#2 Playing too much to the crowd
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One thing that the MMA world picked up on, thanks to Joe Rogan primarily, was how different Conor McGregor’s demeanour was in his rematch against Nate Diaz at UFC 202, as compared to their initial fight at UFC 196.
As playful and effervescent as he was in the walk-in during UFC 196 – pandering to the crowd the whole way – he was a picture of focus and calm while making his way to the Octagon from the lockerroom during their rematch.
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CM Punk, at UFC 203, would have done well to take a leaf out of Conor’s book.
Yes, it is understandable that Punk was overcome by the reception that he received from the crowd, but the pre-fight walk-in is ideally the time for a fighter to clear his mind and get ready to fight, both physically and mentally.
However in this case, it was painfully obvious that CM Punk was more intent on riling up the crowd, and worse still, allowed all the hype and hoopla to get to his head as well.
