How does Khabibs wrestling compare to Chad Mendes?

spacetime said:
I was thinking about this Khabib - Conor match-up.. There are fights Conor should have stylistically lost, against wrestlers, where he has been on his back a lot and still turned things around.

The Chad Mendes fight springs to mind.

So.. How does Khabib's wrestling compare to Mendes's?
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1. Chad is tiny.
2. Chad had 2 weeks to prepare.
3. Khabib walks around at near 200lbs.
4. Who are these wrestlers that Conor has beaten? Mendes and Alvarez, that's pretty much it, and would you compare either of them to Khabib?
5. We now know about Conor's gas tank issues.
 
MartinGibson86 said:
The best wrestler Khabib ever faced (Tibau) stuffed every TD. Khabib thought he lost that fight.

Kamal Shalorus had fantastic credentials, but basically flopped in MMA. International srestling isn't near as effective as folkstyle.

We haven't seen him against the elite D-1 guys (Mendes, Chandler, Pre-skid Maynard, Edgar...hell even Jacob Volkman and Shane Roller woulda been intriguing).
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The Tibau fight was literally his second fight in the UFC and 6 years ago, and Tibau was on PEDs. Something Tibau got banned for 2 years in his very first fight under USADA.

Without his PEDs, Tibau can't even get past budget Khabib. Got destroyed by Makhachev.
 
spacetime said:
How is Khabibs chin? Has he ever been rocked?
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According to Joe Rogan and Khabib haters, MJ had him rocked. In reality, that was nothing. He got hit with a punch but it didn't even faze him. Most of MJ's punches landed on Khabib's gloves or elbows as he defended, and maybe 2 went through.
 
How can people think Conor stands a chance after what Khabib did to Edson, who has a legitimate striking background unlike Conor
 
Sakuraba7 said:
The Tibau fight was literally his second fight in the UFC and 6 years ago, and Tibau was on PEDs. Something Tibau got banned for 2 years in his very first fight under USADA.

Without his PEDs, Tibau can't even get past budget Khabib. Got destroyed by Makhachev.
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Please...PED Tibau got his ass kicked plenty.
 
Khabib is better, more fluid.

But Chad is a tough motherfucker too, easily the GOAT in his division wrestling wise. A damn shame he couldn't fight Conor with a full camp.
 
Chad's style is more stay in guard and punch. Khabib smashes, passes guard, rides, smashes, smashes, rides, smashes. Basically, Khabib's style is more violent than Chad's. I don't think his striking is as good as Chad's though.
 
Bend NvR Break said:
Mendes would beat Khabib in wrestling. They don't wrestle in Russia. What you think is wrestling is judo and sambo.
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LMFAOOOOOO. THEY DON'T WRESTLE IN RUSSIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dude. Their olympic wrestling team is BEAST. What world do you live in?
 
fractal said:
I remember Chad weighing in at 95lbs and Conor entering the cage at 185. No wonder Chad lost.
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You are probably on point.

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another angle for the Conor nutsuckers
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McGregor looks to be at minimum 20 lbs bigger and still got his ass beat.
 
NinjaSkillZ said:
You are probably on point.

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another angle for the Conor nutsuckers
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McGregor looks to be at minimum 20 lbs bigger and still got his ass beat.
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Let's say Mendes cut from 160, because he definitely doesn't walk around at 145 lol. That means Conor was cutting 160-145+20=35 lbs. Yeah that makes total sense. No doubt Conor was bigger, and not just with mass, but with the frame. But 20 lbs bigger at FW? I get it you are exaggerating but at least make it believable so the other Conor haters don't feel stupid playing along with it.
 
different animals. Khabib is looking for the TD in any situation. Chad isnt as dynamic, but he learned some nasty boxing.
 
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spacetime said:
How can people think Conor stands a chance after what Khabib did to Edson, who has a legitimate striking background unlike Conor
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"Legitimate striking background" huh?...better kicks and that's it.

He got KO'd by Jamie Varner.

Conor has EMBARRASSED 2 world champs with striking.
 
spacetime said:
Aren't they the fucking best in the world??
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Maybe at freestyle and greco, and it's debatable. Kyle Snyder just beat the best Russian ever.

International wrestlers have never done as good as American Folkstylists.
 
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