Its funny though how people claim Islam is the better version of Khabib when you compare the fights against Dustin.
@carancole59746 ай бұрын
@@locohomicida3348 its because he is. Islam chose to stand with dustin and outboxed as well as outwrestled him. Khabib got hurt he instantly went back to wrestling.
@locohomicida33486 ай бұрын
@@carancole5974 thats nonsense. Dustin got up now and then and rocked Islam a couple of times. he gave him a very tuff fight. khabibs wrestling is so much better than Islams' Dustin couldnt get up. Dustin had 1 good shot against khabib, thats it. Look at Islams face...
@carancole59746 ай бұрын
@@locohomicida3348 Just because you say its nonsense doesnt make it nonsense. Islam landed more significant strikes than dustin its literal fact not an opinion. Islam's face is like that BECAUSE he has the balls to stand in front of dustin for much much longer than khabib did hence more damage hence 1 extra round to finish dustin. Also i didnt say khabib's wrestling is inferior they have different styles. Islam focuses more on finishing and looking for submission and khabib focuses more on control time and gnp. Islam is overall a more complete and better fighter with much tougher competition. Also dustin did get back to his feet multiple times in khabib fight but he was taken down again.
@ChronoStas1s6 ай бұрын
Makhachev doesn't get enough credit. His fights are always fun.
@rosaparks__ttv51636 ай бұрын
Yeah they’re always fight of the night performances with him they never disappoint idk why hes hated so much he’s funny, best fighter atm, always puts on a show, and very humble and respectful.
@Xx_ud6 ай бұрын
Boring
@zncgt6 ай бұрын
@@rosaparks__ttv5163 just because he is dagestani they think he is like khabib, he really isnt
@Milk-vw1cv6 ай бұрын
It definitely helps that he always has a good dance partner
@mambamolt73536 ай бұрын
Invalid statement! He’s not Belal @@Xx_ud
@connerpollitt36616 ай бұрын
UFC youtube putting out straight banger fights
@mambamolt73536 ай бұрын
Islam Makhachev is definitely got to be up there with GSP for being one the most well-rounded fighters ever.
@JigglesLovely6 ай бұрын
I agree, I think GSP is more decorated, but I think that Islam is more textbook
@Silver14706 ай бұрын
Yeah no lol
@tonyj1116 ай бұрын
casual
@clkgtr126 ай бұрын
he's more well rounded and he actually gets finishes he's higher
@JigglesLovely6 ай бұрын
@@clkgtr12 That doesn’t make him more well rounded, that’s like calling Francis Ngannou more well rounded than Stipe Miocic just because he has a higher finish rate
@Pandoro6146 ай бұрын
Islam vs poirer was the best one for me
@Dr.SamLoomis6 ай бұрын
Recency bias
@fadellabadi5336 ай бұрын
@dr.loomis4221 no its his opinion maybe u should accept that
@lionelronaldo71566 ай бұрын
Zhang vs Joanna will be the only woman fight I will have ever watched. Amazing fight
@Dr.SamLoomis6 ай бұрын
@@fadellabadi533 Buddy, you better grab a fishing pole and reel in that attitude.
@fadellabadi5336 ай бұрын
@@Dr.SamLoomis so you didn't accept his opinion lol
@ImranKhan-gs2hy6 ай бұрын
Lightweight division is soo full of elite killers man.....
@DavidoMAMO6 ай бұрын
indeed , that division is way above the rest .
@ernar89266 ай бұрын
That's why Islam fought one contender
@Polar-Bloop6 ай бұрын
@@ernar8926 he finished whole Top 5 😭 now cry about it
@christosfumas21816 ай бұрын
@@ernar8926cry again 😢😢😢
@ernar89266 ай бұрын
@@christosfumas2181 I make up with your mom, now you can cry, come to daddy
@timmychevy6 ай бұрын
P4P king Islam Makhachev’s title fights are always exciting and showcase true MMA. Let the haters and Dana keep discrediting you, Champ, while you keep winning.
@Silver14706 ай бұрын
Yeah winning against lower weight clases 😂😂😂
@imadhocine-v1w6 ай бұрын
@@Silver1470against number 1 p4p volk and against number 3 p4p sharles so stop hating lil girl😂 his is the best light Weight
@jmz21446 ай бұрын
Islam is maybe #3 on P4P
@namwarmaster69186 ай бұрын
@@Silver1470against more skilled weight classes is what you mean
@jalaladdintahir41866 ай бұрын
@@Silver1470 so charles and dustin are featherweights ? and volk was the p4p best in the world, its not like he was fighting a nobody.
@yasinosman94116 ай бұрын
I'm a simple man. I see Islam Makhachev on the thumbnail, I click
@Tel-pb2jy6 ай бұрын
Your a Muslim then
@alfiashaikh92286 ай бұрын
Same❤
@Mikhail-n7c6 ай бұрын
Or maybe you're just gay 🤷
@achilles-xz8kl6 ай бұрын
@@Mikhail-n7cyou comment from yesterday “daddy Michael Chandler” says otherwise
@nigerianprince51976 ай бұрын
@@Mikhail-n7c”daddy Michael chandler”😂😭🫵🏽
@swimwell6 ай бұрын
Islam’s fitness level is incredible.. he stays at the same rate the whole 5 rounds!
@kryptographic_44906 ай бұрын
He was on heavy antibiotics from staph infection too, had to take time off of camp as well. Crazy
@alfiashaikh92286 ай бұрын
@kryptographic_4490 yes didn't use a single leg kick still finished poirier.
@tylerroberts83066 ай бұрын
Nah hes extremely good but cmon his cardio is questionable don’t ride that hard
@aaroncrytp6 ай бұрын
@@tylerroberts8306his cardio is great
@tylerroberts83066 ай бұрын
@@Honkhonk123 hoffing and puffing more then Dustin even after illegally head butting him and breaking his nose and volk had him pinned in the fifth ground and pounding him even after illegally taking iv’s imo lost that first one as well
@rojcouz22676 ай бұрын
i dont understand how garbrandt was so goood for only one fight watching it again really insane
@Casa-e6r6 ай бұрын
Cody's chin is one of his biggest weaknesses and he happened to fight someone who's a great stylistic matchup for him (and that his camp is very familiar with) who also happens to have pillow hands..tailor made.
@snowterran6 ай бұрын
@@Casa-e6r He also just moved so much better. Didn't get into a slug fest with Dom at all. Just kept moving and picking the right spots to engage. He just never had that style again which is a shame
@jayluis1896 ай бұрын
He trained with 5 fighters who fought Dominick Cruz multiple times, and they studied for YEARS. Also, he trained with them since he was a teenager. That and his own skills with speed and power. That's how he beat Cruz, and then never accomplished anything else.
@bbygyal136 ай бұрын
Yessss
@twiggy12536 ай бұрын
He wasn’t scared of Dom’s power and his chin wasn’t at risk.
@AbdoulAzizShamoDiallo6 ай бұрын
Islam vs Dustin still the fight of the year, and one of the best fight for a title in all history ❤️🔥❤️🔥
@TKZhyon6 ай бұрын
Yan vs Figgy now
@AbdoulAzizShamoDiallo6 ай бұрын
@TKZhyon we talk about title fight, even without that, Islam vd Dustin still better, but yes yan vs figueiredo was fun as hell 🔥
@gandhimahatma33046 ай бұрын
@@TKZhyonI back this. They both looked amazing
@julianjay96406 ай бұрын
Islam Makhachev vs Volkanoski 1 Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira 1 Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington 1 All these deserve to be here
@Swift-mr5zi6 ай бұрын
Need more videos
@alo_bris6 ай бұрын
Man... The fact Silva survived that first round is crazy. His chin is maxed out
@HamaDVM6 ай бұрын
Like if you wanna see Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinal this year
@A_man_of_culture256 ай бұрын
Next year* oh wait it's Jon Jones he will hold division for next 2 years and Tom will have to fight gane for interim
@coomingnotgoing9046 ай бұрын
Unfortunately Jones had to work way too hard to finish a 42 year old, so he won’t be able to fight any time soon 😂
@adils7863 ай бұрын
@@coomingnotgoing904 and he waited years for that old guy to become 42 by the time they fought
@akhi57496 ай бұрын
Islam Makhachev p4p #1 👑
@YussupJumayev6 ай бұрын
Islam is monster, crazy fighter!
@bluegrooveracing6 ай бұрын
Silva absolutely knew he had been in a fight.
@conor58476 ай бұрын
Islam Makhachev is the best fighter in the world universal in everything P4P King
@professionalpookie6 ай бұрын
Lies
@RM127996 ай бұрын
Behind Jon Jones
@Toastboy91296 ай бұрын
@@RM12799: zip him up when ur done
@alkahfi85006 ай бұрын
@@RM12799 Jones doesn't even have good boxing bro, he got outboxed by Reyes, gustaffson, and Thiago.
@scottinnh886 ай бұрын
@@alkahfi8500your kidding right?
@GutsOnAScoot6 ай бұрын
Islam for sure will go into the Hall Of Fame. This guy is the most complete fighter ever.
@mystic_7gaming5816 ай бұрын
Lmao😂
@s.tavares32575 ай бұрын
No he's not.
@FELIX_5624 ай бұрын
@@s.tavares3257yea buddy don’t ever talk about ufc💀💀
@BattleBro773 ай бұрын
Definitely many more complete fighters but yeah Makhachev is good
@kawanh56556 ай бұрын
Islam is the most skilled fighter in the human history. Complete everywhere
@g-h-l6 ай бұрын
Me when I lie
@mambamolt73536 ай бұрын
He’s definitely got to be up there with GSP and DJ for being an overall well-rounded fighter.
@g-h-l6 ай бұрын
@@mambamolt7353 😑
@shashwat4786 ай бұрын
@@mambamolt7353lmao gsp jones and mighty mouse are still way better than islam . Even khabib > islam
@Silver14706 ай бұрын
Buddy forgot jon jones 😂😂😂
@abdohenegal31546 ай бұрын
I saw islam porier fight for the second time and still impressed i mean what a fight Islam striking and porier his take down defense Islam is the number one pound for pound for a reason and i cant wait to see him fight arman next year❤❤
@МихаилЧалый-щ3ж6 ай бұрын
I must say that before this fight I thought it would be easy for Islam. But Dustin legitimately looked like the best version of himself in the entire career, making it a complete banger. Sure, Islam is an incredible fighter but Dustin also needs a lot of praise for how competitive this fight was.
@alkahfi85006 ай бұрын
@@МихаилЧалый-щ3ж yeah, honestly I've seen more people discrediting Makachev for not finishing the fight faster lmao. I mean dusitn have been grappling for 12 years, already feel Khabib's pressure, his last title shot, and Fight against someone's more versatile than Khabib, of course he prepared so well
@Shahhussain694606 ай бұрын
Bro that thumbnail is fire🔥😮
@clairvoyant_af6 ай бұрын
Imagine being the guy who got blacked out tho haha
@hamzanazrabi006 ай бұрын
i don’t think a title fight tops volk vs islam 1. pfp 1 and 2 going at it in a very competitive fight. it’s one of my favourite fights ever.
@alfiashaikh92286 ай бұрын
Islam Makhachev is the most well rounded fighter till date in the history of MMA.❤
@NathanSmith-f9c4 күн бұрын
I agree
@detidavga52556 ай бұрын
Islam " Until the End" Makhachev VS Dustin " The Diamond" Poirier- best fight .
@Polar-Bloop6 ай бұрын
Makhachev vs poirier Fight of the year GREATEST UFC TITLE FIGHT This year.
@member5436 ай бұрын
Islam is Beast man
@raymundohernandez83223 ай бұрын
Doubt he could beat khabib
@FrankRich-m5i2 ай бұрын
He can be beat believe me
@SMS021246 ай бұрын
Big Up Chael Sonnen , awesome Performance
@Kam-tt6 ай бұрын
Islam is a great fighter and a big inspiration! Go Islam
@nargiz.hasanova.20046 ай бұрын
Where is: 1)Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor 2)Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski 1 3)Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes 4)Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje 5)Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson 1 6)Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway
@HPloveCraftsCat13526 ай бұрын
Casual list
@Lilbby__6 ай бұрын
Colby vs Usman should be on the list,too.
@bed28196 ай бұрын
@@HPloveCraftsCat1352No they're all great fights u fake veteran😂
@HPloveCraftsCat13526 ай бұрын
@@bed2819 Casual covid-era fan detected
@NewDarkKnight6 ай бұрын
JG vs Max? It's no title fight
@LNGD_466 ай бұрын
Islam vs. Volk 1 was my favourite
@Nagibator222246 ай бұрын
Yeeeeaaaah
@neroknight12346 ай бұрын
I see Islam, I click🤘🏼
@leomarq3 ай бұрын
It’s hitting the back of ur throat
@delgrengo21356 ай бұрын
Gotta admit UFC is doing a great job with these videos. Keep up the good content
@13bfc6 ай бұрын
Silva vs sonnen 1 is the reason why I began to wrestle & start mma. One of my a time favorites
@misnawatim-br6fd6 ай бұрын
p4p king islam makhachev of the world and planet
@alhazmihilman30556 ай бұрын
mkachev best fighter in the world and best tumbnail
@FakeAndTrolled6 ай бұрын
2:27:19 Islam times Dustin pulling up his shorts and dives on his leg as he's bringing his hands back up.
@zoher32436 ай бұрын
Good eye !
@cloudcity20126 ай бұрын
Cody doing TikTok dance taunting on Cruz was magical
@bhekanimanana91796 ай бұрын
Islam Makhachev is soft spoken but once you close the Cage...The Beast Comes Out
@Mr.Heksasens5 ай бұрын
Cruz and Garbrandt are fighting like dancing in the rain...And Cruz's comeback from complete KO's is stunning
@raknos136 ай бұрын
How Anderson Silva survived the 1st round is beyond me 🤯
@Dadeezy6 ай бұрын
Every time Joe Rogan compliments Cruiz, Cody keeps landing a significant strikes💀😂🙃
@Idkwutimdoin6 ай бұрын
Never ceases to amaze me how Silva choked out a juiced up Chael in the last round while being crippled by sickness.
@Dmichoacan4 ай бұрын
To be fair, Silva was probably also juicing at the time
@TheReelingPassion6 ай бұрын
Conor’s 4 punch combo against Alvarez was honestly a thing of beauty. Wish he woulda stayed on that path.
@bhaskarkoushikdas75416 ай бұрын
Greatest title fight in UFC. 1. Lawler vs McDonald 2 2. Teixeira vs Prochazka rest is up to you
@facundoariasrodriguez26586 ай бұрын
i think lawler vs mcdonald was boring until they get bloody, people only remember the fight for that frame of they looking at each other covered in blood.
@couchtomato37896 ай бұрын
Gustafsson vs Jones???
@bhaskarkoushikdas75416 ай бұрын
@@couchtomato3789 Over these two fights ? No for me brother. It was a great fight though
@couchtomato37896 ай бұрын
@@bhaskarkoushikdas7541 I can concede the Glover and Jiri fight but the technical aspect of the Gustafsson and jones beat Rory and lawler for me. Respect your opinion tho
@bhaskarkoushikdas75416 ай бұрын
@@couchtomato3789 Yes. But if you talk about the intensity & excitement, specially in the last 2 rounds, it's hard to deny
@TShad0w-Sec6 ай бұрын
Golf club move was beautiful. Machachev does not cease to amaze
@RebiNx0076 ай бұрын
Guess everybody's here for Islam
@AliOmer-tv5to6 ай бұрын
Honestly Islam vs volk 1 is probably the best title fight of all time.... P4P#1 and P4P#2 both with 10+ win streak with only 1 loss in their entire career at the peak of their career and and both dominant champs in their divisions
@gandhimahatma33046 ай бұрын
Bruhhhh… that was islams first title defense 🤣
@2ndSquare2 ай бұрын
Robbie Lawler vs Rory MacDonald 2 was better
@placidcasual98726 ай бұрын
I badly wanted Poirier to get that belt....I am not sure he can put another run to the title together or that he could beat Makhachev if he got to him again. But he must be one of the best to have never held a real belt. Huge respect for the Diamond.
@Jiu-JitsuJourney2575 ай бұрын
I’ve been a huge Poirier fan for years and it sucks to see a fighter like that never reach the pinnacle. He’s a fighters fighter.
@Lilbby__6 ай бұрын
Colby vs Usman should be on the list.
@cosmicbricks33396 ай бұрын
Dustin vs islam damn bro now that was my favorite
@Mickey_Kowalski5 ай бұрын
Sonnens fight shows how wins by submission are less impressive then wins by tko. Sonnen had him the whole fight until that one choke.
@HamaDVM6 ай бұрын
LIKE FOR JON JONES VS TOM ASPINAL
@ParagonOlsen4 ай бұрын
I am astounded that Dos Anjos vs. Pettis is here. Great shout, greatest pressure performance in the sport.
@MIKETJR6 ай бұрын
Shit! Theyy finally posted the Islam and Dustin fight!!!!!!!@ been fucking waiting on this!!!
@4AMPARA6 ай бұрын
Already posted on UFC eurasia
@Brandon_Tokes4 ай бұрын
UFC being on KZbin is the BEST thing to come out of this whole social media era
@NewDarkKnight6 ай бұрын
Mcnuggets vs Alvarez was so good!
@Jeewizzy16 ай бұрын
32:55 I flinched through the screen at the leg kick 😂😂
@charlieglynn85276 ай бұрын
should be islam vs volk most entertaining fight ive seen in a while
@nikofischer10314 ай бұрын
37:12 OBJ either lost a ton of money or hes having flashbacks 😂😂
@amlukewarm6 ай бұрын
Honestly, nothing will ever be matched to when Conor McGregor beat Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 to become the double champ super impressive.
@professionalpookie6 ай бұрын
🙄🙄
@Nooraksi6 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@brosettastone75206 ай бұрын
How about when Khabib manhandled him like a puppet 😂
@Mindless_Ape5 ай бұрын
@@brosettastone7520 How bout when Khabib ran away like a little girl?
@rickygonzalez31526 ай бұрын
Timestamps 0:00 Match #1: UFC 207 Garbrandt vs Cruz (C), Bantamweight 28:03 Match #2: UFC 205 Alvarez (C) vs McGregor (C), Lightweight 39:25 Match #3: UFC 117 Silva (C) vs Sonnen 1, Middleweight 1:05:20 Match #4: UFC on Fox 16 Dillashaw (C) vs Barao 2, Bantamweight 1:23:27 Match #5: UFC 185 Dos Anjos vs Pettis (C), Lightweight 1:51:24 Match #6: UFC 248 Zhang (C) vs Jedrzejczyk, Strawweight 2:18:57 Match #7: UFC 302 Makhachev (C) vs Poirier, Lightweight
@cartermac218417 күн бұрын
Thanks
@mikasa75466 ай бұрын
Islam Makachev is the best 🔥. Extremely versatile
@mjdiola126 ай бұрын
THANK YOU UFC KZbin CHANNEL 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
@elc1796 ай бұрын
Makhachev es una barbaridad de peleador, le comparan con Khabib pero yo creo que es una versión mejorada, un proyecto de Khabib para hacerle un peleador más completo, mucho mejor en el striking, más creativo en los derribos, tremendamente difícil luchar con él y en el suelo tiene un repertorio de técnicas de sumisión con el que sea en la posición que sea nadie se puede descuidar.
@miranddarryl5 ай бұрын
1:37:42 "190 seconds now" 😂😂😂
@tylermofo29766 ай бұрын
Gorgeous silva fight
@PrintedProfit6 ай бұрын
Eddies wife yelling louder than the entire crowd has me laughing!
@imsupercoolhi34636 ай бұрын
Cormier jones 2 was intense as well
@joachimcoonan62555 ай бұрын
The amount of times I have heard Mike say that someone is doing well, a split second before they get ktfo!!! 😂
@Evan_Cardenas6 ай бұрын
Where did the Islam vs Poirier fight go😔
@trilligami6 ай бұрын
conor when he was locked in really was a sight to behold
@Dagashh6 ай бұрын
Makhachev vs Poirier was the best fight in mma history
@twiggy12536 ай бұрын
What? We must be watching different fights
@Shredder-KJ6 ай бұрын
Both guys are so so quick 💨
@shak331456 ай бұрын
Islam is the best
@DanielGonzalez-ys5gs3 ай бұрын
Rogan's commentary during the Garbrandt vs Cruz fight was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@susanahoria88126 ай бұрын
Islam having op wrestling skills deciding to go to war standing, the one dagestani to really be well rounded in all aspects of mma
@saulgoodman28926 ай бұрын
Umar too
@real_dirtydan56776 ай бұрын
UFCs youtube has been going crazyy lately keep it up
@T-P.6 ай бұрын
They criticize Khabib for retiring early and say he would be beat if he stayed. Yet no one can beat his brother and friend p4p Islam. If you can’t touch Islam you aren’t touching Khabib. RIP Abdulmanap you left a legacy that will forever be remembered in MMA
@twiggy12536 ай бұрын
He lost to Tibau.
@timmysawdust1936 ай бұрын
Judges score the fights not bums on the internet. @twiggy1253
@Mindless_Ape5 ай бұрын
Khabib is the most overrated fighter in ufc history.
@snowterran6 ай бұрын
Cody really was one of the best 135ers ever for 5 rounds of his career
@kinantantjiptawirawan13266 ай бұрын
Islam Makhachev should change his name, Christian Michaels, and the amount of his haters with no or unreasonable reasons will decrease by 90%
@Living_Legend856 ай бұрын
What is wrong with me?! I just subscribed to UFC last night! Man this channel is what I've been missing!
@iamanzoor6 ай бұрын
Islam makhachev
@milktothefifthpowerАй бұрын
That silva v sonnen fight was insane, ive only ever seen sonnen get dominated and thought he was kinda more a goofy ufc character. It's amazing Silva pulled through all that for the win.
@rohitkinger46716 ай бұрын
how can they miss islam vs volk 1
@ollanderswag6 ай бұрын
The dillashaw vs Barao story really is one of the greatest
@mambamolt73536 ай бұрын
The UFC invested 6 million dollars in advertising Cody Garbrandt after winning against Dominick Cruz, and it’s a bit sad that the ROI failed massively!
@bfairchilds22836 ай бұрын
Merab putting on a master class in the sphere was the greatest title fight of all time!
@Young_Metro6 ай бұрын
I will say Joanna vs Weili was one of the most entertaining fights I’ve ever seen
@omars14596 ай бұрын
Crazy that it was followed up by Izzy vs Yoel 😂
@ceebee26 ай бұрын
Weili v Joanna was absolute WAR. Damn did they put on a show.
@SammyMoore-tg5gs6 ай бұрын
Where’d the last 2 fights go?
@dave-w6c6 ай бұрын
I can’t believe lawler vs Macdonald isn’t on this list
@KhabibAwanovich6 ай бұрын
they really done makhachev dirty w the thumbnail
@Youssef-hd5bl6 ай бұрын
why? it's good
@clairvoyant_af6 ай бұрын
@@Youssef-hd5blthey blacked him out as if he’s insignificant
@KhabibAwanovich6 ай бұрын
@@Youssef-hd5bl it looks very photoshopped
@farfalleus85686 ай бұрын
Who was screaming the whole time during the mcgregor vs alvarez fight 🤣
@irim27276 ай бұрын
It's rare to see a flawless performance where everything is just perfect. Infact Conor McGregor is the only one in history who achieved that in the title fight of that magnitude. Even Cody Garbrant had one flaw in that fight which was he didn't finish Cruz.
@Doodoowater906 ай бұрын
khabib bro some of his fights it was just total domination, Jon jones too
@twiggy12536 ай бұрын
Volk | Max 3
@simonetate31586 ай бұрын
this type of Content is awesome 👌🏻
@willsavidge56686 ай бұрын
Where's Izzy vs Kelvin???
@Traderjoefx.5 ай бұрын
38:59 never noticed the ref say “f*** him” about whoever Conor was annoyed at. Such a brotherly way of refocusing his attention on his victory moment.
@nargiz.hasanova.20046 ай бұрын
Poirier vs. Makhachev fight shut all people up who thinks boxer Topuria can knock Makhachev out. No one can submit Islam
@fortsniped30736 ай бұрын
I ain’t a Topuria fan but wtf comparison is this?
@twiggy12536 ай бұрын
What are you talking about? Of course there’s a chance. Topuria is also more comfortable on the ground and has heavier hands than Poirier.
@dominMMA6 ай бұрын
megregor vs alvarez man, connor was really a masterpiece in his prime.