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Can't really think of a more difficult matchup for Khabib that he can reasonably make in MMA.
His only reasonable divisions are LW & WW.
At LW, his toughest matchups (on paper, obviously he performed better against some of them) IMO were Al Iaquinta (good tdd, powerful hands), Kevin Lee (great grappler), Tony Ferguson (stamina and durability, good off the back), McGregor (great pressure fighter and accurate southpaw and RDA (excellent conditioning)
He has yet to fight T-Ferg and Lee, so I am interested in how those go but I think he decisions Ferguson and outworks Kevin Lee for the submission.
However, at WW things become interested. While Colby can seriously be an issue for Khabib, I'd say the biggest fight would be Tyron Woodley. The only critique where I would give Khabib an advantage is Woodley's tendency to fence retreat, which favors Khabib significantly.
Tyron woodley's size would be a huge problem as we saw in his Gleison Tibau fight. Woodley also has legit fast hands with intense knockout power. His Takedown defense is really good.
Your thoughts? Is there a worst matchup?
His only reasonable divisions are LW & WW.
At LW, his toughest matchups (on paper, obviously he performed better against some of them) IMO were Al Iaquinta (good tdd, powerful hands), Kevin Lee (great grappler), Tony Ferguson (stamina and durability, good off the back), McGregor (great pressure fighter and accurate southpaw and RDA (excellent conditioning)
He has yet to fight T-Ferg and Lee, so I am interested in how those go but I think he decisions Ferguson and outworks Kevin Lee for the submission.
However, at WW things become interested. While Colby can seriously be an issue for Khabib, I'd say the biggest fight would be Tyron Woodley. The only critique where I would give Khabib an advantage is Woodley's tendency to fence retreat, which favors Khabib significantly.
Tyron woodley's size would be a huge problem as we saw in his Gleison Tibau fight. Woodley also has legit fast hands with intense knockout power. His Takedown defense is really good.
Your thoughts? Is there a worst matchup?