As a Conor fan, I have to admit

[HNIC215]

Khabib stood in front of him the whole entire round and ate all his punches...

That’s not recharging...

He was trying to tire him out even more...

Think about it, first two rounds relentless takedowns, ground and pound and a knockdown.

Third round, let Conor punch himself out....

Then finish him off in the championship rounds, exactly like Khabib said he would do it.

 

[chaos_36]

I think a 40 year old 155 lbs GSP gets wrecked. He gassed in the second round against Bisping. Khabib's got moves he's never seen before.

A gassed GSP 3 weights up from where he'd fight Khabib, against a guy who's primarily a striker is not a good argument on your part. It gives an indication how GSP would fare against top Middleweights but not against a 155lb grappler. It would look like GSP/Shields (ie boring) but GSP would win. He's got the grappling chops to keep it standing and he's better than Khabib standing which equals an all day jab-fest.

 

[toutadixballes]

Dana said multiple times that Khabib wanted to ko Conrad in order to make a statement.
That's the explanation of the third round IMO.