The reasons why it will be very hard to beat Khabib...

[elanimalsantana]

The #1 reason it's going to be hard to beat Khabib is that he's not going to fight contenders, he's going to do exactly what he shit on McGregor for doing: chase Floyd money and hold up the division.

 

[BabaluLusegoose]

Only one reason...


Because he is just that good.

 

[Ivan Ivanov]

You guys are talking about Ortega, Tony, Kevin Lee, but to be honest the only guy I see beating Khabib in LW is Gregor Gillespie. Just watch him. He is the next champ. Amazing wrestling (reminds me of Ben Askren), strong boxing, cardio for days, and very good in/out movement. Alex Hernandez has great potential, but he needs 2-3 more years to develop.

 

[Trillz]

only way to beat him is to get a lucky rock and finish him.

 

[Ivan Ivanov]

About the reasons:
-Size and physical strength - not every fighter in the division loses the amount of weight he loses, and he has the ability to contain his power.
-Head movement and chin - his chin is the size of a toaster and his head movement is on another level. In this aspect he is very similar to Cain.
-Grappling and striking together - he trained and compete on high level at three grappling styles (judo, sambo, wrestling) since he was a kid and then transitioned to MMA by joining the best academy for him. AKA are famous to transform great grapplers to good strikers.
-Cardio - all hard training sessions and the mountain climate made him cardio machine.
-Mind – he is very intelligent guy and can control his emotions in hard situations
He just has everything