Yeah, long arms, but does a nice job keeping them tucked in. A lot of fighters - especially with long arms - throw loopier punches, or let their elbows come away from their bodies when they're throwing which leaves them open down the middle, saps power, and means their punches take longer to get to their destination.
As for Connor being the underdog, it's hard to take away much from a flash KO like that. I have enormous respect for his training and skill, but what did we really learn from that fight, definitively? A couple inches or milliseconds a different way, Aldo's shot lands a little more flush and his a little less and he's the one going down. Plus, I think his fight against Mendes was fairly close. He started in on him at the end of the round, and I thought it was a quick stoppage considering the bell was about to ring. Not saying Mendes would've/should've won, but before that final flurry it was fairly close.
Again, tons of respect for Connor and think he's the real deal, but given RDA's more solid and consistent pedigree at this point, and weight advantage, I can see the argument for making CM the underdog.
As for Connor being the underdog, it's hard to take away much from a flash KO like that. I have enormous respect for his training and skill, but what did we really learn from that fight, definitively? A couple inches or milliseconds a different way, Aldo's shot lands a little more flush and his a little less and he's the one going down. Plus, I think his fight against Mendes was fairly close. He started in on him at the end of the round, and I thought it was a quick stoppage considering the bell was about to ring. Not saying Mendes would've/should've won, but before that final flurry it was fairly close.
Again, tons of respect for Connor and think he's the real deal, but given RDA's more solid and consistent pedigree at this point, and weight advantage, I can see the argument for making CM the underdog.