Ray Longo Wants UFC To Take A Break Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Well known MMA head coach Ray Longo wants the UFC to hold off on events for a while in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. The coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll. There have been over 1,300,000 cases globally and over 72,600 deaths as a resu…

Well known MMA head coach Ray Longo wants the UFC to hold off on events for a while in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. The coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll. There have been over 1,300,000 cases globally and over 72,600 deaths as a result of the coronavirus according to John Hopkins University. […]

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Quote: Donald Cerrone Had ‘No Fight IQ’ In Conor McGregor Loss

Mixed martial arts head coach Ray Longo wasn’t sure what to make of Donald Cerrone’s performance against Conor McGregor. Cerrone suffered a 40-second TKO defeat to McGregor at UFC 246 this past weekend in what was an underwhelming all-round performance. McGregor was aggressive right from the get-go with Cerrone being unable to handle him as […]

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Mixed martial arts head coach Ray Longo wasn’t sure what to make of Donald Cerrone’s performance against Conor McGregor.

Cerrone suffered a 40-second TKO defeat to McGregor at UFC 246 this past weekend in what was an underwhelming all-round performance. McGregor was aggressive right from the get-go with Cerrone being unable to handle him as he went on to lose his first fight without throwing a single strike.

And Longo believes “Cowboy” simply froze up during the contest:

“Man I gotta say. I have no idea besides the fact that what I saw is just a guy that looked like he froze up,” Longo said on the Anik and Florian podcast (via MMA News). “I mean he slips the left hand. I would’ve thought just instinctively, that guy ends up on his back. I mean he almost went over him.

“And then he got hit with a couple of shoulder bumps, which is definitely nothing new. Instead of kneeing or elbowing, I don’t know what he did. You’d have to ask him what was going on. It looked like he just froze up to me.”

It certainly was odd to see Cerrone not utilize any strikes when he was clinched up with McGregor. After all, he thrives in those situations with his knees and elbows.

However, Longo believes his fight IQ went out the window.

“Fight IQ, obviously,” he added. “I think, Kenny [Florian], there was no fight IQ. I don’t know what he did.”

Do you agree with Longo’s criticism of Cerrone?

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Ray Longo Says Donald Cerrone Had No Fight IQ Against Conor McGregor

Head coach Ray Longo isn’t sure what Donald Cerrone was doing against Conor McGregor. On Jan. 18, McGregor and Cerrone clashed in the main event of UFC 246. While McGregor was the favorite going in, many considered “Cowboy” to be a li…

Head coach Ray Longo isn’t sure what Donald Cerrone was doing against Conor McGregor. On Jan. 18, McGregor and Cerrone clashed in the main event of UFC 246. While McGregor was the favorite going in, many considered “Cowboy” to be a live underdog. The former UFC “champ-champ” ended up dismantling Cerrone via TKO in 40 […]

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Coach: We Saw A ‘More Mature’ Al Iaquinta At UFC on FOX 31

“Ragin” Al Iaquinta picked up a big win earlier this month (Sat. December 15, 2018) at UFC on FOX 31. Iaquinta defeated Kevin Lee in the main event of the evening, a rematch from their initial fight back in 2014. “Ragin” defeate…

“Ragin” Al Iaquinta picked up a big win earlier this month (Sat. December 15, 2018) at UFC on FOX 31. Iaquinta defeated Kevin Lee in the main event of the evening, a rematch from their initial fight back in 2014. “Ragin” defeated Lee in his UFC debut, the first loss of his mixed martial arts […]

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Al Iaquinta’s Coach Wants ‘Raging’ To Fight Conor McGregor

Al Iaquinta’s coach Ray Longo hopes to see his fighter do battle with Conor McGregor. Iaquinta went one-on-one with Kevin Lee in a rematch at UFC on FOX 31. Just like the first encounter, “Raging” earned the unanimous decision victory…

Al Iaquinta’s coach Ray Longo hopes to see his fighter do battle with Conor McGregor. Iaquinta went one-on-one with Kevin Lee in a rematch at UFC on FOX 31. Just like the first encounter, “Raging” earned the unanimous decision victory. After the fight, Iaquinta made it clear that he doesn’t believe McGregor should get an […]

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Ray Longo Believes Darren Till ‘Did Nothing’ Against Stephen Thompson

Ray Longo was surprised as many were when Darren Till was awarded a unanimous decision win over Stephen Thompson. Till shared the Octagon with Thompson in the main event of UFC Liverpool. The bout took place inside the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England….

Ray Longo was surprised as many were when Darren Till was awarded a unanimous decision win over Stephen Thompson. Till shared the Octagon with Thompson in the main event of UFC Liverpool. The bout took place inside the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. There was controversy before the fight even began. Till missed weight by […]

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