I think Conor is the best striker Khabib has ever faced, no doubt, but as I said as a fight fan/Khabib fan I'm much more worried about fighters with good enough tdd to stay standing with Khabib and I don't think that's Conor.His defense is phenomenal. He hasn’t fought many great strikers, though. Especially strikers that can tag you backing up. We’ll see what happens.
Partially blocked kicked from barboza. Had it been clean. khabib would’ve been KTFO.
MJ has fast and powerful hands. He KOed Dustin inside one roundHis defense is phenomenal. He hasn’t fought many great strikers, though. Especially strikers that can tag you backing up. We’ll see what happens.
Partially blocked kicked from barboza. Had it been clean. khabib would’ve been KTFO.
You'll see it October 6.
This is also an interesting point.MJ has fast and powerful hands. He KOed Dustin inside one round
Anyone who thinks it’s an easy fight for either fighter based on style is a fool and biased hater even if it ends up being a first round ko for Conor or 5 round ask whooping on Conor. U guys need to shut the fuck up and let the universe unfold itself lol
Because it certainly didn't happen here.
Statistically speaking, Khabib's striking defense is great for the most part because he has mastered the art of standing out of effective striking range, while effectively closing the distance to implement his wrestling and grappling game.
The toughest style of matchup for a guy like Khabib, an elite wrestler grappler, would be someone with elite tdd, great grappling, superior cardio and superior striking. Conor only has one of these attributes.
The toughest style of matchup for a fighter a guy like Conor, an elite striker, is somebody who can effectively avoid damaging striking exchanges, with superior tdd's/wrestling/grappling and cardio. Khabib has all of these attributes.
Notice how Khabib absolutely destroyed strikers like Johnson and Barboza, but had a tougher time with more well rounded fighters with TDD like Tibeau and Iaquinta?
I know there are a lot of Conor fans in here who are trying to change the narrative, but let's not get it twisted, punchers chance aside, conventional MMA wisdom has taught us that Khabib is the favorite for a reason, and that his style is a nightmare for Conor.
You're saying he stays stationary when quoting a post demonstrating him rolling with or blocking every punch.Khabib stays completely stationary. A complete novice boxer would have tagged him, much less Conor. His striking defense is not good. His entries are laughable. He's probably the best fighter in the world once he gets a hold of you, and probably the worse when he doesn't.
You're saying he stays stationary when quoting a post demonstrating him rolling with or blocking every punch.
He's striking defense is so bad that nobodies ever got to him. Worst in the world? Does not compute.
This myth was created and propagated by Rogan, who thinks that someone eating a flush punch equates to "getting hurt".
I can't remember the last fight I watched without having the volume muted, because Rogan's commentary is unbearable; anytime someone eats a clean punch they're automatically deemed as "hurt" or "rocked" by Rogan, he's embarrassingly bad.
Since when did "Top 3" replace "Top 5"? It's because if you had asked for a top 5 opponent you'd get an easy answer:
Meanwhile, McGregor went 1-1 with this guy (and his win could be argued as a Draw) to get a Lightweight title shot:
Imagine what Khabib is going to do when he gets on top
This doesn't even make sense. You're basically saying, "He's using head movement but remaining completely stationary". You don't need to move your feet to implement head movement.Michael is moving straight forward winging hooks. It takes virtually no skill to not get hit by that.
And yes, Khabib is staying completely stationary. Just because he's jerking his head back and forth that would leave to a VIOLENT counter by a competent boxer doesn't mean he's moving. His feet are still in a straight line. He's not a good striker. Get over it.
60/40 in Khabibs favor. Better cardio and dangerous on the mat. He seems to block well tooAnyone who thinks it’s an easy fight for either fighter based on style is a fool and biased hater even if it ends up being a first round ko for Conor or 5 round ask whooping on Conor. U guys need to shut the fuck up and let the universe unfold itself lol
This doesn't even make sense. You're basically saying, "He's using head movement but remaining completely stationary". You don't need to move your feet to implement head movement.
You sound like a Conor jockstrap rider more than a fight fan.He should've used his feet. He can't though. He's not good enough. His jerky head movement isn't impressive.
You're virtually saying Khabib having poor technique is ok. Maybe it was for fighting against incompetent strikers. It won't be fighting against a competent striker. That's the point.
Nobody is saying that Conor doesn't have a punchers chance.I don't like Conor either but this is a dumb thing to point out. Aldo hadn't really been hurt before Conor put his lights out with one shot. Just because Khabib hasn't been in trouble in a fight yet doesn't mean he can't be put in trouble.
This myth was created and propagated by Rogan, who thinks that someone eating a flush punch equates to "getting hurt".
I can't remember the last fight I watched without having the volume muted, because Rogan's commentary is unbearable; anytime someone eats a clean punch they're automatically deemed as "hurt" or "rocked" by Rogan, he's embarrassingly bad.
Since when did "Top 3" replace "Top 5"? It's because if you had asked for a top 5 opponent you'd get an easy answer:
Meanwhile, McGregor went 1-1 with this guy (and his win could be argued as a Draw) to get a Lightweight title shot: