Bruce Lee, Dan Inosanto, Paul Vunak have been checking kicks like that since the early 1980's. It was shown to Rickson Gracie in the 90's and he incorporated those checks into his stand up game. Pretty cool to see it used today at the highest levels!

@aplus1080

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree. The JKD guys of the late 1970s invented the muy Thai leg check.

Keep in mind these "check" kicks are already there in a HORSE or BOW STANCE.

Are calf kicks popular in Muay Thai? Where are their origin? I feel Muay emphasizes leg kicks to the thigh. Which past fights marked the paradigm shift in leg kick target? One of jon jones fights?

@frapos01

3 жыл бұрын

Calf kicks are done in muay thai but they are rare because of the stance being more narrow. Makes them harder to land.

You have a very calming voice.

good stuff

The new Calf Kick meta of 2020- what are the counter strategies other than adjusting your check. It's a tough weapon to deal with that a lot of fighters have been struggling against, and It's so rangey it seems hard to counter. Are we going to see a stance change or just more proper checking

@plops993

3 жыл бұрын

I remember back when it used to be thigh kicks. Calf kicks are just superior in every way. Less risk, harder to see coming. The only counter I can see other than checking would be catching the leg as it connects to yours and doing a single leg takedown with it like Khabib did to Gaethje

The main and co-main event is exactly why I don't bet on combat sports!

@zGJungle

3 жыл бұрын

Same man haha, I was so certain Conor would put on a clinic, glad to be proven completely wrong.

@vipa8403

3 жыл бұрын

I offered to bet my friend 100$ on Conor lol thank god he only had 5$ on him

@zGJungle

3 жыл бұрын

@@vipa8403 😂 😂

cool story bro. but seriously i love these breakdowns.

Good vid bro. Gaethje vs chandler, oliveira vs poirier

Conor needs to gameplan for his fights. He can't keep coming at all his opponents thinking his usual plan will 100% demolish everyone. I agree that he needs to believe in his shots like that to throw them like he does, but something's gotta give with this style...

@haza123b4

3 жыл бұрын

*First time Conor fought a kicker.* *Conor can't really check those kicks properly in his usual side-on stance or his modified hybrid stance. A muay thai stance would change his boxing game, meaning he wouldn't be able to load up as much as you can with a wide stance or put the weight through that lead leg during the straight left.* *Conor's UFC record against grown men with a full camp who weren't dehydrated is now 3 - 3.*

@talchemy9491

3 жыл бұрын

@@haza123b4 can you stop copy pasting this everywhere? It's not the first time he's fought a kicker. The straight left down the pipe every time someone throws a leg kick has always been a good deterrent. And his checking against orthodox leg kicks and kicks to the thighs also did a great job of stopping the leg kick. Hell he literally has a finish due to a checked leg kick. Everyone he's fought apart from Khabib has tried the leg kick in some capacity against Conor, if they didn't get finished first.

@haza123b4

3 жыл бұрын

@@talchemy9491 *I phrased that provocatively. This is the first time he has faced sustained outside leg kicks.*

so good

Great content. A South paw can kick conors right leg easier probably. Alvarez tried but got checked.

Loving the content!! Although connor was a superior technical striker, abandoning the sport for years and facing a belt contender who has killed himself in training for the past years was definitely a bad call. The technical and mental growth you aquire after fighting in numerous fights should not be underestimated

@willsgs80

3 жыл бұрын

And please continue doing these amazing breakdowns, I'm sure you will eventually get the views you deserve!!!

@christoffer5875

3 жыл бұрын

Poirier literally took just as long a break last year. Poirier is just a superior technical striker.

@willsgs80

3 жыл бұрын

@@christoffer5875 i agree, I meant that connor WAS the superior striker 4 years ago, from there he has lived in luxuries and it's obvious that his training is not the same to the grinding that made him champ. In the meanwhile dustin has faced the toughest competition that you can in 155, growing In technical and mental aspects of his game, making him the superior striker now.

I'm almost certain Dom's run was destroyed by your analysis. Now you destroyed Conor's mystique. Shame on you for providing such good analysis.

Poirier vs Oliveira for the Belt! Gaethje vs Chandler for # 1 Contender. Conor vs Ferguson or Diaz III for the masses!

Juts like guys at JacksonWink with the oblique kick fighters from ATT have made the calf kick their trademark technique, Nunes, Douglas Lima, Munhoz, Moicano, Arlovski and Ponzinibbio are just a few examples, and just like the oblique kick I haven´t seen someone who came up with a good gameplan to neutralize the use of the calf kicks cause checking them doesn not seem to be good enough to stop them

@THIS---GUY

3 жыл бұрын

checking them works and has worked for many years in Muay Thai. Countering on the kick is also a great technique but has to be timed well or else it stops your momentum if it hirts first - Teep with the front leg does both avoid the kick and counter. Switching to an opposite stance would be my final adjustment if checking fails or person is willing to gamble their shin v your knee/calf/shin.

@THIS---GUY

3 жыл бұрын

when striking i use some TKD and one of my fav technique when fighting another southpaw is to time their from leg attacks or body kick with a slide back counter roundhouse or lead kick when their kick misses on the slide back. Often they over commit and you can use your front leg to kick them in the ribs/spine

Maybe leg kicks werent previously effective against conor because they were from an open guard stance meaning theyl be hitting the bone side of the leg. Dustin making it a closed guard fight had his rear leg kicks hitting the meat of conors leg, and you have to turn out your leg a lot more to check em which would break conors usually wide stance, wheres he didnt need to break it that much to check open guard kicks like eddies

THANK YOU, MAN! Enough with digest, please go back to your awesome study videos.

The leg kick was the difference maker..

The king is back

When are you going to fight mma Keenan?

This makes me think conor vs gaethje would not go well for conor.

@user-fx5cd4px3k

3 жыл бұрын

conor v tony pls

@plops993

3 жыл бұрын

Gaethje would turn that calf into roast beef

You could tell Conor wasn't ready for the calf kicks. He ate them all early and when he started checking, it was already too late. His flat footed style and trying to fight in the boxing range didn't help matters.

nokweed davy would be proud of those leg kicks. also checking leg kicks even turning your knee out still hurts like fuck since its bone on bone its something you gotta be conditioned to.

This is the same voice on the phone that said I owed the government money. Didn't know he made videos.

Conor just wasnt expecting calf kicks and thats why he wast checking them properly.

Louisiana Strong!!

I'd love to see Oliveira vs Khabib . I can't see anyone else who could make an interesting matchup against him

@Dadschairwisdom

3 жыл бұрын

Khabib would still be too strong. An interesting watch though

@tonyfuri9693

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dadschairwisdom Khabib will bear hug him until he gets tired and finish him

Karma (car-ma) is a word meaning the result of a person's actions as well as the actions themselves. It is a term about the cycle of cause and effect. According to the theory of Karma, what happens to a person, happens because they caused it with their actions.

You should have added Anderson V Weidman 2. Carve kick leg checks ;)

The rematch is going to big!

Mcgregor didn't show up to fight. You could tell by his eyes he didn't want to be there, slow punches, flat footed, it was mental.

Gaethje vs Chandler, Poirier vs Oliveira, winners fight for the belt.

@GurmanKlar

3 жыл бұрын

Those are great matchups but Poirer vs Olivera should be for the belt, and Gaethje vs Chandler should be for title eliminator

@nosho409

3 жыл бұрын

@@GurmanKlar I'd be happy with that too. Make Tony vs Conor too

@Dukekhalel

3 жыл бұрын

Tony Ferguson as backup fighter, do both fights on same card.

Dustin had a super hard battle with Hooker. would probably have lose if it was a 3 round fight. It was just 6 mounth ago. So how you guys place Chandler in the UFC ranking?

When the brand becomes more important than the hunger, you threaten the very same thing that brought you into the game.

@ddp5406

3 жыл бұрын

Are u talkin about Dana White? It conor...funny they both can apply tonur comment

@ReggieNoble637

3 жыл бұрын

@@ddp5406 McGregor. Dana is a whole other beast but I get your point.

The Calf Kick Renaissance has been going for a couple of years at least at this point. Not considering them is a blatant oversight. Then again, Conor and his team didn't seem to have learned anything about how to deal with Bull Guard from the two fights with Nate, as evidenced by the Mayweather bout.

@haza123b4

3 жыл бұрын

*First time Conor fought a kicker.* *Conor can't really check those kicks properly in his usual side-on stance or his modified hybrid stance. A muay thai stance would change his boxing game, meaning he wouldn't be able to load up as much as you can with a wide stance or put the weight through that lead leg during the straight left.* *Conor's UFC record against grown men with a full camp who weren't dehydrated is now 3 - 3.*

Dustin & Mike are the best in the UFC.

I don't understand how Conor's team wasn't prepared for this or Conor saying he hasn't felt that before. He's clearly received hard calf kicks previously in his career and the clips show him checking Nate's kicks in a "calf kick battle" What the hell were they doing in preparing for this fight?

@nn-hx8oe

3 жыл бұрын

4:40 proves he needs a new coach, still calf kicks are fairly new, the kicks conor has taken before have been on the inside mostly since he rarely has fought southpaws, thats why it was more noticeable this time, he couldve switched to orthodox to avoid this, but jhon cant say other than praises between rounds apparently

look into it man...

Dustin vs Charles Olivera for the LW title. Chandler vs Gaethje winner gets next crack.

I think conors cardio is worth noting. He’s was mouth breathing and start to get sluggish at the end of the first.

@matthewmccloskey515

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing new.

@kimborampage

3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewmccloskey515 it’s new for this fight not his career. I haven’t many people talk about his cardio in this fight. He was whiffing borderline sluggish punches and the fight only lasted ~7 minutes.

This is how you check leg kicks kzread.info/dash/bejne/gJNqw8SNfLu9qbA.html

I'm trying to find out how me and many fight analysts pointed out all the ways Dustin could win. Yet conors team didn't expect head kicks or wrestling 🤦‍♂️ i didn't expect Dustin to make as good adjustments with the striking. But I did expect conor to come out with his traditional style, array of attacks and an ability to check leg kicks. Just point your toes as far outwards as you can. That puts your shin and knee in line with the coming kick. Whether you lift the leg or keep it planted. Just point your foot out lol

@treynoneya3138

3 жыл бұрын

Conor definitely didn’t fight like his usual self & unfortunately for him that cost him the fight.

First off, I'm surprised you are surprised. That wide stance has always had that vulnerability. Its the reason I was dying to see Conor fight Jose. Conor is completely reliant upon elusive movement and once he loses that spring in his step he is there to be hit. I figured legkicks and using wrestling to wear him down was always the best strategy against Conor (besides being a freak wrestler like Khabib). Secondly, as much as I want to see Dustin v Justin 2, we have already done that and Dustin shouldn't be going backwards right at this moment. I think Justin has evolved significantly since then, but I also think that with him coming off a loss, and Oliveira coming off his 8th consecutive win, Dustin v Oliveira is the fight to make for the title. Meanwhile I would love to see Gaethje vs Chandler.

Poirier vs Oliveira?

I know Chandler is a top guy but he needs one more with either Justin or Olivera to be considered a championship contender!

low calf kick meta

Habib vs adesanya

Good fight. Still can't see anyone even REMOTELY in Khabib's class.

DUSTIN VS DIAZ/JUSTIN CONOR VS TONY

This why i pay for the internet

No need to over analysis this one Connor is simply 2 years past his expiry date. His movement, skills, chin and power are 2 years behind the current level in this division. Anyone saying otherwise is trying to drag out a few more fights - he's done. Period.

Every fighter has evolved...adapted...changed. Conor is still relying on that one counter punch. A one trick pony...unwilling to evolve and develop new weapons. Everyone is now adapted to Conor's single counter.

@blaketaylor8078

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. He hasn’t changed at all. He comes out and tries to knocked your head off. When he can’t knock someone out he literally is an average fighter.

Conor definitely wins the rematch. That leg kick will only get you so far.

Great analysis, really! But why aren't you recording yourself speaking? The computer voice takes away so much, it's actually very annoying. I barely wanted to continue watching/listening in the beginning. I think that throws a shadow on your otherwise high quality content

Breakdown was good, why the computer voice?

@johnbyrne6876

3 жыл бұрын

He hides his identity. No one knows who BJJ Scout is

Your batting rate is 1000%

Made no sense that mcgregor entered a MMA bout with no expectation that dustin would kick or wrestle him. Did he legit think it was just gonna be a brawl?

@bondjames5874

3 жыл бұрын

he probably thought Dustin's wrestling wasn't a real threat. I have no clue why he couldn't train to check leg kicks.

@kullenberg

3 жыл бұрын

It's baffling. Does Conor think he's too good to check kicks or something? It's like he's ignoring day one basics.

Conor VS Gaetche next, Charles VS Chandler. Dustin fingers the winner of Charles -Chandler. Conor will lose again thanks to Gaetche’s kicks.

Luke Thomas is Bjj scout

Why would dustin fight gaethje again? Give me chandler vs gaethje and poirier vs oliveira

Conor wasn’t mobile at all in this fight.

Why use a computer voice? I bet your voice would make your channel much more appealing and give people some relate-ability.

Pimpin ain't easy.

Kai rematch was on nye